Prospect Island Tidal Habitat Restoration Project

Prospect Island Tidal Habitat Restoration Project

The project proposes to restore tidal action to 1,528 acres on the currently flooded Prospect Island in the Sacramento River Delta to improve productivity for Delta smelt and salmonid species. Project activities would include clearing and invasive species control; excavation of tidal slough channels; removal of a portion of an internal cross levee; placement of excavated soils into remnant agricultural ditches and newly constructed berms and benches; dredging of the spur channel between Miner Slough and the southern portion of the site; limited planting and revegetation; and excavation of two levee breaches to establish tidal connectivity with Miner Slough.

Rio Vista

Sacramento

California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bay Delta Region 3 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of State Parks, Division of Boating and Waterways, California Highway Patrol, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Delta Protection Commission, Delta Stewardship Council, Office of Emergency Services, California, Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, Central Valley Flood Protection Board, California Department of Transportation, District 4 (DOT), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Sacramento Region 5 (RWQCB)

Central Valley Flood Protection Board, California Department of Transportation, District 4 (DOT), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Sacramento Region 5 (RWQCB)

Other (restore 1528 ac of tidal habitat within 1684 ac site)

Restoration

Flood Plain/Flooding, Hydrology/Water Quality, Noise, Transportation