cumberland county stream-road crossing work group purpose: bring stakeholders together to create...
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Cumberland CountyStream-Road Crossing
Work Group
Purpose: Bring stakeholders together to create crossings that are flood resilient, low maintenance, cost-
effective, and allow naturally functioning streams.
Partners:
Cumberland County EMA - Lori Roth
Cumberland County Soil & Water Conservation District
Casco Bay Estuary Partnership - Matt Craig
Cumberland County Executive Office - Elizabeth Trice
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Gulf of Maine Coastal Program
- Alex Abbott
Local Municipalities (you!)
How we see the challenges:
• Flooding is #1 natural hazard in Cumberland County
• Increased frequency and intensity of storms
• Regulatory issues surrounding stormwater and water quality
• Streams changing due to development upstream
• Loss of native fish populations • Strained municipal budgets
What do you see as challenges?
Our Capacity• Create voluntary, non-regulatory approach• Provide existing data and maps• Collect more data on habitat to identify priorities• Pool funds regionally for engineering designs• Identify cost-effective technical solutions• Assist with permitting process• Train towns to collect data for FEMA funding• Match road construction to fish passage grants• Help identify funds for improving projects• Grant writing• Pre-construction stream surveys
Severe barriers combined with flooding issues
Stream Crossing ReplacementExample 1
14’ Open Bottom Arch on paved town road
in Gray = $ 45, 390
Stream Crossing ReplacementExample 2
14’ Open Bottom Arch on paved town road
in Brownville = $ 34,500
Stream Crossing ReplacementExample 3
16’ Single Lane Timber Deck / Steel Stringer Bridge on unpaved forest road = $ 12,120
Stream Crossing ReplacementExample 4
24’ Single Lane Timber Deck / Steel Stringer Bridge on unpaved forest road = $ 15,194
Stream Crossing ReplacementExample 5
13’ Corrugated Pipe Arch on paved town road
= $ 187,267 ** FEMA funded
Questions:
• Can you fill out a quick Survey to help us identify obstacles to better crossings?
• What kind of help would be useful to you?• How can we work together?
For more information:
• Lori Roth, EMA Hazard Mitigation Planner
892-6785• Matt Craig, Casco Bay Estuary Partnership
228-8359