Watershed Restoration Techniques

1. Presented by: Jennifer Zielinski, PE Biohabitats, Inc. March 24, 2010 Watershed Restoration Techniques

2. Stormwater produces real watershed problems trash and debris bacteria pesticides nutrients habitat fisheries flooding property values public infrastructure drinking water public health

3. What is Restoration? Determined on case-by-case basis For many vision may look like: Swimmable and Fishable In order to achieve vision, goals may look like: Improve water quality Improve fish and wildlife habitat Alleviate flooding Enhance community stewardship

4. Watershed Restoration Practices Stormwater Retrofits Stream Restoration Riparian Management Pervious Area Management Discharge Prevention Pollution Source Control Municipal Practices

5. Stormwater Retrofits Stormwater best management practices (BMPs) inserted in an altered landscape where little or no prior stormwater controls existed Large storage BMPs On-site vegetated BMPs Residential BMPs

6. Langerdale Basin, South Euclid, OH

7. Langerdale Basin, South Euclid, OH

8. The Dell, University of Virginia, VA

9. Ponds

10. Wooded Wetlands

11. Bioswales

12. Bioretention

13. Landscape / Hardscape Retrofits Source: City of Portland, OR

14. Sand Filters and Permeable Pavement

15. Rain Gardens and Rain Barrels

16. Stormwater Art

17. Stream Restoration Techniques used to enhance the appearance, structure, or function of urban streams Stream Clean-Ups Stream Repair Practices Comprehensive Restoration Practices

18. Spring Branch, Baltimore County, MD

19. Spring Branch, Baltimore County, MD

20. Spring Branch, Baltimore County, MD

21. Spring Branch, Baltimore County, MD

22. Spring Branch, Baltimore County, MD

23. Cuyahoga River Restoration at Kent Dam, Kent, OH

24. Riparian Restoration and Management Basic techniques to restore the quality of forests and wetlands within the remaining stream corridor Active Reforestation Park or Greenway Plantings Natural Regeneration Riparian Wetland Restoration

25. Cuyahoga Towpath Trail Stage 1, Cleveland, OH

26. Pier 53 on the Delaware River, Philadelphia, PA

27. Pier 53 on the Delaware River, Philadelphia, PA

28. Pervious Area Management Application of various techniques to improve habitat, improve soil quality, increase stormwater infiltration, and increase urban tree canopy Land Reclamation Upland Revegetation or Reforestation Management of Natural Area Remnants

29. Dike 14, Cleveland, OH

30. Pollution Source Control Practices that focus educational, enforcement, and technical resources on changing resident behaviors or business operations that are causing pollution Residential Source Control Hotspot Source Control

31. Bronx River Watershed, Westchester County, NY Residential Neighborhoods: • Focus on buffer encroachment and yard waste dumping • Increase watershed-related signage • Opportunities for rooftop disconnection, storm drain stenciling, and better lawn & landscaping practices Stormwater Hotspots: • Focus on municipal maintenance yards • Improve pollution prevention at gas stations and shopping centers • Explore County-wide illicit discharge coordination opportunities

32. Discharge Prevention Practices that prevent sewage and other pollutants from entering the stream from illicit discharges Illicit Sewage Connections Commercial & Industrial Illicit Connections Failing Sewage Lines Industrial and Transport Spills

33. Ohio IDDE Guidance Manual Inspecting and Developing Priority Areas Tracing For the Source of an Illicit Discharge Eliminating an Illicit Discharge Evaluating your IDDE Program Educating Public Employees, General Public, and Businesses

34. Municipal Practices and Programs Improved operation and maintenance of publicly-owned facilities and infrastructure that will reduce pollution generation Street and Storm Drain Practices Best Practices for Development or Redevelopment Stewardship of Public Lands Municipal Stewardship Programs Watershed Education and Enforcement

35. Montgomery County, MD Implement stormwater management and watershed restoration practices to manage 20% of the County’s impervious area Achieve pollutant reduction goals set forth in Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) for bacteria, sediment, nutrients, and trash Meet commitments in Trash Free Potomac Treaty Increase the use of Environmental Site Design (ESD) in new and redevelopment Assure public input and stewardship opportunities

36. Finding Restoration Opportunities is Challenging… Landscape is dominated by built environment Complicated mosaic of pervious and impervious area Need dozens, even hundreds of parcels Parcels need to be in the right place and have the right owners Process of discovering these opportunities is watershed planning

37. Watershed Planning Customized road map Lays out a prioritized approach Applying some combination of restoration or protection tools Achieve specific, localgoals 1. Characterize watershed 2. Classify & screen priority subwatersheds 3. Identify protection & restoration opportunities 4. Conduct detailed assessments5. Assemble recommendations into plan 6. Determine if plan meets goals 7. Implement the plan 8. Evaluate over time

38. Watershed Planning

39. Presented by: Jennifer Zielinski, PE Biohabitats, Inc. March 24, 2010 Watershed Restoration Techniques Thank You