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A presentation about implementing ecosystem restoration projects. Presented by Martha Craig Rheinhardt, Coastal Restoration Project Manager with the Cape Cod Conservation District, during the Buzzards Bay Coalition's 2012 Decision Makers Workshop series. Learn more at www.savebuzzardsbay.org/DecisionMakers
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Nuts and Bolts of Restoration Implementation: Lessons from the
Cape Cod Water Resources Restoration Project
Martha Craig Rheinhardt Coastal Wetland Restoration Project Manager
Cape Cod Conservation District
Buzzards Bay Coalition Restoration Workshop April 5, 2012
Restoration Implementation
• Cape Cod Water Resources Restoration Project
• Planning and Design
• Partnerships
• Funding Sources
• Permitting
• Monitoring
• Construction and
Construction Management
Project Inception
Replace failing fish ladders
Restore anadromous fish runs
Improve water quality for shellfish growing areas
Install stormwater BMPs
Restore tidal flows to restricted salt marshes
Remove tidal restrictions
Cape Cod Water Resources Restoration Project
• 26 Tidal marsh projects
– 1,500 acres of marsh – $ 15 million
• 24 Fish passage projects – 4,200 acres of spawning habitat – $ 5 million
• 26 Stormwater projects – 7,300 acres of shellfishing areas – $ 8 million
Partners and Stakeholders
•Cape Cod Conservation District
•Natural Resources Conservation Service
•Barnstable County Commissioners
•Coastal Resources Committee
•15 Towns of Cape Cod
•Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe
• Commonwealth of Massachusetts
• MA Dept. Fish and Game
•Division of Ecological Restoration
•Division of Marine Fisheries
• MassDOT
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Adm.
• National Park Service
• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Coalition Support Members
Association to Preserve Cape Cod
Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce
Cape Cod Commercial Hook Fishermen’s Association
Cape Cod Salties
Ducks Unlimited
Massachusetts Audubon Society
Trout Unlimited
• Feasibility Studies
• Topographic Survey
• Low-Property Assessments
• Tide Monitoring
• Hydraulic/Hydrologic Modeling
• Alternatives Analyses
• Public Outreach
• Design Stages and Review
Planning and Design
Monitoring
• Association to Preserve Cape Cod
• Pre-construction: Baseline Data
• Vegetation
• Neckton
• Salinity
• Post-construction: Changes
• Phragmites
Funding
• Funding needed every step of the way
• Partner Sources: NRCS, DER, NOAA, USFWS
• Corporate Wetland Restoration Partnership
• State and Federal grants
• Foundation grants
• Be clear about tasks, match
• Priority Status
• Keep asking
Implementation–PL 83-566 (Small Watersheds Program)
• Planning and design costs: 100 percent federal
• Permits and land rights: 100 percent sponsor
• Construction costs: 75 percent federal 25 percent sponsor
Permitting
• Order of Conditions • 401 Water Quality Certification • Chapter 91 • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers • MA Environmental Policy Act • CZM Federal Consistency • MA Endangered Species Act • MA Historical Commission • MassDOT • Other Reviewers: EPA, NMFS, DMF, Wampanoag Tribe
Preparing for Construction
• Final Plans and Specs
• Cost Estimates/Budget
• Bidding: Materials, Labor
• Ordering Materials
• Shop Drawings
• Engineer Review and Sign-off
• Permit Notifications
• Ready to Go!
Construction
• Pre-construction Meeting
• Site Preparation/Limits of Work
• Dewatering (Coffer dams, pumps, flow diversion)
• Culvert Removal/Installation
• Open flow and close-up site (Paving, planting)
• Engineering Oversight: Check grades, inverts; Reporting; Sign-offs
• Permit compliance/notifications
What happens after construction?
• Restoration Begins!
• Monitoring
• Operations and Maintenance
• Plantings
• Check for erosion/slumping
• Permit compliance and close-out
Sunken Meadow, Eastham
Sunken Meadow
• Removal of 610’ earthen berm and culvert • No culvert replacement/No hydrologic modeling • Pre- and Post-construction monitoring • Town DPW did work (25% match) • Funding Partners: DER, USFWS • Permitting: 3 months (no Chapter 91!) • Construction Timeline: 5 days • Costs: Construction: $57,000
Engineering/Design: $32,000 Permitting: $18,000
Red River Beach, Harwich
Red River Beach, Harwich
• Replace 2 24” pipes with 3’x4’ and 4’x8’ culverts • Low property: Tide gate needed on upstream
culvert • Town Highway Dept. doing construction (25%
match) • Funding Partners: DER • Permitting: 7 months • Timing of Construction/Arrival of materials • Costs: Construction: $354,000;
Engineering/Design: $94,500 Permitting: $30,000
Rushy Marsh, Cotuit (Barnstable)
Rushy Marsh
• Reconnect tidal flow with new 5’x10’ culvert and channel
• Town initiated design and permitting
• Permitting adjustments and O&M plan
• Bid Range: $149,000-$424,000
Freemans Pond, Brewster
Freeman’s Pond
• Replace 36” diameter pipe with 6’x10’ culvert
• Restore tidal flow to salt pond
• TOY restrictions for herring
• Safety requirements
• Funding Partners: DER, NOAA, CWRP
• Costs: Construction:$400,000 Engineering/Design: $62,250
Permitting: $30,000
Lessons Learned: Planning and Design
• Technical Expertise Important
• Property Ownership
• Low Properties
• Culvert Selection: Safety; Constructability; Cost-Effectiveness
• Every site is different!
• Don’t get “over-engineered”
• If something doesn’t seem right, it probably isn’t
• Don’t be afraid to ask questions
Lessons Learned: Permitting
• Pre-application meeting VERY helpful
• Know your regulators (and have them know you)
• Definitions are important
• Pay attention to permit conditions
• Think about timing
• Expensive and often grueling
Lessons Learned: Construction
• Dewatering is KEY
• Experience of contractor critical
• Order materials well ahead of time
• Get easements/entry agreements in place
• Coordinate utilities
• Give yourself plenty of room to work
• Timing: TOY restrictions, fish, plantings, summer season
• Troubleshooting: Expect the unexpected!
Project/Construction Management
• Define roles as early as possible
• Strong local support important
• Remember your partners and experts
• Ask questions
• Document everything
• Work with a comfortable budget
• Understand invoicing, billing, etc.
• Have cell phone and phone numbers handy
Questions
Questions?
Martha Craig Rheinhardt
Coastal Wetland Restoration Project Manager