COMMITTEE AGENDA MEMORANDUM
Environmental and Water Resources Committee
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Receive Information on Calabazas and San Tomas Aquino Creek-Marsh Connection Project Staff Recommended Alternative.
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RECOMMENDATION: Recommendation
Receive Information on the Staff Recommended Alternative for Calabazas and San Tomas Aquino Creek-Marsh Connection Project, Project No. 20444001.
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SUMMARY:
Once constructed, the Calabazas and San Tomas Aquino Creek-Marsh Connection Project (Project) will create up to 1,800 acres of wetland within the former A4 and A8 complex salt ponds. For the Project to proceed with the construction phase, funding will need to be identified and secured. The Project is part of the larger South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project (SBSPRP) and is a partnership between Valley Water and the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge. The planning and design phases of the project are included in the Capital Improvement Program Five-Year Plan. With funding from the Watersheds Stream Stewardship Fund (Fund 12) and funding from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund (SFBWQIF), San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority (SFBRA) Measure AA, and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) Proposition 1 (Prop 1) Grant, Valley Water has completed a Planning Study for the Project, which identifies and compares feasible alternatives and recommends a preferred alternative. This memo summarizes the Planning Study and Staff Recommended Alternative.
Background
Historic channelization and other modifications to lower Calabazas and San Tomas Aquino Creeks have disrupted natural sediment transport to the Bay. The transition from managed salt ponds to open water habitat in the adjacent Pond A8 complex presented an opportunity to restore natural tidal and fluvial processes that depos...
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