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Drainage Setback Tables Minnesota Wetlands Conference January 30, 2013

Drainage Setback Tables Minnesota Wetlands Conference January 30, 2013. Megan Lennon State Soils Specialist Board of Water and Soil Resources Dennis Rodacker Senior Wetland Specialist Board of Water and Soil Resources. Acknowledgement. Greg Larson, BWSR Dr. Joel Peterson, UW River Falls

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Drainage Setback Tables Minnesota Wetlands Conference January 30, 2013

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  1. Drainage Setback TablesMinnesota Wetlands ConferenceJanuary 30, 2013 Megan Lennon State Soils Specialist Board of Water and Soil Resources Dennis Rodacker Senior Wetland Specialist Board of Water and Soil Resources

  2. Acknowledgement • Greg Larson, BWSR • Dr. Joel Peterson, UW River Falls • Sonia Jacobsen & Engineering staff, NRCS

  3. Drainage Anything that decreases the input or increases the output of water can cause a drainage impact The challenge concerns determining if a decrease or increase is acceptable!!

  4. Guidance Goals • Determine acceptable level of drawdown • Measure wetland impacts related to drainage projects 480 acres 196,000 linear feet of tile

  5. Methods of drainage Most common: • Tiling • Ditching Also: • pumping from high capacity wells • Surface water diversions • encirclement

  6. Methods of drainage Most common: • Tiling • Ditching Also: • pumping from high capacity wells • Surface water diversions • encirclement Setback tables provide guidance to avoid wetland impacts

  7. A Brief Background 5 Common drainage equations • Hooghoudt • van Schilfgaarde • Kirkham • Ellipse • Skaggs

  8. Le Lateral Effect The distance on each side of a tile or ditch in its longitudinal direction where the ditch or tile has an influence on the hydrology Zone of Influence Tile or ditch through a wetland Note: This is a plan view

  9. Drainage Setback The minimum distance--in feet-- from the wetland boundary to the centerline of the tile line or toe of the ditch bank necessary to minimize adverse hydrologic impacts to adjacent wetlands Setback distance Wetland boundary Note: This is a plan view

  10. van Schilfgaarde Equation S – drain spacing de – effective depth from drain to impermeable layer m0– initial water table height above drain m – water table height after time t t – time to drop water table from m0 to m f – drainable porosity K – Saturated hydraulic conductivity

  11. van Schilfgaarde Equation S – drain spacing de – effective depth from drain to impermeable layer m0– initial water table height above drain m – water table height after time t t – time to drop water table from m0 to m f – drainable porosity K – Saturated hydraulic conductivity Notoriously difficult to obtain!

  12. Old NRCS Hydrology Tools

  13. ND- Drain program • Run drainage equations using ND- Drain • Lateral Effect • Problem: Drainable porosity input

  14. Sensitivity of inputs • Ksat: a 10% increase in Ksat results in a 5% increase in LE • f: a 10% increase in f results in a 5% decrease in LE • Time: A 10% increase in T results in a 5% increase in LE The effects are cumulative

  15. The New Way! MN NRCS Setback tables • County soil data specific tables • Consistent values • Relieves uses need to research & generate drainage estimates • Generates (f) via pedotransfer function • Organics are literature based • Model water table drawdown

  16. Purpose of BWSR guidance • Companion to NRCS setback tables • Supplemental info on background & assumptions • A tool for wetland managers and regulators to assess impacts http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/wetlands/delineation/Drainage_setback_guidance.pdf

  17. BWSR Guidance How to Use • Identify wetland boundary • Overlay drains on map • Determine drain depth • Determine setback distance for each soil type* • Delineate a setback corridor for drain * If drain crosses more than 1 soil type, compute a weighted average setback

  18. Example 1 - ID wetland boundary 539

  19. Example 1- overlay drains on map Proposed pattern tile project

  20. Example 1- determine setback distance

  21. Example 1- delineate setback corridor Setback corridor

  22. Example 2 - ID wetland boundary 252 468

  23. Example 2 - overlay drains on map New pattern tile installation

  24. Example 2 - determine setback distance

  25. Example 2 - delineate setback corridor 252 468

  26. Example 2 - determine setback distance for 2nd soil

  27. Example 2 - delineate setback corridor

  28. Weighted Average Calculation

  29. Example 2 – Weighted Average Unknown distance 43 ft

  30. Weighted Average Calculation

  31. Weighted Average Calculation

  32. Weighted Average Calculation

  33. Weighted Average Calculation

  34. Example 2 - weighted average setback corridor

  35. When to use the tables • Assess loss of wetland hydrology via tile or ditch • Determine setback to minimize impact to wetland hydrology • Potential wetland restoration

  36. Setback tables are no panacea • Surface water diversions • Encirclement • Volume considerations in ditch maintenance

  37. User Cautions • Setbacks are approximations • Organic soils are problematic • Extreme water holding capacity • Organic over sand is a barrier • Soils are variable • Soil maps are approximate • Do not overrule evidence of hydrology on site Verify soils on site

  38. Regulatory Aspects

  39. Use of the Drainage Setback Tables for Regulatory Purposes. • Consistent Results for Rule Implementation • Pre-guidance drainage impact numbers were highly variable, which led to inconsistent rule implementation • Guidance provides consistent decisions from LGU to LGU, and agency to agency • Provides a frame work to implement wetland regulation • Provides predictable permitting process

  40. Use of the Drainage Setback Tables for Regulatory Purposes. • Drainage Guidance is Using The Best Available Information • Gives justification for decisions by both regulators and applicants alike

  41. Use of the Drainage Setback Tables for Regulatory Purposes. • Tables Provide Ease of Use for Applicants/LGUs/TEPs • Reduces complicated concepts and math to usable tables and predictable results

  42. Where it May Prove Useful • Pre-Project Analysis • Existing and estimated lateral effects for ditch maintenance • Assess viability of a wetland restoration project • Installation of Ag Drainage to Avoid, Minimize or Account for Wetland Impact • Wetland Restoration Projects • Understanding how drain is affecting wetland • Credit allocation • Wetland Delineations

  43. Take home messages • Setback values are institutionally accepted & provide consistent implementation • Guidance using best available information • Okay to use drainage equations • Engage all parties to establish mutually agreeable procedures

  44. We want your comments and suggestions Megan.Lennon@state.mn.us

  45. Questions ?

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