CTSS X150 - Culvert Design for Stream Connectivity and Aquatic Organism Passage
Description
This online workshop was designed to assist culvert designers in efficiently and consistently developing public waters culvert projects to address fish passage requirements while designing for aquatic organism passage (AOP) and stream connectivity. The training will use and expand on content from the 2019 Minnesota Guide for Stream Connectivity and Aquatic Organism Passage Through Culverts (PDF).
The content was originally featured in six online trainings in 2020-2021.
Learning Objectives
- Understand ecological basis for AOP/stream connectivity culvert design
- Recognize regulatory situations where fish passage through culverts is required
- Learn best practices for stream connectivity and AOP and why these practices are beneficial
- Understand stream, landscape, and other factors that may favor a certain type of culvert design over others for a given situation
- Learn basic stream crossing field data collection parameters and techniques
- Understand how to use field data to improve culvert design
- Recognize benefits of culvert designs for stream connectivity and AOP and costs/problems that are associated with underperforming culvert designs
- Apply lessons learned from training to road crossing projects
Who Should Attend
Culvert designers, hydraulic engineers, hydraulic inspectors, watershed district staff, regulatory staff, and anyone interested in developing public waters culvert projects with respect to AOP and stream connectivity.
Course Instructors
- Jessica Kozarek, Research Associate and Outdoor StreamLab Manager, St. Anthony Falls Laboratory, College of Science and Engineering, University of Minnesota
- Christian Lenhart, Research Assistant Professor, Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, University of Minnesota
- Matt Hernick, Associate Engineer, St. Anthony Falls Laboratory, College of Science and Engineering, University of Minnesota
More Information
For more information on workshop content, contact Matt Hernick at hern0122@umn.edu. For registration or technical questions, contact MN LTAP at mnltap@umn.edu. You can also visit the course webpage.
Sponsors
This workshop is sponsored by the Minnesota Department of Transportation and facilitated by Minnesota LTAP at the University of Minnesota.