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National Emergency Watershed Protection Program Workshop Denver - July 2005

National Emergency Watershed Protection Program Workshop Denver - July 2005. Emergency Watershed Protection Pre-Disaster Planning and ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES. National Emergency Watershed Protection Program Workshop Denver - July 2005. Emergency Watershed Protection.

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National Emergency Watershed Protection Program Workshop Denver - July 2005

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  1. National Emergency Watershed Protection Program WorkshopDenver - July 2005 Emergency Watershed Protection Pre-Disaster Planning and ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

  2. National Emergency Watershed Protection Program WorkshopDenver - July 2005 Emergency Watershed Protection Fifteen Key Aspects of EWP were considered for improvement or expansion in the Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS)

  3. Pre-Disaster Planning Key Element No. 6: Improve disaster-readiness through interagency coordination, planning, and training. National Emergency Watershed Protection Program WorkshopDenver - July 2005

  4. NOW is not the time to think about pre-disaster planning! National Emergency Watershed Protection Program WorkshopDenver - July 2005

  5. But before we can contact outside agencies… National Emergency Watershed Protection Program WorkshopDenver - July 2005

  6. Pre-Disaster Planning Intra-agency Coordination is Essential National Emergency Watershed Protection Program WorkshopDenver - July 2005 • State Conservationist • EWP Program Manager • DRS Teams • Contract Specialists • Contracting Officer’s Technical Representatives • Engineers • Inspectors • Biologists and other specialists

  7. Pre-Disaster Planning Intra-agency Coordination • Leadership • Employee Training • Planning • Action National Emergency Watershed Protection Program WorkshopDenver - July 2005

  8. Pre-Disaster Planning Inter-agency Coordination Allows us to use existing relationships to develop and maintain a state of readiness for EWP work National Emergency Watershed Protection Program WorkshopDenver - July 2005

  9. Pre-Disaster PlanningInter-agency Coordination • Enter into agreements with other agencies • Document contact persons within agencies • Pre-define duties and responsibilities of each agency when an emergency is declared National Emergency Watershed Protection Program WorkshopDenver - July 2005

  10. Pre-Disaster PlanningInter-agency Coordination Duties and Responsibilities Could Include: • Act as a DSR team member • Review of DSRs (Planned work and location) • Input with design (bio-engineering, planting specifications) • Time frame for review of planned work • What information is required National Emergency Watershed Protection Program WorkshopDenver - July 2005

  11. Pre-Disaster PlanningInter-agency Coordination • Program Consistency • Protection and/or Enhancement of Resources • Facilitates Permit Process When Timeliness is an Absolute Necessity as with Exigency Situations • Expedited T&E Species Review • Historic Resources • Use of Locally Developed/Regional Permits National Emergency Watershed Protection Program WorkshopDenver - July 2005

  12. Pre-Disaster Planning Inter-agency Coordination Who are our partners? • FEMA and State Emergency Services • US Fish and Wildlife Service • State Game and Fish Department • National Marine Fisheries Service National Emergency Watershed Protection Program WorkshopDenver - July 2005

  13. Pre-Disaster Planning Inter-agency Coordination Who are our partners? • State Dept of Agriculture • US Army Corps of Engineers • State Depts. of Environmental Quality • US Forest Service National Emergency Watershed Protection Program WorkshopDenver - July 2005

  14. Pre-Disaster Planning Inter-agency Coordination Who are our partners? • State Historic Preservation Office • Tribes • FSA (ECP Administration) • SWCD and State Conservation Agency National Emergency Watershed Protection Program WorkshopDenver - July 2005

  15. Pre-Disaster Planning Inter-agency Coordination Who are our partners? • State Forestry Departments • Drainage, Watershed, and Levee Districts • Department of Natural Heritage • Others as needed such as Bureau of Land Management or Planning Commissions National Emergency Watershed Protection Program WorkshopDenver - July 2005

  16. Pre-Disaster Planning Inter-agency Coordination • Permits • Construction Techniques • Planting Specifications • Bio-engineering & Geomorphology • Regulatory Environmental Review Process • Put agreements in place that outline review processes for SHPO, T&E Species, etc. National Emergency Watershed Protection Program WorkshopDenver - July 2005

  17. Pre-Disaster Planning • Can be all pulled together in your state’s Emergency Recovery Plan (ERP) • ERPs should be reviewed every other year, or sooner if necessary, as they are dynamic documents National Emergency Watershed Protection Program WorkshopDenver - July 2005

  18. Let’s Change Gears National Emergency Watershed Protection Program WorkshopDenver - July 2005

  19. National Emergency Watershed Protection Program WorkshopDenver - July 2005 Key Element No. 10 Apply the principles of natural steam dynamics and bio-engineering in restoration.

  20. Changes in Policy If Possible… Let’s Move Towards Soft, Green Engineering National Emergency Watershed Protection Program WorkshopDenver - July 2005

  21. Conventional channel work can be detrimental to water quality and can reduce habitat values Helgramite Mayfly National Emergency Watershed Protection Program WorkshopDenver - July 2005

  22. Have you ever seen this sight? Heavy Equipment being used in streams may destroy habitat and … National Emergency Watershed Protection Program WorkshopDenver - July 2005

  23. …And can create conditions far from those of a natural stream. National Emergency Watershed Protection Program WorkshopDenver - July 2005

  24. Instream Work • Adversely affects aquatic species by: • Lost of habitat • Reduced habitat diversity National Emergency Watershed Protection Program WorkshopDenver - July 2005

  25. Loss of streamside vegetation may also adversely affect wildlife and aquatic life National Emergency Watershed Protection Program WorkshopDenver - July 2005

  26. Hydrogeomorphology in channel stabilization must also be a consideration Or this ... National Emergency Watershed Protection Program WorkshopDenver - July 2005

  27. Trout Stream Example Where EWP Work Caused a Reduction in Habitat Value Stream above EWP project work Same stream with EWP project work National Emergency Watershed Protection Program WorkshopDenver - July 2005

  28. Clearing of stream banks removes riparian vegetation and can destabilize banks Resulting sedimentation fills in holes and deepwater habitat and covers gravel bars. National Emergency Watershed Protection Program WorkshopDenver - July 2005

  29. Trout stream relocated in a farm field and ground was left exposed along stream. Banks of some stabilized streams won’t withstand flooding or reestablish desirable vegetation National Emergency Watershed Protection Program WorkshopDenver - July 2005

  30. Changes in Policy • Increased use of bioengineering techniques • Use of “soft” measures where possible • Consideration of hydrologic and geomorphic processes • Increased consideration of natural resources in implementing measures • Minimizing impacts from EWP work National Emergency Watershed Protection Program WorkshopDenver - July 2005

  31. Construction Techniques • No trapezoidal X-Section channels and no channelization • Work with natural meander patterns • Match upstream and down stream stable X-sections • Be sensitive to timing restrictions (fish spawning, eagle nesting, etc.) • No berms constructed, debris hauled out of flood plain National Emergency Watershed Protection Program WorkshopDenver - July 2005

  32. Construction Techniques • Work from bank as much as possible • Divert stream to prevent equipment working in water • Work downstream to upstream • Use root wads to stabilize banks in non-critical sites, if available (habitat creation). • Always install or protect the low flow channel • Leave as much existing vegetation in place as possible National Emergency Watershed Protection Program WorkshopDenver - July 2005

  33. Debris, Debris, Debris… Debris may act as and create habitat. Debris removal should be done in a manner that: Minimizes impacts of the work Removes only as much debris as necessary. National Emergency Watershed Protection Program WorkshopDenver - July 2005

  34. Debris Removal Work from side with most impacts Avoid/minimizework in streamand bank disturbance National Emergency Watershed Protection Program WorkshopDenver - July 2005

  35. Stream Improvement Structures Cross Vane Directs Flow to center and develops instream habitat National Emergency Watershed Protection Program WorkshopDenver - July 2005

  36. Stream Improvement Structures Double Wing Deflector J Vane Structure National Emergency Watershed Protection Program WorkshopDenver - July 2005

  37. Stream Barbs - Stone or logs (often on site) • Provide flow direction • Bank protection • Fish habitat flow Slow water riffle Scour hole National Emergency Watershed Protection Program WorkshopDenver - July 2005

  38. Streambank RestorationTreatments Cribwall Structures Streambank protection with vegetative planting and soil bioengineering National Emergency Watershed Protection Program WorkshopDenver - July 2005

  39. Streambank Treatment Root Wads Rootwads used to protect unstable banks and create cover and pools National Emergency Watershed Protection Program WorkshopDenver - July 2005

  40. Streambank Treatments Before During National Emergency Watershed Protection Program WorkshopDenver - July 2005

  41. After National Emergency Watershed Protection Program WorkshopDenver - July 2005

  42. Chapter 16 Contains a wide variety of measures to restore and protect streambanks using vegetative plantings, soil bioengineering and structural systems. National Emergency Watershed Protection Program WorkshopDenver - July 2005

  43. SOMETIMES OUR OPTIONS MAY BE LIMITED • Homes • Utilities • Roads • Acceptability of owners National Emergency Watershed Protection Program WorkshopDenver - July 2005

  44. But in the End… National Emergency Watershed Protection Program WorkshopDenver - July 2005

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