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Off Site MitigationOff Site Mitigation

Arthur C. Parola, Jr., Ph.D., P.E.Director of the Stream Institute

University of LouisvilleyLouisville, Kentucky

a.c.parola@louisville.edu

Regional Curve ReportsRegional Curve Reports

• Bluegrass Bluegrass

• Eastern Kentucky Coal Field

• Eastern Kentucky Coal Field Headwater Streams• Eastern Kentucky Coal Field Headwater Streams

• Western Kentucky Coal Field

• Eastern Mississippian Plateau• Eastern Mississippian Plateau

• Mississippi Embayment

htt //l i ill d / d/ i il/ i/https://louisville.edu/speed/civil/si/

projects/regional‐curves.html

ObjectivesObjectives

AssessmentAssessment

Test Pits:Profile valley materialDetermine bedrock elevationEvaluate groundwater conditions

Exploratory Trenches

Clay/silt may beClay/silt may bepost-settlement alluvium

Silty Sand

Silty/sandy gravel

Degraded Bedrock

Groundwater outflow

Groundwater Monitoring and Wells

Wilson Creek RestorationllValley Cross Section

2-D Models Output – Velocity Magnitude

ConstructionConstruction

Groundwater Levels in Pools

Mill Creek Elementary School

Regional Curve ReportsRegional Curve Reports

• Bluegrass Bluegrass

• Eastern Kentucky Coal Field

• Eastern Kentucky Coal Field Headwater Streams• Eastern Kentucky Coal Field Headwater Streams

• Western Kentucky Coal Field

• Eastern Mississippian Plateau• Eastern Mississippian Plateau

• Mississippi Embayment

htt //l i ill d / d/ i il/ i/https://louisville.edu/speed/civil/si/

projects/regional‐curves.html