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Tanyard Branch: demonstrating an interdisciplinary approach to the design phase of an urban stream restoration
Tanyard Branch: demonstrating an interdisciplinary approach to the design phase of an urban stream restoration
Author(s)
Herbert, Susan
England, Laura
Buesching, Jessica
Crowley, John
Meyer, Judy
England, Laura
Buesching, Jessica
Crowley, John
Meyer, Judy
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Hatcher, Kathryn J.
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Abstract
An interdisciplinary group of university
students, faculty and staff participating in a summer
design studio took on the challenge of designing a
restoration proposal for Tanyard Branch, a severely
degraded stream that flows through the University of
Georgia (UGA) campus. The main problems targeted
for restoration in this urban stream were channel
erosion and instability, caused by a predominance of
impervious surface in the watershed, and poor water
quality (particularly fecal coliform contamination) that
has prompted health concerns for students who
monitor the stream. Data were collected pertaining to
utilities, soils, hydrology, geomorphology, county
stormwater plans, and the university master plan. A
hydrologic model was used to predict water surface
profiles for design storms and determine appropriate
floodplain width for the design of a new channel. As
a product of the studio, students presented two detailed
design options for a highly impacted reach of the
stream in the middle of campus with conceptual
designs for the larger stream network. The detailed
designs show two options for this reach of stream: one
with a formalized riparian zone including a designated
walk to be used in pre-game football ceremonies, and
one option with a less formalized park atmosphere
surrounding the stream. In the subsequent academic
year, classes concerned with ecological and
hydrological monitoring, as well as stormwater
modeling, landscape management and urban design
are continuing work on this stream restoration.
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2003-04
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