[env-trinity] [EXTERNAL] Trinity River winter flow rates still undecided

Fri Sep 30 11:47:15 PDT 2022

Dear Trinity River enthusiasts-

The TRRP office of Reclamation produced a draft Environmental Assessment (EA) on this winter flow proposal in 2021 but the Trinity Management Council must approve the winter release schedule. Our 2021 EA has been edited into report form and the winter flow analyses are available via our winter flow page at: TRRP: Winter Flow Variability<https://www.trrp.net/restoration/flows/winter-flow-variability/>
[https://www.trrp.net/images/TRRP_logo_300px_transparent.png]<https://www.trrp.net/restoration/flows/winter-flow-variability/>
TRRP: Winter Flow Variability - Trinity River<https://www.trrp.net/restoration/flows/winter-flow-variability/>
Updated February 14, 2022. Thank you to all who provided input on our Draft Trinity River Winter Flow Variability Environmental Assessment. Your input has been helpful in our effort to understand implications of the proposed action and to analyze potential impacts of the recommended flow change.
www.trrp.net

Or in report format on our website at: https://www.trrp.net/library/document/?id=2566
[https://www.trrp.net/images/TRRP_logo_300px_transparent.png]<https://www.trrp.net/library/document/?id=2566>
Trinity River Restoration Program (TRRP): Document Details Page<https://www.trrp.net/library/document/?id=2566>
Trinity River Restoration Program (TRRP). 2022. Trinity River winter flow project. Report for the TRRP. TRRP, Weaverville, California. --- TRRP's DataPort includes a library of documents and data relevant to restoration of the Trinity River and watershed, that can be downloaded or linked.
www.trrp.net
The winter flow variability proposal required use of ROD water earlier in the year (in winter) to better emulate natural conditions than the constant 300 cfs winter release that we see now. Under a more variable winter flow, the floodplains which we have lowered with our Channel rehabilitation projects would potentially be available as habitat when outmigrating fish are moving through (in winter) and the riverine vegetation would be watered more than once a year during our spring releases.

Check the report out for details.

Best to you-
Brandt

Brandt Gutermuth  (he/him)
Environmental Scientist| Trinity River Restoration Program<http://www.trrp.net/> | U.S. Bureau of Reclamation<https://www.usbr.gov/> |
PO Box 1300, 1313 S. Main St., Weaverville, CA| 530.623.1806 w; 530.739.2802 cell|FGutermuth at usbr.gov<mailto:BGutermuth at usbr.gov>
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A proposal to increase water flow rates for the Trinity River during the months of January and February is on hold after the meeting where a vote on the matter was meant to be held but did not go forward.

Over the past few months, a new “Winter Flow Project,” which would see more water released down the river during winter months, has been discussed at length in front of the county supervisors by representatives of Trinity River Restoration Project and members from their governing agency, Trinity Management Council. Trinity County holds one of eight seats on the council, and the council was set to vote on the Winter Flow Project Sept. 21 until the item was pulled from the agenda and the meeting was concluded.

On Sept. 6, county supervisors voted to direct Sup. Liam Gogan to vote in favor of the proposal after he had indicated he would vote against it. (The Trinity Journal, “Trinity River winter flow disagreement comes to head,” Sept. 14).

The Hoopa Valley Tribe also holds one of eight seats and TMC voting representative for the tribe, Mike Orcutt, indicated at the same meeting he was in opposition to the proposal, and TMC governing rules are such that two votes against a proposal will cause it to fail.

More recently, at the following Sept. 20 county supervisors meeting before it was known the Winter Flow Project vote would be pulled, Sup. Jeremy Brown said he had rethought his vote and reached out to the Hoopa Valley and Yurok tribes for more information and made a motion for the board to reconsider their earlier vote directing Sup. Gogan to vote in favor of the Winter Flow Project.

Sup. Jill Cox seconded the motion for discussion purposes, but then withdrew her second to Brown’s motion later. According to County Counsel, only those who voted in favor of the first vote (Brown, Cox and Groves) could second a motion to reconsider a vote, leaving only Groves who remained silent. With no second, Brown’s motion to reconsider the vote died on the floor.

According to TRRP Executive Director Mike Dixon, the vote was removed from the TMC agenda due to objections raised by the Hoopa Valley Tribe and because of disagreements between the Hoopa and the Yurok tribe — who also serves as a TMC voting representative. Orcutt, with the Hoopa Valley Tribe, said the group had requested to speak with the Department of the Interior and that the project was of big enough scope that the federal trust responsibility between the U.S. government and native tribes should come into effect, and a conversation with higher-ups in the federal government was warranted.

TMC holds quarterly meetings with the next meeting scheduled for Dec. 7 and 8. So far, no agenda has been posted. According to Dixon with TRRP, it is still possible the Winter Flow Project could show up on a future agenda, but it is unknown for now.

Science on Tap talks sedimentation

Join Science on Tap at 6 p.m. today, Sept. 28, Trinity County Brewing Company, 301 Main St., Weaverville. The topic this month will be “Fine sediments in the Trinity River: then and now,” presented by Todd Buxton of the Trinity River Restoration Program.

Grab a beer and dive into local science. This educational series will take place on the fourth Wednesday of each month, featuring local scientists and natural resource professionals presenting on scientific topics relevant to Trinity County.

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