Fish Passage Improvement Project at the Red Bluff Diversion Dam
6 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2002042075
Lead Agency
Tehama Colusa Canal Authority
Document Title
Fish Passage Improvement Project at the Red Bluff Diversion Dam
Document Type
NOP - Notice of Preparation of a Draft EIR
Received
Document Description
Construction of the Red Bluff Diversion Dam (RBDD) on the Sacramento River was completed in 1964 by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) as part of the Sacramento Canals unit of the Central Valley Project. The dam is used by the Tehama-Colusa Canal Authority (TCCA) as the primary point of diversion for 17 water districts in Tehama, Glenn, Colusa, and Yolo Counties. Since the dam's construction, concern has been expressed regarding the dam's effect on both upstream and downstream fish migration. The dam was built with 11 movable gates. Raising the gates eliminates the dams effect and allows the river to flow unimpeded. Lowering the dam gates allows for gravity diversion into the canals and results in the creation of Lake Red Bluff. Over the years, the dam gates have been raised more frequently in an attempt to enhance fish passage. Therefore, the ability to divert irrigation water has been gradually decreased from year-round to the current 4-months (gates-in) operations from May 15th to September 14th. During the remainder of the year the dam gates are open, allowing a free flowing, unimpeded river.
Contact Information
Name
Arthur R. Bullock
Agency Name
Tehama Colusa Canal Authority
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Address
Phone
Location
Cities
Red Bluff, Tehama
Counties
Tehama
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Northern and Eureka Region 1 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Department of Water Resources, Resources Agency, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, California Department of Transportation, District 2 (DOT), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, North Coast Region 1 (RWQCB)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Department of Transportation, District 2 (DOT), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, North Coast Region 1 (RWQCB)
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Economics/Jobs, Fiscal Impacts, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Recreation, Wildlife
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