City of Hamilton, Red Hill Creek Bank Stabilization, Hamilton, Ontario
UEM was retained by the City of Hamilton to complete the detailed design of the preferred bank stabilization and erosion control options identified from an earlier Environmental Assessment. The system designed by UEM included a toe drain to control identified leachate seepage problems that also impacted bank stabilization. The UEM fluvial geomorphology team inspected the site and provided additional input on the design including use of native vegetation on the slopes above the retaining wall and pinned boulders at the toe of the retaining wall.
Private Landowner, Six Mile Creek Restoration, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario
UEM prepared a re-alignment and restoration plan that met the concerns of the homeowners and regulators. UEM conducted HEC RAS simulations to design appropriate channel cross-sections that would contain a 100-year flood event and help to shed ice and debris away from the house. At high shear-stress areas, bank stabilization techniques such as live crib walls, brush mattresses, and fascines were designed. Overbank wetlands, rootwads, and round river stone were integrated into the design to improve habitat. All live planting used native plant material. The re-alignment and restoration plan was quickly approved by NPCA and DFO. Additional approval from the Region of Niagara was also obtained under their new Forestry By-law. The homeowner's hired a contractor and the work was substantially completed in the Fall of 2006. UEM will provide continued monitoring of the site as a research project in cooperation with students from the postgraduate Ecosystem Restoration Program at Niagara College.
City of Hamilton, Chedoke Creek Bank Stabilization, Hamilton, Ontario
UEM was retained to complete geomorphological assessments for the portion of the creek immediately downstream of the King Street box culverts. This included an analysis of restoration options, and HEC RAS modeling and fluvial geomorphic analysis. This project was part of an Environmental Assessment and UEM staff participated at PICs as member of the project team.
Recommended restoration includes bioengineering works such (bank armouring, slope regrading and revegetation) plus options for decreasing culvert discharge velocities via the implementation of a 'created' plunge pool at the culvert egress point. Toe protection though the use of armour stone is being considered given the backwater effect and associated ice floe scour potential. The project has now entered the design phase, being led by UEM.
City of Hamilton, Red Hill Creek Bank Stabilization, Hamilton, Ontario
UEM was retained by the City of Hamilton to complete the detailed design of the preferred bank stabilization and erosion control options identified from an earlier Environmental Assessment. The system designed by UEM included a toe drain to control identified leachate seepage problems that also impacted bank stabilization. The UEM fluvial geomorphology team inspected the site and provided additional input on the design including use of native vegetation on the slopes above the retaining wall and pinned boulders at the toe of the retaining wall.
UEM was retained by the City of Hamilton to complete the detailed design of the preferred bank stabilization and erosion control options identified from an earlier Environmental Assessment. The system designed by UEM included a toe drain to control identified leachate seepage problems that also impacted bank stabilization. The UEM fluvial geomorphology team inspected the site and provided additional input on the design including use of native vegetation on the slopes above the retaining wall and pinned boulders at the toe of the retaining wall.
UEM prepared a re-alignment and restoration plan that met the concerns of the homeowners and regulators. UEM conducted HEC RAS simulations to design appropriate channel cross-sections that would contain a 100-year flood event and help to shed ice and debris away from the house. At high shear-stress areas, bank stabilization techniques such as live crib walls, brush mattresses, and fascines were designed. Overbank wetlands, rootwads, and round river stone were integrated into the design to improve habitat. All live planting used native plant material. The re-alignment and restoration plan was quickly approved by NPCA and DFO. Additional approval from the Region of Niagara was also obtained under their new Forestry By-law. The homeowner's hired a contractor and the work was substantially completed in the Fall of 2006. UEM will provide continued monitoring of the site as a research project in cooperation with students from the postgraduate Ecosystem Restoration Program at Niagara College.
UEM was retained to complete geomorphological assessments for the portion of the creek immediately downstream of the King Street box culverts. This included an analysis of restoration options, and HEC RAS modeling and fluvial geomorphic analysis. This project was part of an Environmental Assessment and UEM staff participated at PICs as member of the project team.
