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Volume I
Summary of Findings and Recommendations
Volume I is summary document for the entire plan. It includes
an overview of the project history, assessment findings and
recommendations. This volume is intended to allow a wide range
of readers to understand the main purpose behind this effort.
For more details on a particular area, readers can refer to
the appropriate section of Volumes II or III. Download
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Volume II
Community and Stream Use Characterization
Volume II provides greater detail on social, geographic and
policy issues of the Esopus Creek Watershed including the following
sections: History and Demographics, Education and Outreach,
the NYC Water Supply System, and Angling and Recreation - which
includes detailed discussions on whitewater recreation and the
Catskill Mountain Railroad. Appended in Volume II is the summary
of results from the Esopus Creek Landowner Survey. Readers who
wish to learn more detail about any of these particular issues
may refer to their section of interest. Download
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Volume III
Watershed and Stream Characterization
Volume III provides more detailed findings from the various
physical assessments performed for this study. It includes a
watershed description, characterization of geology, hydrology
and water quality, geomorphic assessment and characterization
of the Upper Esopus Creek corridor, the riparian vegetative
buffer assessment, and the aquatic habitat assessments. There
are numerous appendices in Volume III that provide data, maps,
and additional information for many of the topics discussed
therein. Readers seeking detailed technical information on assessment
findings should refer to this volume. Download
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Appendix
1
Education
and Outreach Download
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• Appendix 1.1 Streamside Landowner Survey Report
• Appendix 1.2 Stream-Side Land Owner Focus Group Report
• Appendix 1.3 Shandaken Day Pilot Outreach Event Report
• Appendix 1.4 Education Program Delivery Strategies
• Appendix 1.5 Education and Outreach Goals and Objectives
• Appendix 1.6 Education and Outreach Logic Model
• Appendix 1.7 Esopus Creek Project Advisory Council
Members and Working
Group Members
• Appendix 1.8 Report on PAC Field Trip to Gilboa Dam
and Shandaken Tunnel
Intake Structure
Appendix
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• Appendix 2.1 Whitewater Recreation Focus Group Report
• Appendix 2.2 Recreational Access and Owner Liability
– Tommy L. Brown
Appendix
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Stakeholder Comments and Correspondence
• Appendix 3.1 Town of Shandaken, Resolution #82 dated
April 3, 2006
• Appendix 3.2 Copied correspondence from Harry Jameson,
Town Tinker
Tubes
• Appendix 3.3 Correspondence from Ros McIntosh, Zen
Environmental
Studies Institute
Appendix
A Download
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Introduction to Stream Process
Appendix B Download
PDF (large 46 mb)
E-Size and C-Size Watershed Maps
Appendix C Supplemental Documents, Graphs and Data
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• Phase I Geomorphic Assessment Appendices
• Glacial Geology of the Catskills Download
PDF (large 29 mb)
• Supplemental Reports, Data, and Graphs on CD Download
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• New York City Department of Environmental Protection
2005 Watershed Water Quality Annual Report
• USGS Report on Esopus Creek at Shandaken Gage
• NYC DEP Memo on Turbidity from April, 2005 Flood
• NYS DEC Rules & Regulations - Part 670 –
Reservoir Releases Regulations:
• Schoharie Reservoir- Shandaken Tunnel-Esopus Creek
• State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (SPDES)
• Discharge Permit
• Esopus Creek Stream Restoration Demonstration Project
Summary Report
• Esopus Creek Stream Restoration Demonstration Project
Monitoring Protocol
• Esopus Creek Stream Restoration Project Power Point
Presentation
• Sample Annual Monitoring Report for Esopus Creek Restoration
Project
Appendix D Download
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U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC)
Documents
• Flood Frequency Analyses for Esopus Creek and Principal
Tributaries
• ERDC Report on Flood and Erosion Risk and Management
• Stability of Fine-grained Glaciogenic Sediments in
the Upper Esopus Creek Corridor, NY
• Phase III Assessment: Gravel Mining to Alleviate Flooding
in Phoenicia
Appendix E Download
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• Phase 2 Stream feature Inventory Statistics and Reach
Maps
Appendix
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Phase 3 Monitoring Protocol, Data, And Stream Management Practices
Assessment Site Evaluations
• Upper Esopus Creek Management Plan Stream And Riparian
Monitoring Program
• Stream Channel Reference Sites:An Illustrated Guide
to Field Technique
• Techniques for Measuring Substrate Embeddedness
• Esopus Creek Management Plan Phase 3 Stream Assessment
Data
• Phase 3 Stream Management Practice Evaluation Sites
Appendix G Download
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Riparian Corridor Composition Assessment Report and Reach
Maps
• Vegetation Mapping for the Esopus River Corridor
Appendix H Download
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Aquatic Ecosystem Assessment
