This document provides information about the Katy Prairie Stream Mitigation Umbrella Bank project in Texas. It describes the bank sponsor, Restoration Systems, and the land conservancy partner, Katy Prairie Conservancy. Phase I of the project involves restoring 17,760 feet of stream and 100 feet of riparian buffer on Warren Creek. Once completed, it will generate over 52,000 stream credits. The bank will be one of the largest in the US and unique due to its location near Houston, large scale, and revenue funding additional restoration. Travis Hamrick of Restoration Systems can be contacted for more information.

2. Who We Are
Bank Sponsor: Prairie Creek Ventures
Design/Monitoring:
Warren
Ranch
Group

3. Restoration Systems
• Established in Raleigh, NC in 1998 “to
improve the quality of environmental
restoration and mitigation”
• Established the first stream bank created
via dam removal and the first water quality
bank in the US
• 10 Employees with over 40 projects in 8
different states
• 25,000 acres of wetlands and 50 miles of
streams

4. Katy Prairie Conservancy
• Executive Director Mary Anne Piacentini
• Est. 1992 “To protect a sustainable portion
of the Katy Prairie for the benefit of its
wildlife and all Texans forever.”
• 18k acres currently protected with the goal
of reaching 50k

5. How Did We Get Here?
• 2007 National Mitigation Banking Conference
• 2008 Mitigation Rule Released
• 2009 Draft Prospectus Submitted
• 2011 (July) Interim Stream Condition
Assessment SOP Released
• 2011 (Oct/Nov) Katy Prairie Stream Mitigation
Umbrella Bank approved

6. Katy Prairie Stream Mitigation
Umbrella Bank
• The first major stream bank permitted in the
Galveston District and one of the largest in
the US
• Total feet of potential stream restoration is
over 100,000’
• Phase I (Warren Creek) totals 17,760’ of
stream restoration
• Phase I has the potential to generate over
52,000 stream credits

8. Construction
• 17,760’ of Priority Level I Stream Restoration
• 100’ Riparian Buffer
• Prairie Pothole Wetland Restoration
• Cattle Exclusion
• Invasive Species Management
• Texas Prairie Dawn Protection

9. Monitoring & Long Term
Management
• Monitor project for a minimum of 7 years
• Phase I will monitor physical, chemical and
biological parameters
• Long Term Management will be supervised
by the Texas Land Conservancy

10. Why this Bank is Unique
• Location- <32 miles from Downtown
Houston
• Scale- will be one of largest stream banks in
the US
• Relationship- revenue generated will be
utilized to protect and restore additional
areas.

12. Permittee Information
(Credit Release Schedule)

13. Permittee Information
(Service Area)
• Primary
• Spring (12040102)
• Buffalo (12040104)
• Secondary
• West Fork of San Jacinto (12040101)
• West Galveston Bay (12040204)
• Austin-Oyster (12040205)

15. Contact Information
Travis Hamrick
travis@restorationsystems.com
919.819.0014
www.restorationsystems.com