SCH Number 2006052103

Project Info

Title

Sacramento River Bank Protection Project, Five Critical Erosion Sites at River Miles L 26.9L, 34.5R, 72.2R, 99.3R, 123.5

Description

The State of California Reclamation Board in partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) and (Reclamation Board) in the Sacramento River Bank Protection Project propose to implement bank protection measures to prevent ongoing streambank erosion at five critically eroding sites along the Sacramento River. The five sites are River Miles (RM) 26.9L, RM 34.5L, RM 72.2R, RM 99.3R, and RM 123.5L along the Sacramento River in Yolo, Sacramento, and Sutter counties. These five sites are among 24 critical erosion sites in Governor Schwarzenegger's February 24, 2006 Declaration of State of Emergency of California Levee System, and March 7, 2006 Executive Order S-01-06. Erosion into the banks at these sites requires immediate work to prevent levee failure. The proposed bank protection measures would include: (1) protecting the toe and upper slopes of the bank with rock revetment; (2) establishing a berm around the mean summer water level (MSWL) to provide aquatic habitat during lower and higher river stages in winter and spring; (3) placing instream wood material (IWM) and brush bundles for aquatic habitat; and (4) planting pole and container plantings to stabilize the bank and provide riparian habitat.

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