& ecology and environment, inc.International Specialists in the Environment

The McKinstry Creek & Riparian Area NYSDOT Rt. 219 Mitigation Project

Engineering for Ecosystem Restoration Workshop

Module 2: June 14-16, 2010

PLANTING TECHNIQUES AND INNOVATIVE BIOENGINEERING METHODS TO ENHANCE

FUNCTION OF STREAMS AND RIPARIAN AREAS

University at Buffalo

The State University of New York

& ecology and environment, inc.International Specialists in the Environment

Mitigation Planning

Assessment

Conceptual Design

Final Design

Construction

Mitigation Monitoring

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NYSDOT Region 5 - Route 219 Extension Stream Mitigation Projects

• McKinstry Creek– 2200-feet Channel Realignment and

Riparian Restoration 2007

& ecology and environment, inc.International Specialists in the Environment

Route 219 at Route 39 Springville, NY

& ecology and environment, inc.International Specialists in the Environment

Route 219 - Cattaraugus Creek Bridge Crossing

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Candidate Stream Screening and Evaluation

Report

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Lake Erie NYS Watershed Map (NYSDEC)

Cattaraugus Creek Watershed

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Integrated Planning –Assessment, Design andRegulatory Compliance

• Research• Field Assessment• Data Analysis

– Scoring • QA/QC• Conceptual

Planning/Design • Final Design

– Review– Specification

• Project Planning– Contract Services– Procurement

• Construction– Oversight– Regulatory

Compliance• Monitoring • Lessons Learned

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Stream Dynamics, Ecological Associations and Physical Energy

• Water– Budget – Volume– Velocity– Quality– Hydraulics

• Geology• Agronomy

• Anthropogenic Stressors

• Vegetation– Form– Density– Complexity– Stability– Nativity

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Rosgen Natural Stream Classification

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Stream Visual Assessment Protocol

• Stream Type• Reach Descriptions• Scoring Descriptions

National Water and Climate Center (NWCC)Technical Note 99–1http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/ECS/aqatic/svapfnl.pdf

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SVAP Application

– Data Research and Review• Existing, Historical, Pre-Settlement,

Anecdotal

– Preliminary Field Assessment– Calibrate SVAP– SVAP Field Assessment– QA/QC

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SVAP Environmental Conditions

• Landscape Position• Soils• Hydrology• Geology• Channel Morphometry• Erosion• Sediment Loading• Riparian Ecological Characterization

– Flora and Faunal Surveys and Species Associations

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SVAP Typical Results Reach A-1 SVAP Data Sheet Summary

Parameter and Result• Dominant Land Use Forest/Successional Shrubland• Stream Length Assessed 378 feet• Bankfull Width 31.5 feet• Water Depth 2-4 inches• Maximum Bankfull Depth 2 feet• Flood-prone Width 40 feet• Dominant Substrate cobble• Pool/Riffle/Run Ratio 12:40:48• Gradient .29• Sinuosity Occasional bends• Rosgen Stream Type F3

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Cattle Interviews re: Manure Presence

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Channel Instability

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Packard Bank Revetment/Yard Protection

Vinca minor groundcover

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Hydraulic Modeling NYSDOT - McKinstry Creek, Mansfield Creek

• The Problem:– Expansion of State

expressway will impact wetlands. Client required to perform mitigation projects to improve fish habitat in two creeks.

• The Solution:– Use the HEC-RAS

hydraulics model– Predict low flow depths

(fish passage); flood inundation area (100 year flood); sediment scour and sediment stability

– Use the SWAT model and Bank Stability model to predict overland runoff and bank erosion sediment loads

– Use the HEC-RAS SIAM module to predict sediment scour, deposition, and equilibrium

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SVAP Review

Protocol• Stream Type• Regional Classification• Reach Descriptions• Scoring Descriptions

Assessment Parameters• Channel Form and Condition• Hydrologic Alteration• Riparian Zone• Bank Stability• Invasive Species• Nutrient Enrichment• Barriers to Fish Movement• In-Stream Fish Cover• Pools• Invertebrate Habitat

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SVAP Findings

In Channel• W:D• Sinuosity• Structure

– LWD– Energy Dissipation

features

Off Channel• Bank Instability• Access

– Cattle/Equipment– PFRs

• Riparian Corridor– Encroachment – Floodplain Disconnect– Wetland Hydrology– Invasive Plant Species

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McKinstry Watershed Slope and Drainage

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McKinstry Upstream Watershed Land use and Delineation

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Conceptual Design

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ERR Plan View

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Typical Bioengineering Techniques

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Questions…..