Maple Highlands Trail Stream & Wetland Restoration
In 2021, the City of Chardon was awarded financial assistance from Ohio EPA Section 319(h) to address eroding streambanks, polluted stormwater runoff, and water quality impairments in the headwater stream of the Chagrin River along the Chardon Maple Highlands Trail.
Prior to restoration, impervious surfaces such as roads, rooftops, and parking lots produced polluted stormwater flows which fed directly into the stream and degraded water quality in the Chagrin River. The riparian area was overrun with invasive plant species such as Phragmites (Phragmites australis) and multiflora rose (Rosa multiflora).
Construction was completed in 2023 and restored the eroding streambanks and riparian wetlands. The restoration design used methods that mimic nature to reduce stormwater runoff, erosion, and sediment loading into the Chagrin River.
A series of grassed check dams were created to capture and infiltrate polluted stormwater runoff from nearby parking lots. Invasive species were removed, and the riparian area was revegetated with native plants to help stabilize the streambanks, soak up stormwater runoff, filter out pollutants, and shade and cool the streams.
This project was financed in part or totally through a Section 319(h) grant from the United States Environmental Protection Agency through an assistance agreement with the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency. The contents and views, including any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations, contained in this product or publication are those of the authors and have not been subject to any Ohio Environmental Protection Agency or United States Environmental Protection Agency peer or administrative review and may not necessarily reflect the views of the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency or the United States Environmental Protection Agency and no official endorsement should be inferred.
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