1. Emigration Creek Restoration
By: Aaron Rees, Nikolai Narvestad, Tiana Cerciello, Kade Tang

2. Emigration Creek Restoration
By: Aaron Rees, Nikolai Narvestad, Tiana Cerciello, Kade Tang

3. Emigration Creek Overview
The Emigration Creek Watershed covers about 17 sq. miles. 1/8 mile through Westminster Campus.
40% owned privately, 33% owned by Salt Lake, and 27% is National Forest land
Emigration Creek serves great purpose to its surrounding area in Salt Lake and Sugarhouse by providing a source of water and minerals within the watershed.
The watershed is responsible for maintaining a viable cyclical system of energy in order for life to be sustainable.

4. Issues
Erosion: banks are steeply eroded compromising the safety of nearby structures along with the health of the ecosystem.
Pollution: ineffective storm drains from parking lot pollutants into creek causing potential eutrophication and posing threats to both vegetation and macroinvertebrate populations.
Littering: build up of debris and trash throughout branches and low-depth areas.

5. Bank Stabilization Bank Shaping Planting Vegetation Brush Mattress
Re-grading streambanks to a stable slope
Planting Vegetation
Placing topsoil and other materials needed for sustaining plant growth, and selecting, installing and establishing appropriate species.
Brush Mattress
Combination of live stakes, live fascines, and branch cuttings installed to cover and physically protect streambanks, eventually to sprout and establish numerous individual plants.
Dormant Post Plantings
Planting of cottonwood, willow, poplar, or other species embedded vertically into streambanks to increase channel roughness, reduce flow velocities near the slope face, and trap sediment.

6. Trench Drainage System
Install a shallow basin drainage
system, which runs over a long
distance. Designed to collect and
divert water at a lower and more
appropriate location to avoid
contamination of the creek.

7. Macroinvertebrates Hire biologist to interpret the
data we collected on
macroinvertebrate richness
and determine which
species of macros should
be supplemented to the
current ecosystem and in
what quantities.

8. Decrease Human Disturbance
Signage:
several professional looking signs around the creek area will remind students, staff, and other foot traffic that the creek is in a fragile state and should be respected and kept clean.
Fencing:
certain areas near high erosion transects will be fenced off and access to public will be restricted in order to give the bank stabilization process adequate time to be effective.
Posters:
the remaining budget will be spent on creative laminated posters to put around campus and the sugarhouse area urging people to take care of the creek. Additionally, the posters will contain information regarding bi-monthly volunteer times to keep the creek in good health.

9. Budget Layout Bank Stabilization: $100,000 Trench Drainage: $125,000
Bioengineer: $50,000
Materials: $15,000
Vegetation: $15,000
Labor: $10,000
Trench Drainage: $125,000
Upfront cost:$45,000
Labor: $50,000
Maintenance: $30,000
Macroinvertebrates: $15,000
Biologist: $10,000
Actual macros: $5,000
Awareness: $10,000
Signage: $3,000
Fencing: $4,500
Labor costs: $2,000
Posters: $500

10. References http://slco.org/watershed/pdf/EmigrationTMDLWorkEl.pdf
Huang, Jung Chen, William J. Mitsch, and Li Zhang. “Ecological Restoration Design Of A Stream On A College Campus In Central Ohio.” Ecological Engineering 35.2 (2009): Academic Search Premier. Web 29 Apr. 2015

11. Emigration Creek Overview
The Emigration Creek Watershed covers about 17 sq. miles. 1/8 mile through Westminster Campus.
40% owned privately, 33% owned by Salt Lake, and 27% is National Forest land
Emigration Creek serves great purpose to its surrounding area in Salt Lake and Sugarhouse by providing a source of water and minerals within the watershed.
The watershed is responsible for maintaining a viable cyclical system of energy in order for life to be sustainable.

12. Issues
Erosion: banks are steeply eroded compromising the safety of nearby structures along with the health of the ecosystem.
Pollution: ineffective storm drains from parking lot pollutants into creek causing potential eutrophication and posing threats to both vegetation and macroinvertebrate populations.
Littering: build up of debris and trash throughout branches and low-depth areas.

13. Bank Stabilization Bank Shaping Planting Vegetation Brush Mattress
Re-grading streambanks to a stable slope
Planting Vegetation
Placing topsoil and other materials needed for sustaining plant growth, and selecting, installing and establishing appropriate species.
Brush Mattress
Combination of live stakes, live fascines, and branch cuttings installed to cover and physically protect streambanks, eventually to sprout and establish numerous individual plants.
Dormant Post Plantings
Planting of cottonwood, willow, poplar, or other species embedded vertically into streambanks to increase channel roughness, reduce flow velocities near the slope face, and trap sediment.

14. Trench Drainage System
Install a shallow basin drainage
system, which runs over a long
distance. Designed to collect and
divert water at a lower and more
appropriate location to avoid
contamination of the creek.

15. Macroinvertebrates Hire biologist to interpret the
data we collected on
macroinvertebrate richness
and determine which
species of macros should
be supplemented to the
current ecosystem and in
what quantities.

16. Decrease Human Disturbance
Signage:
several professional looking signs around the creek area will remind students, staff, and other foot traffic that the creek is in a fragile state and should be respected and kept clean.
Fencing:
certain areas near high erosion transects will be fenced off and access to public will be restricted in order to give the bank stabilization process adequate time to be effective.
Posters:
the remaining budget will be spent on creative laminated posters to put around campus and the sugarhouse area urging people to take care of the creek. Additionally, the posters will contain information regarding bi-monthly volunteer times to keep the creek in good health.

17. Budget Layout Bank Stabilization: $100,000 Trench Drainage: $125,000
Bioengineer: $50,000
Materials: $15,000
Vegetation: $15,000
Labor: $10,000
Trench Drainage: $125,000
Upfront cost:$45,000
Labor: $50,000
Maintenance: $30,000
Macroinvertebrates: $15,000
Biologist: $10,000
Actual macros: $5,000
Awareness: $10,000
Signage: $3,000
Fencing: $4,500
Labor costs: $2,000
Posters: $500

18. References http://slco.org/watershed/pdf/EmigrationTMDLWorkEl.pdf
Huang, Jung Chen, William J. Mitsch, and Li Zhang. “Ecological Restoration Design Of A Stream On A College Campus In Central Ohio.” Ecological Engineering 35.2 (2009): Academic Search Premier. Web 29 Apr. 2015