Weaver Creek Water Conservation, Reliability, and Habitat Restoration Project
Project Overview
Basics
Weaver Creek Water Conservation, Reliability, and Habitat Restoration Project
NCRP IRWM Prop 50 R1 (SWRCB)
Completed
This project contains three elements: 1. Modification of a historic agricultural ditch that diverted 1cfs to irrigate a series of small pastures, yards, and orchards. 2. Rainwater catchment demonstration and water conservation workshops to capture stormwater, leaving water instream during the low flow period. 3. Installation of potable water tanks for the Weaverville Community Services District to replace a leaking redwood tank.
2013
2014
2014
12/3/2023
Project Attributes
General Information
Project Description Narrative (1,000 character limit)
The largest of the three water saving projects was conversion of a flood irrigated pasture in the East Branch of East Weaver Creek watershed to a more efficient sprinkler irrigation system. The change returns flows to East Weaver Creek in the critical low flow summer period. The second project was a combined water conservation education effort and installation of rooftop rainwater tanks at at Trinity High School, a children’s garden at Weaverville Elementary School, a demo ag/ education program at Young Family Ranch, and a landscape demo project at Trinity Alps Performing Center. As part of the education, impacts of climate and surface water diversion and use of roof top rainwater were presented at 11 workshops/community events. The final project replaced a redwood water tank operated by the Weaverville CSD.
Solutions
Capacity - Year-round Local Capacity, Climate Action - Adaptation, Community Health and Safety - Community Infrastructure, Ecosystem Conservation and Restoration - Water
Spatial Information
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Location
Organizations
| Contract Manager | |
| Funders | |
| Project Sponsor | |
| Local and/or Political Support | Five Counties Salmonid Conservation Program |
Contacts
Project Benefit Performance Measures
Expected Project Benefit Performance Measures
Reported Project Benefit Performance Measures
| Agricultural heritage preservation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Working land category | 2014 | Units |
| Farming | 1 | count |
| Total | 1 | count |
| Community Health and Safety - # of projects | ||
|---|---|---|
| Project type | 2014 | Units |
| Firefighting readiness improvement | 1 | count |
| Total | 1 | count |
| Education & Outreach - # of events | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Units | |
| 11 | number | |
| Total | 11 | number |
| Environmental justice and social equity - # of projects | ||
|---|---|---|
| Activity focus | 2014 | Units |
| Infrastructure improvement | 1 | count |
| Total | 1 | count |
| Firefighting capacity/infrastructure improved - # of projects | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Units | |
| 1 | count | |
| Total | 1 | count |
| Jobs created or retained (FTE) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Units | |
| 3.5 | number | |
| Total | 3.5 | number |
| Special status species protection | ||
|---|---|---|
| Protection status | 2014 | Units |
| Federal endangered/ threatened fish | 1 | count |
| Special status species protection - # of projects | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Units | |
| 1 | count | |
| Total | 1 | count |
| Water supply - infrastructure improvements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Project type | 2014 | Units |
| Increased storage | 0.16 | acre-ft |
| Total | 0.16 | acre-ft |
| Water supply improved - estimated increased instream flow (acre-feet) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Units | |
| 31.09 | acre-ft | |
| Total | 31.09 | acre-ft |
| Water supply improved - households impacted | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Units | |
| 1,455 | number | |
| Total | 1,455 | number |
Financials
Budget
| Comment: | None provided |
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Reported Expenditures
| 2013 | 2014 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| IRWM Prop 50 R1 (SWRCB) (Inactive) | $0.00 | $280,688.00 | $280,688.00 |
| Matching Funds (Matching Funds) | $0.00 | $26,000.00 | $26,000.00 |
| Grand Total | $0.00 | $306,688.00 | $306,688.00 |
| Note: | None provided |
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Project Types
Project Types
Replacing the Weaverville CSD leaking water storage tank with a new one with more capacity increased firefighting readiness.
Rooftop rainwater catchment and a new storage tank are infrastructure improvements for water supply in the disadvantaged community of Weaverville.
Reducing instream diversions enhances overall watershed health, especially during hot summer months.
Water conservation projects and education enhance community climate resiliency. More instream water during summer months enhances watershed and salmonid population climate resiliency.
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