Telogia Creek Watershed Water Quality Improvements
Implementing Organization
US Department of the Interior
Overview
DWH Project Funding
$2,700,000
Known Leveraged Funding
$0
Funding Organization
Natural Resource Damage Assessment Trustees (NRDA)
Funding Program
Natural Resource Damage Assessment NRDA
Details
Project Category
Environmental
Project Actions
Water Quality Restoration and Maintenance
Targeted Resources
Wetlands/Marshes/Estuaries
Project Description
The project will improve surface water and aquatic habitat quality in the Telogia Creek subbasin by both reducing sediment, nutrient, and pollutant loading as well as improving habitat stability and natural flow regimes. The project will implement a variety of activities such as restoring eroding steam channels, establishing riparian buffers, improving unpaved road crossings, and restoring hydrologic connectivity throughout the Telogia Creek Watershed. This project will be conducted in phases. Phase 1 will consist of gathering and synthesizing existing data to identify areas of potential water quality impairment along Telogia Creek, conducting field reconnaissance to gather site-specific observations of these impaired areas, and identifying hotspot areas where water quality is impacted that could be targeted in Phase 2. Phase 2 will consist of implementing site-specific restoration activities at up to 13 sites, such as restoring riparian buffer zones, addressing unpaved roads and associated erosion at stream crossings, or collaborating with landowners to identify and implement agricultural or silvicultural Best Management Practices.
Contact
Ashley Warren(470) 877-8197
ashley_warren@nps.gov
Project Website
None
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