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Pam Jeane Deputy Chief Engineer- Operations Sonoma County Water Agency Habitat Enhancement and Water Delivery.

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1 Pam Jeane Deputy Chief Engineer- Operations Sonoma County Water Agency Pam.Jeane@scwa.ca.gov Habitat Enhancement and Water Delivery

2 Presentation Outline System Overview Challenges from a Water Supplier’s Perspective Endangered Species Act and our Biological Opinion Dry Creek –Issues –Solutions

3 Russian River Watershed Lake PillsburyFacilities – Wohler/MirabelLake SonomaLake Mendocino

4 Challenges Changes in Potter Valley Project Inflows –Physical Problem –Need to Change Operational Criteria Low-flow Condition Operations –Uncoordinated Diversions –Takes Time to Make then See Flow Adjustments Endangered Species Act –Russian River Biological Opinion

5 Biological Opinion Request Changes in Russian River Flow Requirements Modify Russian River Estuary Management Modify Diversion Infrastucture at Wohler & Mirabel Continue to Participate in Coho Broodstock Program Address Dry Creek –Simplified –Swift Water –Flow Restrictions

6 Dry Creek Enhance Salmonid Habitat in Creek Develop Bypass Pipeline Plan Enhance Salmonid Habitat in Tributaries to Dry Creek Lots of Monitoring

7 Habitat Enhancement Multiple Phases Multiple Goals 5 Tributary Projects 6 Miles of Restoration 8 Sites (Upper, Middle, Lower) Summer and Winter Habitat Bank Stabilization Flow Preservation

8 Habitat Enhancement Two Study Phases 1) Inventory of Current Conditions Watershed Characteristics Stream Geomorphology Fish Habitat 2) Feasibility Analysis and Conceptual Design

9 Opportunities ▪ Abundant opportunities for enhancement of pools, riffles, stream banks and creation of off-channel habitats ▪ All areas of interest within historic channel

10 Habitat Enhancement Before After Dry Creek

11 Demonstration Project ▪ Willing landowners stepped forward ▪ 1-mile project centered on Lambert Bridge

12 Upcoming Work ▪ Spring – summer 2010: Detailed feasibility analysis ▪ Fall 2010: Concept designs and ranking of opportunities ▪ Summer 2011: Pilot project implementation Next Steps

13 Pam Jeane Deputy Chief Engineer- Operations Sonoma County Water Agency Pam.Jeane@scwa.ca.gov Habitat Enhancement and Water Delivery

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