Recommended Methods to Verify Stream Restoration Practices Built for Pollutant Crediting in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed

Recommended Methods to Verify Stream Restoration Practices Built for Pollutant Crediting in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed

Speakers:

Tim Schueler, Hazen and Sawyer

Meghan Fellows, Fairfax County

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While post-construction monitoring is often required for several years after a stream restoration is completed, little guidance has been available on how to quickly and cost-effectively inspect stream restoration projects sites to verify continued water quality benefits beyond the end of the permit term to maintain TMDL credit. In this webcast, we will introduce a new guidance document, approved by the Bay Program’s Urban Stormwater Workgroup, for inspecting and verifying stream restoration practices using a series of simple visual indicators.

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Verifying Stream Restoration Practices: Webcast Recording

Full recording for the September 26, 2019 webcast, “Verifying Stream Restoration Practices”.
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Verifying Stream Restoration Practices: Webcast Slides

Presentation slides for the September 26, 2019 webcast, “Verifying Stream Restoration Practices”.
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