SCH Number 2023020533

Project Info

Title

LAGUNA-MARK WEST CREEK WATERSHED MASTER RESTORATION PLANNING PROJECT – HIGH PRIORITY PROJECT

Description

The Proposed Project would restore a 3,200-foot-long reach of the Laguna and freshwater marsh, wet meadow, and riparian forest habitats on 119.43 acres along the Laguna. The Proposed Project site historically supported these habitat types prior to agricultural development. By realigning the Laguna channel to its historical path, the Proposed Project site would inundate more gradually during floods and drain slowly as floodwaters recede than under current conditions. The restoration actions would consist of reestablishing the historic alignment of the Laguna, converting the existing engineered channel to a backwater, connecting two small east-west flowing tributary drainages to the new channel, and revegetation with native plants. The new channel and tributary connections would form a meandering stream configuration representative of the historic channel at the project site. The new channel and floodplain would be graded to inundate newly established wetland habitat types and to connect existing tributaries traversing the site. The Proposed Project would also include an access path to allow for trash and debris removal

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