Redwood Creek, South Fork Eel Storage and Forbearance Program
Project Overview
Basics
Redwood Creek, South Fork Eel Storage and Forbearance Program
- Address Climate Change and Extreme Event Effects, Impacts and Vulnerabilities
- Conserve and Restore Salmonid Habitats and Ecosystems
- Conserve, Enhance and Restore Watersheds and Ecosystems that Support Biological Diversity
- Ensure that Disadvantaged and Underrepresented Communities Benefit from Initiatives
- Protect and Enhance Watersheds and Ecosystems that Provide Water Quality and Supply Benefits
- Respect Local Autonomy and Local Knowledge in NCRP Planning and Implementation
NCRP Urban and Multibenefit Drought Relief Grant
Implementation
The project will address drought impacts on the Briceland community as well as local fish and wildlife by designing and constructing water storage and supply systems for residents that do not get their water from the Briceland Community Services District. Approximately five sites with ~250,000 gallons of total storage will be designed and permitted to ensure that flow augmentation remains instream to benefit salmonids. SRF will manage program implementation including: landowner coordination, permit compliance support, and ongoing community outreach. The program will identify and design strategic storage and forbearance opportunities along Redwood Creek near Briceland and downstream.
2022
2022
11/9/2024
Project Attributes
General Information
Project Description Narrative (1,000 character limit)
Since 2013, SRF has been monitoring low flows in Redwood Creek and in 2021 flows were lower than during the extended drought years. Several monitoring sites on the mainstem were dry and disconnected by April. According to the California Water Action Plan, the South Fork Eel River is one of five priority watersheds for flow enhancement projects in CA. Redwood Creek is a critical tributary to the South Fork Eel River because of its high potential for salmonid recovery. Lack of instream flows is a primary limiting factor for salmonids and contributes to lack of water
reliability for rural landowners. Drought conditions impacted flows, fire protection resources, water availability and water quality.
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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Project Size (Acres)
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Project Benefit Performance Measures
Expected Project Benefit Performance Measures
| Community Health and Safety - # of projects | Project type: Drinking water supply/ quality protection/ improvements | 1 count |
| Environmental justice and social equity - # of projects | Activity focus: Infrastructure improvement | 1 count |
| Firefighting capacity/infrastructure improved - # of projects | 1 count | |
| Jobs created or retained (FTE) | 2 | |
| Special status species protection | Protection status: Federal endangered/ threatened fish | 1 count |
| Special status species protection - # of projects | 1 count | |
| Water supply - infrastructure improvements | Project type: Increased storage | 0.76 acre-ft |
| Water supply improved - households impacted | 5 |
Reported Project Benefit Performance Measures
| Community Health and Safety - # of projects | ||
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| Project type | 2022 | Units |
| Drinking water supply/ quality protection/ improvements | 1 | count |
| Total | 1 | count |
| Environmental justice and social equity - # of projects | ||
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| Activity focus | 2022 | Units |
| Infrastructure improvement | 1 | count |
| Total | 1 | count |
| Firefighting capacity/infrastructure improved - # of projects | ||
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| 1 | count | |
| Total | 1 | count |
| Jobs created or retained (FTE) | ||
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| Special status species protection | ||
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| Protection status | 2022 | Units |
| Federal endangered/ threatened fish | 1 | count |
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| 2022 | Units | |
| 1 | count | |
| Total | 1 | count |
| Water supply - infrastructure improvements | ||
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| Increased storage | 0 | acre-ft |
| Total | 0 | acre-ft |
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Financials
Budget
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Reported Expenditures
No Expenditures have been reported for this Project.
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Project Types
Project Types
This project provides water storage that can be used for firefighting. It will install fire hydrants and plumbing infrastructure.
This is a water infrastructure improvement project located in a disadvantaged community.
This project improves watershed conditions during summer months through forbearance agreements that keep water instream during hot summer months.
The project increases climate resiliency in the community and the watershed by increasing water supply reliability and leaving water instream during hot summer months.
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