Stream Mechanics provides classroom
and field workshops on stream restoration
science, techniques and application.
Natural Channel Design
REVIEW CHECKLIST
NATURAL CHANNEL DESIGN
Review Checklist Workshop
WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION
This off-the-shelf course provides participants with training on how to use the NATURAL
CHANNEL DESIGN REVIEW CHECKLIST. The course starts with an overview of stream processes,
channel stability and function, restoration potential, and natural channel design techniques.
Exercises are used to reinforce the concepts. From there, the participants are introduced to the
Checklist and use it to review two case studies. A field trip is taken to demonstrate measurement
techniques and to critique local restoration projects, if available. For locations that do not have
restoration projects, a tour of a degraded or reference reach stream will demonstrate critical
measurement techniques. Participants will leave the workshop prepared to apply the Checklist
to future designs submitted for their review, or as an aid to help determine the tasks required
to complete a natural channel design.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
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Members of Interagency Review Teams, In-Lieu Fee Providers, and Mitigation Bankers
Federal, State and Local Agencies with regulatory responsibilities
Professional Engineers responsible for quality assurance/quality control of natural channel designs
Natural channel design and stream restoration practitioners
INSTRUCTOR BACKGROUND
LIST OF ATTENDEES
Will Harman and Rich Starr developed the NATURAL
CHANNEL DESIGN REVIEW CHECKLIST and corresponding
workshop for the US Environmental Protection Agency and
US Fish and Wildlife Service to provide regulatory agencies,
in-lieu fee providers, local governments and consultants with
a rapid method to review natural channel designs. The
Checklist can be used to review any stream restoration project;
however, it is most applicable to projects that use natural
channel design techniques based on or adapted from the
Rosgen method.
US Army Corp of Engineers (USACE),
Norfolk District
“I have found that the Checklist provides a tool for clear communication between designer and reviewer. The Checklist provides a
methodical way of requesting design information and explains in
a short, direct way why the information specified is necessary. In
addition to design review, the guidance is helpful to provide
simple explanations of natural channel design concepts to interest
groups and management. It’s a document I use often.”
Harman and Starr have taught the
Review Checklist Workshop to numerous federal and state agencies, as well
as private consulting firms. A partial
list of agencies and companies that
have sent staff to these workshops is
provided below.
USACE, Tulsa District
USACE, Rock Island District
US Army, Environmental Resources
Section (NC)
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Michigan Nonpoint Source Unit
Michigan Department of Environmental Quality
USDA Forest Service
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Regions 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 & 9
US Environmental Protection Agency
(USEPA) Headquarters, Wetlands
Division
REGISTER TODAY
For more information about the Natural Channel Design
Review Checklist Workshop, or to find a workshop in your
area, contact us in any of the following ways:
USEPA, Regions 3, 4 & 7
Timmons
Michael Baker Corporation
Bureau of Land Management, Alaska
Frederick County Government
(Maryland)
Missouri Department of Natural
Resources
Mecklenburg County Stormwater
Services (NC)
Kansas Department of Transportation
Front Side Photo By: Rich Starr, US Fish
and Wildlife Service, Raven Rock Creek Dam
Removal Project
O N LI N E
For a list of upcoming workshops, go to the Stream
Mechanics website www.stream-mechanics.com and
click on the Workshops tab.
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BY PH O N E
Contact Stream Mechanics directly to learn about existing
courses or to inquire about holding the workshop at a
date and location of your choosing. Call (919) 747-9448
for more information.