NSCD Guidelines 2007

The links below permit download of the March 2007 update of the Natural Stream Channel Design Guidelines for Pennsylvania Waterways.  All files are in Adobe Acrobat PDF format.  Comments on the new version are welcome.  Please use the Submit Comments link below.

NSCD Guidelines - Entire Document:
Natural Stream Channel Design Guidelines (March 2007*) (Adobe Acrobat PDF) (1.34MB)
    *This document contains all of the chapters and appendices listed below.

NSCD Guidelines - Individual Chapters:
Front Cover and Table of Contents (March 2007) (Adobe Acrobat PDF) (170KB)
Chapter 1: Introduction (March 2007) (Adobe Acrobat PDF) (40KB)
Chapter 2: Assessment – “Reading the River” (March 2007) (Adobe Acrobat PDF) (71KB)
Chapter 3: Meeting with the Watershed Community (March 2007) (Adobe Acrobat PDF) (46KB)
Chapter 4: Data Collection and Analysis (March 2007) (Adobe Acrobat PDF) (48KB)
Chapter 5: Permitting (March 2007) (Adobe Acrobat PDF) (52KB)
Chapter 6: Creating the Final Design (March 2007) (Adobe Acrobat PDF) (309KB)
Chapter 7: Selecting a Qualified Consultant (March 2007) (Adobe Acrobat PDF) (42KB)
Chapter 8: Construction Considerations (March 2007) (Adobe Acrobat PDF) (42KB)
Chapter 9: Pre- and Post-Construction Monitoring (March 2007) (Adobe Acrobat PDF) (42KB)
Appendix I: Helpful Tools and Data Forms (March 2007) (Adobe Acrobat PDF) (532KB)
Appendix II: Resource Information (March 2007) (Adobe Acrobat PDF) (43KB)
Appendix III: Permit Guidelines for Phased Projects (March 2007) (Adobe Acrobat PDF) (105KB)
Appendix IV: Costs Ranges Guidelines (March 2007) (Adobe Acrobat PDF) (159KB)
Appendix V: Glossary (March 2007) (Adobe Acrobat PDF) (18KB)

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