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Stream Management Implementation Program
Background
The foundation of the stream management implementation program (SMIP) are the stream management plans. Stream management plans were designed as comprehensive reviews of stream characteristics, conditions, processes and management strategies. The management strategies consist of measures that can be taken individually and collectively to improve and/or protect water quality, reduce the flood risks associated with living streamside, improve the ecology of the stream and floodplain, while protecting the stream’s many resource values. Ultimately, the plans are meant to assist watershed municipalities and residents in planning for a sustainable future for their property, infrastructure, water and biological resources. Please visit the stream management plan page to view the plans developed in the NYC West-of-Hudson watershed.
As of 2011, the Stream Management Program (SMP) has finalized plans for all major watersheds - 89% of the West of Hudson watershed area - and has advanced implementation of plan recommendations in most basins. Stream management plans and the dialogue fostered with stakeholder groups supported the extension of stream management approaches and technologies, such as natural channel design and restoration. This information transfer has been critical to the successful implementation of the plans. Adoption of the plans by municipalities was a significant public outreach effort that resulted in greater understanding of the contents of the plans and a commitment by both the community and local partner to support its implementation. In each basin, the partnering agency met with municipal leaders, presented the plan and asked that the municipality formally adopt the plan, stream stewardship principals and sign an memorandum of understanding (MOU) to guide implementation. Of the 38 municipalities covered by the plans, all but one municipality adopted their plan and signed an MOU. Adoption cleared the path for the implementation of the plans and the initiation of the locally implemented stream management grant programs. Although many of the rules and processes are similar, the grant program in each basin operates independently. This independent genesis has fostered creativity and boosted local buy-in.
* This page contains summaries of stream management implementation program grants awarded to date throughout the NYC West-of-Hudson watershed. Please note, construction projects are also listed on the basin's "project" page. Finally, when the stream management program is referenced it includes NYCDEP SMP and its primary partners: Greene County SWCD (Schoharie), Ulster County SWCD and Cornell Cooperative Extension (Ashokan), Delaware County SWCD (East and West Branch Delaware) and Sullivan County SWCD (Neversink and Rondout). To research applying for a stream management implementation program grant start here.
Please click on the basin you're interested in for a summary of the grants approved to date. As of January, 2011 grant programs exist in the Delaware, Schoharie and Esopus (Ashokan) Watersheds. The Rondout and Neversink are in the program development phase.
| Schoharie Watershed Stream Management Grant Program |
| Grant Category: Landowner Stream Assistance |
Project Title |
Applicant |
Project Location |
Amount Awarded |
Brief Description |
Status |
| Vista Ridge Floodplain Restoration |
Private Landowner |
Jewett |
$150,000.00 |
Project will restore approximately 1000’ of an unstable reach of the East Kill in Jewett. The reach-level instability was caused by poorly planned infrastructure (road and bridge) and includes ~ 150’ of actively eroding streambank and two frequently flooded roads - Vista Ridge (private) and Colgate Rd (County). |
Complete |
| Holden Stream Restoration Project |
Private Landowner |
Ashland |
$150,000.00 |
Project is portion of a larger-scale geomorphically designed full channel restoration of ~ 3,000’ of a highly unstable reach of the Batavia Kill in Ashland. The project is intended to address major sources of turbidity, protect infrastructure and enhance habitat complexity along a NYSDEC public fishing easement. |
In Process - started construction but delayed due to Irene until 2012 |
| Nikolaidis Stream Restoration Project |
Private Landowner |
Jewett |
$150,000.00 |
This stream restoration project is located in the upper East Kill off of Colgate Road in East Jewett, NY. This site consists of a mass failure ~250 feet long on the left bank with high lacustrine clay content and serious erosion on the right bank further downstream. The primary cause of the erosion seems to be historical agricultural land use practices including a large berm that was cast onto the right bank, likely from stream dredging. |
In Process
Anticipated Construction in 2012 |
| Kozak Streambank Stabilization and Riparian Planting |
Private Landowner |
Jewett |
$150,000.00 |
This project involves addressing 500 linear feet of erosion, including sections of lacustrine clay exposures, along the Schoharie Creek in Jewett. Proposed treatments include grading the bank and stabilizing the toe with rock. The proposal also includes creating a 50 foot wide riparian buffer by planting native tree and shrub species. |
Contract Development |
Apple Hill Stream Restoration Project
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Private Landowners |
Jewett |
$150,000.00 |
This project is intended to mitigate an existing hazard to private homes. Stabilization of the slope will mitigate the hazard to the homes while also reducing sediment loading and turbidity in the East Kill by arresting a large turbidity source. |
In Process
Anticipated Construction in 2012 |
County Route 6 at RAH Stables
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Private Landowner/GCHD |
Lexington |
$150,000.00 |
This project is intended to address an existing slope failure that is impacting the stability of County Route 6, and contributing clay rich sediment to the West Kill. Treatments are expected to mitigate the hazard to the roadway, an adjacent home, and the water quality and habitat value of the West Kill. |
In Process
Anticipated Construction in 2012 |
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| Grant Category: Education and Outreach |
Project Title |
Applicant |
Project Location |
Amount Awarded |
Brief Description |
Status |
SWAC and Schoharie Watershed Week logos |
SWAC Education & Outreach Subcommittee |
Schoharie Watershed |
$750.00 |
Branding logos to give an identity to the SWAC and Schoharie Watershed Week. |
Complete
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| Manor Kill Environmental Study Team |
Schoharie River Center |
Manor Kill |
$5,000.00 |
Work towards implementation of Manor Kill SMP by involving youth, and their families, in water quality monitoring and testing, taxonomy, riparian zone restoration, invasive species identification, and public outreach presentation skill building. |
In-Process |
| Wet Meadow: Interpretive Kiosk and Brochures |
Mountain Top Arboretum |
Tannersville |
$6,460.00 |
The Mountain Top Arboretum continues to develop their educational self guided tour and brochures program, and this grant proposal builds on that effort to develop an educational kiosk in this natural undisturbed meadow and three color brochures highlighting different aspects of a riparian area. The brochures will be available at the kiosk, and trails will be marked with numbered posts that relate to the featured information in the brochure. Applicant wants to use funds to convey water quality benefits of meadows and wetlands to the public and students. |
Complete
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Woodland Walk Outdoor
Classroom
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Mountain Top Arboretum |
Tannersville |
$6,810.00 |
Create design plans for an accessible outdoor classroom that would accommodate approximately 45 people for year-round outdoor programming on a range of ecological and natural history topics relating to the watershed (wetland plants, insects & wildlife along riparian area, leaf pack workshops to learn about geology, birding and stream health. |
Complete
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| Rain Barrel Workshop |
Greene County Cornell Cooperative Extension |
Schoharie Watershed |
$1,884.00 |
Conduct a hands-on educational workshop on building rain barrels as part of the Schoharie Watershed Week program (raising awareness about water quality stewardship). The Workshop will provide materials, instruction for approximately 10 families, the goal of which is to introduce participants to methods of stormwater control, non-point source pollution prevention and conservation of water resources in a residential setting. |
Complete
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| 2010 Schoharie Watershed Week Activities and Events |
SWAC Education & Outreach Subcommittee |
Schoharie Watershed |
$5,100.00 |
A week long series of events, activities, and workshops for people of all ages to learn about the Schoharie Watershed, its resources, and programs available for water quality protection. |
Complete
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| Manor Kill Information Kiosk |
Town of Conesville |
Town of Conesville |
$1.833.00 |
Create a kiosk highlighting the Manor Kill, watershed protection efforts, and agencies and programs serving the area. Location would be in a popular public park, near a riparian planting project that took place in Oct. 2008. |
Complete
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| Water Quality at Home |
Greene County Cornell Cooperative Extension |
Schoharie Watershed |
$2,850.00 |
Implement 3 action-based educational workshops that can be implemented at home as part of raising awareness about stewardship of water quality (will be part of Schoharie Watershed Month 2011) - building rain barrels, holistic pond management, and eco-landscaping (avoid use of chemicals). |
Complete |
| Schoharie Watershed Stream Crossing Workshop |
SWAC Education & Outreach Subcommittee |
Schoharie Watershed |
$7,600.00 |
Develop, design and implement a culvert workshop for local highway depts. that highlights the importance of proper design & installation of culverts for sediment transport, fish passage and incorporates principals using natural channel design for long term stability, protection of water quality and health of streams. |
In-Process |
| CD Lane Family Day |
Community of Windham Foundation |
Windham |
$630.00 |
Promote outdoor activities as part of CD Lane Family Day that involve hands on experience involving water activities (fly fishing demos, canoe & kayak safety class, nature hike and crafts) |
Complete
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| Mountain Top Arboretum Outdoor Classroom |
Mountain Top Arboretum |
Tannersville |
$25,000.00 |
The project includes construction of an outdoor classroom that will accommodate approximately 45 people for year-round outdoor programming on a range of ecological and natural history topics relating to the watershed. |
Complete
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| Schoharie Watershed Month Environmental Film Series and Panel Discussion |
Watershed Agricultural Council |
Schoharie Watershed |
$2,300.00 |
WAC will host an environmental film series at the Doctorow Center in Hunter on two nights during Schoharie Watershed Month (May, 2011). The films will be water-focused and highlight watershed issues, pollution mitigation, or watershed-foodshed-viewshed topics. A post-screening discussion will be held after each movie. |
Complete
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| Grant Category: Recreation and Habitat Improvements |
Project Title |
Applicant |
Project Location |
Amount Awarded |
Brief Description |
Status |
| Prattsville Stream Access |
Town of Prattsville |
Prattsville |
$10,000.00 |
Construct parking area on NYCDEP land across from popular fishing & swimming hole on Main Street. Enhanced public access to streams was identified as a priority in the Schoharie Creek Stream Management Plan. |
In-Process |
| Windham Path multi-use, non-motorized trail on Batavia Kill |
Town of Windham |
Windham |
$15,000.00 |
Assist the Town of Windham in creating a 1.1 mile multi-use loop trail on a 68-acre parcel owned by the Town. The trail will create access to the Batavia Kill. Bridge and boardwalk materials are needed to construct the multi-use, non-motorized trail on the Police Anchor Camp (town property) which will cross over a wetland and a tributary and open an access point to the Batavia Kill. |
In-Process |
| Lexington Pocket Stream Access Park |
Town of Lexington |
Town of Lexington |
$4,200.00 |
Enhance public access of the Schoharie Creek by creating a park setting with a low impact trail and educational material. |
In Process |
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| Grant Category: Innovative Stormwater |
Project Title |
Applicant |
Project Location |
Amount Awarded |
Brief Description |
Status |
| Mountaintop Library Stormwater Retrofit Project Design |
Haines Falls Free Public Library |
Tannersville |
$44,974.50 |
The project serves to measurably improve water quality, as well as reduce quantity and improve conveyance of stormwater runoff from a property owned by the Haines Falls Free Public Library. This retrofit project will be performed in conjunction with the redevelopment of an existing building for use as the new Mountain Top Library & Learning Center, and is being redeveloped according to Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) certification standards. |
Complete
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| Mountaintop Highway Ditch Re-vegetation Program |
SWAC Highway/Infrastructure Subcommittee |
Schoharie Watershed |
$12,000.00 |
This program proposes an organized approach to working with local, county, and state highway departments to encourage greater use of critical area seeding equipment that the GCSWCD has available for the highway departments. |
In Process |
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| Grant Category: Highway/Infrastructure |
Project Title |
Applicant |
Project Location |
Amount Awarded |
Brief Description |
Status |
| B.G. Partridge Road Culvert Replacement |
Town of Ashland Highway Department |
Town of Ashland |
$39,756.00 |
The replacement of a deteriorated culvert along a tributary of Sutton Hollow Brook provides the opportunity to increase hydraulic capacity for flood flow, improve water quality from bed and bank erosion caused by the existing culvert, provide aquatic habitat enhancement including fish passage, and provide educational opportunities. |
Complete |
Mountaintop Sweeper and Vacuum truck |
Greene County Highway |
Schoharie Watershed |
$40,000.00 |
Currently eight municipalities in Greene County that are within the Schoharie Watershed are using one sweeper/vacuum truck to maintain 626 lane miles of roadway. The size of this geographic area, along with the miles of roadway that this one piece of equipment must service, and the limited time frame that this important work needs to be accomplished, makes this an extremely difficult task to undertake. Application is match for CWC funding. |
In-Process |
| Cranberry Rd. Culvert Upgrade |
Town of Hunter |
Town of Hunter |
$69,512.00 |
Improve stream conveyance in a tributary to the Schoharie Creek by replacing an undersized culvert and mitigate a fish passage barrier created by the existing culvert outfall (caused by scouring during high flows). |
In Process
Anticipated Construction in 2012 |
| Schoharie Watershed Stream Crossing/Culvert Design |
SWAC Highway Subcommittee |
Schoharie Watershed |
$50,000.00 |
A second component to the E/O workshop above is setting aside $50,000 for engineered design services on retainer to work with towns to ensure prioritized culverts are designed properly. |
In Process
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| Mitchell Hollow Rd (CR 21) |
Greene County Highway |
Windham |
$75,000.00 |
Treat water quality from the installation of 370 LF of stormwater sewer with catch basins along Mitchell Hollow Rd. |
Contract Development |
| Glen Avenue Culvert Upgrade |
Village of Hunter |
Village of Hunter |
$74,663.00 |
The project includes replacing an undersized culvert on Glen Avenue in the Village of Hunter. The culvert is located on an unnamed tributary of the Schoharie Creek and the existing pipe is undersized and in a deteriorated condition. Installation of a properly sized culvert should increase stability of the stream reach. |
In Process
Anticipated Construction in 2012 |
| County Route 6 Slope Failure |
Greene County Highway Department |
Town of Lexington |
$75,000.00 |
The project involves stabilization of the slope failure along CR 6 and the West Kill in Lexington. Clay deposits are exposed at the toe of the streambank along the entire 260' length of the failure. Stress cracks are evident in CR 6, and this failure poses an imminent threat to the stability of the sole egress from the upper valley. |
In Process
Anticipated Construction in 2012 |
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| Grant Category: Planning and Assessment |
Project Title |
Applicant |
Project Location |
Amount Awarded |
Brief Description |
Status |
| Thermal Refuge Study |
United States Geological Survey (USGS) and RIT |
Schoharie Creek and West Kill |
$52,753.00 |
This project will assess the thermal profile of the Schoharie Creek and West Kill stream corridors in order to identify potential thermal refuge areas and the characteristics of cold water inputs. This assessment will use thermal imaging data and temperature loggers to provide a baseline characterization of resources. |
In-Process |
| Mauro Residence Bank Stabilization |
Private Landowner |
Village of Hunter |
$15,000.00 |
Hire engineer to conduct a geotechnical assessment of the failing streambank and to develop a conceptual stabilization strategy. The application was also submitted to obtain funding for temporary seeding and mulching of the damaged streambank. |
Complete |
Town of Hunter Land Use Regulation Review &
Development Guidelines
|
Town of Hunter |
Town of Hunter |
$35,000.00 |
Conduct detailed review of current land use regulations with intent of adopting revisions, new regulations &/or guidelines promoting low impact design, climate smart and smart growth principles. |
In-Process |
| Mountaintop Better Site Design Plan Workshops |
Ashland, Jewett, Lexington, Windham, Village of Hunter and Village of Tannersville |
Ashland, Jewett, Lexington, Windham, Village of Hunter and
Village of Tannersville
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$12,000.00 |
Guide each community through a comparison of the local codes against model development principles using a consensus building approach. A $50,000 CWC LTAP grant was submitted to cover the majority of this project. |
In-Process |
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| Delaware Watershed Stream Management Grant Program |
| Grant Category: Landowner Stream Assistance |
Project Title |
Applicant |
Project Location |
Amount Awarded |
Brief Description |
Status |
| Enhanced Recreation Opportunities on the East Branch Delaware River |
Water Discovery Center |
East Branch Delaware above the Pepacton dam |
$55,750.00 |
This program supports the assessment and promotion of current recreation opportunities along the East Branch Delaware and will produce a plan for expanding opportunities as well as access to the river and its tributaries where desirable and acceptable to landowner interests. |
Contract Development |
| Mallory Brook Culvert Upgrade |
Town of Hamden |
West Branch Delaware tributary |
$141,700.00 |
Project includes the design and construction of a new culvert for a site where the existing failing culvert constricted flows and prevented fish migration. The project will improve sediment transport and reduce the need for regular stream disturbance to remove deposits. |
Design Phase |
| Pines Brook Culvert Outfall |
Town of Walton |
West Branch Delaware tributary |
$13,800.00 |
Project includes the design and construction of structures below a threatened culvert to stabilize the culvert wingwall, reduce erosion and improve the potential for fish passage. The structures will create a series of step pools enabling fish migration and the dissipation of energy of flows from the culvert and the reduction in downstream bank/bed erosion. |
Design Phase |
| Chambers Hollow Streambank Stabilization |
Town of Hamden |
West Branch Delaware tributary |
$23,550.00 |
Project includes the design and construction of structures upstream of a bridge where erosion has resulted in slope failure and debris constrictions at the bridge. The structures will reduce erosion and improve flow and sediment transport through the reach. |
Contract Development |
| Hydroseeder Program |
Town of Walton |
Delaware County waterways within the NYC watershed |
$72,755.00 |
Award of funds to purchase a hydroseeder for the Town of Walton with the provision all other Delaware County SMP adopting communities within the NYC Watershed could borrow the equipment for hydroseeding areas adjacent to streams and watercourses (ditches) for the purpose of reducing erosion and sequestering pollutants. |
Contract Development
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| O'Dell Lake Rd Stormwater Project |
Town of Harpersfield |
West Branch Delaware tributary |
$25,930.00 |
Design and construct stormwater structures to control erosion along a roadside ditch and prevent further sedimentation of a NWI wetland. |
Contract Development |
| Beers Brook Streambank Stabilization Project - Site08a |
Town of Walton |
West Branch Delaware tributary |
$27,720.00 |
Design and construct structures for the stabilization of an alluvial terrace where stream flows are eroding the toe of the slope during storm events. |
Contract Development |
| Beers Brook Streambank Stabilization Project - Site08d |
own of Walton |
West Branch Delaware tributary |
$14,400.00 |
Design and construct structures and a floodplain bench for the stabilization of an alluvial terrace where stream flows are eroding the toe of the slope during storm events. |
Contract Development |
| Roxbury Mountain Road Culvert Upgrade |
Town of Stamford |
West Branch Delaware tributary - Roses Brook |
$146,720.00 |
Project includes the design and construction of a new culvert for a site where the existing culvert constricted flows and caused upstream gravel and debris deposition. The project will improve sediment transport and reduce the need for regular stream disturbance to remove deposits. |
Design Phase |
| Pine Swamp Road Stream Debris management |
Town of Tompkins |
West Branch Delaware tributary - Trout Creek |
$2,000.00 |
Remove woody debris along a section of stream where the debris is forcing flows against a high eroding stream bank. |
Contract Development |
| Ashokan Watershed Stream Management Grant Program |
| Grant Category: Education and Outreach |
Project Title |
Applicant |
Project Location |
Amount Awarded |
Brief Description |
Status |
Leaping Trout Art Project
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Trout Unlimited
|
Esopus Watershed |
$925.00
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Support TU's "Leaping Trout Art Project" during the summer/fall 2010. Provide support for outreach materials and website: www.theleapingtrout.com
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Complete |
Kiosk Panel Project
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Catskill Center for Conservation and Development
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Town of Olive |
$5,000.00 |
Provide support for an informational kiosk at the site of the proposed Catskill Interpretive Center. Grant covered the printing of informational panels and materials for the kiosk. One of the panels will feature the NYC watersheds and stream management.
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Complete |
| Watershed Detectives Program |
Bennett Elementary School |
Esopus Watershed |
$4,500.00 |
Bennett Elementary School located in Boiceville, NY is using the funds to expand its Scientist in Residence Program with the addition of a new Watershed Detective’s program for the 2011/2012 school year. This program is hands-on and introduces students to a wide range of watershed related topics including basic watershed morphology, hydrologic cycle, where their drinking water comes from, learning about negative impacts from overdevelopment, pollution, erosion, etc. |
In-Process |
| Rosgen Levels 2 -4 UC SWCD |
Ulster County SWCD |
Esopus Watershed |
$11,332.00 |
One staff member attended three Natural Channel Design Training (AKA Rosgen) Levels II, III and IV. |
Complete |
| Roadside Drainage Class for Highway Staff |
CCE Ulster |
Esopus Watershed |
$874.00 |
CCE Ulster County used the funds to help cover the costs of training Ashokan Watershed Highway Departments on ditch and culvert best management practices in October 2010. |
Complete |
| Woodstock Watershed Education Project |
Town of Woodstock |
Town of Woodstock |
$4,400.00 |
The Town of Woodstock requested funds for education and outreach for its new Wetlands and Watercourse law. The grant will be used for educational materials such as brochures, posters, etc. to be used to advertise for workshops promoting the Wetlands and Watercourse law. |
In-Process |
| Rosgen Level 1 - UC DPW |
Ulster County DPW |
Esopus Watershed |
$2,917.00 |
CCE Ulster County used the funds to send the Ulster County DPW stormwater specialist to Rosgen Level I training. |
Complete |
| Floodplain Manager Association Training Grant |
CCE Ulster |
Esopus Watershed |
$3,200.00 |
CCE Ulster County will provide 5 scholarships for Town Floodplain Law administrators to attend the NYS Watershed Association Conference in May 2012 |
In-Process |
| Jerry Bartlett Memorial Angling Collection Improvement |
Phoenicia Library |
Town of Shandaken |
$10,000.00 |
To the Phoenicia Library to provide outreach and education services to anglers of all ages and the general public on the intimate links between a healthy ecosystem, clean water, robust fish and aquatic macroinvertebrate populations through workshops, presentations and events, digital exhibits and web design. |
In-Process |
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| Grant Category: Research |
Project Title |
Applicant |
Project Location |
Amount Awarded |
Brief Description |
Status |
Quantitative Assessment of Water Quality in the Upper Esopus Creek
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United States Geologic Survey |
Esopus Watershed |
$27,080.00
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Hire a senior scientist and student intern to sample fish communities and habitat conditions in up to 20 study sites in the Ashokan Watershed in the summer of 2010.
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Complete
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Rock Snot in Sick Rivers
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SUNY New Paltz
|
Esopus Creek |
$4,984.00 |
Help support summer research on Didymo by SUNY New Paltz Undergraduate Research Program.
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Complete |
Trout telemetry study of the Upper Esopus Creek - Equipment Purchase
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United States Geologic Survey |
Esopus Watershed |
$8,159.00
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Support of Upper Esopus River trout telemetry study by purchasing needed telemetry equipment to allow for additional years of data collection. Equipment will be used in the Ashokan Watershed for other research projects.
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Complete |
Investigation of Glacial Geology and Applied 3-Dimensional Geologic Mapping
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NYS Geologic Survey |
Esopus Watershed |
$38,037.00
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Help support 3-dimensional geologic mapping efforts within the Ashokan Watershed. This will help improve DEP's knowledge of geologic factors leading to turbidity in the watershed.
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In-Process |
| Quantitative assessment of fish, macroinvertebrate, and periphyton communities in the Upper Esopus Creek |
United States Geologic Survey |
Esopus Creek |
$79,700.00
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Continue monitoring biological communities in the Ashokan Watershed to ensure 2-3 years worth of data.
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In-Process |
| Use of telemetry to assess potential effects of Schoharie Reservoir waters on trout populations in the Upper Esopus Creek |
United States Geologic Survey |
Esopus Creek |
$86,800.00
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Continue DEC-funded telemetry project and provide funds for analysis of data collected.
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In-Process |
Quantitative Assessment of Water Quality in the Upper Esopus Creek
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United States Geologic Survey |
Esopus Creek |
$90,990.00
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Continue monitoring water chemistry, hydrology, suspended sediments, turbidity, and temperature at 13 sites.
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In-Process |
| Van Hoagland Bridge Hydraulic Study |
Town of Woodstock |
Town of Woodstock |
$5,000.00 |
The Town of Woodstock requested and received a $5,000 grant to cover costs of working with an engineer to conduct a hydraulic analysis prior to replacing the Van Hoagland Bridge. The town provided $1,800 in matching funds. |
Complete |
| Trimble GPS Unit |
CCE Ulster |
Esopus Watershed |
$8,375.00 |
CCE Ulster County to purchase a Trimble for watershed-related data collection efforts. |
Complete |
| Warner Creek and Beaverkill Gauge |
USGS |
Esopus Watershed |
$150,000.00 |
To USGS to extend Beaverkill gauge and install gauge on warner creek |
Contract Development |
| Characterization of Suspended Sediment in Warner Creek |
USGS |
Esopus Watershed |
$5,000.00 |
Funding will go toward the stipend of a senior geology teaching assistant at SUNY New Paltz. In particular funding will be used to cover travel expenses since the New Patlz Geology Department van is being used by others for different projects. |
In-Process |
| Impact of Climate Change (floods) on stream ecosystems in the Catskills |
USGS |
Esopus Watershed |
$30,000.00 |
To quantify ecosystem impacts from the Historic August 2011 floods, quantify short and long term rates of ecosystem recovery, charaterize the effects that emergency channel repairs have on stream ecosystems and provide data needed to help mitigate negative ecosystem impacts which may occur more frequently than in the past. |
Contract Development |
| Didymo in Esopus Creek: Identification of Bloom |
SUNY New Paltz |
Esopus Watershed |
$7,400.00 |
To SUNY New Paltz to continue researching didymo algae blooms in the Esopus Creek. Funds will be used to continue work done in 2011 to identify locations of didymo, to measure water chemistry (a precursor to didymo infestation), testing of cleaning agents to determine functionality, and continue education and outreach efforts to educate the public. |
In-Process |
| Bank Erosion Assessment and Analysis in Stony Clove Creek, 2001-2012 |
Syracuse University |
Esopus Watershed |
$45,000.00 |
Syracuse University will resurvey the High Erosion Hazard Index sites from the 2003 Stony Clove Management Plan, and also do a longitudinal profile of the Stony Clove. |
Contract Development |
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| Grant Category: Infrastructure |
Project Title |
Applicant |
Project Location |
Amount Awarded |
Brief Description |
Status |
Woodland Valley at Fawn Hill
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Town of Shandaken
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Town of Shandaken
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$35,075.00
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To the Town of Shandaken to stabilize a failing hill slope that endangers a road. AWSMP is providing matching funds to a FEMA HMGP grant received by the town.
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Complete |
| Van Hoagland Road Bridge Replacement |
Town of Woodstock |
Town of Woodstock |
$200,000.00 |
Grant to the Town of Woodstock to extend the Van Hoagland Bridge by 20' in order to remove a hydraulic constriction. |
In-Process |
| Bradkin Road Culvert Replacement |
Town of Olive |
Town of Olive |
$90,046.00 |
Grant to the Town of Olive to replace an undersized culvert that was washed out in Oct 2010 flood with an appropriately sized culvert. |
In-Process |
| Esopus at Maben Hollow bridge repair and expansion - post Irene |
Ulster County DPW |
Town of Shandaken |
$29,300.00 |
Grant to Ulster County DPW to provide matching funds to FEMA Public Assistance to install a new abutment and bridge deck for the Maben Hollow Bridge which was damaged during tropical storm Irene. The new bridge is to have a 20 foot increase in the span length in order to increase the hydraulic capacity of the Esopus Creek. |
Contract Development |
| Esopus at County Rte. 47 - replace culvert with bridge - post Irene repair |
Ulster County DPW |
Town of Shandaken |
$77,300.00 |
Grant to Ulster County DPW to provide matching funds to FEMA Public Assistance to replace an 8 foot diameter culvert, which failed during tropical storm Irene, with a 60 foot span bridge. |
Contract Development |
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| Grant Category: Stormwater |
Project Title |
Applicant |
Project Location |
Amount Awarded |
Brief Description |
Status |
Raingarden Project
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CCE Ulster
|
Boiceville and/or Phoenicia
|
$5,000.00 |
Develop a demonstration rain garden within the Ashokan Watershed at a site where run-off would be likely to impact a stream, and is conducive to training.
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In-Process |
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| Grant Category: Planning |
Project Title |
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Project Location |
Amount Awarded |
Brief Description |
Status |
Habitat Mapping for the Town of Woodstock
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Town of Woodstock |
Town of Woodstock |
$29,000.00 |
The Town of Woodstock a project to identify and map ecologically significant habitats throughout the entire town.
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In-Process |
| Phoenicia Flood Planning |
Town of Shandaken |
Town of Shandaken |
$92,500.00 |
To the Town of Shandaken to hire a consultant to develop a flood mitigation plan for Shandaken. |
In-Process |
| Phoenicia Mitigation Phase 1 |
Town of Shandaken |
Town of Shandaken |
$32,681.00 |
To the Town of Shandaken to develop a design to reduce flooding from Stony Clove in Phoenicia. |
Complete |
| RCAP Solutions |
Town of Shandaken |
Town of Shandaken |
$10,000.00 |
To RCAP Solutions to help the town with research and assembly of documentation of elevation certificates, repetitive loss areas, and information to support plan development, information meeting planning, advertising and coordination. |
In-Process |
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| Grant Category: Stream Restoration |
Project Title |
Applicant |
Project Location |
Amount Awarded |
Brief Description |
Status |
| Stony Clove at Chichester Site 4 |
Ulster County SWCD |
Town of Shandaken |
$25,000.00 |
Ulster County Soil and Water Conservation District for a DEP FAD project. Protect vulnerable properties from work done on Stony Clove sites 1-3 |
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| Beaverkill Channel Protection |
Town of Woodstock |
Town of Woodstock |
$5,700.00 |
The Town of Woodstock Highway Department used the funds to repair a breached section of steam bank on an outside meander of the stream. |
Complete |
| Mink Hollow LWD Removal |
Town of Woodstock |
Town of Woodstock |
$29,100.00 |
Town of Woodstock Highway Department to remove large LWD jam on the Beaverkill that threatens Mink Hollow Bridge |
Contract Development |
| Stony Clove at Phoenicia |
Town of Shandaken |
Town of Shandaken |
$234,000.00 |
To Town of Shandaken for implementation of a design to reduce flooding from the Stony Clove. The purpose of funding the project is to be able to assess the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of gravel removal in this location. |
In-Process |
| Stony Clove at Chichester Site 1 |
Ulster County SWCD |
Town of Shandaken |
$227,000.00 |
To Ulster County SWCD for Implementation of the first FAD deliverable restoration project for water quality. |
In-Process |
| Maltby Hollow Brook Restoration - Post Irene |
Ulster County DPW |
Town of Olive |
$5,479.00 |
Ulster County DPW to help cover the local match. County DPW worked with UCSWCD and DEP to develop a mitigation strategy and design that they then implemented as part of their post-Irene emergency repair work. |
Contract Development |
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