[env-trinity] Shasta and trinity lakes

[Brian Hill]

The silt removed may be able to be used as agricultural/potting soil even if
organic material, e.g., mulched brush from forest restoration, were added to
the silt.  Drag-lining or cutter head dredging silt may be  practical silt
removal techniques.

 

Brian Hill

 

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Sent: Monday, November 10, 2008 2:36 PM
To: env-trinity at mailman.dcn.org
Subject: [env-trinity] Shasta and trinity lakes

 

All,

 

Several weeks ago there was a letter to the editor piece in the Redding
Record Searchlight suggesting an "out of the box" solution to increased CVP
storage.

 

Basically, the idea was to excavate Shasta and Trinity reservoirs during
times of "low water" as apposed to increasing dam height, etc.

 

This seems like a good idea to me to increase storage.  Is there any reason
why this wouldn't work? My simple appraisal sees increased storage, minimal
environmental impact and no change to the existing footprint of the
reservoirs.  A quick look at a topo map shows a 30-50% increase in storage
just by removing the earth behind the dams.

 

Makes sense to me...

 

Lawrence Lake, RPF 
Redding, CA 

 

 





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