All links are downloadable files unless otherwise noted.
WORKSHOP MATERIALS
Phase I – Introduction to Stream Smart
Presentations
- Value of Stream Smart Road Crossings Presentation
- Regulations
- How to Create Stream Smart Crossings
- Cost/Benefit of Stream Smart and Potential Funding
- Municipal Stream Crossing Grants program
- Stream Table Demonstration video
Handouts
- Sample Agenda – Phase I
- DEP Culvert Bond fact sheet
- Stream Smart Partners
- Stream Smart Handout
- Funding Opportunities for Stream Smart Road Crossings
- Comparison of Road-Stream Crossing Structures Handout
- Maine Stream Habitat Viewer Information Sheet
- Atlantic Salmon and the Endangered Species Act
- Maine Stream Crossings: New Designs to Restore Stream Continuity
- NRCS “Who We Are” Fact Sheet
- Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) and NRCS Offices in Maine
- Maine Barrier Survey Status Map
- Stream Smart Partners Technical Assistance for Road Crossings
- USDA NRCS Culvert Assistance Handout
- USDA NRCS Environmental Quality Incentives Program
- MaineDOT Bridge Upgrade Fact Sheet
- Stream Crossing Permitting Guidance
- Coastwise
- USACE determining permitting exemption
- USACE authorization presentation
- LUPC Culvert Sizing Guide
Phase II – 2-Day Field Training Stream Smart Workshop
Presentations
- Intro
- Stream Smart Refresher
- Introduction to Survey Tools, Site Assessment, Data Collection
- Data analysis
- Hydrology and Hydraulics
- Structure Design Options
Handouts
- Sample Agenda – Phase II
- DEP Culvert Bond fact sheet
- Stream Smart Partners
- Stream Crossing Bank Construction Guidance
- Stream Smart Handout
- Comparison of Road-Stream Crossing Structures Handout
- Maine Stream Habitat Viewer Information Sheet
- Stream Smart Partners Technical Assistance for Road Crossings
- USDA NRCS Culvert Assistance Handout
- Maine Stream Smart Road Crossing Field Workshop Glossary
- Maine StreamStats
- NOAA Flow Estimates – New England Rivers
Field Assessment Forms
- Longitudinal Profile Survey Data Sheet
- Cross-Section Survey Data Sheet
- Pebble Count Data Sheet
- Photo Monitoring Data Sheet
- Site Monitoring Data Sheet
- Sketch Map Data Sheet
Additional General Handouts
- Flood Effects in Road Stream Crossing Infrastructure
- MaineDOT Work Plan
- Stream Smart Road Crossing Pocket Guide, 2017
- Stream Barrier Removal Monitoring Guide
- Stream Channel Reference Sites: An Illustrated Guide to Field Technique
- Stream Crossing Survey Data Update Form
- Stream Smart Road Crossing Project Example for Small Stream Handout
- USDA Forest Service Stream Simulation Manual
- Stream Smart Success Stories (video)
Regulatory documents
- State of Maine Department of Environmental Protection Natural Resources Protection Act Permit By Rule Standards Chapter 305
- Department of the Army General Permit State of Maine
Technical and funding resources
- Water Bond
- Stream Smart Overview (video)
- Field Stream Assessment (video)
- Smart Stream Crossings (video)
Construction videos
- Concrete Block Abutment Timber Deck Bridge (video)
- Bottomless Concrete Arch (video)
- Bottomless Metal Arch (video)
- Geosynthetic Reinforced Soil Integrated Bridge System (GRS-IBS) (video)
- Embedded Concrete Box Culvert (video)
- Water Control (video)
- Bed and Bank Building (video)
Culvert replacement/stream restoration partnership examples
- Georges River Trout Unlimited: Jam Black Brook
- The Cool Little Culvert – Arrowsic Alewife Restoration
Testimonials
Related links
- Atlantic Salmon
- FIN: Maine Fisheries Improvement Network
- Maine Stream Habitat Viewer
- Maine StreamStats
- MaineDOT Map Viewer
- Stream Crossing ESA Permitting
- Voluntary Contractor Certification Program
- When It Rains It Pours