Revised Table V-V-1

Definition of Alternatives

Alternative	Amount of Work (extent of channel maintenance)	Initial Impacts to Stream Vegetation	Herbicide Use in Santa Clara Basin	Herbicide Use in Pajaro River Basin
1. Multi-Year Program ~~(Preferred)~~	Sediment removal 58 61 miles Channel vegetation 246 ~~258~~ miles management	Freshwater Wetlands 108 ~~116~~ acres Tidal Wetlands 30 acres Riparian Vegetation 67 78 acres	Yes	Yes
2. Existing Program	Sediment removal 58 61 miles Channel vegetation 246 ~~258~~ miles management	Freshwater Wetlands 108 ~~116~~ acres Tidal Wetlands 30 acres Riparian Vegetation 67 78 acres	Yes	No
3. No Work	Sediment removal 0 miles Channel vegetation 0 miles management	None	No	No
4. No Herbicides	Sediment removal 58 61 miles Channel vegetation 246 ~~258~~ miles management	Freshwater Wetlands 106 ~~116~~ acres Tidal Wetlands 30 acres Riparian Vegetation 66 78 acres	No	No
5. Modified Pajaro River Basin (Preferred)	Sediment removal 58 61 miles Channel vegetation 246 ~~258~~ miles management	Freshwater Wetlands 106 ~~116~~ acres Tidal Wetlands 30 acres Riparian Vegetation 66 78 acres	Yes	No in channels, Yes in uplands
6. Reduced Work	Sediment removal 58 55 miles Channel vegetation ~~190~~ 142 miles management	Freshwater Wetlands 105 acres Tidal Wetlands 30 acres Riparian Vegetation 39 acres	Yes, less than SMP	Yes, less than SMP

Note: Includes streams and canals.