Currently, the Program is engaged in the environmental
review process and is scheduled to have a draft Program
EIR/EIS available in early summer 2009. The Program is also engaged in
a variety of stakeholder and landowner outreach efforts.
Beginning in Fall of 2009, Interim Flows are scheduled to be released.
Field Activities
Upcoming Site-specific Studies
Site-specific studies – including environmental analyses and engineering designs – will be initiated in early spring 2009 for three of the Phase I actions identified in the Settlement. These studies will support the release of Interim Flows and other river modifications necessary to implement the Settlement. The studies will be conducted in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The following three studies are anticipated to be initiated soon:
Mendota Pool Bypass and Reach 2B channel improvements
Reach 4B channel improvements to convey 475 cubic feet per second
Arroyo Canal fish screen and fish passage at Sack Dam
Three additional site-specific studies are anticipated to be initiated in late 2009:
Sand Slough Control Structure
Modify Bypass Structures for Fish Passage
Salt & Mud
Slough Barriers
More information on Phase I site-specific studies and related environmental analyses is available in the Program Management Plan and in Paragraphs 9, 10, and 11 of the Settlement.
Contact the
San Joaquin River Restoration Program
April 24, 2009
