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Delta Levees Program Habitat Banking

Delta Levees Program Habitat Banking. 1100 miles of levees in Delta. Protecting local land use. Protecting regional infrastructure. Reducing salinity intrusion. Max Intrusion 1921-1943. Max Intrusion 1944-1990. Many areas now below sea level.

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Delta Levees Program Habitat Banking

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  1. Delta Levees Program Habitat Banking

  2. 1100 miles of levees in Delta

  3. Protecting local land use

  4. Protecting regional infrastructure

  5. Reducing salinity intrusion Max Intrusion 1921-1943 Max Intrusion 1944-1990

  6. Many areas now below sea level

  7. Most areas have flooded at least onceHistorical breaches since 1900

  8. Major habitats affected by levee projects • Freshwater Marsh • Scrub-Shrub • Riparian Forest • Shaded Riverine Aquatic

  9. Legislature requires habitat protection 1988 - No net loss of habitat (SB34) 1995 - Net long-term improvement (AB360)

  10. Delta Levee ProgramCollaborative Partnership Reclamation Districts Delta Levees Program DFG DWR

  11. Increased concern and visibility

  12. Increased levee funding

  13. Habitat banking • Pool mitigation from multiple projects • Regional – bigger picture • Advanced – before impacts

  14. Similar to other approaches • Mitigation and conservation banking • For jurisdictional wetlands, T&E • Regional conservation plans (HCP/NCCP) • Regional analysis and mitigation • Mostly private development driven

  15. Several key challenges • Selecting strategic locations • Coordinating with other efforts • Funding habitat before impacts • Funding perpetual management

  16. Coordination with others • Bay Delta Conservation Plan • 5 NCCP/HCPs • Ecosystem Restoration Program • 4-Pumps Agreement • OCAP – State Water Project env’l permitting • others

  17. Several key challenges • Selecting strategic locations • Coordinating with other efforts • Funding habitat before impacts • Funding perpetual management

  18. Banking options • Existing commercial habitat banks • DWR-sponsored bank or local levee-district bank • Customized commercial bank

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