{"id":7690,"date":"2020-07-01T15:17:47","date_gmt":"2020-07-01T15:17:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/?p=7690"},"modified":"2025-05-01T10:15:17","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T10:15:17","slug":"meadowbrook-terrace-streambank-restoration-day-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/2020\/07\/meadowbrook-terrace-streambank-restoration-day-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Meadowbrook Terrace Streambank Restoration Day 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

We had pretty much given up on their ever showing up to work on the Streambank Restoration by our log cabin. We figured with everything going on, our brook was not going be a priority. And we were no longer looking forward to it after we saw how long Patton Park has been a big muddy mess.<\/p>\n

And then we saw that there was spray paint all over the ground.<\/p>\n

I drove over to check every day, but nothing happened. (We don\u2019t live at the cabin now. We built a new house walking distance away.)<\/p>\n

So, of course the day I don\u2019t go check they got to work. They were just waiting for me to stop watching.<\/p>\n

\"Two
Two pumps to divert the water so they can work<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

They had set up two big pumps to dry up the creek.<\/p>\n

\"Two
Two pumps to divert the water<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

They were really loud!<\/p>\n

\"The
The brook is mostly dry<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

They diverted the water way down those two hoses past where they were working.<\/p>\n

\"The
The pump had two big hoses<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Do you see how big those hoses are?<\/p>\n

\"Surveying\"
Surveying<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

They had set up a transit to locate exactly where the plans said to relocate everything to.<\/p>\n

\"Meadowbrook<\/a>
Plan: Meadowbrook Terrace Streambank Restoration
Click on the map to open larger<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This is the map of what they plan.<\/p>\n

\"Bye
Bye bye bamboo!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

There was still an enormous pile of broken off bamboo, but it was gone before they went home the first day.<\/p>\n

\"The
The remains of the bamboo and the wall<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

They had taken down all the bamboo. In one day. Gone.
\nAnd they had removed all the broken parts of the retaining wall out of the streambed.<\/p>\n

\"Backing
Backing the truck in for another load of debris<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

They took load after load of bamboo, roots, wall and debris away.<\/p>\n

\"Cutting
Cutting rebar from the old wall<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

They had to cut apart the rebar from sections of the old wall to get it into the truck. See the sparks where the blade is biting into the steel?<\/p>\n

\"They
They took away three truck loads of debris while we watched.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Cane: Meadowbrook Terrace Streambank Restoration ><\/a>
\nBroken Retaining Wall: Meadowbrook Terrace Streambank Restoration ><\/a><\/p>\n

\"Rock
Rock to create the riffle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

There was a big pile of rock.<\/p>\n

\"Typical
Typical Riffle \u2013 Meadowbrook Terrace Streambank Restoration<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The plan calls for two areas of riffle. A riffle is \u201ca rocky or shallow part of a stream or river with rough water.\u201d It is supposed to slow the flow of the brook and help keep the water clear.<\/p>\n

They widened the streambed a lot and made the sides slope very gradually.<\/p>\n

Then they put in the rock.<\/p>\n

\"A
A scoop full of the rock for the riffle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

They scooped up the large rocks.<\/p>\n

\"Putting
Putting down the Riffle Rocks<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

And then dropped them in the brook.<\/p>\n

\"Setting
Setting the rock to create the riffle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

He was really careful. He could move around one rock at a time with that thing. Then he mashed the rocks in and made it kinda flat.<\/p>\n

\"Riffle\"
Riffle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This is what the riffle looks like after he got it pushed down.<\/p>\n

\"Coir
Coir and Riffle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

They smoothed the banks and built it up where it had eroded away from being dammed by the knocked down retaining wall. Then they covered it with coir fabric. The specifications say; \u201c740 square yards of erosion control matting.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Coir
Coir Erosion Control Matting<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Erosion control matting is a stabilization fabric\u2026 designed to support plant growth and reinforce soil in many erosion control project sites. \u2026these mats are able to support banks until vegetation is able to take root.<\/p>\n

www.erosioncontrol-products.com\/erosioncontrolmatting.html<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"I
I don\u2019t know what these mean<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

They had spray painted these on the ground. I still don\u2019t know why.<\/p>\n

They turned off the pumps and let the water flow again before they left for the day.<\/p>\n

Meadowbrook Terrace Streambank Restoration
\n<\/strong>Meadowbrook Terrace Streambank Restoration Plan<\/a>
\nComet Drive Streambank Restoration Plan<\/a>
\nThe Out of Control Bamboo or Cane<\/a>
\nThe Broken Retaining Wall<\/a>
\nPond & Streambank Restoration at Patton Park<\/a>
\nDay 1 Restoring the Streambank at the Log Cabin<\/a>
\nDay 2 Restoring the Streambank at the Log Cabin<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We had pretty much given up on their ever showing up to work on the Streambank Restoration by our log cabin. We figured with everything going on, our brook was not going be a priority. 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