Oceana County Road Commission Grant – Funded crossing replacements

“Oceana’s Eleven” Oceana County Road Commission Grant – Funded crossing replacements

Oceana County Road Commission (OCRC) In Partnership with the White River Watershed Task Force

Road Commission personnel are wise to become educated about the damage caused to hydrologic ecosystems by storm water runoff, sedimentation, stream and road bank blow-outs, roadway undermining and collapse, all as a result of undersized culvert design and installation.

During high-water events, a culvert acts like a rifle barrel and the water moving through it becomes the bullet. Because of this, engineers should be proactive in thinking about the system as a whole, and go “bottomless” when designing road crossing replacements.

Streams and rivers are roads and highways for aquatic and non-aquatic life. • “Bottomless” and “right-sized” crossings maintain connectivity, allowing fish and wildlife to move freely and seek out resources necessary for survival.

Johnson Road / Osborn Creek Before – twin 6’ diameter CMPs

Johnson Road / Osborn Creek Project Cost $130,818 Grant Funding $33,175 Reconnected 2.25 miles of upstream habitat July 2011 – 20’6” x 7’3” AL Box Culvert

148th Avenue / Osborn Creek Before – twin 6’ diameter CMPs

148th Avenue / Osborn Creek August 2011 – 22’1” x 9’3” AL Box Culvert Project Cost $131,913 Grant Funding $26,800

Baseline Road / Cobmoosa Creek Before – 6’ diameter CMP

Baseline Road / Cobmoosa Creek September 2011 – 18’ x 6’ Wheeler Timber Deck on Piling Project Cost $103,316 Grant Funding $ 104,014

Fillmore Road / Cobmoosa Creek Before – 3’ diameter rotted CMP

Fillmore Road / Cobmoosa Creek July 2012 – 14’ x 6’ Wheeler timber Deck on Piling Project Cost $104,605 Grant Funding $120,340

Pierce Road / Cobmoosa Creek Before – Perched 6’ diameter CMP

Pierce Road / Cobmoosa Creek August 2012 – 20’ x 7’ Wheeler Timber Bridge Project Cost $127,319 Grant Funding $93,618

Buchanan Road / Cobmoosa Creek Before – 6’ diameter CMP

Buchanan Road / Cobmoosa Creek September 2012 – 20’ x 8’ Wheeler Timber Bridge Reconnected 1.57 miles of upstream habitat Project Cost $112,402 Grant Funding $136,496

Arthur Road / Carlton Creek Before – Rotted, SeverelyPerched 3’ diameter CMP

Arthur Road / Carleton Creek September 2012 – 14’ x 7’ Wheeler Timber deck on piling Reconnected 1.5 miles of upstream habitat Project Cost $96,829 Grant Funding $85,000

148th Avenue / Cobmoosa Creek Before – 6’ diameter CMP

148th Avenue / Cobmoosa Creek August 2013 – 22’ x 8’ Wheeler Timber Bridge Reconnected 1.75 miles of upstream habitat Project Cost $100,687 Grant Funding $90,248

148thAvenue / N Br White River Before – Triple 77” diameter CMPs – North Tube Plugged

148th Avenue / N B White River Final culvert section being removed

148th Avenue / N Br White River September 2013 – 45’ triple-span Wheeler Timber Bridge Reconnected 3 miles of up- river habitat Project Cost $255,881 Grant Funding $370,636

176th Avenue / N Branch White River Current condition – collapsed 10’ diameter round CMP Upon completion it will reconnect 2 miles of up-river habitat Scheduled for removal in 2014 with funds from USDA-FS and US F&WS

Cleveland Road / Brayton Creek Current condition – 66” and 74” perched CMPs Upon completion it will reconnect 17 miles of upstream habitat Scheduled for removal in 2014 with funding from GLFT, NFF / Coca-Cola, USDA-FS and US F&WS

Since 2011, the OCRC, in partnership with the WRWTF, has removed 16 culverts at nine (9) “Natural River” crossings, with $1,194,313 in grant funding. Two (2) additional high-profile removals are scheduled for 2014.

White River Watershed Task Force Partners

Sandy Griffin OCRC Clerk-Manager Lisa Dutcher Project Coordinator

Oceana County Road Commission Grant – Funded crossing replacements