Newtown Reservoir Cleaning Project

Newtown Reservoir Cleaning Project

The project is approximately four miles west of Nevada City. Elevation at approximately 2,235 feet MSL. The reservoir is fed by the Newtown Canal, which is from a diversion from Deer Creek. Intent is to remove sediments and vegetation from the reservoir and to restore to its former design capacity. An estimated 6,600 cy of sediment would be removed over a period of two to three months. The sediment removal would be accomplished by diverting canal flows around the reservoir. The accumulated sediment would be removed using front-end loaders, excavators, dump trucks, drag lines, and other suitable equipment. The excavated sediment would be placed on adjacent previously disturbed in order to drain the sediment of remaining water and to allow drying or would be transported off site to be recycled as fill material, as appropriate.

Nevada City

Nevada

California Department of Fish and Wildlife, North Central Region 2 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of State Parks, Division of Boating and Waterways, California Department of Transportation, District 3 (DOT), California Highway Patrol, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Department of Toxic Substances Control, Department of Water Resources, Resources Agency, Resources, Recycling and Recovery, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Sacramento Region 5 (RWQCB)

California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Sacramento Region 5 (RWQCB)

Other (mainten. of reservoir (removing accumulated sediment))

maintenance

Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Geology/Soils, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Transportation, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire