Extra Details
Sediment Solutions for the Gualala, Phase III
Objective
Conserve and Restore Salmonid Habitats and Ecosystems
Projects Steward Organization Relationship To Project
Gualala River Watershed Council
Project Sponsor
Gualala River Watershed Council
Funders
California State Water Resources Control Board, Matching Funds Organization
Other Organizations
CA Dept of Fish & Wildlife, County of Humboldt, North Coast Regional Water Board, Sonoma Resource Conservation District, US Geologic Survey
NCRP Administrative Contact
Cybelle Immitt (CImmitt@co.humboldt.ca.us)
Project Stage
Completed
Duration
2007 - 2010
HEALTHY ECOSYSTEMS, HABITATS AND SPECIES
Conserve and Restore Salmonid Habitats and Ecosystems
Gualala River Watershed Council will collaborate with landowners to treat sediment sources on high and medium priority road networks to prevent sediment from entering the watercourses in the Lower Rockpile basin, a highly erosive area with excessively high in-stream sediment deposits in the Gualala River Watershed.
Key Accomplishments
- Education & Outreach - # of events: 3
- Environmental justice and social equity - # of projects: 1 count
- Jobs created or retained (FTE): 8
- Special status species protection - # of projects: 1 count
- Water quality improved - # of projects: 1 count
- Water quality improved - sediment reduction: 11,794.00 tons
- Water quality/sediment reduction - Mi of Roads treated: 1.80 miles
Project Types
- Capacity: Data, Analysis, Monitoring
- Capacity: Community Engagement
- Community Health and Safety: Infrastructure Improvements
- Ecosystem Conservation and Restoration: Watershed Enhancement
- Climate Action: Mitigation and Adaptation
Big Pepperwood, road upgrading/remove crossing
Location
Expenditures
Expenditures by Funding Source to Date: $159,573.68
Matching Funds (Matching Funds): $522
IRWM Prop 50 R1 (SWRCB): $159,052
Photos
Road outsloped and rolling dips installed (Timing: During)
GRWC road restoration tour (Timing: During)
Robinson Creek, road upgrading/culvert replace (Timing: After)
Project last updated 5/23/2026