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Salt Flat Bridge - 6000cfs – May 3, 2002 Salt Flat Bridge Salt Flat Bridge -

• 6000cfs

6000cfs – – May 3, 2002 May 3, 2002

Trinity River Restoration Trinity River Restoration

CVPIA Public Meeting CVPIA Public Meeting – – May 16, 2005 May 16, 2005

Location Map Location Map

Record of Decision Record of Decision

Variable Annual Flow Regime Variable Annual Flow Regime Mechanical Channel Rehabilitation Mechanical Channel Rehabilitation Sediment Management Sediment Management Watershed Restoration Watershed Restoration Infrastructure Improvement Infrastructure Improvement Adaptive Environmental Assessment and Adaptive Environmental Assessment and Management Program (AEAM) Management Program (AEAM)

Specific Statutory Authorities Specific Statutory Authorities

PL 84 PL 84-

• 386, Trinity River Division, Central Valley Project, August

386, Trinity River Division, Central Valley Project, August 12, 1955 12, 1955 -

• “…the Secretary…shall adopt appropriate measures

“…the Secretary…shall adopt appropriate measures to insure the preservation and propagation of fish and wildlife… to insure the preservation and propagation of fish and wildlife…” ” PL 102 PL 102-

• 575, Central Valley Project Improvement Act. Section

575, Central Valley Project Improvement Act. Section 3406(b)(23) 3406(b)(23) – – “…If the Secretary and the “…If the Secretary and the Hoopa Hoopa Valley Tribe Valley Tribe concur in the recommendations (the Trinity River Flow concur in the recommendations (the Trinity River Flow Evaluation Study)… increase to the … Evaluation Study)… increase to the … instream instream fishery releases fishery releases shall be implemented accordingly”. shall be implemented accordingly”. Section 3407 Section 3407 – – Authorizes Authorizes the CVP Restoration Fund and appropriations from that fund to the CVP Restoration Fund and appropriations from that fund to “… carry out programs, projects, plans, and habitat restoration… “… carry out programs, projects, plans, and habitat restoration… provisions of this title.” provisions of this title.”

The Flow Regime Under the ROD The Flow Regime Under the ROD

815,200 815,200 701,000 701,000 646,900 646,900 452,600 452,600 368,600 368,600 Volume Volume (acre (acre-

• feet)

feet) 5 5 11,000 11,000 Extremely Wet Extremely Wet 5 5 8,500 8,500 Wet Wet 5 5 6,000 6,000 Normal Normal 5 5 4,500 4,500 Dry Dry 36 36 1,500 1,500 Critically Dry Critically Dry Peak Flow Peak Flow Duration Duration (days) (days) Peak Peak Flow Flow (cfs) (cfs) Water Year Water Year Class Class

“… “…Reclamation will take appropriate steps in Reclamation will take appropriate steps in a timely manner to ensure that affected a timely manner to ensure that affected bridges, houses and outbuildings are bridges, houses and outbuildings are structurally improved or relocated or structurally improved or relocated or

• therwise addressed before implementing
• therwise addressed before implementing

peak releases” peak releases”

Record of Decision (ROD) Record of Decision (ROD) – – Trinity River Trinity River Mainstem Mainstem Fishery Fishery Restoration, Page 15, December 19, 2000 Restoration, Page 15, December 19, 2000

Biggers Road Bridge

Biggers Biggers Road Bridge Road Bridge

Biggers Road Bridge

Biggers Road Bridge

Biggers Road Bridge

Buctail Road

Bucktail Road

Bucktail Road

Poker Bar Bridge

Poker Bar Bridge

Poker Bar Bridge

Poker Bar Bridge

Salt Flat Bridge

Salt Flat Bridge

Salt Flat Bridge

Salt Flat Bridge

Salt Flat Bridge

Total Costs Total Costs – – Trinity River Bridges Trinity River Bridges

Funding Sources Funding Sources

BOR………………………………. $ 4.3 M BOR………………………………. $ 4.3 M CVPIA…………………………….. $ 3.6 M CVPIA…………………………….. $ 3.6 M Cal Fish & Game………………… Cal Fish & Game………………… $ 1.9 M $ 1.9 M Total………………………………. $ 9.8 M Total………………………………. $ 9.8 M

Hocker Flat Rehabilitation Site

(Trinity River Mile 78 to 79.1)

• Riparian berm removal, bank feathering,

floodplain lowering, tributary enhancement

• 83,000 cubic yards of excavation
• Construction: July 2005 to October 2005
• Revegetation: November 2005 to March 2006

Hocker Flat Rehabilitation Site

Hocker Flat Rehabilitation Site

Pre-Project Condition Post-Project Condition 450 cfs 6000 cfs 450 cfs 6000 cfs Confined River Bank Rehab

(5.3 acres inundated) (17.3 acres inundated) 3.3x More Habitat

Summary of FY05 Program Costs Summary of FY05 Program Costs and Funding Sources and Funding Sources

$ 0 $ 0 $ 1,000,000 $ 1,000,000 $ 3,000,000 $ 3,000,000 $ 6,000,000 $ 6,000,000 $ 10,00,0000 $ 10,00,0000 Total Program Budget Total Program Budget $ 3,000,000 $ 3,000,000 $ 800,000 $ 800,000 $ 3,800,000 $ 3,800,000 Monitoring and Analysis Monitoring and Analysis 3 3 $ 0 $ 0 $ 1,000,000 $ 1,000,000 $ 3,100,000 $ 3,100,000 $ 4,100,000 $ 4,100,000 Implementation Implementation (Restoration/Rehabilitation) (Restoration/Rehabilitation) 2 2 $ 2,100,000 $ 2,100,000 $ 2,100,000 $ 2,100,000 Program Administration Program Administration 1 1 State State CVPIA CVPIA US Fish & US Fish & Wildlife Wildlife Service Service Bureau of Bureau of Reclamation Reclamation Total Cost Total Cost Task Task # # Funding Sources Funding Sources

$ 4,100,000 $ 4,100,000 RIG Total RIG Total $ 225,000 $ 225,000 Tributaries (7100) Tributaries (7100) $ 490,000 $ 490,000 Sediment Management (7100) Sediment Management (7100) $ 1,140,000 $ 1,140,000 Channel Restoration Channel Restoration $ 1,520,000 $ 1,520,000 Bridges and Structure Bridges and Structure $ 725,000 $ 725,000 AEAM Team AEAM Team REHABILITATION AND REHABILITATION AND RESTORATION RESTORATION $ 2,100,000 $ 2,100,000 ADM Total ADM Total $ 45,000 $ 45,000 Information Management Information Management $ 145,000 $ 145,000 Independent Review committees Independent Review committees $ 60,000 $ 60,000 Trinity Adaptive Management Working Trinity Adaptive Management Working Group Group $ 775,000 $ 775,000 Trinity Management Council Trinity Management Council $ 1,075,000 $ 1,075,000 AEAM Team AEAM Team-

• Weaverville Office

Weaverville Office PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION $ 3,800,000 $ 3,800,000 TMAG Total TMAG Total $ 255,000 $ 255,000 Wildlife Studies Wildlife Studies $ 85,000 $ 85,000 Riparian Vegetation Riparian Vegetation $ 1,153,000 $ 1,153,000 Run Size/Angler Harvest Run Size/Angler Harvest $ 340,000 $ 340,000 Hatchery Practices Hatchery Practices $ 545,000 $ 545,000 Migration Studies Migration Studies $ 212,000 $ 212,000 Adult Health Studies Adult Health Studies $ 415,000 $ 415,000 Sediment Management Sediment Management $ 415,000 $ 415,000 Stream Stream Gaging Gaging $ 380,000 $ 380,000 AEAM Team AEAM Team MODELING AND ANALYSIS MODELING AND ANALYSIS $ 10,000,000 $ 10,000,000 Grand Total Grand Total

Trinity River Restoration Program Trinity River Restoration Program

Draft FY 2004 Budget Draft FY 2004 Budget

Channel Rehabilitation Sites: Phase 1 Implementation Schedule

2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 Rehab Sites

Hocker Flat Hocker Flat (n=1) (n=1) Sites Below Sites Below Canyon Creek Canyon Creek (n=4) (n=4) Indian Creek Indian Creek (n=3) (n=3) Lewiston 4 Lewiston 4 and Dark Gulch and Dark Gulch (n=8) (n=8) Remaining Remaining Phase 1 Sites Phase 1 Sites (n=8) (n=8)

5/16/05

Total: 24 Rehabilitation Sites Total: 24 Rehabilitation Sites

Design, NEPA/CEQA, Design, NEPA/CEQA, Permits, Contracting Permits, Contracting Construction Construction Revegetation Revegetation

Floodplain Implementation Schedule

2004 2005 2006 Task

Inventory Inventory Prepare Prepare Floodplain for Floodplain for 8,500 cfs 8,500 cfs Prepare Prepare Floodplain for Floodplain for 11,000 cfs 11,000 cfs Well & Septic Grant Well & Septic Grant Program Program

Inventory Design, NEPA/CEQA, Permits, Contracting Construction

4/15/05