Stream Restoration Basics and Techniques

David T. Williams, PhD., PE, PH, CPESC, CFM

This workshop will consider the key elements of successful stream restoration projects and team development, outlining the best practices for developing timelines and project objectives and for identifying design team disciplines and expertise requirements. Dr. Williams will teach you how to best interweave the presented technical elements in your planning to produce a sound, successful, and sustainable stream restoration project!

Learning Objectives: 

  • Learn the best practices for planning a stream restoration project from beginning to the end.
  • Identify the key design areas, computations, and tools involved in stream restoration.
  • Understand the value and use of biotechnical methods in stream restoration projects.

The International Erosion Control Association has met the standards and requirements of the Registered Continuing Education Program. Credit earned on completion of this program will be reported to RCEP.

Half Day Presenter: David T. Williams, PhD., PE, PH, CPESC, CFM – President, David T. Williams and Associates

Dr. David T. Williams, a registered Professional Civil Engineer in eight states, brings a variety of experience to this workshop, including: National Technical Director for Water Resources for PBS&J, co-founder and President of WEST Consultants (a nationally recognized water resources engineering firm), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and adjunct professor at San Diego State University. Dr. Williams’ professional experience includes more than 15 years as a hydraulic engineer with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at the Waterways Experiment Station (WES, now ERDC) in Vicksburg, MS, both the Nashville and Baltimore Districts, and the Hydrologic Engineering Center (HEC) in Davis, CA, and over 25 years as a private sector consultant. Dr. Williams has been a frequent short course instructor for ASCE and other professional and public organizations on computer training using HEC-2, HEC-RAS, HEC-HMS and HEC-6. In addition, Dr. Williams has taught short courses on channel bed scour for toe protection design, sediment transport, stream restoration, fluvial geomorphology and streambank protection, as well preparing for becoming an expert witness.