Kristopher L. Bass , PE
Extension Associate  Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering Water Quality Group (WQG) Research IV Centennial Campus Box 7637, NCSU  Raleigh, NC 27695 Phone: (919) 515-8245 Fax: (919) 515-7448  E-mail: kris_bass@ ncsu Water Quality Group Stormwater Team Stream Restoration Institute My Resume
Sketch: I have been a Water Quality Extension Associate at NC State University since the summer of 2003. My primary role involves providing engineering support for design and research projects at the department. I have worked on a variety of water quality projects including stormwater, stream and wetland restorations, and watershed studies. I have been an active part in the planning, design, and construction of constructed wetlands, stream restorations, marsh restorations, and innovative stormwater management systems. I also have course and research experience with other types of constructed and restored wetlands, riparian buffers, drainage systems, and other water quality management practices. I also help teach various workshops that our Extension Department offers including our Stream Restoration Course, Stormwater Workshops, and am co-instructor of our AutoCad for Stream Restoration classes.
Although I have worked all over NC, my interest and experience has primarily been with projects in the coastal plain and sandhills regions. My current interests include advancing methods for coastal stream and wetland restoration and construction, watershed level application of water quality practices, and system approaches for stormwater treatment. Current Project/Research Interests: Evaluation of coastal stream and wetland restoration design and construction procedures. Advancing development of analytical design methodologies for small, low slope, and sandbed streams. Applications of hydrologic and hydraulic modeling in stream and wetland restoration design. Watershed protection and the evaluation of watershed scale implementation of best management practices
Highlighted Projects: North River Stream and Wetland Restoration Project Phase I. 250 acres of coastal bottomland hardwood wetlands restoration. Research focus on restoration strategies, hydrology, and water quality studies. Phase II. Over a mile of stream and tidal creek restoration. 35 acres of brackish marsh and 55 acres of small stream swamp and bottomland hardwood forest restoration. Research focus on sandbed streams, tidal hydraulics, marsh plant survival.
Elizabeth City State Stormwater Wetland A small stormwater wetland built to treat runoff from a neighborhood and a college campus. A demonstration and educational site.
Chowan Country Club Stormwater Improvement Project 10+ acres of stormwater wetlands, ponds that treat stormwater at a golf course. Monitoring water quality, flows, and experimenting with drawdown features of the wetlands.
Core Creek Stream and Wetland Restoration Project 1600+ feet sandbed stream restoration, 10 acres of riparian wetlands. Research focus on construction methods,sediment transport, feature development, channel evolution, aquatic habitat.
Stormwater Wetland Creation and Monitoring in the Little Troublesome Creek Watershed. 2 stormwater wetlands and a bioretention area. Monitoring focused on water quality improvements, and especially targeted on the fate of fecal coliforms.
Monitoring of Stream, Wetland, and Buffer Restoration Projects A large, multiple year project to monitor the success and development of restoration projects completed by NC's Ecosystem Enhancement Program.
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