The Orville Road setback revetment project will eventually protect two miles of Orville Road between Electron Road and 249th St. E. near Orting. The existing levee and revetment along the Orville Roadside of the Puyallup River has been damaged in multiple locations, because the river channel is migrating toward Orville Road. Using engineered log jams the project will construct a new revetment setback from the river to provide protection to Orville Road while allowing the river to reconnect with its floodplain.

Benefits of this project include:

• Reduces flood risk along Orville Road and surrounding properties
• Stabilizes river channel away from existing development
• Enhances salmon habitat

Flood prone properties have been purchased within the project area using a combination of Salmon Recovery Funding Board grants and Flood Control Zone District funds.