[env-trinity] Coarse sediment project

[Brandt Gutermuth]

Hello Kevin- 

I assisted in getting 2,000 yd3 of coarse sediment placed into the
Trinity during the Trinity River Restoration Program's September 2003
gravel introduction.  At that time we required the use of Trinity basin
coarse sediment only within our construction specifications.  The
gravels that we placed were very clean and locally derived but they were
substantially more expensive than coarse sediment that could have been
trucked over from the Central Valley.  Obviously there are limited
suppliers here.

Could you please pass contact information to us on the list serve for
Carl Mesick - concerning use of spawning materials from other systems? 
If you have any references (websites or literature citations) that
address this subject, we would like to see these, as well.

Thanks for your help.
Brandt  



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Brandt Gutermuth, Environmental Specialist
Trinity River Restoration Program
PO Box 1300 (mailing) 
1313 Main Street (physical address)
Weaverville, CA  96093
(530) 623-1806 voice; (530) 623-5944 fax
Bgutermuth at mp.usbr.gov
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>>> Kevin Wolf <kjwolf at dcn.davis.ca.us> 2/2/2005 10:17:30 PM >>>
Hi all
I hope the gravel for the Trinity is coming from the Trinity or at 
least one of its tribs.  Carl Mesick, a fishery biologist has strong 
evidence that salmon don't spawn in gravels from another system. 
Carl now works with the USFWS.  He can bring people up to date on the 
literature and studies on the importance of using gravel from the 
same river system.

Kevin

At 8:47 PM -0800 2/2/05, Sid & Arline wrote:
>Dear Loren
>
>Thanks for the info - and that the fifty one truckloads of course
sediment
>is coming from the beautiful Trinity River.
>There is a great need to remove some of this material west of Indian
Creek,
>this would help the Trinity River and also and the current Trinity
River
>Restoration Project, being done at this reach of the river.
>The Trinity doesn't need the possible diseases from the Sacramneto
River
>system. It doesn't take that much effort to screen the sediment to
size.
>
>Thank you,
>
>Sid Mickelson
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Loren Everest" <leverest at fs.fed.us>
>To: <env-trinity at velocipede.dcn.davis.ca.us>
>Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2005 7:36 AM
>Subject: [env-trinity] Coarse sediment project
>
>
>>  Dear Interested Party
>>
>>  The Shasta-Trinity National Forest is proposing to place about
5,100 cubic
>>  yards of coarse sediment in a 1,200-foot reach of the Trinity River
near
>>  the Trinity River Fish Hatchery.  Forest Service personnel are
preparing
>to
>>  conduct National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) analysis of the
proposed
>>  project within the Trinity River watershed about two miles north of
the
>>  community of Lewiston. The legal location is: Township 33 North,
Range 8
>>  West, Section 8.
>>
>>  YOUR INVOLVEMENT
>>  The purpose of this letter is to invite you to participate in the
NEPA
>>  analysis by providing your comments about this proposal during what
is
>>  referred to as the public scoping process.  If you have information
you
>>  feel the Forest Service may not be aware of, or feel you have
issues
>>  (points of dispute, debate, or disagreement) regarding potential
effects
>of
>>  this proposed action, please send those issues in writing to
project
>leader
>>  Loren Everest, Trinity River Management Unit, P.O. Box 1190,
Weaverville,
>>  CA 96093 (530) 623-1754 on or before February 25, 2005.
>>
>>  PROPOSED ACTION
>>  The Forest Service proposes to place about 5,100 cubic yards of
coarse
>>  sediment in a 1,200-foot reach of the Trinity River near the
Trinity River
>>  Fish Hatchery during the summer of 2005 or 2006. A 20-foot strip
of
>willows
>>  and alders will be removed along the west bank of the river to
allow for
>>  additional channel width.
>>
>>  PURPOSE AND NEED FOR ACTION
>>  The purpose of this project is to improve geomorphic function of
the
>>  Trinity River.  High river releases since 1993 have caused channel
>>  degradation to a depth of about 2 feet. This project proposes to
replace
>>  lost channel bed material in a manner that maintains or increases
the
>>  quality of fish habitat.  The Bureau of Reclamation, through the
Trinity
>>  River Restoration Program, has contracted with Dr. Greg Pasternack
of UC
>>  Davis to provide designs for the project. The proposed design can
be
>viewed
>>  at http://shira.lawr.ucdavis.edu/trinity_design_06.htm.
>>
>>  DECISION TO BE MADE
>>  The decision to be made is whether to implement the project as
proposed,
>to
>>  implement a modified project analyzed under an alternative that
addresses
>>  significant issues and meets the purpose and need statement, or
take no
>>  action at this time.
>>
>>
>>  JOYCE ANDERSEN
>>  District Ranger
>>  Weaverville Ranger District
>>
>>
>>
>>
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