Clean Water Works
Clean Water Works
Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District
Stream Design 101
34 minutes Posted Jul 9, 2026 at 9:00 am.
Cold Open And Stream Design
Why Streams Got Straightened
West Creek And Runaway Energy
Impervious Surfaces Change Everything
The Science Behind Natural Design
Riffles Pools Habitat And Pollution
Floodplains Fish Passage And Stability
Rosgen Methods And Bioengineering Tools
Modeling Tradeoffs And Public Expectations
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Send us Fan Mail Concrete channels, buried creeks, and straightened streams simplified urban development but decades later we see the side effects: faster water, steeper channels, collapsing streambanks, and pollution. Manager of Stormwater Design Kristen Buccier and Project Manager Denis Zaharija explain the benefits of more recent, holistic stream design methods. A stream is a living system seeking stability. Denis and Kristen discuss hydrology and hydraulics, how a stream's be...