[env-trinity] DWR/Red Bluff's history/role

[Kier Associates]

All that DWR pride duly noted - and I wince that I so characterized Ed's
situation. It's just that at my age I'm beginning to get too accustomed to
old friends, er, having moved on. Please give Ed my best regards next time
you see him, OK?

 

And I would so love to see Mr Elko's work product - is it available in
electronic format? If so, plz shoot me a copy.

 

And, returning to history for just a moment, DWR was created (hmm, 1955 I
believe) to develop the State Water Plan (1957) initially to define the
State Water Project (water bond funded in 1960). 

 

My pt about the original purpose of your office having 'gone south' with
enactment of the CA W&S Rivers Act (1972) is that it was established to
plan/supervise construction of the North Coast elements of the State Water
Project. 

 

Such work would, of course, be reimbursable by SWP contractors.

 

The relevance of DWR's Red Bluff office to DWR's central SWP mission could
be best measured by the amt of SWP contractor-reimbursable budget that your
office has on its books. I would daresay that nearly all DWR's Red Bluff
office budget is General Fund- and State environmental bond-funded

 

When DWR sits at the TRRP table it's there to give its best technical
counsel. It certainly isn't representing SWP interests - right ?

 

'Best,.

 

Bill Kier

From: Anderson, Curtis [mailto:curtisa at water.ca.gov] 
Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2012 8:53 AM
To: Kier Associates; 'Frank Emerson'; 'Gail Goodyear';
trinityjosh at gmail.com; env-trinity at mailman.dcn.org; bill weaver at pwa;
danny hagans at pac w'shed assoc; whelan gilkerson at pwa;
amyg at trinityjournal.com; ryan sundberg at home; ahostler.trt at gmail.com; Eli
Asarian; Jan Derksen; mary claire at home; pat higgins; rschrock at usbr.gov
Subject: RE: [env-trinity] Trinity Journal- River dwellers share views at
Lewiston meeting

 

Hi Bill,

 

This email exchange has been an interesting dialog from a historical
perspective.  I think it illustrates one of the biggest challenges of the
TRRP in that there is such a diversity of opinion of what the "limiting
factor for fish production" is, what the Flow Study findings were, what the
Record of Decision says, what adaptive management is, and how the ROD should
be implemented by the Restoration Program.

 

It is easy to forget all the history that happens on large projects like
this that span multiple decades.  One of the last tasks we had John Elko
work on before he retired was to compile a historical chronology of all the
restoration projects done by different agencies and entities on the Trinity
River.  He documented about 207 individual projects just in the 1970-2000
time frame alone.  It is too bad that sometimes that we redo or undo
something that had already been done or undone solely because people move on
and history is forgotten.  It is too easy sometimes to move on to the next
project or issue before lessons learned from past projects are properly
documented.

 

All that aside, I just wanted to inform you that Ed Barnes is still alive
and well.  In fact he would probably take exception to being called ancient.
=)  We get to see him at the Northern Region Office (used to be called
Northern District) Christmas luncheons, and at the occasional retirement
party.  It is nice to know that all of Ed's hard work on behalf of the
Trinity River is still remembered.  DWR is proud of Ed's legacy of work on
the Trinity, and we are proud to continue his work by participating in the
TRRP and continuing to work toward improving the Trinity River fisheries.

 

Take Care,

Curtis Anderson

 

Northern Region Office

Department of Water Resources

 

From: env-trinity-bounces at velocipede.dcn.davis.ca.us
[mailto:env-trinity-bounces at velocipede.dcn.davis.ca.us] On Behalf Of Kier
Associates
Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2012 1:21 PM
To: 'Frank Emerson'; 'Gail Goodyear'; trinityjosh at gmail.com;
env-trinity at mailman.dcn.org; bill weaver at pwa; danny hagans at pac w'shed
assoc; whelan gilkerson at pwa; amyg at trinityjournal.com; ryan sundberg at
home; ahostler.trt at gmail.com; Eli Asarian; Jan Derksen; mary claire at home;
pat higgins; rschrock at usbr.gov
Subject: Re: [env-trinity] Trinity Journal- River dwellers share views at
Lewiston meeting

 

After that morning rumination about Trinity River gravel vs. DG, I got to
wondering if Ed Barnes could possibly still be around (he'd be ancient) -
and found this
http://articles.latimes.com/1985-07-24/news/mn-4728_1_governor-feeds-salmon,
a 1985 piece about Governor Deukmejian visiting the TRRP on a campaign swing
- and what Ed (who gets promoted here from civil engineer to 'state
environmental scientist' - or would that be the other way around?) had to
say about the program's success. 

 

We so 'live in the moment' I thought you-all might enjoy a longer view of
Trinity River matters.  

 

Bill Kier

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