Stream Restoration Mitigation Bank Design - Ed Young Ranch, Denton & Wise Counties, Texas
Kylee Burnett, PE
Alex Brown, PWS
Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.
Dallas, Texas
Kimley-Horn performed an analysis to evaluate options to restore and uplift approximately 10,640 linear feet of intermittent stream and improve the riparian buffer on approximately 17,810 linear feet of stream on the Ed Young Ranch located 15 miles west of Denton, Texas. The design for this project included in-channel grading and structures, as well as riparian buffer improvements that were selected to improve the existing stream while also maintaining connection to the surrounding environment and native conditions. During this presentation we will discuss the processes of data collection, TxRAM v.2.0 assessment, planning, design, and coordination with the Inter-Agency Review Team (IRT) that went into this project. We will also discuss the unique challenges faced while evaluating potential TxRAM scores and credits among changing jurisdictional guidelines from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, as well as lessons learned along the way.
About Kylee Burnett, PE
Kylee Burnett is a water resources professional who manages surface water projects, including hydrologic and hydraulic modeling, stream restoration design, storm drainage and detention design, and drainage impact fees. She has experience working with geospatial data and computerized hydrologic and hydraulic modeling software. Kylee also has experience with AutoCAD, ArcGIS, HEC-RAS, HEC-HMS, PondPack, RiverMORPH, and various other software packages. She has worked on projects for both public and private-sector clients. Many of these projects required knowledge of local, state, and federal regulations relating to drainage.
About Alex Brown, PWS
Alex has more than nine years of direct experience in wetland and stream determinations and delineations, Section 404 permitting, GIS/GPS, natural resource assessments, mitigation bank establishment, SWPPPs, and tree inventories. He has managed environmental projects across the state of Texas and surrounding states. He has an additional three years of indirect experience with wetlands and natural resources from obtaining his Master of Science. He has permitting experience throughout the U.S., including Texas, Florida, Oklahoma, Arkansas, New Mexico, and Ohio. He holds the Professional Wetland Scientist (PWS) certification, which is given by the Society of Wetland Scientists