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| Name of Project: |
Pike Run Restoration at Montgomery Park |
Geographic Fund: |
Western Piedmont/Sourlands |
| Location of Project: |
Pike
Run in Montgomery Township, Somerset County |
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Watershed Management Area (WMA): |
#10; Millstone Watershed
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Type of Project: |
Wetland and Stream Restoration |
|
Size: |
1400 foot
segment of Pike Run in Montgomery Park |
| Nonprofit Organization: |
Stony
Brook-Millstone Watershed Association |
Status: |
Phase 1, restoration of a 1.27
acre wetland meadow, was completed in May 2007. Phase 2 will
be completed in August 2007, and Phase 3 is scheduled for November
2007 (see below). The Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association
is seeking funding for Phase 4, the reconnection of Pike Run
to its floodplain. |
| Total Project Cost: |
$630,000 |
| Funds Raised: |
0 |
| Funds Needed: |
$630,000 |
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Leverage: |
Not yet available |
| PROJECT SIGNIFICANCE |
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Pike
Run has been adversely affected by upstream development. Encroaching
development and its associated non-porous pavement have resulted
in stormwater being diverted directly into the stream through
stormwater pipes, instead of infiltrating through soil. Flash
flows during and after storm events have eroded the stream
banks, incised the stream, and flushed out stream sediment.
This has resulted in a greatly straightened stream that has
been eroded down to bedrock and is disconnected from its floodplain.
Reconnecting
Pike Run to its flood plain along a 1400 foot segment would
allow high stormwater flows to dissipate in a safe and natural
way, reduce flooding potential, reduce erosion, and protect
installed instream structures.
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| PROJECT DESCRIPTION |
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The
Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association has started a
multi-phase restoration project of Pike Run at Montgomery
Park in partnership with Montgomery Township and the NJDEP.
The first three phases have been funded and will be completed
by November 2007. TRC Omni designed Phases 1 through 3. The
Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association is currently seeking
funding for Phase 4.
- Phase
1, restoration of a 1.27 acre wetland meadow, was completed
in May 2007.
- Phase
2, scheduled for August 2007, involves the creation of instream
habitat and a meandering stream flow pattern through
the use of wing deflectors and cover logs.
- In
Phase 3, scheduled for November 2007, live stakes
will be planted on the streambanks alongside each instream
sturcture and along the restored wetland meadow to further
stabilize Pike Run's stream banks.
- The goal of Phase 4 is to reconnect Pike Run to its floodplain.
In order to pursue this, the Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed
Association needs to hire a consultant to design the reconnection,
run a stream modeling program to make sure that there will
be no detrimental effects, submit permits to NJDEP for approval,
and hire a contractor to conduct the fieldwork.
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| FUNDS NEEDED |
The
Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Associaton is seeking $630,000
for Phase 4 of this project.
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