Description:
Title:
Green Cay Gut Headcuts Stabilization Project : final report
Author(s):
United States, National Marine Fisheries Service
United States, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
Coral Reef Conservation Program (U.S.)
Horsley Witten Group, Inc
St. Croix Environmental Association
United States Virgin Islands, Department of Planning and Natural Resources,
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (U.S.)
Corporate Name:
United States, National Marine Fisheries Service
United States, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
Coral Reef Conservation Program (U.S.)
Horsley Witten Group, Inc
St. Croix Environmental Association
United States Virgin Islands, Department of Planning and Natural Resources,
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (U.S.)
Dates of Publication:
2017
Abstract:
This report documents completion of the Green Cay Gut Headcut Stabilization construction project as part of HW's final project closeout requirements under the NOAA CRCP Order No. DG-133C-12-BA-0056/C-0013. The following objectives were successfully met by this project: 1. Cessation of active headcut migration and a reduction of sediment loads to Chenay Bay, which is impaired for turbidity; 2. Implementation of a priority watershed restoration project identified in the NOAA-funded 2011 Watershed Management Plan for the St. Croix East End Marine Park; 3. Development of a list of native plants suitable for gut restoration projects in the USVI and support of the island's only native plant nursery; 4. Creation of an interagency partnership to fund implementation and provide support during project permitting and construction; 5. Completion of proper permitting at the Territorial and Federal Level; 6. Capacity building for the St. Croix Environment Association to manage permitting, construction bidding, construction oversight, and grant administration for a watershed restoration project; 7. Demonstration of a headcut restoration technique using a combination of rock step pool and vegetation that has not been previously used in the VI; and 8. Preparation of engineering design plans for downstream Phase II work"--Page 2.
Keywords:
Pollution
Prevention
Soil stabilization
Water
Watershed management
Watershed restoration
Place Keywords:
United States Virgin Islands
Green Cay (Saint Croix)
Local Corporate Name:
NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service)
CoRIS (Coral Reef Information System)
Type of Resource:
Professional Paper
Note:
This report documents completion of the Green Cay Gut Headcut Stabilization construction project as part of HW's final project closeout requirements under the NOAA CRCP Order No. DG-133C-12-BA-0056/C-0013. The following objectives were successfully met by this project: 1. Cessation of active headcut migration and a reduction of sediment loads to Chenay Bay, which is impaired for turbidity; 2. Implementation of a priority watershed restoration project identified in the NOAA-funded 2011 Watershed Management Plan for the St. Croix East End Marine Park; 3. Development of a list of native plants suitable for gut restoration projects in the USVI and support of the island's only native plant nursery; 4. Creation of an interagency partnership to fund implementation and provide support during project permitting and construction; 5. Completion of proper permitting at the Territorial and Federal Level; 6. Capacity building for the St. Croix Environment Association to manage permitting, construction bidding, construction oversight, and grant administration for a watershed restoration project; 7. Demonstration of a headcut restoration technique using a combination of rock step pool and vegetation that has not been previously used in the VI; and 8. Preparation of engineering design plans for downstream Phase II work"--Page 2.
2017
NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service)
CoRIS (Coral Reef Information System)
Library
CRCP Project ID ; 1076
Public Domain
1858
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