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Kieser & Associates, LLC
536 East Michigan Ave, Suite 300
Kalamazoo, MI 49007 Fostering Innovation and Partnerships Since 1992
91st Annual Conference Boyne Mountain Resort Boyne Falls, Michigan June 19-22, 2016
Critical Streambank Repairs for a "Chapter 20" County Drain
Fostering Innovation and Partnerships Since 1992
Overview
• Project Setting
• Three Individual Locations
• Project Goals
• Challenges
• Improvements
• Successful Outcomes
• Partners
Fostering Innovation and Partnerships Since 1992
Project Setting
• Olmsted-Davis Drain
• Davis Creek
• DEQ Grant/3 Sites
Fostering Innovation and Partnerships Since 1992
Davis Creek Watershed
• 9,251 acres
• Discharge to the Kalamazoo River (TMDL)
• Upstream of City of Kalamazoo
• Highest NPS pollutant loads in Kalamazoo County
Fostering Innovation and Partnerships Since 1992
Project Goals
• Reduce NPS loading to the Kalamazoo River
– Est. 30 tons/yr sediment reduction
– Est. 45 lbs/yr phosphorus reduction
– Est. 50 lbs/yr nitrogen reduction
• Repair/stabilize streambank erosion areas
• Install native vegetation riparian buffers
• Protect existing infrastructure
• Educate community & adjacent owners
Fostering Innovation and Partnerships Since 1992
Why Restoration?
• Water quality impairments
• Loss of habitat
• Ecosystem degradation
• Land loss
• Safety concerns
• Infrastructure protection
• Flooding
• Aesthetics
Fostering Innovation and Partnerships Since 1992
Project Challenges
• Historic flooding • “Chapter 20” intracounty drain
– Assess local jurisdictions rather than residents – Series of low-income neighborhoods – Matching funds from assessments
• Railroad tracks collapsing into the creek • Decades of erosion • Failed culverts and misaligned culverts • Obstructions/trash/debris • Vulnerable infrastructure (roads/utilities/etc.)
Fostering Innovation and Partnerships Since 1992
Site 5 Conditions
Fostering Innovation and Partnerships Since 1992
Site 5 Historic Conditions
Circa 1977
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Site 5 Improvements
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Site 5 Improvements
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Site 5 Improvements
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Site 5 Before/After Before:
After:
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Site 5 J-Hooks
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Site 6 Conditions
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Site 6 Improvements
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Site 6 Before/After Before:
After:
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Site 7 Conditions
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Site 7 Improvements
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Site 7 Before/After Before:
After:
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Native Grasses
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Native Forbs
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Native Shrubs
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Project Benefits • Native seeding/vegetation = 0.5 acres
• Streambank erosion repairs = 270 ft
• Reduction of 45 lbs total phosphorus/yr
• Reduction of 30 tons sediment/yr
• Reduction of 50 lbs total nitrogen/yr
• Permanent educational signs at each site
• Stable bankfull conditions
• Infrastructure protection
• Water quality & aesthetic improvements
Fostering Innovation and Partnerships Since 1992
Information & Education
• Press release May 9, 2014 - Kalamazoo Gazette
• Press release May 18, 2014 - WMUK - 102.1
• Michigan Chapter Soil & Water Conservation Society – Summer Tour August 28, 2015
• Permanent education signs (3)
Fostering Innovation and Partnerships Since 1992
Project Partners
• MDEQ
• MDOT
• Kalamazoo County
• Cities of Kalamazoo and Portage
• Townships of Kalamazoo, Comstock, Pavilion
• Kalamazoo River Watershed Council
• Kalamazoo County Road Commission
• Kieser & Associates, LLC
Thank You!
Brian Boyer, P.E.
Environmental Engineering Manager
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