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Apr 26, 2012

Incorporating Natural Stream Protection into Municipal Infrastructure Design: A Kansas City Model

Publication: World Environmental and Water Resource Congress 2006: Examining the Confluence of Environmental and Water Concerns

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Natural stream preservation was a key feature of the 2003 update to a model storm drainage design criteria used in the greater Kansas City area. The criteria contained detailed guidance on buffer zones and standards for construction in and near the stream. Standards were provided for culvert, bridge, and utility crossings, storm drain outfalls, flood control projects, floodplain fills, and bank stabilization measures. Guidance and discussion was provided for hydrologic controls, systematic grade control, and stream restoration. The criteria focused on practical guidelines for typical urban construction and deliberately avoided focusing on more complex stream restoration. A standardized method of data gathering and stream assessment was presented. The criteria (Section 5600) is published and maintained by the Kansas City metropolitan chapter of the American Public Works Association and can be downloaded at http://www.kcapwa.net/specifications.asp. This paper also discusses some of the philosophy and reasoning behind the criteria.

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World Environmental and Water Resource Congress 2006: Examining the Confluence of Environmental and Water Concerns
Pages: 1 - 10

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Published online: Apr 26, 2012

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William J. Heatherman [email protected]
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Supervisory Engineer, City of Overland Park, 8500 Santa Fe Drive, Overland Park, KS 66212-2866. E-mail: [email protected]
James M. Melvin [email protected]
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Senior Staff Engineer, City of Lenexa, 12350 W. 87th Street, Lenexa, KS 66215-2864. E-mail: [email protected]
Robert Prager [email protected]
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Principal, River Engineer, Intuition and Logic, G.P., 1306 Autumn Trace, Amelia Island, FL 32034-5400. E-mail: [email protected]

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