The City of Missoula is preparing a Preliminary Engineering Report (PER) to correct ongoing issues in the High Park Drainage, which parallels High Park Way from Whitaker Drive to SW Higgins Avenue in the Farview/Pattee Canyon neighborhood of Missoula. The drainage currently faces issues from undersized culverts that are beyond their service life and channel erosion that degrades water quality, threatens public infrastructure, and increases City maintenance requirements. The purpose of the PER is to evaluate alternatives for addressing these issues so that the City and its residents can decide which alternatives best suit their needs. The completed PER can then be used to help the City pursue funding for the selected alternative.

A public meeting to inform the residents of Missoula of the planning efforts to address ongoing capacity, erosion, and stormwater quality issues in the High Park Drainage and to solicit input on pursuing stormwater system improvements, repairs, and funding will be held on Tuesday, July 22, 2025 at 6:00pm at the Missoula Public Library, Cooper Space B.

Join Us for the High Park Drainage Project Community Meeting #2

The City of Missoula Public Works & Mobility Stormwater team invites you to a public meeting about the High Park Drainage Project.

Tuesday, December 2, 2025 | 6:00 PM
Missoula County Department of Ecology & Extension
Balsamroot Conference Room | 1075 South Ave. W

We will outline our work to solve capacity, erosion, and stormwater quality challenges in the High Park Drainage. The drainage system currently faces issues from undersized culverts beyond their service life and from channel erosion that degrade water quality, threaten public infrastructure, and increase City maintenance requirements.

The City of Missoula is preparing a Preliminary Engineering Report (PER) to address the ongoing issues, and we want your insight as we shape the project!

We look forward to seeing you there!