North Park Lake Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration · View of the North Fork Pine Creek arm of the lake...
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Nort
h P
ark
Lake A
quati
c
Ecosyste
m R
esto
rati
on
Pro
ject
Ste
ven
Sm
allh
oover,
P.E
. D
ou
gla
s A
iken
, P.E
. A
llegh
en
y C
ou
nty
Depart
men
t of Pu
blic W
ork
s
Nort
h P
ark
Lake A
quati
c E
cosyste
m R
esto
rati
on
Nort
h P
ark
Lake
Aquati
c E
cosyste
m
Resto
rati
on P
roje
ct
Pin
e C
reek D
am
C
om
ple
ted in
1936
Eart
hen
Em
ban
km
en
t D
am
w
ith
an
im
perv
iou
s c
on
cre
te
cu
toff
wall c
ore
– 1
,130 f
t lo
ng,
33 ft
hig
h
Wate
r sou
rces –
Pin
e C
reek,
Nort
h F
ork
Pin
e C
reek, Ir
win
R
un
Fix
ed C
rest
overf
low
EL 9
60.
•H
isto
ric P
hoto
– V
iew
of
the N
ort
h F
ork
Pin
e C
reek a
rm o
f th
e lake lookin
g d
ow
nstr
eam
. Th
e b
oath
ou
se is in
th
e
cen
ter
of
the p
hoto
.
Nort
h P
ark
Lake
Aquati
c E
cosyste
m
Resto
rati
on P
roje
ct
•W
hen
in
itia
lly c
on
str
ucte
d
lake w
as 7
5 a
cre
s in
siz
e
an
d a
ppro
xim
ate
ly 2
4 f
eet
deep n
ear
the face o
f th
e
dam
.
Hi st ori cPh ot o –Vi ewofth ePi neC reek armofth el ak el ooki ngd ownst reamt owardth ed am
Pin
e C
reek W
ate
rsh
ed
•D
rain
age a
rea o
f Pin
e C
reek -
67.5
squ
are
miles
•Pin
e C
reek
upstr
eam
of
Nort
h
Park
Dam
– 1
4.2
squ
are
miles w
ith
ch
an
nel slo
pe o
f 34 feet
per
mile
•
Nort
h F
ork
Pin
e
Cre
ek –
10 s
qu
are
m
iles w
ith
ch
an
nel slo
pe o
f 35 feet
per
mile
Map c
ou
rtesy o
f Pin
e C
reek W
ate
rsh
ed C
oaliti
on
Nort
h P
ark
Lake
Pro
ble
m S
tate
men
t •
Un
con
trolled s
urf
ace r
un
off
carr
yin
g s
edim
en
t to
th
e
lake fro
m d
evelo
pm
en
t h
ad r
esu
lted in
a p
erm
an
en
t lo
ss o
f 12 a
cre
s o
f open
wate
r
•Th
e 1
2 a
cre
s lost
occu
rred in
th
e P
ine C
reek a
rm –
re
ceiv
es t
he h
igh
est
inflow
an
d t
he h
igh
est
su
spen
ded
sedim
en
t
•Lake n
ot
on
ly r
edu
ced in
siz
e, bu
t als
o h
ad a
severe
ly
degra
ded r
em
ain
ing a
qu
ati
c h
abit
at.
•D
ue t
o e
nri
ch
men
t fr
om
excessiv
e r
un
off
, th
e lake h
ad
becom
e e
utr
oph
ic a
nd fille
d w
ith
an
overg
row
th o
f alg
ae
•Pen
nsylv
an
ia F
ish
an
d B
oat
Com
mis
sio
n 1
997 a
nd
2002 –
Report
s c
lassifie
d N
ort
h P
ark
Lake a
s a
sh
allow
, eu
troph
ic, tu
rbid
lake t
hat
su
ffers
fro
m a
silta
tion
pro
ble
m.
Nort
h P
ark
Lake –
Nort
h F
ork
Pin
e C
reek
Nort
h P
ark
Lake –
Nort
h F
ork
Pin
e C
reek
Nort
h P
ark
Lake –
Gate
Hou
se A
rea a
nd D
am
Pro
ject
Au
thori
ty
•Federa
l A
uth
ori
ty –
Secti
on
206 A
qu
ati
c
Ecosyste
m R
esto
rati
on
•Federa
l S
pen
din
g L
imit
-$5,0
00,0
00
•Pro
jects
are
cost
sh
are
d w
ith
local spon
sors
. 65%
Fed /
35%
local
•LO
CA
L S
PO
NS
OR
– A
llegh
en
y C
ou
nty
-
$2,7
00,0
00
•R
em
ain
der
of
work
wou
ld b
e A
llegh
en
y C
ou
nty
re
spon
sib
ilit
y
•Tota
l Pro
ject
Cost
Lim
it -
$20,0
00,0
00
Pla
nn
ing P
rocess
•Pro
ject
Init
iati
on
-1999
•S
tep 1
– R
econ
nais
san
ce L
evel Pre
lim
inary
R
esto
rati
on
Pla
n P
urp
ose –
To d
ete
rmin
e if
there
is a
pro
ject,
if
there
is F
edera
l In
tere
st,
an
d d
evelo
p a
pre
lim
inary
solu
tion
Pla
nn
ing P
rocess P
relim
inary
R
esto
rati
on
Pla
n
•U
SA
CE
2002 L
ake A
naly
sis
•Lake is a
warm
, sh
allow
, m
inera
lize
d, n
utr
ien
t ri
ch
, eu
troph
ic im
pou
ndm
en
t
•D
issolv
ed O
xygen
tota
lly d
eple
ted a
t th
e b
ott
om
of
the lake
•A
lso s
olu
ble
meta
ls a
nd a
mm
on
ia a
nd h
ydro
gen
su
lfid
e h
as a
ccu
mu
late
d.
•D
istr
ict
con
sid
ere
d p
reserv
ing v
ers
us r
esto
rin
g t
he
open
wate
r aqu
ati
c h
abit
at
at
Nort
h P
ark
Lake
•Fir
st
alt
ern
ati
ves d
evelo
ped w
ere
mean
t to
redu
ce
on
goin
g s
edim
en
tati
on
an
d p
reserv
e w
hat
open
w
ate
r re
main
ed w
ith
in t
he lake.
n
Pla
nn
ing P
rocess P
relim
inary
R
esto
rati
on
Pla
n
•A
ltern
ati
ve 1
-U
pstr
eam
Sedim
en
tati
on
B
asin
s w
ith
in t
he p
ark
Larg
e S
edim
en
t Loads a
nd f
ine s
edim
en
t w
ou
ld m
ake t
he
siz
e o
f basin
s r
equ
ired u
npra
cti
cal
•A
ltern
ati
ve 2
-In
Lake S
edim
en
t B
asin
s
Inclu
din
g M
ars
hall L
ake
Pla
nn
ing P
rocess P
relim
inary
R
esto
rati
on
Pla
n
•Pro
posed c
on
str
ucti
ng a
poro
us r
ock d
ike
acro
ss t
he P
ine C
reek a
rm o
f th
e lake.
•S
ecti
on
of
the lake u
pstr
eam
of
the d
ike
wou
ld h
ave b
een
sacri
ficed t
o a
ct
as a
sedim
en
tati
on
basin
•R
ecom
men
ded in
sta
llin
g n
ew
valv
e t
o a
llow
th
e d
rain
ing o
f M
ars
hall L
ake
Pla
nn
ing P
rocess P
relim
inary
R
esto
rati
on
Pla
n
Poro
us R
ock D
ike (w
etl
an
d p
rote
cti
on
barr
ier)
Pla
nn
ing P
rocess
Post
Pre
lim
inary
Resto
rati
on
Pla
n D
ata
•S
edim
en
t Load –
5,2
00 t
on
s o
f sedim
en
t lo
ad in
to lake p
er
year.
95%
deposit
ed
•O
rigin
al sto
rage c
apacit
y o
f la
ke w
as 5
68
acre
-feet
dow
n t
o 2
97 a
cre
-feet
from
2001 d
ata
•Loss o
f 48%
of
capacit
y f
rom
1936-2
001
•S
edim
en
t re
moval w
ou
ld b
e r
equ
ired
Pla
nn
ing P
rocess F
easib
ilit
y P
hase –
D
eta
iled P
roje
ct
Report
Feasib
ilit
y P
hase -
Com
men
ced in
2003
Pu
rpose –
To e
valu
ate
alt
ern
ati
ves a
nd
dete
rmin
e t
he b
est
alt
ern
ati
ve
for
the p
roje
ct
wit
hin
th
e
fun
din
g c
on
str
ain
ts
Pla
nn
ing P
rocess
Deta
iled P
roje
ct
Report
•D
ete
rmin
e q
uan
tity
of
sedim
en
t to
be
rem
oved
•C
hara
cte
rize
th
e s
edim
en
t to
be r
em
oved
•Perf
orm
Cu
ltu
ral R
esou
rces a
nd H
TR
W
Stu
die
s
•D
ete
rmin
e r
eal esta
te r
equ
irem
en
ts
•D
ete
rmin
e B
est
alt
ern
ati
ve f
or
Sedim
en
t R
em
oval
Pla
nn
ing P
rocess
Deta
iled P
roje
ct
Report
•Id
en
tify
Dis
posal A
rea
•Layou
t ou
t aqu
ati
c h
abit
at
en
han
cem
en
t
•Featu
res:
1.
Dete
rmin
e a
qu
ati
c h
abit
at
ben
efits
2.
Develo
p t
ota
l pro
ject
cost
esti
mate
3.
Develo
p p
roje
ct
sch
edu
le
•D
ete
rmin
e p
erm
its r
equ
ired t
o m
ove
forw
ard
Pla
nn
ing P
rocess
Sedim
en
t C
hara
cte
riza
tion
•Pin
e C
reek A
rm g
reen
ish
gra
y,
silty
cla
ys
wit
h o
rgan
ics E
xte
nded d
epth
s o
f gre
ate
r th
an
10ft
. B
en
eath
was a
very
loose s
ilty
san
d h
igh
mois
ture
con
ten
t
•N
ort
h F
ork
Pin
e C
reek A
rm t
wo f
oot
or
less
of very
soft
sedim
en
t befo
re d
en
ser
sedim
en
t an
d s
oils
Pla
nn
ing P
rocess D
eta
iled P
roje
ct
Report
– A
ltern
ati
ve A
naly
sis
•Q
uan
tity
of
Rem
oval 315,0
00 c
ubic
yard
s
Alt
ern
ati
ves
1.
Do n
oth
ing A
ltern
ati
ves r
evie
wed f
or
cost
an
d t
ime
2.
Don
’t D
rain
th
e L
ake -
Hydra
ulic
Dre
dgin
g
3.
Dra
in t
he L
ake –
Mech
an
ical
Excavati
on
Pla
nn
ing P
rocess A
ltern
ati
ve A
naly
sis
•D
o N
oth
ing (w
ith
ou
t pro
ject
alt
ern
ati
ve) silt
an
d s
edim
en
t w
ill
cau
se lake t
o b
ecom
e in
cre
asin
gly
sh
allow
resu
ltin
g in
in
cre
ased w
ate
r te
mpera
ture
s, decre
ased d
issolv
ed
oxygen
level, in
cre
ased n
utr
ien
t en
rich
men
t. N
ort
h P
ark
Lake w
ou
ld
even
tually fill in
an
d e
nti
re lake w
ill
revert
to w
etl
an
ds
Pla
nn
ing P
rocess A
ltern
ati
ve A
naly
sis
•Lake r
evert
s t
o w
etl
an
ds
Pla
nn
ing P
rocess A
ltern
ati
ve A
naly
sis
•Lake D
rain
ing -
Com
ple
tely
dra
in t
he
lake, allow
sedim
en
t to
dry
su
ffic
ien
tly
to a
llow
lan
d-b
ased e
qu
ipm
en
t to
en
ter
the lakebed a
nd e
xcavate
accu
mu
late
d s
edim
en
t w
ou
ld r
equ
ire
str
eam
div
ers
ion
s t
o c
on
tain
th
e t
hre
e
trib
uta
ries a
s t
hey flo
w t
hro
ugh
th
e
dra
ined lake b
ed
Pla
nn
ing P
rocess A
ltern
ati
ve A
naly
sis
•Lake d
rain
ed w
ith
str
eam
div
ers
ion
ch
an
nel
Pla
nn
ing P
rocess A
ltern
ati
ve A
naly
sis
•Lake d
rain
ing w
ith
lan
d b
ased e
qu
ipm
en
t an
d e
xcavati
on
Pla
nn
ing P
rocess A
ltern
ati
ve A
naly
sis
•Lake d
rain
ing w
ith
lan
d b
ased e
qu
ipm
en
t an
d e
xcavati
on
Pla
nn
ing P
rocess A
ltern
ati
ve A
naly
sis
•H
ydra
ulic D
redgin
g –
No L
ake D
rain
ing
Uti
lize
flo
ati
ng h
ydra
ulic d
redgin
g
equ
ipm
en
t to
rem
ove t
he s
edim
en
t.
Sedim
en
t slu
rry p
um
ped t
o d
ew
ate
rin
g
are
as.
Wou
ld h
ave t
o u
se G
eotu
bes t
o d
ry
mate
rial du
e t
o lack o
f space f
or
larg
e
dry
ing a
reas.
Pla
nn
ing P
rocess A
ltern
ati
ve A
naly
sis
•H
ydra
ulic D
redgin
g –
Dre
dge e
qu
ipm
en
t
Pla
nn
ing P
rocess A
ltern
ati
ve A
naly
sis
•H
ydra
ulic D
redgin
g -
Geotu
bes
Pla
nn
ing P
rocess A
ltern
ati
ve A
naly
sis
•G
eotu
bes –
Han
gin
g B
ag T
est
1.
Com
bin
ed s
edim
en
t slu
rry s
am
ple
wit
h
non
-toxic
poly
mer
added
2.
Geotu
bes w
ith
poly
mer
will dry
mate
rial
3.
Need low
gra
de laydow
n a
reas f
or
geotu
bes t
o b
e e
ffecti
ve
Pla
nn
ing P
rocess D
eta
iled P
roje
ct
Report
– A
ltern
ati
ve A
naly
sis
•R
ecom
men
ded A
ltern
ati
ve –
Dra
in t
he L
ake
– M
ech
an
ical E
xcavati
on
•C
om
pari
son
Dra
in t
he L
ake -
$28 /
cu
bic
yard
rem
oved
•12 m
on
th c
on
str
ucti
on
du
rati
on
Hydra
ulic
Dre
dgin
g -
$35 /
cu
bic
yard
rem
oved
•24 m
on
th c
on
str
ucti
on
du
rati
on
Pla
nn
ing P
rocess
Deta
iled P
roje
ct
Report
– D
isposal A
rea
•W
ildw
ood M
ine D
isposal S
ite
1.
65 A
cre
s S
ite
2.
1.5
miles f
rom
Pin
e C
reek D
am
3.
Recla
imed c
oal w
aste
pile t
hat
was
covere
d w
ith
fly
ash
, h
eavily f
ert
iliz
ed
an
d p
lan
ted w
ith
gra
ss t
o h
elp
pre
ven
t ero
sio
n
Pla
nn
ing P
rocess
Wildw
ood D
isposal A
rea
Nort
h P
ark
Lake
Wildw
ood
Dis
posal
Are
a
Pla
nn
ing P
rocess
Wildw
ood D
isposal A
rea
Pla
nn
ing P
rocess
Wildw
ood D
isposal A
rea
Pla
nn
ing P
rocess
En
vir
on
men
tal Featu
res
•W
etl
an
d P
rote
cti
on
Barr
ier
•C
oir
Logs a
nd S
hore
lin
e P
lan
tin
gs
•Fis
h H
abit
at
Str
uctu
res
• O
spre
y N
ests
Pla
nn
ing P
rocess
En
vir
on
men
tal Featu
res
•W
etl
an
d P
rote
cti
on
Barr
ier
Pla
nn
ing P
rocess
En
vir
on
men
tal Featu
res
•C
oir
Logs a
nd S
hore
lin
e P
lan
tin
gs
Pla
nn
ing P
rocess
En
vir
on
men
tal Featu
res
•Fis
h H
abit
at
Str
uctu
res
Pla
nn
ing P
rocess
En
vir
on
men
tal Featu
res
•O
spre
y N
est
Con
str
ucti
on
Ph
ase
•Th
ree C
on
tracts
1A
. S
ite P
repara
tion
Con
tract
– A
llis
on
Park
C
on
tracto
rs I
nc. (A
llegh
en
y C
ou
nty
Con
tract)
1B
. Ir
win
Ru
n P
on
d S
upple
men
tal C
on
tract
- A
llis
on
Park
Con
tracto
rs I
nc. (A
llegh
en
y
Cou
nty
Con
tract)
2.
Ph
ase I
Sedim
en
tati
on
Rem
oval – C
J M
erl
o –
(F
edera
l C
on
tract
3.
Ph
ase I
I S
edim
en
tati
on
Rem
oval – C
J M
erl
o –
(A
llegh
en
y C
ou
nty
Con
tract)
Con
str
ucti
on
Ph
ase T
imelin
e
•S
epte
mber
2009 –
Lake D
rain
ed
•O
cto
ber
2009 –
Fis
h R
escu
e
•Jan
uary
2010 –
Wildw
ood D
isposal S
ite P
rep
Work
•A
pri
l 2010 – L
ake R
e-d
rain
ed
•M
ay 2
010 – S
tream
Div
ers
ion
In
sta
llati
on
•Ju
ne 3
0, 2010
– S
edim
en
t R
em
oval
Com
men
ces
•Ju
ne 1
0, 2011 –
Re-O
pen
ing C
ere
mon
y
•Ju
ly 8
, 2011 –
Wate
r cre
sts
over
the d
am
Con
str
ucti
on
Ph
ase
•D
rain
ing t
he lake (th
e f
irst
tim
e)
Con
str
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on
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arn
Access R
am
p
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str
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on
Ph
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pora
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on
str
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on
Con
str
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on
Ph
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oad A
ccess R
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on
str
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Con
str
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Ph
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tream
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Con
str
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Ph
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Div
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str
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on
Ph
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ort
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Pin
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reek S
tream
Div
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str
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Ph
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edim
en
t R
em
oval
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str
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Ph
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edim
en
t R
em
oval
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str
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Ph
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•Tem
pora
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au
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oad in
Lakebed
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str
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Ph
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ash
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str
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Ph
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str
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•Ph
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Sedim
en
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oval C
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C
on
str
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on
Ph
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ildw
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isposal A
rea
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str
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on
Ph
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•Ph
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in
Pro
gre
ss
Con
str
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on
Ph
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•A
llegh
en
y C
ou
nty
’s P
hase 2
work
moves o
n
in t
he w
inte
r
Con
str
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on
Ph
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•A
llegh
en
y C
ou
nty
’s P
hase 2
work
moves o
n
in t
he w
inte
r Tre
e s
tum
p f
rom
th
e o
rigin
al la
ke
bed u
ncovere
d
un
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of
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str
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on
Ph
ase
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in
Pro
gre
ss M
arc
h 3
0,
2011 S
edim
en
t Level
Norm
al W
ate
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Con
str
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on
Ph
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in
Pro
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ss M
arc
h 3
0,
2011 N
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al W
ate
r Lin
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Sedim
en
t Level
Con
str
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on
Ph
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Fis
h s
tru
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Clu
ste
rs
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tars
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pid
er
Hu
mps
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tum
p C
luste
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Dia
gra
ms c
ou
rtesy o
f Pen
nsylv
an
ia F
ish
an
d
Boat
Com
mis
sio
n
Con
str
ucti
on
Ph
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h s
tru
ctu
res in
pla
ce (w
ait
ing f
or
the
lake t
o f
ill)
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h H
abit
ats
•R
ock S
tars
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pid
er
Hu
mps
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Clu
ste
rs
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tum
p C
luste
rs
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um
ps
Con
str
ucti
on
Ph
ase
•In
Au
gu
st
2010 t
he A
llegh
en
y C
ou
nty
Depart
men
t of
Pu
blic W
ork
s
begin
s t
he p
rocess t
o a
men
d t
he E
nvir
on
men
tal A
ssessm
en
t an
d
Perm
its t
o in
clu
de s
edim
en
t re
moval in
Irw
in R
un
Pon
d a
nd d
isposal
of sedim
en
t in
th
e B
abcock C
on
tain
men
t A
rea.
Con
str
ucti
on
Ph
ase
•B
abcock C
on
tain
men
t A
rea
Perm
itte
d a
nd
con
str
ucte
d in
1981
as a
dry
ing b
ed for
sedim
en
t re
moval
Sit
e h
as s
ubsu
rface
dra
inage s
yste
m
Filte
red w
ate
r dra
ins
into
sw
ale
an
d P
ine
Cre
ek
Available
volu
me f
or
sedim
en
t dis
posal
-35,0
00 c
ubic
yard
s
Con
str
ucti
on
Ph
ase
•B
abcock C
on
tain
men
t S
ite
Con
str
ucti
on
Ph
ase
•Ir
win
Ru
n P
on
d D
ivers
ion
Ch
an
nel C
on
str
ucti
on
Con
str
ucti
on
Ph
ase
•Ir
win
Ru
n P
on
d S
edim
en
t R
em
oval
Com
ple
tion
Con
str
ucti
on
Ph
ase
•Ir
win
Ru
n P
on
d F
illin
g I
n
Boat
Lau
nch
R
am
p
Con
str
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Ph
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win
Ru
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on
d B
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Lau
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Concre
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evetm
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Mat
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lim
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s e
rosio
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f soils
into
pon
d
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torm
wate
r ru
noff.
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dle
heavy v
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ads
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acts
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pavem
en
t an
d a
llow
s w
ate
r to
in
filt
rate
in
to g
rou
nd
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inim
al m
ain
ten
an
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Con
str
ucti
on
Ph
ase
Wildw
ood D
isposal A
rea -
Ready f
or
seedin
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h P
ark
Lake
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cosyste
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rati
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