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South San Francisco Bay Salt Ponds Long-Term Restoration Planning

South San Francisco Bay Salt Ponds Long-Term Restoration Planning. Presentation Overview. Acquisition Phase-Out and Interim Management Long-Term Restoration Planning Goals Technical/Environmental Issues Challenges/Opportunities Structure Budget Schedule Contacts. Timeline. 3/6.

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South San Francisco Bay Salt Ponds Long-Term Restoration Planning

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  1. South San Francisco Bay Salt Ponds Long-Term Restoration Planning

  2. Presentation Overview • Acquisition • Phase-Out and Interim Management • Long-Term Restoration Planning • Goals • Technical/Environmental Issues • Challenges/Opportunities • Structure • Budget • Schedule • Contacts

  3. Timeline 3/6 Phase I restoration

  4. Acquisition • 16,500 acres • 15,100 in South Bay • 1,400 along Napa River • $100 million • $72m from State • $8m from United States • $20m from Hewlett, Packard, Goldman, & Moore Foundations

  5. Timeline 3/6 low salinity ponds high salinity Napa plant Phase I restoration

  6. Cargill Phase Out • Cargill to meet Transfer Standard established by RWQCB discharge permit • Phase-Out of Salt Production over period of years • Cargill responsible for management of ponds during phase-out

  7. DFG & FWS Interim Management Objectives • Maintain habitat values • Assure that the ponds are maintained in a restorable condition • Minimize interim management costs • Maintain existing levels of flood protection • Minimize impacts to Bay • Where feasible restore ponds to tidal influence

  8. Interim Management • Baumberg • Alviso

  9. Timeline 3/6 Phase I restoration

  10. Restoration Planning Mission: To prepare a scientifically sound and publicly supportable restoration and public access plan that can begin to be implemented within five years.

  11. Restoration Project Goals • wetland restoration • flood management • wildlife-oriented public access & recreation

  12. Wetlands Past and Present

  13. Restoration Case Study: LaRiviere Marsh • 100 acres of former salt ponds in Fremont restored in mid-1980s AFTER BEFORE

  14. Regional Planning Efforts

  15. Recommendations from Goals Report – Mix of Habitats

  16. Habitat Mix - Salt Ponds Snowy Plover Nest

  17. Habitat Mix- Tidal Marsh Common Yellowthroat Song Sparrow

  18. Habitat Mix- Mud flats MarbledGodwit

  19. Technical Issues • Decide on habitat mix • Overcome technical challenges to restoring/ enhancing wetlands and managed ponds • Provide flood management • Plan for public access and recreation • Manage Introduced Species • Protect Existing Infrastructure • Plan for Monitoring/Adaptive Management

  20. Challenges & Opportunities • Landscape Scale of project (15,100 acres)

  21. Challenges, Opportunities • Number of stakeholders

  22. Planning Budget • $5m from Hewlett, Packard, and Moore foundations • $2.5m from Conservancy • Additional $2.5m to be sought from Federal Government • Other funds and in-kind services to be leveraged

  23. Draft Schedule Data Collection, Mngmt. Phase 1 Restoration Goals, Objectives, Constraints Restoration Plan Prelim Design, Costs Plans and Specs Draft EIR/S ROD Permitting Assessment Education & Input Develop Decision Structure Project Management WRDA

  24. What You Can Do • Stay informed • Add your name to our mailing list to receive regular electronic updates about the status of the project • Visit www.southbayrestoration.org • Attend public meetings • Schedule a presentation in your community • Visit the Don Edwards National Wildlife Refuge and/or volunteer to becomea docent tour leader

  25. Contacts Project Web Site: www.southbayrestoration.org Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge Clyde Morris Clyde_morris@fws.gov 510-792-0222 California Department of Fish and Game Carl Wilcox CWilcox@dfg.ca.gov 707-944-5525 California State Coastal Conservancy Amy Hutzel ahutzel@scc.ca.gov 510-286-4180

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