Greene County Soil & Water Conservation District
Stream Restoration Program

Batavia Kill Stream
Management Plan

As a component of the Batavia Kill Stream Management Pilot Project the  Batavia Kill Stream Management Plan (SMP) was developed after 4 years of watershed and stream corridor assessment in the Batavia Kill watershed. Since 1997, the GCSWCD and NYCDEP have been assessing watershed conditions, monitoring stream stability and undertaking demonstration restoration projects. Based on the data collected and input from various watershed stakeholders, the GCSWCD has completed to following Draft Stream Management Plan (SMP) for the Batavia Kill. Over the following months, the SMP will undergo an extensive public review and is scheduled for final revisions by the end of 2003. 

For Additional Information Contact

Jeff Flack ,
Acting Executive Director GCSWCD

Beth Reichheld,
Manager, NYCDEP SMP

Joel DuBois,
Conservation District Program Specialist, GCSWCD

1/21/03 - The Batavia Kill SMP is in first draft form and is a work in progress. The current draft was proved to the USEPA Region 2 on 1/14/03 in accordance with the NYCDEP Filtration Avoidance Determination (FAD). Additional sections, revisions and corrections will be added over the next few months. Updates will be posted here. We welcome your comments. 

Table of Contents 

List of Tables & Figures  [Not Completed Yet]

Section I: Executive Summary
[Not Completed Yet]
 
Section II: Introduction
       
Section III: Introduction to Stream Management

               Figure III-16 Primary Stream Instability Process

Section IV: Watershed Description

          IV-A Regional Setting

          IV-B Watershed History

          IV-C Physiography

          IV-D Geology & Topography

                    Map IV-1 Geology
                    Map IV-2 Soils
                    Map IV-3 Hydrologic Soil Group
                    Map IV-4 Soil Erosion Hazard
                    Map IV-5 Topography
                    Map IV-6 Slope Ranges

          IV-E Water Resources

                 Map IV-7 Water Resources

          IV-F Wetlands & Floodplains

          IV-G Aquatic & Terrestrial Wildlife

          IV-H Riparian Vegetation

          IV-I Land Use & land Cover

                    Map IV-8 Land-use/Land-cover
                    Map IV-9 Property Type Classification
                    Map IV-10 Public Lands

          IV-J Population and Demographics

          IV-K Infrastructure

          IV-L Flood Control District

                 Map IV-11 Flood Control District

          IV-M Institutional Resources

          IV-N  Watershed Programs

Section V: Assessment of the Batavia Kill

          Assessment Introduction

          V-A Water Quality Assessment

          V-B Watershed Inventory and Assessment

                 Map V-1 Stream Order
                     Map V-2 Infrastructure
                       
          V-C Stream Corridor Level Assessment

                    Map V-3 Phase I Erosion Inventory
                    Map v-4 Stream Classification
                    Map v-5 stream assessment and demonstration sites


Section VI: Stream Reach Description & Recommendations
     
          Reach Summary Introduction

                    Map VI-1

          Management Segment 1             
                    Map VI-2

                    Figure VI-5a Reach 1b-Upper

                    Figure VI-5b Reach 1b-Lower

                    Figure VI-11 Reach 1c

                    Figure VI-18 Reach 1d

          Management Segment 2             

                    Map Vi-3

                    Figure VI-23a Reach 2a-Upper

                    Figure VI-23b Reach 2a-Lower

                    Figure VI-26a Reach 2b-Upper

                    Figure VI-26b Reach 2b-Lower

                    Figure VI-28   Reach 2c

                    Figure VI-29a Reach 2d-Upper

                    Figure VI-29b Reach 2d-Lower

          Management Segment 3             

                    Map VI-4

                    Figure VI-29a Reach 3a Upper

                    Figure VI-29B Reach 3a Lower

                    Figure VI-33a Reach 3b Upper

                    Figure VI-33b Reach 3b Lower

                    Figure VI-36a Reach 3c Upper

                    Figure VI-33b Reach 3c Lower

          Management Segment 4

                    Map VI-5

                    Figure VI-38   Reach 4a

                    Figure VI-43   Reach 4b

                    Figure VI-50   Reach 4c

                    Figure VI-53   Reach 4d

                    Figure VI-61a Reach 4e Upper

                    Figure VI-61b Reach 4e Lower

                    Figure VI-68   Reach 4f

                    Figure VI-71a Reach 4g Upper

                    Figure VI-71b Reach 4g Lower

          Management Segment 5

                    Map VI-6

                    Figure VI-80a Reach 5a Upper

                    Figure VI-80b Reach 5a Lower

                    Figure VI-84a Reach 5b Upper

                    Figure VI-84b Reach 5b Lower

                    Figure VI-92   Reach 5c

                    Figure VI-98a Reach 5d Upper

                    Figure VI-92b Reach 5d Lower

Section VII: Demonstration Projects

Section VIII: General Recommendations

          VIII     Introduction

          VIII-A  Flood Protection

          VIII-B  Education & Outreach

          VIII-C  Riparian Zone Management

          VIII-D  Stream Management

          VIII-E  Water Quality

          VIII-F  Public Enjoyment

          VIII-G  Fisheries Habitat

          VIII-H  Programmatic resources

Section IX: SMP Implementation  [Not Completed Yet]



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