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March 16,2000
Mr. John Dorney
Division of Water Quality
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
4401 Reedy Creek Road
Raleigh, North Carolina 27607
Dear Mr. Dorney:
Office of Finance and Business
Business Division
Environmental Health & Safety Center
Campus Box 8007
Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-8007
Director 919.515.4238
Environmental Affairs 919.515.6859
Industrial Hygiene 919.515.6860
Health and Safety 919.515.6858
Radiation Protection 919.515.2894
(Fax) 919.515.6307
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Attached are seven copies of the Pre-Construction Notification for a proposed stream restoration project
on North Carolina State University Lake Wheeler Research Station. No application fee is required for this
project.
If you have any questions, please call me at 919-515-6859.
vr,R I -T 2000
Sincerely,
i;
Duane A. Knudson
Environmental Affairs Manager
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State of North Carolina
Department of Environment
and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor
Bill Holman, Secretary
Kerr T. Stevens, Director
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NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
April 6, 2000
Wake County
DWQ Project # 000350
APPROVAL of 401 Water Quality Certification with Conditions
North Carolina State University
Campus Box 8007
Raleigh, NC 27695-8007
Dear Sirs:
You have our approval, in accordance with the attached conditions and those listed below, to restore 815 feet of an unnamed
tributary to Steep Hill Creek in Wake County, as you described in your application received by the Division of Water Quality on
March 17, 2000. After reviewing your application, we have decided that this fill is covered by General Water Quality
Certification Number 3109. This certification allows you to use Nationwide Permit Number 27 when the Corps of Engineers
issues it. In addition, you should get any other federal, state or local permits before you go ahead with your project including
(but not limited to) Sediment and Erosion Control, Coastal Stormwater, Non-Discharge and Water Supply Water shed
regulations. This approval will expire when the accompanying 404 or CAMA permit expires unless otherwise specified in the
General Certification.
This approval is only valid for the purpose and design that you described in your application. If you change your
project, you must notify us and you may be required to send us a new application. If the property is sold, the new owner must
be given a copy of this Certification. and approval letter and is thereby responsible for complying with all conditions. If total
wetland fills for this project (now or in the future) exceed one acre, compensatory mitigation may be required as described in
15A NCAC 2H .0506 (h) (6) and (7). For this approval to be valid, you must follow the conditions below and listed in the
attached certification.
If this project is to be used for compensatory mitigation, then the following requirements must be met, documented and
submitted to this Office for approval:
• A physical monitoring plan must be provided that includes an annual review of stream bed and bank stability and tree
survival for five years.
• More information must be provided regarding planting and stream bank stability, including sediment transport and
reference reach data.
• Fifty foot, forested buffers must be established from each bank of the stream.
If you do not accept any of the conditions of this certification, you may ask for an adjudicatory hearing. You must act
within 60 days of the date that you receive this letter. To ask for a hearing, send a written petition, which conforms to Chapter
150B of the North Carolina General Statutes to the Office of Administrative Hearings, P.O. Box 27447, Raleigh, N.C. 27611-
7447. This certification and its conditions are final and binding unless you ask for a hearing.
Division of Water Quality • Non-Discharge Branch
1621 Mail Service Center. Raleigh, NC 27699-1621 Telephone 919-733-1786 FAX # 733-9959
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This Icucr Completes the review of the Division of Water Quality under SCOhM -101 of the Clean Water Act. If you
have ;uiv yuc,11(111S. please telephone John Dorney at 919-733-9616.
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Attachment
cc: Corps of I?ngineers Raleigh Field Office
Ralcwh DWQ Regional Office
Kevin Tweedy, NCSU Campus Box 7637, Raleigh, NC 27695-7637
File Copy
Central Files 000350
US ARMY CORPS/ENGRS ID:18282714858
MAY 03'99 1428 No.004 P.05
'®®0.350
DEM ID: CORPS ACTION ID:
NATIONWIDE PERMIT REQUESTED (PROVIDE NATIONWIDE PERMIT #):
PRE-CONSTRUCTION NOTIFICATION APPLICATION
FOR NATIONWIDE PERMITS THAT REQUIRE:
MAR V r 2000
1) NOTIFICATION TO THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS
2) APPLICATION FOR SECTION 402 CERTIFICATION ... WETI_ANOS GROUP
??)ALITY SECTION_
3) COORDINATION WITH THE NC DIVISION OF COASTAL MANAf?9HT'"-'-'"
BEND THE ORIGINAL AND (1) COPY OF THIS COMPLETE13 FORM TO THB APPROPRIATE FIELD OFFICE
pF THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS (SEE AGENCY ADDRESSES SHEET). SEVEN (7) COPIES SHOULD BE
SENT TO THE N.C. DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT (SEE AGENCY ADDRESSES SHEET),
1. OWNERS NAMEc r,-) ^ l ct;?,ilc? 5441- UII,V?rS
2. MAILING ADDRESS:
SUBDIVISION NAME:
CITY: STATE: JJC ZIP CODE: ,Z7EyS? ?Un7
PROJECT LOCATION ADDRESS, INCLUDING SUBDIVISION NAME (IF DIFFERENT FROM
MAILING ADDRESS ABOVE)
3. TELEPHONE NUMBER (HOME) : (WORK) : Jl!%-•j/S-C5S0
q, IF APPLICABLE: AGENT'S NAME OR RESPONSIBLE CORPORATE OFFICIAL,
ADDRESS, PRONE MMgRR1 eee ti ° TLC.L.
Ak__ SL) ?c? rn n?Q?X ?6 7
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LOCATION OF WORK (PROVIDE A MAP, PREFERABLY A COPY OF USGS TOPOORAPHIC MAP OR
ARRIAL PHOTOGRAPHY WITH SCALE):
COUNTY: W,,4, - ------ NBAREST TOWN OP CITY; ?.le,4 -
SPECIFIC LOCATION (INCLUDE ROAD NUMBERS, LANDMARKS, ETC.)
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NC S??c Qc-o <'?tuQ Sf .WI IS rat IL Vk6 _??,,?cri1 cw
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6. IMPACTED OR NEAREST STREAM/RIVER:
RIVER BASIN: Nevsc.
US ARMY CORPS/ENGRS ID:18282714858 MAY 03'99 14:28 No.004 P.06
7a. IS PROaECT LOCATED NEAR WATER CLASSIFIED AS TROUT, TIDAL SALTWATER
(SA), HIGH QUALrrY WATERS (NOW), OUTSTANDING RESOURCE WATERS (ORW), WATER SUPPLY
(WS-I OR WS-II)? YES I 7 NO ()() x)r YES, EXPLAIN:
7b. IF THE PROJECT IS LOCATED WITHIN A NORTH CAROLINA DIVISION OF COASTAL MANAGEMENT
ARE OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN (AEC)? YES [ I NO [XI
7C. IF THE PROJECT IS LOCATED WITHIN A COASTAL COUNTY (SEE PAGE 7 FOR LIST OF COASTAL
COUNTIES), WHAT IS THE LAND USE PLAN (LUP) DESIGNATION: NIA
8a. HAVE ANY SECTION 404 PERMITS BEEN PUVIOUSUY REQUESTED FOR USE ON THIS PROPERTY?
YES [ ) NO [X] IF YES, VR,OVZDE ACTION I. D. NUMBER OF PREVIOUS PERMIT ANA ANY
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (INCLUDE PHOTOCOPY OF 401 CERTIFICATION):
8b. ARE ADDITIONAL PERMIT REQUESTS EXPSCTBD FOR THIS PROPERTY IN THE 007URE?
?C?'E92?1[ytil Ci wcx??YIS?N1
YES [ X) NO [ 3 IF YES, DESCRIBE ANTICIPATED WORK.,
c.?-!YA.,u 11a AA:I C. I ?-QO '1/ tfi._1?IGJ1/ICGI .
9A. ESTIMATED TOTAL NUMBER OF ACRES IN TRACT OF LAND:
9B. ESTIMATED TOTAL. NUMBER OF ACRES OF WETLANDS LOCfiTED ON PROJECT SITE: ?
10A. NUMBER OF ACRES OF WETLU PS IMPACTED BY THE PROPOSED PROaRCT DY:
FILLING: EXCAVATION:
FLOODXNd: OTHER:
DRAINAOS: TOTAL ACRES TO BE IMPACTS):
10B. (1) STREAM CHANNEL TO OR IMPACTED BY THE PROPOSED PROJECT (TV RUL,OCATXD, PROVIDE
DISTANCE BOTH BEFORE AND AFTER RELOCATION):
LENOTH BEFORE t .r0 FT AFTER :
WIDTH BEFORE (based on normal high water contours): . ? FT
WIDTH AFTER: FT_
AVERAGE DEPTH BEFORE : FT AFTER :
(2) STREAM CHANNEL IMPACTS WILL. RES ',T FROM: (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)
OPEN CHANNEL RELOCATION: __X-. PLACEMENT OF PIPE IN CHANNEL: x
CHANNEL ELEVATION: X_ CONSTRUCTION OF A DAM/FLOODING:
OTHSRa
11. IF CONSTRUCTION OF A FOND X$ PROPOSED, WHAT IS THE SIZE OF THE WATERSHED DRAINING
TO THE POND? h(
WHAT IS THE EXPECTED POND SURFACH AREA?
US ARMY CORPS/ENGRS ID:18282714858 MAY 03'99 1429 No.004 P.07
12. DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED WORK INCLUDING DISCUSSION Or TYPE OF MRCHANICAL EQUIPMENT
TO BE USED (ATTACH PLANS: SW' X 11" DRAWINGS ONLY):
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13. PURPOSE OF PROPOSED WORK:,)
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14. STATE REASONS WHY IT IS BELIEVED THAT THIS ACTIVITY MUST DE CARRIED OUT IN
WETLANDS. (INCLUDE ANY MEASURES TAKEN TO MINIMIZE WETLAND IMPACTS): IV A..?.,...
15. YOU ARE REQUIRED TO CONTACT THE U..S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (USFWS) AND/OR
NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE (NMFS) (SEE AGENCY ADDRESSES SHEET) REGARDING
THE PRRSRNCE OF ANY FEDERALLY LISTED OR PROPOSED FOR LISTING ENDANGERED OR
TURSATHMO SPOCINS OR CIRTICAL HABITAT IN THE PERMIT AREA THAT MAY BE AFFECTED BY
THE PROPOSED PROJECT.
DATE CONTACTED: (ATTACH RESPONSES FROM THESE AGENCIES.)
16. YOU ARE REQUIRED TO CONTACT THE STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER (SHPO) (SEE
AGENCY ADDRESSEE SHEET) REGARDING THE PRESENCE OF KISTORTC PROPERTIES IN THE
PERMIT AREA WHICH MAY BE AFFECTED BY THE PROPOSED PROJECT.
DATE CONTACTED:
17. DOM THE PROJECT INVOLVE AN EXPENDITURE OF PUBLIC FUND6 OR TUE USE OF PUBLIC
(STATE) LAND? YES [XI NO ( I (IF NO, GO TO 16)
a. IF YES, ROBS TAB PROJECT REQUIRE PREPARATION OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENT
PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT?
YES [ I NO [)C]
b. IF YES, HAS THE DOCUMENT BEEN REVIEWED THROUGH THE NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT
OF ADMINISTRATION STATE CLEARINGHOL?9T;? YES [ I NO ( I
iF ANSWER TO 17b IS YES, THEN SUpMIT APPROPRIATE DOCUMENTATION FROM TIME STATE
CLEARINGHOUSE TO DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL M,)\NAGEM3NT REGARDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE
NORTH CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT.
QUESTIONS REGARDING THE STATE CLEARINGHOUSE REVIEW PROCESS $HOULD BE DIRECTED TO MS.
CHRYS BAGGETT, DIRECTOR STATE CI.MINGHOUSN, NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OP
ADMINISTRATION, 116 WEST JONES STREET, RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA 27603-8003, TELEPHONE
(919) 733-6369.
US ARMY CORPS/ENGRS ID:18282714858 MAY 03199 14:29 No.004 P.08
18. THE FOLLOWING; ITEMS SHOULD BE INCLUDED WITH THIS APPLICATION IF PROPOSED ACTIVITY
INVOLVES THE DISCHARGE OF EXCAVATED OR FILL MATERIAL INTO WETLANDS:
a. WHTLAND DELINEATION MAP BIIOWING ALL WETLANDS, STREAMS, LAKES AND PONDS ON THE
PROPERTY (FOR NATIONWIDE PERMIT NUMBERS 14, 18, 21, 26, 29, AND 38). ALL
STREAMS (INTERMITTENT AND PERMANENT) ON THR PROPERTY MUST BE SHOWN ON THE MAP.
MAP SCALES SHOULD BE 1 INCH EQUALS 50 FEET OR 1 INCH EQUALS 100 FZET 09 THEIR
EQUIVALENT.
b. ZF AVAILAALF, REPRESENTATIVE PHOTOGRAPH OF WETLANDS TO BE IMPACTED BY PROJECT-
c. IF DELINEATION WAS PERFORMED BY A CONSULTANT, INCLUDE ALL DATA SHEETS RELEVANT
TO THE PLACEMENT OF THE DELINEATION LINE.
d. ATTACH A COPY OF THE STORMWXTM MWAORMENT PLAN IF REQUIRED.
e. WHAT IB LAND USE OF SVRROtrNAINQ PROPERTY?
X$' APPLICABLB, WHAT IS PROPOSED METHOD OF SEWAGE DISPOSAL?
g, SIGNED, AND DATED BY AGENT AUTHORIZATION LETTER, IF APPLICABLE-
NOTE: WETLANDS OR WATERS OF THE U.S. MAY NOT HE IMPACTED PRIOR TO.
1) ZOOVAR02 OF A ORCTION 404 C30RPS OF ENGINEERS PERMIT, AND
a) ExTff9x THE I$$VANCS OR WAIVER OF A 401 DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAOSMENT
(WATER QUALITY) CERTIFICATION.
Poo
OWNER'S/ S SIONA
(AGENT'S SIGNATURE ID ONLY
IF AUTHORIZATION LETTER FROM
THE OWNER IS PROVIDED (1803.))
George Worsley
Vice-Chancellor for Finance and Business
North Carolina State University
Box 7201
Raleigh, NC 27695-7201
DATE
ATTACHMENT A:
Description of Proposed Work
The project includes the restoration of approximately 700 linear feet of stream channel in
the Yates Mill Pond watershed. The construction will include the excavation of topsoil
and sod, construction of a new channel on the floodplain, and placement of fill material
into the old channel to partially fill the channel and create a series of small wetlands and
ponds. Erosion control matting, transplants, mulching, and seeding will be used to
stabilize graded areas. Sod transplants will be used to stabilize the banks of the new
constructed channel. Rock vanes, log vanes, and root wads will be placed in the new
channel and at the toe of the streambanks for bank stabilization and habitat improvement.
One culverted stream crossing will be installed, and 2 existing culverts will be removed.
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Maintenance of
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Applications a ffectiveness
• Used t vent losses of aquatic habitat are nd-diversity.
yS ac vater areas adjoining the main nel have potential for spawning
and rearing areas for team species and are a key component of
habitat for wildlife pefi-es that live in or migrate through the riparian
corridor.
Re ion value can be enhanced if connecting citann6 are deep enough
or small boats or canoes.
• Effective along r6ches_of real i ned c annel where cutoffs have been
made.
• [• o ve 'n-s mils with insufficient stages or discharges to maintain
satis ry by onnections to the abandoned channel reaches.
ay require maintenance t ' entation is a pro-blcaL._
a have limited life.
• Require level of analysis.
For More Informa i
• Consult the following references: Nos. 15, 56, 69, 75.
Stream Meander
Restoration
Transformation of a straightened stream
into a meandering one to reintroduce
natural dynamics improve channel
stability, habitat quality, aesthetics, and
other stream corridor functions or values.
Appendix A
Applications and Effectiveness
• Used to create a more stable stream with more habitat diversity.
• Requires adequate area where adjacent land uses may constrain locations.
• May not be feasible in watersheds experiencing rapid changes in land
uses.
• Streambank protection might be required on the outside of bends.
• Significant risk of failure.
• Requires a high level of analysis.
• May cause significant increases in flood elevations.
• Effective discharge should be computed for both existing and future
conditions, particularly in urbanized watersheds.
For More Information
• Consult the following references: Nos. 13, 16, 22, 23, 24, 46, 47, 52, 53,
54, 56, 61, 72, 75, 77, 78, 79, 86.
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Figure 8.43: Installation of logs with intact
root wads. An advantage to using tree revet-
ments is the creation of habitat for inverte-
brates and fish along the streambank.
Figure 8.42: Revet-
ment system. Details
of rootwad and
boulder technique.
Source: USDA•NRCS
1996a.
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INSTREAM PRACTICES
Grade Control Measures
Rock, wood, earth, and other material
structures placed across the channel and
anchored in the streambanks to provide a
"hard point" in the streambed that resists
the erosion forces of the degradational
zone, and/or to reduce the upstream
energy slope to prevent bed scour.
Appendix A
Applications and Effectiveness
• if a stable channel bed is essential to the design, grade control should be
considered as a first step before any restoration measures are imple-
mented (if degradational processes exist in channel system).
• Used to stop headcutting in degrading channels.
• Used to build bed of incised stream to higher elevation.
• Can improve bank stability in an incised channel by reducing bank
heights.
• Man-made scour holes downstream of strictures can provide improved
aquatic habitat.
• Upstream pool areas created by structures provide increased low water
depths for aquatic habitat.
• Potential to become low flow migration barrier.
• -Can be designed to allow fish passage.
• If significant filling occurs upstream of structure, then downstream
channel degradation may result.
• Upstream sediment deposition may cause increased meandering
tendencies.
• Siting of structures is critical component of design process, including soil
mechanics and geotechnical engineering.
• Design of grade control structures should be accomplished by an experi-
enced river engineer.
For More Information
• Consult the following references: Nos. 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 12, 17, 18, 25, 26, 31,
37, 40, 63, 66, 84.
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STREAMBANK TREATMENT
Bank Shaping and Planting
Regrading streambanks to a stable slope,
placing topsoil and other materials
needed for sustaining plant growth, and
selecting, installing and establishing
appropriate plant species.
Applications and Effectiveness
• Most successful on streambanks where moderate erosion and channel
migration are anticipated.
• Reinforcement at the toe of the embankment is often needed.
• Enhances conditions for colonization of native species.
• Used in conjunction with other protective practices where flow velocities
exceed the tolerance range for available plants, and where erosion occurs
below base flows.
• Streambank soil materials, probable groundwater fluctuation, and bank
loading conditions are factors for determining appropriate slope condi-
tions.
• Slope stability analyses are recommended.
For More Information
• Consult the following references: nos. 11, 1.1, 56, 61, 65, 67, 68, 77, 79.
Branch Packing
Alternate layers of live branches and
compacted backfill which stabilize and
revegetate slumps and holes in
streambanks.
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Applications and Effectiveness
• Commonly used where patches of streambank have been scoured out or
have slumped leaving a void.
• Appropriate after stresses causing the slump have been removed.
• Less commonly used on eroded slopes where excavation is required to
install the branches.
• Produces a filter barrier that prevents erosion and scouring from
streambank or overbank flows.
• Rapidly establishes a vegetated streambank.
• Enhances conditions for colonization of native species.
• Provides immediate soil reinforcement.
• Live branches serve as tensile inclusions for reinforcement once installed.
• Typically not effective in slump areas greater than four feet deep or four
feet wide.
For More Information
Consult the following references: Nos. 14, 21, 34, 79, 81.
Stream corridor
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STREAMBANK TREATMENT
Log, Rootwad, and
Boulder Revetments
Boulders and logs with root masses
attached placed in and on streambanks to
provide streambank erosion, trap
sediment, and improve habitat diversity.
Applications and Effectiveness
• Will tolerate high boundary shear stress if logs and rootwads are well
anchored.
• Suited to streams where fish habitat deficiencies exist.
• Should, where appropriate, be used with soil bioengineering systems and
vegetative plantings to stabilize the upper bank and ensure a regenerative
source of streambank vegetation.
• Will enhance diversity in riparian areas when used with soil bioengineer-
ing systems.
• Will have limited life depending on climate and tree species used. Some
species, such as cottonwood or willow, often sprout and accelerate
colonization.
• Might need eventual replacement if colonization does not take place or
soil bioengineering systems are not used.
• Use of native materials can sequester sediment and woody debris, restore
streambanks in high velocity streams, and improve fish rearing and
spawning habitat.
• Site must be accessible to heavy equipment.
• Materials might not be readily available at some locations.
• Can create local scour and erosion.
• Can be expensive.
For More Information
• Consult the following references: Nos. 11, 34, 77.
Riprap
Applicatio s .and Effectiveness
• Car)-be vegetated (see joint plantings).
Appropriate where long term durability n e ed, design discharge are
high, there is a significant threaL.to?te or high value property, or there is
1 o-D{??ractical way to otherv%i e incorporate \:Qgetation into the design.
ShouT21 vhere appropriate, be used µith soil bioengineering systems and
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? ive zings to stabil' e upper bank and ensu e a regenerativ
c• vegetat
source of strean ban e tation.
?Flexible and no .ed by slight movement from settlement or other
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soil
A blanket of appropriately sized stones
extending from the toe of slope toa
._hEfight needed for long term durability
Appendix A
51houl not be placed to an ele. , on abote w itc \egetauve or
--bioengineering systems are an appro ride alternative.
• Commonly used form of bank protection?-
• Can be expensive if materials are not locally available.
For More Information.-,'--
- Consult the following references?Nos. 11, 14, 18, 34, 39, 56, 67, 70, 77.
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STREAMBANK TREATMENT
Live Stakes
Live, woody cuttings which are tamped
into the soil to root, grow and create a
living root mat that stabilizes the soil by
reinforcing and binding soil particles
together, and by extracting excess soil
moisture.
Applications and Effectiveness
• Effective where site conditions are uncomplicated, construction time is
limited, and an inexpensive method is needed.
• Appropriate for repair of small earth slips and slumps that are frequently
wet.
• Can be used to stake down surface erosion control materials.
• Stabilize intervening areas between other soil bioengineering techniques.
• Rapidly restores riparian vegetation and streamside habitat.
• Should, where appropriate, be used with other soil bioengineering
systems and vegetative plantings.
• Enhance conditions for colonization of vegetation from the surrounding
plant community.
• Requires toe protection where toe scour is anticipated.
For More Information
• Consult the following references: Nos. 14, 21, 34, 56, 65, 67, 77, 79, 81.
LI ascines Applications and Effectiveness
--->Fcilitat rap and-hold soil on streambank by cre?g-sfiall dam-like
'jr es d reducing the slope lengt to a series of shorter slopes.
?e e dram n insta ll an angle on the slope.
• Enhance conditions for nization of native vegetation.
• Should, where opriate, be used with other soil bioengineerin
Syst s vegetative plantings.
_-Re uir -protection where toe scour is an ' e .
Effective stabiliz -te,c nique for embanks, requiring a minimum
amount of site disturbance
-? Not appropriate fo tment of slopes undergoing mass movement.
or -4n ormation
Dormant br cuttings bound together • C sttTt he-following references: Nos. 14, 21, 3.1, 65, 77, 81.
into I sausage-like, cylindrical bundles
placed in shallow trenches on slo
to reduce erosion and shallow,?li g.
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ATTACHMENT A:
Description of Proposed Work
The project includes the restoration of approximately 700 linear feet of stream channel in
the Yates Mill Pond watershed. The construction will include the excavation of topsoil
and sod, construction of a new channel on the floodplain, and placement of fill material
into the old channel to partially fill the channel and create a series of small wetlands and
ponds. Erosion control matting, transplants, mulching, and seeding will be used to
stabilize graded areas. Sod transplants will be used to stabilize the banks of the new
constructed channel. Rock vanes, log vanes, and root wads will be placed in the new
channel and at the toe of the streambanks for bank stabilization and habitat improvement.
One culverted stream crossing will be installed, and 2 existing culverts will be removed.
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Maintenance of
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m an Applications a ffectiveness
m-i'Intenance of hydraulic connectivi-
allow movement of water and ia{
between the st a andoned
channel reache
• Used t vent losses of aquatic habitat are, nd-diversity.
yS ac vater areas adjoining the main , nel have potential for spawning
and rearing areas for mam species and are a key component of
habitat for wildlife ies that live in or migrate through the riparian
corridor.
Re on value can be enhanced if connecting channels are eep enough
or smalf boats or canoes.
• Effective along reaches-of real' ned c annel where cutoffs have been
made.
• K o ve 'n s rls with insufficient stages or discharges to maintain
satis e ry by ' onnections to the abandoned channel reaches. ratt ay require maintenance t i enuL cation is a pro`bleriL
a have limited life.
• Require level of analysis.
For More Informs i
• Consult the following references: Nos. 15, 56, 69, 75.
Stream Meander
Restoration
Transformation of a straightened stream
into a meandering one to reintroduce
natural dynamics improve channel
stability, habitat quality, aesthetics, and
other stream corridor functions or values.
Appendix A
Applications and Effectiveness
• Used to create a more stable stream with more habitat diversity.
• Requires adequate area where adjacent land uses may constrain locations.
• May not be feasible in watersheds experiencing rapid changes in land
uses.
• Streambank protection might be required on the outside of bends.
• Significant risk of failure.
• Requires a high level of anal% is.
• Alay cause significant increases in flood elevations.
• Effective discharge should be computed for both existing and future
conditions, particularly in urbanized watersheds.
For More Information
• Consult the following references: Nos. 13, 16, 22, 23, 24, 46, 47, 52, 53,
54, 5G, G1, 72, 75, 77, 78, 79, 8G.
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Figure 8.43: Installation of logs with intact
root wads. An advantage to using tree revet-
ments is the creation of habitat for inverte-
brates and fish along the streambank.
Figure 8.42: Revet-
ment system. Details
of rootwad and
boulder technique.
Source: USDA-NRCS
1996a.
Streambank Restoration 8-67
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INSTREAM PRACTICES
Grade Control Measures
Rock, wood, earth, and other material
structures placed across the channel and
anchored in the streambanks to provide a
"hard point" in the streambed that resists
the erosion forces of the degradational
zone, and/or to reduce the upstream
energy slope to prevent bed scour.
Appendix A
Applications and Effectiveness
• if a stable channel bed is essential to the design, grade control should bt
considered as a first step before any restoration measures are imple-
mented (if degradational processes exist in channel system).
• Used to stop headcutting in degrading channels.
• Used to build bed of incised stream to higher elevation.
• Can improve bank stability in an incised channel by reducing bank
heights.
• Man-made scour holes downstream of structures can provide improved
aquatic habitat.
• Upstream pool areas created by structures provide increased low water
depths for aquatic habitat.
• Potential to become low flow migration barrier.
• Can be designed to allow fish passage.
• if significant filling occurs upstream of structure, then downstream
channel degradation may result.
• Upstream sediment deposition may cause increased meandering
tendencies.
• Siting of structures is critical component of design process, including soil
mechanics and geotechnical engineering.
• Design of grade control structures should be accomplished by an experi-
enced river engineer.
For More Information
• Consult the following references: Nos. 1, 4, 5, G, 7, 12, 17, 18, 25, 26, 31,
37, 40, 63, 66, 84.
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STREAMBANK TREATMENT
Bank Shaping and Planting
Regrading streambanks to a stable slope,
placing topsoil and other materials
needed for sustaining plant growth, and
selecting, installing and establishing
appropriate plant species.
Applications and Effectiveness
• Most successful on streambanks where moderate erosion and channel
migration are anticipated.
• Reinforcement at the toe of the embankment is often needed.
• Enhances conditions for colonization of native species.
• Used in conjunction with other protective practices where flow velocities
exceed the tolerance range for available plants, and where erosion occurs
below base flows.
• Streambank soil materials, probable groundwater fluctuation, and bank
loading conditions are factors for determining appropriate slope condi-
tions.
• Slope stability analyses are recommended.
For More Information
• Consult the following references: Kos. 11, 14, 56, 61, 65, 67, 68, 77, 79.
Branch Packing
Alternate layers of live branches and
compacted backfill which stabilize and
revegetate slumps and holes in
streambanks.
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Applications and Effectiveness
• Commonly used where patches of streambank have been scoured out or
have slumped leaving a void.
• Appropriate after stresses causing the slump have been removed.
• Less commonly used on eroded slopes where excavation is required to
install the branches.
• Produces a filter barrier that prevents erosion and scouring from
streambank or overbank flows.
• Rapidly establishes a vegetated streambank.
• Enhances conditions for colonization of native species.
• Provides immediate soil reinforcement.
• Live branches serve as tensile inclusions for reinforcement once installed.
• "Typically not effective in slump areas greater than four feet deep or four
feet wide.
For More Information
Consult the following references: nos. 14, 21, 34, 79, 81.
Stream Corridor
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STREAMBANK TREATMENT
Log, Rootwad, and
Boulder Revetments
Boulders and logs with root masses
attached placed in and on streambanks to
provide streambank erosion, trap
sediment, and improve habitat diversity,
Applications and Effectiveness
• Will tolerate high boundary shear stress if logs and rootwads are well
anchored.
• Suited to streams where fish habitat deficiencies exist.
• Should, where appropriate, be used with soil bioengineering systems and
vegetative plantings to stabilize the upper bank and ensure a regenerative
source of streambank vegetation.
• Will enhance diversity in riparian areas when used with soil bioengineer-
ing systems.
• Will have limited life depending on climate and tree species used. Some
species, such as cottonwood or willow, often sprout and accelerate
colonization.
• Might need eventual replacement if colonization does not take place or
soil bioengineering systems are not used.
• Use of native materials can sequester sediment and woody debris, restore
streambanks in high velocity streams, and improve fish rearing and
spawning habitat.
• Site must be accessible to heavy equipment.
• Materials might not be readily available at some locations.
• Can create local scour and erosion.
• Can be expensive.
For More Information
Consult the following references: Nos. 11, 34, 77.
Riprap Applicatio sand Effectiveness
• Ca vegetated (see joint plantings).
-Oe i-'Appropriate where long term durability' n1eed, design discharge are
?. high, there is a significant threatAo-li"fe or high value property, or there is
t practical way to othemi?corporate _N:egetation into the design.
/. 1?.r ShouRl vhere appropriate, be used v?ith'soil bioengineering systems and
vegetative tings to stabil' e upper bank and en?e a regenerative
-_sotfce of strean Ink e Cation.
• Flexible and no _i ed by slight n overnent rom settlement or other
adjustme
• Should not be placed to an eke `on above which vegetative or soil
_--bioengineering systems are an app to riate alternative.
A blanket of appropriately sized stones..-- " Commonly used form of bank protection
extending from the toe of slope to a" Can be expensive if materials are not locally available.
_he3ight needed for long term durability. For More Information,
• Consult the following references?Nos. 11, 14, 18, 34, 39, SG, 67, 70, 77.
Appendix A A-15
STREAMBANK TREATMENT
Live Stakes
Live, woody cuttings which are tamped
into the soil to root, grow and create a
living root mat that stabilizes the soil by
reinforcing and binding soil particles
together, and by extracting excess soil
moisture.
Applications and Effectiveness
• Effective where site conditions are uncomplicated, construction time is
limited, and an inexpensive method is needed.
• Appropriate for repair of small earth slips and slumps that are frequently
wet.
• Can be used to stake down surface erosion control materials.
• Stabilize intervening areas between other soil bioengineering techniques.
• Rapidly restores riparian vegetation and streamside habitat.
• Should, where appropriate, be used with other soil bioengineering
systems and vegetative plantings.
• Enhance conditions for colonization of vegetation from the surrounding
plant community.
• Requires toe protection where toe scour is anticipated.
For More Information
• Consult the following references: Nos. 14, 21, 34, 56, 65, 67, 77, 79, 81.
Applications and Effectiveness
seines ----?Aa_Tp an -hold soil on streambank by creau all dam-like
str es d reducing the slope lengt S a series of shorter slopes.
Facilitate drainag n install an angle on the slope.
t Enhance conditions for nization of native vegetation.
Should, where opriate, be used-with other soil bioengineerin
- •?+ t sa ve etative plantings
Dormant br cuttings bound together
into I sausage-like, cylindrical bundles
.an placed in shallow trenches on sloes'
to reduce erosion and shallow,sli& g.
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• -Re?wires iOe tection where toe scour is an
• Effective stabilizauo pique forba
amount of site disturbance
• Not appropriate fo tment of slop es'and
For-More-In ormation
lowing references: Nos. 14, 21
Stream Corridor
nks, requiring a minimum
ergoing mass movement.
, 34, 65, 77, 1.