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County soil-and-water officials outline one‑mile riverbank restoration along East Fork Little Miami
Summary
Becky McClatchey, Watershed Coordinator, told commissioners the Lower East Fork Little Miami River Bank Restoration Project is about one mile long; 2025 will focus on assessment and design with construction slated to start in 2026 and monitoring through 2028.
Becky McClatchey, Watershed Coordinator for the Clermont County Soil and Water Conservation District, presented an overview of the Lower East Fork Little Miami River Bank Restoration Project during the board's May 7 meeting. McClatchey said the restoration covers about a mile of riverbank; 2025 will focus on assessments and design work, with construction expected to begin in 2026 and monitoring to continue through 2028. The plan calls for rebuilding and vegetating the banks to address channel migration and riverbank damage.
Commissioner David L. Painter noted he found it "amazing to see the channel migration that had begun," and Commissioner Bonnie J. Batchler commented on "the amount of damage the water had done." McClatchey characterized 2025 as an early stage of the project emphasizing engineering assessments and habitat-focused design; no construction funds, procurement details or exact project budget were stated in the public record at the meeting.
The presentation was recorded as an informational briefing; the Board did not take formal action to fund construction at this session. The project timeline provided suggests subsequent actions on funding and contractor selection will be required before construction can begin in 2026.
