Selected firm will perform visual stream assessment (VSA) using Stream Corridor Assessment (SCA) Survey Protocols published by the Watershed Restoration Division of Maryland Department of Natural Resources, September 2001 on stream segments with unavailable parameters for siltation, pathogens, and/or nutrients within the City’s jurisdiction: Bigsby Creek, Fillauer Branch, Little Chatata Creek, South Mouse Creek, Spring Branch, and Woolen Mill Branch. Work must be performed in accordance with the Cleveland Stormwater Option 2 Monitoring Plan. The option 2 monitoring plan includes an expanded VSA that will provide additional data for future stormwater program efforts and prioritize stream impairment sources. The VSA will be performed on stream segments with unavailable parameters for siltation, pathogens, and nutrients as opposed to the minimum requirements of performing the VSA only upstream and downstream of each MS4 outfall as listed in TDEC’s Option 1 Monitoring Plan. The VSA will document adverse physical alterations and point sources of pollution within the MS4 so that these issues can be addressed by the City and current BMPs can be evaluated for their effectiveness.; The VSA will include the following elements: Channel alteration Erosion sites Exposed pipes Pipe outfalls Tributaries Fish barriers Inadequate buffer In/near stream construction Trash dumping Unusual condition or comment, and Representative site (documentation of the in-stream habitat and the condition of the adjacent stream corridor, approximately every 0.25 miles for urban streams).
