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| NATURAL
STREAM CHANNEL DESIGN |
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Natural Stream Channel Design
Rivers and
streams are ever changing and evolving systems that are
dependant upon the surrounding land types and uses to reach
and maintain equilibrium. Rivers and streams are excellent
indicators of environmental stress.
When changes
such as increased development, poor storm-water runoff
management and reduction in riparian buffers occur within our
watersheds, stream systems are severely altered. These
alterations can cause streambank instability that leads to
increased sediment loading within the stream systems. If there
is too much sediment within a stream it can limit what types
of organisims and fish can inhabit the stream.
Natural
Stream Channel Design (NSCD) restoration mimics the natural
evolution process of streams and corrects the negative impacts
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Benefits of Stream Restoration
Natural stream
channel design does not just focus on the stream channel, but
the whole stream system. Everything is connected, and with an
understanding of how these systems work together, restoration
using natural stream channel design techniques ensure that a
stream can continue to maintain equilibrium and function
properly.
Benefits of
using natural stream channel design:
Stable
Streambed and Bank
for the proper transportation of water and sediment
Creation
of Floodplains
for increased
water storage during flooding
Improved
Aquatic Habitat
for fish
and macroinvertebrates
Vegetated
Riparian Buffer
provides
stability for streambanks, creates food, habitat and travel
corridors for wildlife.
Improved
Water Quality
for present and future generations
Long
Lasting Results
in comparison to a “band-aid” approach
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| Our
Services
Wallace and
Pancher, Inc. has experienced engineers, biologists, and
construction teams that work together to ensure that our
stream projects provide the proper transportation of water and
sediment, a stable stream channel dimension, pattern and
profile and promote a biologically diverse system.
Services that
WPI provides:
Natural
Stream Channel Design
Stream
Restoration, Relocation, and Mitigation Projects
Survey and
Data Collection
Project
Design
State and
Federal Environmental Permitting
Site
Construction and Management
Habitat
Improvement
Streambank
Fencing
Riparian
Plantings with Native Plants and Trees
Macroinvertebrate and Fish Surveys
The
Professionals at Wallace & Pancher, Inc. successfully
completes many projects each year that are
unique to each stream and surrounding environment in the
states of Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia.
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Wallace & Pancher, Inc., 1085 S. Hermitage Road, Hermitage, PA 16148
Phone: (724) 981-0155 Fax: (724) 981-0156
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