Whatcom County has finished a project to improve stormwater and reduce flooding in the Lake Whatcom watershed, according to Whatcom County Public Works.

The project, located in the Brownsville neighborhood north of the lake, involved installing vegetated swales, raising and widening a stream channel, stabilizing slopes and installing stormwater vaults. The improvements will clean stormwater entering Lake Whatcom and reduce flooding at an especially problematic stretch of Silver Beach Creek between Brownsville Drive and East 16th Place, according to Public Works.

The project was finished under budget and on time, according to Public Works. It was done by Colacurcio Brothers Construction.

Construction cost about $900,000 and was paid by a federal grant and local taxes on the sale of real estate.