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Founder's Bridge
Chesterfield and Powhatan Counties, Virginia

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Founder's Bridge
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Williamsburg Environmental Group, Inc. (WEG) provided stream restoration planning and design consulting services to SouthCoast Properties as part of the Founder's Bridge development located in Chesterfield and Powhatan Counties ,Virginia. The project included daylighting 80 linear feet (LF) of Michaux Creek and restoring 715 LF of ephemeral/intermittent stream channel. Floodplain restoration was also incorporated into the overall stream and riparian buffer restoration plan.

Michaux Creek has approximately a 3.9-square mile watershed. A portion of Michaux Creek was filled for a road crossing, exhibited bank erosion, and a select area of the riparian buffer was cleared during previous construction activities. Beavers had clogged the culvert, essentially ponding thousands of feet of stream. The design utilized reference reach data and implemented restoration measures including toe stabilization, instream habitat structures (cross vane and j-hook), and live stakes to provide long-term stability and habitat enhancements. Sediment and construction debris removal and riparian buffer plantings were also completed as part of the project.

WEG provided construction management services and is currently completing the monitoring phase of the project. Annual monitoring activities include habitat, cross-section and profile surveys, vegetation surveys and appropriate photo-documentation.

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