[env-trinity] Trinity Restoration Funding

[Byron]

The Senate's Energy and Water Appropriations legislation contains an
additional $2 million next fiscal year for the Trinity Restoration Program.
Program funding in the President's budget and from other sources had been
cut substantially for next year.  The House legislation contained no
additional funding although two Representatives had requested it.  The final
amount of additional funding, therefore, will be determined in Conference
Committee.

 

The Program never has been fully funded as envisioned in the Record of
Decision.  Adequate funding for the Program is essential if we're to achieve
some restoration of Trinity River's fish and wildlife.  Trinity is the only
river in the United States below a federally financed dam that has a real
chance for significant restoration.  

 

Among other critical Program elements that require adequate funding are
floodplain modifications to allow for Record of Decision prescribed flows to
be returned to the river, the science function and watershed rehabilitation
to control, that is to stop fine sediment before it enters the river.

 

Several people have been in contact with or have contacted members of the
Appropriations Committee encouraging adequate funding for the Trinity
Restoration Program.  We remain hopeful that the full $2 million will be
included in the final legislation.  Trinity River is an opportunity for a
major "win" for all interests if the Program is funded adequately.  This
"win" can be achieved relatively soon - after more than 20 years of effort -
with proper funding.

 

 

Byron Leydecker

Chair, Friends of Trinity River

Advisor, California Trout, Inc

PO Box 2327

Mill Valley, CA 94942-2327

415 383 4810 ph

415 383 9562 fx

bwl3 at comcast.net

bleydecker at stanfordalumni.org

http://www.fotr.org

http:www.caltrout.org 

 

 

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