DRAFT Stream Maintenance Program
REPORT PREPARATION AND FACILITATION
Prepared by
Jae Abel, Fisheries Biologist
Scott Akin, Senior Project Manager
Deborah Amshoff, Environmental Planner
Rick Austin, Vegetation Specialist
Jill Bernhard, Engineering Technician
Lee Ellis, Project Coordinator
Jim Fiedler, Deputy Chief Operating Officer
Vickie Germany, Environmental Planner
Will Hutchinson, Regulatory Compliance Administrator
Merna Leal, Project Assistant
Ngoc Nguyen, Senior Project Manager
Jose Ortiz, Watershed Engineering Unit Manager
Doug Padley, Wildlife Biologist
Gale Rankin, Botanist
Cindy Roessler, Project Manager
Afshin Rouhani, Associate Civil Engineer
Louisa Squires, Wetlands Specialist
Mary Stone, Associate Civil Engineer
Randy Talley, Hydraulic/General Civil Engineering Unit Manager
Mark Wander, Vegetation Management Program Administrator
EDAW, Inc.
Bobbette Biddulph, Environmental Planner
Steven Patterson, Senior Restoration Ecologist
CONCUR
Scott T. McCreary, Ph.D., Principal
Austin McInerny, Facilitator
Under the Direction of
Stanley M. Williams
Chief Executive Officer
Walter L. Wadlow
Chief Operating Officer
Jim Fiedler
Deputy Operating Officer
Watershed Management Division
Santa Clara Valley Water District
5750 Almaden Expressway
San Jose, CA 95118-3686
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
We wish to thank all the individuals, organizations, municipalities,
and agencies who participated in the external stakeholder process for
the development of the Stream Maintenance Program.
Keith Anderson, Streams for Tomorrow
Bob Batha, San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission
Nancy Bernardi, Guadalupe-Coyote Resource Conservation District
Jim Bombaci, City of Sunnyvale
Dale Bowyer, San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board
Justin Bradley, Silicon Valley Manufacturing Group
Craig Breon, Audobon Society
Roger Briggs, Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board
Don Burnett, Central/North Central Flood Control Zone Advisory Committee
Bruce Eisenman, US Natural Resource Conservation Service
Kimberly Gonzales, Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control
Board
John Greenhut, City of Gilroy
Dan Kalb, Sierra Club
Mark Littlefield, US Fish and Wildlife Service
Libby Lucas, East Flood Control Zone Advisory Committee
Burt Malech, South Flood Control Zone Advisory Committee
Patty Marfia, Loma Prieta Resource Conservation District
Molly Martindale, US Army Corps of Engineers
Mike McNeely, City of Milpitas
Lee Miles, San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board
Trish Mulvey, Clean South Bay
Glenn Roberts, City of Palo Alto
Margaret Roper, CA Dept. Fish and Game
Pat Showalter, Peninsula Conservation Foundation
Mary Tucker, City of San Jose
Becky Tuden, US Environmental Protection Agency
Luisa Valiela, US Environmental Protection Agency
Jack Walker, Northwest Control Zone Advisory Committee
Renee Langis, Coyote Watershed Program
Valerie Young, Coyote Watershed Program
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Page |
| CHAPTER
1 |
INTRODUCTION |
1-1 |
| A. |
PROGRAM PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES |
1-1 |
| B. |
APPLICABILITY AND USE OF THE STREAM MAINTENANCE PROGRAM |
1-2 |
| C. |
STREAM MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES |
1-4 |
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1. Sediment Removal |
1-5 |
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2. Vegetation Management |
1-5 |
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3. Bank Protection |
1-5 |
| D. |
OVERVIEW OF THE STREAMS AND CANALS WITHIN THE DISTRICT'S JURISDICTION |
1-6 |
| E. |
RELATED PROGRAMMATIC DOCUMENTATION |
1-7 |
| F. |
THE ROLE OF STAKEHOLDERS IN THE PLANNING PROCESS |
1-8 |
| G. |
ORGANIZATION OF THIS DOCUMENT |
1-9 |
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| CHAPTER 2
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AN OVERVIEW OF STREAM MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES |
2-1 |
| A. |
SEDIMENT REMOVAL |
2-1 |
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1. Overview |
2-1 |
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2. Sediment Removal Methods |
2-3 |
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3. Annual Sediment Removal Activity |
2-3 |
| B. |
VEGETATION MANAGEMENT |
2-4 |
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1. Overview |
2-4 |
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2. Vegetation Management Methods |
2-5 |
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3. Annual Vegetation Management Activity |
2-12 |
| C. |
BANK PROTECTION |
2-13 |
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1. Overview |
2-13 |
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2. Bank Protection Methods |
2-14 |
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3. Annual Bank Protection Activity |
2-15 |
| D. |
MINOR MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES |
2-17 |
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| CHAPTER 3
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STREAM MAINTENANCE PROCESS OVERVIEW |
3-1 |
| A. |
PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT AND DOCUMENTATION |
3-1 |
| B. |
IMPLEMENTATION OF ANNUAL ROUTINE STREAM MAINTENANCE WORK |
3-1 |
| C. |
ANNUAL REPORTING |
3-4 |
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| CHAPTER 4
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RESOURCE PROTECTION POLICIES |
4-1 |
| A. |
PROCESS AND PROTOCOLS |
4-3 |
| B. |
WATERSHED RESTORATION AND MANAGEMENT |
4-5 |
| C. |
PROTECTION OF LISTED SPECIES AND SPECIES OF CONCERN |
4-9 |
| D. |
FISHERIES PROTECTION AND ENHANCEMENT |
4-10 |
| E. |
MAINTENANCE SITE DEWATERING |
4-12 |
| F. |
MINIMIZATION OF EROSION |
4-13 |
| G. |
PRESERVATION AND REPLACEMENT OF RIPARIAN AND SHADED RIVERINE
HABITAT |
4-14 |
| H. |
WETLANDS PROTECTION |
4-15 |
| I. |
USE AND MANAGEMENT OF HERBICIDES |
4-16 |
| J. |
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL |
4-17 |
| K. |
ADDITIONAL WORK SITE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES |
4-18 |
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| CHAPTER 5
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COMPENSATORY MITIGATION |
5-1 |
| A. |
COMPENSATORY MITIGATION--SEDIMENT REMOVAL AND VEGETATION MANAGEMENT |
5-2 |
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1. Tidal Wetland Restoration |
5-3 |
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2. Freshwater Wetland Creation |
5-5 |
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a. Los Capitancillos Site |
5-6 |
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b. Coyote Lakes Park Site 10A |
5-7 |
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c. Church Pond No. 2 |
5-9 |
| B. |
STREAM AND WATERSHED PROTECTION |
5-10 |
| C. |
CONTROL OF GIANT REED |
5-14 |
| D. |
COMPENSATORY MITIGATION--BANK PROTECTION |
5-17 |
| E. |
MITIGATION FOR SPECIAL STATUS SPECIES |
5-18 |
| F. |
REPORTING |
5-18 |
| G. |
EXISTING MITIGATION COMMITMENTS |
5-18 |
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| CHAPTER 6
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LINKAGES TO OTHER PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS |
6-1 |
| A. |
METHODOLOGY |
6-3 |
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1. Overview of the Stream Maintenance Program |
6-4 |
| B. |
RELATED PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS |
6-9 |
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1. Annual Maintenance Work (1997, 1998, and 2000) |
6-9 |
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2. Capital Improvements Projects (Various District Project Numbers) |
6-10 |
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3. Comprehensive Flood Management Projects (District Project
No. 000404) |
6-11 |
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4. Fisheries Aquatic Habitat Collaborative Effort (District Project
No. 920414) |
6-12 |
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5. Guadalupe Collaborative (District Project No. 301517) |
6-13 |
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6. Maintenance Wetlands Mitigation Project (District Project
No. 000413) |
6-13 |
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7. Multispecies Habitat Conservation Plan (District Project No.
000408) |
6-14 |
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8. Natural Resources Management Program (District Project No.
000406) |
6-15 |
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9. District Urban Runoff Program (District Project No. 007902) |
6-16 |
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10. Regional Water Quality Control Board Watershed Management
Initiative (District Project No. 0007914) |
6-18 |
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11. Solid Materials and Waste Management Project (District Project
No. 000412) |
6-20 |
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12. Wetland Vegetation Regrowth Study (District Project No. 000415) |
6-21 |
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| CHAPTER 7
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REFERENCES |
7-1 |
TABLES
TABLE 2-1
Recent Sediment Removal Activity
TABLE 2-2
Herbicide Use for the Multiyear Stream Maintenance Program
TABLE 5-1
Wetland and Riparian Compensatory Mitigation for Sediment Removal and
Vegetation Management Impacts
TABLE 5-2
Guiding Principles for Mitigation to Stream Vegetation Multiyear Stream
Maintenance Program
TABLE 5-3
Multiyear Stream Maintenance Program
TABLE 5-4
Prior Mitigation Commitments for Completed Maintenance Projects (1996
to 2000)
TABLE 6-1
Linkages Between The Stream Maintenance Program and Other District Activities
TABLE 6-2
Participant Linkages
FIGURES
Index - Creeks in Santa Clara Valley Water District
Maintenance Creek System
FIGURE 1-1
Streams and Canals in District Jurisdiction
FIGURE 2-1
Projected Sediment Removal Work Areas
FIGURE 2-2
Projected Channel Vegetation Management Work Areas
FIGURE 2-3
Projected Upland Vegetation Management Work Areas
FIGURE 2-4
Historical Bank Protection Work Areas
FIGURE 3-1
Resource Protection Protocol
FIGURE 5-1
Compensatory Mitigation Sites
APPENDICES
APPENDIX A
Glossary
APPENDIX B
Maintenance Guidelines
APPENDIX C
Nesting Migratory Bird Procedure
APPENDIX D
Dryback/Fish Relocation Operation Guidelines
APPENDIX E
Programmatic Impact Assessment and Mitigation for Routine Bank Protection
Activities
APPENDIX F
Bank Protection Locations
APPENDIX G
Best Management Practices List
APPENDIX H
District Use Pesticide Literature Review
LIST OF ACRONYMS
| BAAQMD |
Bay Area Air Quality Management District |
| BCDC |
San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission |
| BMP |
Best Management Practices |
| CDFG |
California Department of Fish and Game |
| CEQA |
California Environmental Quality Act |
| CFMP |
Comprehensive Flood Management Program |
| CIP |
Capital Improvement Projects |
| DO |
Dissolved Oxygen |
| DPR |
Department of Pesticide Regulation |
| EIR |
Environmental Impact Report |
| ESA |
Endangered Species Act |
| FAHCE |
Fisheries Aquatic Habitat Collaborative Effort |
| FEMA |
Federal Emergency Management Agency |
| GIS |
Geographic Information System |
| HCP |
Habitat Conservation Plan |
| MMP |
Mitigation and Monitoring Plan |
| NMFS |
United States National Marine Fisheries Service |
| NPDES |
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System |
| NPS |
Nonpoint Source |
| NRCS |
Natural Resources Conservation Service |
| NRMP |
Natural Resources Management Program |
| PCA |
Pest Control Advisor |
| PM10 |
Particulate Matter less than 10 microns in size |
| Program |
Stream Maintenance Program |
| RWQCB |
California Regional Water Quality Control Board |
| SCVWD |
Santa Clara Valley Water District |
| SMMP |
Solid Materials and Waste Management Project |
| SRA |
Shaded Riverine Aquatic |
| SWRCB |
California State Water Resources Control Board |
| TMDL |
Total Maximum Daily Load |
| USACE |
United States Army Corps of Engineers |
| USEPA |
United States Environmental Protection Agency |
| USFWS |
United States Fish and Wildlife Service |
| WDR |
Waste Discharge Requirements |
| WMI |
Watershed Management Initiative |
| WWMM |
Water Ways Management Model |
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