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After (June 2013)
BigSpringRunFloodplain/WetlandRestoration
Before(April2004)
RobertWalter*1,DorothyMerritts*1,MikeRahnis*1,EvanLewis*1,JosephSweeney1,KaylaSchulte1,2,andAllenGellis3*FranklinandMarshallCollege;2OxfordUniversity;1TheWaterScienceInstitute; 3USGS
www.bsr-project.orgMarylandDNRStreamInformationExchange,November15th,2017
BSRLegacySedimentRemoval–Floodplain-WetlandEcosystemRestoration
ExistingCondition
Legacy Sediment
Flood Level
Bedrock
GravelBase Flow
~ 10 ft
Hydric Soil Hydric Soil
Legacy Sediment
RestorationTarget
Base flow
Bedrock
Gravel
IncreaseDOC&deN,reduceN,P&SedLowDOC&deN,highN,P&Sed
Activenitrification
400mg/kgP1300mg/kgN
MesicWasteland Tussock-SedgeWetMeadow
New Hydric SoilHydric Soil
NewFlood Level
~2 ft
Activedenitrification
AcknowledgementsFundingPartners:FranklinandMarshallCollege,PADeptofEnvironmentalProtection,PAChesapeakeBayCommission, EPA,andNSF(MRIandNCALM)
ProfessionalColleagues:KarenMertzman(F&M),JeffHartranft (PADEP),BillHilgartner (JohnsHopkinsUniversity,MilanPavich,AllenGellis,andMikeLangland(USGS),ScottCox(PADEP),WardOberholtzer,MarkGutshall(Landstudies,Inc.),DrewAltland (RKK),AndrewDonaldson(JMT),RobSternberg(F&M),JerryRitchie(deceased,USDA),ArtParola (Univ.Louisville), PaulMayerandKenForshay (EPA),CandaceGrandPre(F&M),LouKaplan(StroudWaterResearchCenter),LaurelLarsen(Univ.ofCalifornia,Berkeley),JasonKaye,JulieWeitzmanandPeterWilf(PennState).
StudentColleagues:LaurenManion ‘04,GrahamBoardman‘05,ChristinaArlt ’05,CaitlinLippincott‘05,Sauleh Siddiqui‘07,Yoanna Voynova ‘06,AndreyVoynov‘05,AlexandraSullivan‘06,AdamRoss‘07,MarkVoli ‘08,ChrisScheid ‘08,ZachStein‘08,JulieWeitzmann ‘08,ColetteBuchanan’08,DouglasSmith,‘08,AlisonWinterer,‘09,ZainRehman ‘09,BrianHughes,‘09,ErikOhlson ‘10,FranklinDekker‘10,StaceySosenko‘09,LizCranmer‘09,MattJenschke ’09,Wanlin Deng‘12,KatieDatin ‘12,LauraKratz ’11,AndreaShilling,‘10,Yupu Zhao,’10,DerekMatuszewski,‘10,AustinReed,‘10,AlexDiIonno,‘10,JoeGalella,‘11,ErikOlsen,‘11,AliNeugebauer,’11,ElvisAndino,‘12,PeterRippberger,‘12,AakashAhamed,‘12,Conor Neal,’12,DanielleVerna,‘12,JordanAppleyard,‘13,KaylaSchulte,‘13.AaronBlair,‘13,ErinPeck,‘14,Xinyu Deng,’15,AmberCarter,‘15,&PeterLimberg,’16,Yuning Bai,‘17.
Landowners:SweeneyFamily,KirchnerFamily,FryFamily,KeenerFamily,HouserFamily&GroffFamily(BigSpringRun),DonandRoseannMann(LittleConestoga),MooreFamily(MarshCreek),StroudWaterResearchCenter(WhiteClayCreek).
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StreamRestorationTargets*AppliedtoBigSpringRun
i. Reducesuspendedsediment load- reduceTSS&TP
ii. Increasesurfacewaterretentiontimeonfloodplain
iii. AddDOC– enablefrequentoverbankflowtointeractwithDOC
iv. Attenuateflows– slowwatervelocity
v. Reconnectfloodplainwetlandswithsurfacewaterandgroundwater– enabledenitrificationofNO3-N(viaii-v)
*RecommendationsofEPA/CBPExpertPanelonStreamRestoration(2014)Sections3.2and3.3
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BSRSedimentandNutrients
1. Composition ofStreambanksandUplandSoils2. Pre-restorationsourcesofsediment (suspendedsediment load)3. Pre-restorationnitrogenandphosphorusdynamics4. Post-Restorationsourcesofsediment (depositiononfloodplain)5. Post-restorationnitrogen,phosphorusandcarbonprocessing
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000.250.5km Geomorphology-Hydrogeology:Q,T,flow,pH,DO,DOC,N,P,SedRegional SoilFingerprinting3USGSgagestations()3ISCOsamplers3Turbiditysensors18USGSIn-streampiezos29EPAshallowGWwells2Live-feedwebcams6Time-lapse cameras
Pre-RestorationMonitoring– 2008-2011
NCALMLidarDEM
East Branch
West Branch
Main Stem
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RestorationReach(1000mstreamlength)
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Pre-RestorationNutrientContentsofStreamBanks
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P (ppm)
Dep
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TotalNitrogen(ECA) TotalSorbed Phosphorus(ICP/EPA3051)
(1650 ppm) (540 ppm)
Voynova 2006&Weitzman2008,FranklinandMarshallCollegeBATheses 7
Big Spring Run Trench 3
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TotalNitrogen(ECA)
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Nitrate-N(KCl-Extraction)
Zhao2010,FranklinandMarshallCollegeBAThesis
0.02 lbs/ton(10 ppm)
Pre-RestorationNitrate-NinStreamBanks
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Pre-RestorationOrotho-PhosphateinStreamBanks0
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Depth(cm)
PO4 (mg/kg)
BSR-SFSiteNYT2010
FieldMoist
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MeanFM
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Mean = 1.6 mg/kg0.003 lbs/ton
Post-Restoration ~ 0.3 lbs per year reduction to suspended sediment load from 100 t/yr sediment load reduction
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BSR-SF Group 1
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NutrientAnalysesofUplandSoilsAdjacenttoBigSpringRun
GEO273LandscapeGeochemistrySoilPits1-4,9/29/08 10
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NutrientContentofUplandSoilsAdjacenttoBigSpringRun
Pre-RestorationSurfaceWaterNitrate-Ndiffersbybranch,andmixestoanaverageconcentrationintheMainStem
-76.265 -76.264 -76.263 -76.262 -76.261Longitude
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Nitrate (mg/L)
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Mainstem BranchWBMSEB
DatacourtesyofPaulMayer,EPA
SampleSlamApril7,2010
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Pre-RestorationNitrateandDOCareinverselyrelated– duetodenitrification?
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“SampleSlam”April7,2010
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GroundwaterNitrateSources&SinksatBSR
East Branch
West Branch
Main Stem
SourceSinkNorthward Flow
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Pre-RestorationburiedhydricsoilshavegreaterDeN ratesandDeNpotentialthanLegacySediments.
Errorbars± 1s.e.n=72p<0.05
Source:Forshay etal2016(EcologicalSocietyofAmerica)
Pre-RestorationDenitrificationPotentialofBuriedHydricSoil
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Control Disturbance WetMeadow LowMarsh Millport Banta
Hydric DeepHydric
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Hydric soil in situ at BSR
BSR hydric soil “planted” in functioning wetland soils.
De-
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oten
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DatacourtesyofKenForshay,EPA16
TotalC&NinStreamBankSediments
%C
%N
Weitzman 2011, MSc Thesis, Penn State University; and Weitzman et al., 2014, Potential nitrogen and carbon processing in a landscape rich in milldam legacy sediments. Biogeochemistry, 120, pp 337–357
Weitzman 2011, MSc Thesis, Penn State University; and Weitzman et al., 2014, Potential nitrogen and carbon processing in a landscape rich in milldam legacy sediments. Biogeochemistry, 120, pp 337–357
NitrificationPotentialofStreamBankSediments
Weitzman 2011, MSc Thesis, Penn State University; and Weitzman et al., 2014, Potential nitrogen and carbon processing in a landscape rich in milldam legacy sediments. Biogeochemistry, 120, pp 337–357
Weitzman 2011, MSc Thesis, Penn State University; and Weitzman et al., 2014, Potential nitrogen and carbon processing in a landscape rich in milldam legacy sediments. Biogeochemistry, 120, pp 337–357
Pre-RestorationSuspendedSedimentLoadandSourceStudy
OnedayafterHurricaneHanna,September7,2008 21
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SourcesofSuspendedSediment:%ContributionfromStreamBanks
NCALMlidar DEM
Sweeney Gage
Fry Gage
Keener Gage
NMean=63%
Mean=54%
Mean=33%
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Pre-Restoration2-DHydraulicModeling
ArtParolaandDorothyMerritts
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Narrowculvertunderfarmbridge
Oxbowcutoffs(insetpointbars)
Forvideolinksee:http://www.bsrproject.org/visualizations.html
KeyObservations:(1) Floodwaterrarelygoes
overbank,andwhenitdoes,itdoessoduetoconstrictionataculvertandinlow-elevationoxbowcutoffs.
(2) Shearstressesarehigh.
InsetPointBars
“Floodplain”
1.Tilepadsinstalledonlegacysedimentterracethreeyearspriortorestoration.
2.80-100%ofdepositionon“tilepads”oninsetpointbarsisfrombankerosion.
%BankErosion
3.Nodepositionontilepadson“floodplain”(i.e.,onlegacysedimentterrace).
Pre-RestorationTilePadExperiment– WhereDidDepositionOccur?
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BSRSampleSitesforFingerprintStudy
StreamBankSediments UplandSoils
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BigSpringRunPre-RestorationStreamBankSampling
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ZachSteinandEricOhlson,June5,2007,BSRSite1
TraceElementSedimentFingerprinting
Bayesian InferenceAnalysis(Massoudieh etal.,2012) 27
Pre-RestorationSedimentSources– DotPlots
XRF(9majorand20traceelements) +ANOVA+Bonferroni
Upland Upland
Bank & Suspended
Bank & Suspended
B = U = S =
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Upland%8%
Suspended%1ZS%
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TPx (avg)=941mg/kg(1.9lb/ton)
SuspendedSedimentsUplandSoils
Pre-RestorationBSRStreamBankTotalPhosphorus(TPx)
Group1=BSRSweeney-KirchnerFarmUplandEastGroup2 =BSRPre-RestorationStreamBanksGroup3 =BSRFreyFarmUplandWestGroup4 =BSRSuspendedSediment
Upland E
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Pre-RestorationSedimentSources–MixingModel
IsotopeSystematicsof210Pb,137Csand7Be
210PbT1/2 =22.3yr
137CsT1/2 =30.2yr
7BeT1/2 =53.1d
137Csat5T1/2 =151years(AD2114)32
137CsFalloutfromBombTestsinUS
Bq m-2
137CsFalloutfromGlobalBombTests
Bq m-2
In1963,three(UK,US,SovietUnion)ofthefournuclearstatessignedtheLimitedTestBanTreaty,pledgingtorefrainfromtestingnuclearweaponsintheatmosphere,underwater,orinouterspace.Francecontinuedatmospherictestinguntil1974,andChinacontinueduntil1980.Neitherhassignedthetreaty
How137CsDataAreUsed
WallingandQuine1990
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AMS Dates
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Note:Theaggregate“legacysediment”streambank137Csvalueisnotzero(~1.0-3.0x10-3Bq/g)!!
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SuspendedSediment(0.8)
Pre- andPost-Restoration137CsActivitybyLandscapePosition
137CsActivity(AverageBq/g)byLandscapePosition(Note:Blanklinesindicateno137Csactivity) 37
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AggregateActivity~1.0x10-3 Bq/g.
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ctivity(B
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StreamBankProfile
StreamBankAggregate
Bai2017,F&MThesis
UplandFarmSoils
SuspendedSediment
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Post-RestorationTilePadStudy
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Organic Carbon (%)
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Walteretal.,2017
BSRSuspendedSedimentStudy
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KeyOutcomes
1. 85-100%of pre-restorationandpost-restorationsuspendedsedimentstormloadfromstreambanksources.
2. Consistentwithtraceelementdata.
3. Uplandfarmslopescontributelittlesoiltothesuspendedsedimentsupply.
BigSpringRunBeforeWetlandRestoration
TypicalExistingConditions(April2005)–ThreeYearsofPre-RestorartionMonitoring(2008to2011) 41
BigSpringRunAfterWetlandRestoration
November 2011 – Six Years of On-Going Post-Restoration Monitoring (2011 to Present) 42
BigSpringRunFloodplainWetlandRestoration
RestorationCompletedNovember2011- DesignedandEngineeredbyLandStudies Inc. 43Forvideolinksee:http://www.bsrproject.org/visualizations.html
Big Spring Run Floodplain Wetland Restoration
June 2012 44
• SedimentRemoved:~21,955tons
• SedimentSource:85-100%frombanks(~100%
fromwithinrestorationreach)beforerestoration
• SedimentLoadReduction:~150tons/yr
• TotalPRemoved:~50,500lbs
• TotalSorbed PRemoved*:~35,128lbs
• TotalNRemoved:~63,600lbs
• NitrateReduction:15%inbaseflow
• TotalPReduction:26%instormflow
• CarbonStorage:7,300lbs/yr
• WaterStorage:2.7milliongallonsinc. (50%)
• Groundwater:10%moreoutput
• Up/DownPeakDelayinflow:17mininc.
• SurfaceWaterT:~8-15°Cdrop• BiologicalIndicators:Shiftfromuplanddominated
toaquaticecosystemdominatedfloodplainareabasedonbiologicalindicators- vascularplants,diatoms,amphibians.
BigSpringRunFloodplain/Wetland RestorationOutcomes (2008-2017)
NCALMlidar DEM
RestorationReach
Formoreinformationsee:http://www.bsr-project.org/45
BigSpringRunSite1
BeforeExcavation9/13/11 AfterExcavation9/28/11
Observation 1:Removetheimpairment…theerodingstreambanksthatcontributetohighsuspended sedimentandnutrientloads.
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BigSpringRunSite1
BeforeExcavation9/13/11 AfterExcavation6/18/13
Observation 1:Removetheimpairment…theerodingstreambanksthatcontributetohighsuspended sedimentandnutrientloads.
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BigSpringRunSite1
BeforeExcavation9/13/11 AfterExcavation9/28/11
Observation 2:Reconnectthegroundwaterandspringflowwithalow,hydricfloodplain.Increasehyporheic exchange
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BigSpringRunSite1
BeforeExcavation9/13/11 AfterExcavation6/18/13
Observation 2:Reconnectthegroundwaterwithalow,hydricfloodplain.Increasehyporheic exchange
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WetlandsandTheirValue
Ecosystemservicestheyprovide:
• Habitatforfishandwildlife (e.g.,BogTurtles)
• Improvedwaterquality• Storingfloodwaters• Maintainingsurfacewaterflow
• ProvideDenitrification• ReducesurfacewaterT
Observation 3:Rejuvenate theecological functionoftheburiedwetland.
Banta Restoration (2004) on Lititz Run, Warwick Twp., Lancaster Co., PA
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Pre-RestorationFlowModel
Post-RestorationFlowModel
ArtParola,Univ.LouisvilleDorothyMerritts, F&M
BridgeCrossing&NarrowCulvert
AbandonedOxbows
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KeyObservations:(1) Intherestored
condition,floodwatergoesoverbankfrequentlyandatlowflow.
(2) Shearstressesarelow.
BigSpringRunFloodplainWetlandRestoration
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BSRWBSensor
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Hobo4=73°F
Dirunal TemperatureChange:WBIN=90°C-68°=24°FHobo4=73°C-66°=7°F
PeakChange:WBIN– Hobo4=90°-73°=17°F
WBGageEBGage
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LegacySedimentRemovalDecreases PeakSummerSurfaceWaterTemperaturebyNearly20° F
Presumablyduetothe“daylighting”ofspringsbylegacysedimentremoval.
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BSRRestorationExperimentResearchandFundingPartners
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