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Bryon Ringley, PE

Travis White, PE, SI

April 2013

5th Avenue Dam Removal & Lower Olentangy River

Ecosystem Restoration Project

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Overview

Presentation Overview

Project Background History Project Partners Project Phases

Design Report Preliminary Design Permitting Final Design Construction

Mussel Rescue Photos

Questions & Discussion

West Milton Dam, Pre-Construction

West Milton, Ohio

5th Avenue Dam Removal & Olentangy River Ecosystem Restoration

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2013 OWEA WATERSHED WORKSHOP

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Overview

History of 5th Avenue Dam

1935: Dam constructed

2002 – 2004: EPA issues consent decrees

2004 – 2006: City and EPA agree to remove dam

2006 – 2007: USACE feasibility study

2008 – 2011: Stantec completes engineering

2011: City receives OEPA WRRSP funding

2012: Environmental covenants signed & construction begins

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Overview

Project Partners - $6.9M

City of Columbus

The Ohio State University

Ohio Environmental Protection

Agency

Friends of the Lower Olentangy

Watershed (FLOW)

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Overview

Project Phases

Phase 1 – Design Report (2009-10)

Phase 2 – Design & Permitting (2010-11)

Phase 3 – Construction (2012-14)

Phase 4 – Monitoring (2014-19)

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Phase 1 – Design Report

Ecological Surveys

H&H Modeling

Sediment Management

Hydrogeological Conditions

Structural / Geotechnical Evaluations

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Overview

Phase 1 – Ecological Surveys

Qualitative Habitat Evaluation Index (QHEI)

Average Score Free Flowing Portions of River = 68.5 (Warm Water Habitat)

Average Score Area Impounded by Dam = 30.8 (Impaired)

Freshwater Mussels

11 species in Project Area

3 Ohio Species of Concern

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Phase 1 – H&H Modeling

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HEC-RAS (v 4.0.0) Model

Predicted Decrease in WSEs for all recurrence intervals

No CLOMR Required

Phase 1 – Sediment Management

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Channel bed predominantly sand with clean gravel and cobble

Sediment deposition near left and right banks

Recommended 2-stage

lowering of dam

Phase 1 – Hydrogeological Conditions

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Sand and gravel aquifer beneath project area

Dynamic relationship

between groundwater and

river stage

Image by Koreny (1996) “Hydrology of a

Constructed Riparian Wetland System

Characterization and Predictive Modeling”

Phase 1 – Structural / Geotechnical Evaluations

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12 geotechnical borings

Structural evaluation of 9 bridges, 20 buildings, and multiple sewer

outfalls

Findings: Dam removal and

lowering of normal water

elevations will have no

significant impact to structures

Sewer outfalls to be

incorporated into final design

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Phase 1 – Future Conditions Renderings

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Immediately after restoration Five years after restoration

Twenty five years after restoration

Phase 2 - Design

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Remove 5th Avenue Dam & Restore Olentangy River

Improve water quality & aquatic habitat

Must be aesthetically pleasing

No negative impacts to existing bridges, utilities, bikepath,

sewer outfalls

No rise in base flood elevations

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Phase 2 - Design

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DA mi2

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Phase 2 - Design

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Phase 2 - Design

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US of Dam 2345Ground Points Bankfull Indicators Water Surface Points

vation (

Horizontal Distance (ft)

0 500 1000 1500 2000

W b k f = 4 0 1 . 8 D b k f = 2 . 1 2 A b k f = 8 5 0 . 9

Typ RifTyp Rif Bankfull Indicators Water Surface Points Typ Rif w/o IB

vation (

Horizontal Distance (ft)

-100 0 100 200 300 400 500 600

W b k f = 1 7 8 D b k f = 4 . 6 6 A b k f = 8 2 9 . 7

w/d = 22

w/d = 38

w/d = 200

Phase 2 - Design

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Phase 2 - Design

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Phase 2 - Design

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Overview

Phase 2 – Permitting

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• Floodplain Permit – City of Columbus

• LOMR – FEMA (after construction)

• 404/401 – US Army Corps of Engineers / OEPA

• NWP 27 • US Fish & Wildlife • ODNR • OHPO

• ODOT ROW Permit

• ODNR Dam Safety

• Environmental Covenants (tied to funding through OEPA)

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Phase 3 – Construction

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• Dam Removal

• Mussel Rescue

• Construction of NCD Structures

• Constructed Riffle

• Toe Wood

• Live Branch Layering

• Landscaping

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Overview

Phase 3 – Dam Removal

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August 29, 2012

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August 29, 2012

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August 30, 2012

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August 31, 2012

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September 4, 2012

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September 5, 2012

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September 6, 2012

Phase 3 – Mussel Rescue

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Phase 3 – Mussel Rescue

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Species Common Name

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Limit to

Bridge

Bridge to

Bridge

Bridge to

Pedestrian

Bridge

Pedestrian

Bridge to

Herrick

Bridge

King Ave

Bridge to

Directly

Below Dam

Under 315

Bridge Total

Elktoe 2 3 21 26

Threeridge 113 317 143 1 2 56 337 969

Cylindrical papershell 1 1

Wabash pigtoe 5 26 22 53

Plain pocketbook 32 56 10 2 12 63 175

Wavy-rayed lampmussel 12 15 4 1 32

Fat mucket 569 614 322 8 48 7 31 1599

White heelsplitter 617 509 732 41 261 30 204 2394

Fluted shell 31 40 2 1 1 5 19 99

Round pigtoe 1 2 3

Kidneyshell 3 6 1 10

Giant floater 167 196 306 21 73 19 37 819

Mapleleaf 84 181 220 2 5 9 64 565

Creeper 5 5 2 4 5 21

Lilliput 8 8

Paper pondshell 142 108 401 68 17 1 2 739

Unionid Total 1783 2074 2175 142 409 146 784 7513

Species Richness 14 13 14 7 8 10 11 16

Phase 3 – Constructed Riffle

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December 17, 2012

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December 17, 2012

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December 17, 2012

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December 17, 2012

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January 2, 2013

Phase 3 – Toe Wood

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December 17, 2012

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December 17, 2012

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December 31, 2012

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January 2, 2013

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January 2, 2013

Phase 3 – Live Branch Layering

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January 7, 2013

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January 7, 2013

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January 7, 2013

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January 10, 2013

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January 10, 2013

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January 10, 2013

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January 29, 2013

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February 22, 2013

Phase 4 - Monitoring

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5 years of post-construction monitoring required by USACE

• QHEI – Years 1, 3, 5

• IBI & ICI – Years 3, 5

• ORAM – Years 1, 3, 5

• Geomorphology Survey – Years 1, 5

• Floodplain & Wetland Plantings ≥ 80% Native Ohio,

≤ 5% Invasive Species at end of Year 5

Questions & Discussion

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Bryon Ringley, PE

Senior Principal

Bryon.ringley@stantec.com

Travis White, PE, SI

Senior Project Engineer

Travis.white@stantec.com

March 28, 2013

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