Awardee Name
Ohio State University
Grant Type
State
Project Title
Alternative Design Options for Open Channels: Two Stage and Self Forming Channels. (Witter)
Awardee State/Territory
Ohio
Involved States/territories
Ohio
Award Year
2011
End Date
Award Amount
$61,181.00
Production/Use
Farmland Agricultural
Resource Concern (Broad)
Water
Habitat
Resource Concern (Specific)
Water Quality
Riparian zone restoration
Nutrients transported to surface water
Erosion
Bank erosion from streams, shorelines or water conveyance channels
Aquatic habitat for fish and other organisms
Conservation Practice(s)
Open Channel
Riparian Forest Buffer
Riparian Herbaceous Cover
Streambank and Shoreline Protection
Stream Habitat Improvement and Management
Project Background
This project will provide the knowledge and technical justification needed to determine whether two-stage and self-forming channels should be cost-share eligible best management practices and build capacity to implement these solutions.
Project targeted to Historically Underserved producers?
No