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Applied Ecological Services, Inc.
Water and Ecosystem Restoration
Sustainable Solutions For More Than 35 Years
Historic Landscapes
• DIVERSE• DYNAMIC
• PRODUCTIVE• STINGY
RiversCoastal Environment
Watersheds
Zone of:• Generation /”reservoir”
• Carbonaceous materials• Freshwater-surface and recharge
• Suspended solids• Parent material,
minerals/nutrients• Thermal buffers-baseflow
cooling• Water supply buffers-
modulator/inertia• Water quality buffer--
Zone of:• Mixing (chemistry, water, biology,
energy)• Dilution
• Deposition• Redistribution, assimilation, and
production
Zone of:• Bed/suspended solid origin
• Organic matter breakdown/fractioning• Mobility for life
• Energetics
Larger Relationships-
Rivers Coastal
Environment
Zone of:• Generation /”reservoir”
• Carbonaceous materials• Freshwater-surface and recharge
• Suspended solids• Parent material,
minerals/nutrients• Thermal buffers-baseflow
cooling• Water supply buffers-
modulator/inertia• Water quality buffer--
Zone of:• Mixing (chemistry, water, biology,
energy)• Dilution
• Deposition• Redistribution, assimilation, and
production
Zone of:• Bed/suspended solid origin
• Organic matter breakdown/fractioning• Mobility for life
• Energetics
Watershed and Water Impact
Impervious landscapes, Urban environments, Compaction, Agricultural, Fertilizers, Climate
change, Vulcanism, Forestry practices, livestock grazing,Contaminants, Sanitary
sewage, Dredging/Filling, Planting non-native or invasive plant and animal and disease
species, human design and ingenuity
Stream Degradation and Watershed Development Trends
Historic River in IL Existing River in IL
Nine 100 to 500 yr floods in 15 yrs
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Des Plaines River Discharge---1899
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.13 99.8799.5999895908070605040302010521.5
Single Point
Watershed Changes Over Time---Des Plaines River Discharge----1973
780 cfs
Des Plaines RiverDischarge (CFS) at Riverside, Illinois, 1886-1988
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HIGH FLOWS• High flows have doubled• From 1886-1904, 1.5 high flows/yr• Presently, 3-5 high flows/yr
MEDIAN FLOWS• Median flows are 400 times higher
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LOW FLOWS• Low flows are 250 times higher
Annual Hydrographs and Normal Average Water Levels for Restored Wetlands.Designed by Engineers vs. Ecologists
Spring Fall FallSpring
Avg. Avg.
* Unpredictable Swings in Water Levels* Creates Biological Instability* Promotes Habitats for Weeds and Poor Aesthetics* Promotes Poor Water Quality
* Annual Seasonal High and Low* Predictable Hydraulics and Seasonal Trajectory* Promotes Habitat for Stable yet Dynamic Plant Communities (Diversity of Plants and Animals)
File name: C:\DRAWINGS\1997\97-45\HYDRLGY
No changes in storm intensity, frequency, or rainfall distributions!
Soil Carbon collapse (~9% to 1.5%) Imperviousness (0 to 15%)Agricultural tiling (0~70%)
Prairie Crossing - Plan & Photographs
Ecology, Economy and Culture
STT- FIRST AT PRAIRIE CROSSINGA System of Connected, Restored Open Space--------------- instead of pipes and detention ponds.
Setting New Standards—On Hundreds of projects
Creating Great Places ! (Saving $$)
Swimmable/Fishable Water High Clarity and Quality
Unprecedented Results:• Lake Leopold, refugia for rare fish.
• Restored Prairies, home to rare grassland birds• Renewed connections between people and place and to each other.
Kankakee Sands, Indiana
Junk.shp
Soil/Vegetation RelationshipWATEREMERGENTSEDGEWET MESIC/ SEDGEMESIC/ WET MESICSAVANNA
Management Units
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District Main DitchRegional MainField DrainLocal Feeder
Drainage SystemAbandon
Proposed Control Structures%U Major Controls#Y Minor Controls
Lower Don Lands RevitalizationToronto, Ontario
River Mouth and Hydrology Restoration
Freshkills Landfill Restoration Planning
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Restore Soil Carbon and Water Cycle Everywhere
AES’s ~9000 projects worldwide (Water, soils, biodiversity, human relationships with place, etc)
• Diversity• Dynamics
• Productivity
•STINGINESS
RESTORING :
Applied Ecological Services, Inc.
Thank You!
Sustainable Solutions For More Than 35 Years
www.appliedeco.com