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== Summary ==
 
== Summary ==
  
The Salinas River Channel Maintenance Program is a proposed set of regular maintenance activities along the Salinas River. The goals of the program is to establish a regular and uniform set of maintenance activities to improve flood protection and minimize flood damages. <ref name="MCWRA Salinas River Stream Maintenance Program"> [http://www.mcwra.co.monterey.ca.us/SalinasRiverStreamMaintenanceProgram/SRSMP.html MCWRA Salinas River Stream Maintenance Program] </ref> The Program would establish guidelines and procedures for participants to routinely  and voluntarily implement maintenance activities along the river, such as native and non-native vegetation management and sediment management . <ref name="Salinas River Channel Maintenance Program Final EIR"> [http://www.mcwra.co.monterey.ca.us/SalinasRiverStreamMaintenanceProgram/FEIR/TOC%20EXE%20summary.pdf] </ref> While the final EIR was published in September of 2013, many stakeholders were unhappy with the Program. As a result, the Monterey County Water Resources Agency (MCWRA) held four meetings in the beginning of 2014 to work with interested groups in understanding their concerns and incorporating new process in the Salinas River Channel Maintenance Program. <ref name="MCWRA Salinas River Channel Maintenance Program Update, March 2014 "> [http://waterboards.ca.gov/centralcoast/board_info/agendas/2014/march/Item_3/2_mcwra.pdf] </ref>
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The Salinas River Channel Maintenance Program is a proposed set of regular maintenance activities along the Salinas River. The goals of the program is to establish a regular and uniform set of maintenance activities to improve flood protection and minimize flood damages.<ref name="MCWRA Salinas River Stream Maintenance Program"> [http://www.mcwra.co.monterey.ca.us/SalinasRiverStreamMaintenanceProgram/SRSMP.html MCWRA Salinas River Stream Maintenance Program] </ref> The Program would establish guidelines and procedures for participants to routinely  and voluntarily implement maintenance activities along the river, such as native and non-native vegetation management and sediment management .<ref name="Salinas River Channel Maintenance Program Final EIR"> [http://www.mcwra.co.monterey.ca.us/SalinasRiverStreamMaintenanceProgram/FEIR/TOC%20EXE%20summary.pdf Salinas River Channel Maintenance Program Final EIR] </ref> While the final EIR was published in September of 2013, many stakeholders were unhappy with the Program. As a result, the Monterey County Water Resources Agency (MCWRA) held four meetings in the beginning of 2014 to work with interested groups in understanding their concerns and incorporating new process in the Salinas River Channel Maintenance Program.<ref name="MCWRA Salinas River Channel Maintenance Program Update, March 2014 "> [http://waterboards.ca.gov/centralcoast/board_info/agendas/2014/march/Item_3/2_mcwra.pdf MCWRA Salinas River Channel Maintenance Program Update, March 2014] </ref>
  
 
== Location ==
 
== Location ==
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The [[Salinas River]] is the largest river in [[California's Central Coast Region]]. The Salinas River is 170 miles long and drains an area of approximately 4,200 square miles. The headwaters of the Salinas river are in the La Panza Range in San Luis Obispo County. The Salinas River flows northwest through Monterey County and the [[Salinas Valley]]. The river drains to both the [[Salinas River Lagoon]] and the [[Moss Landing Harbor]] through the [[The Old Salinas River Channel |Old Salinas River Channel]] and empties into the [[Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary]].   
 
The [[Salinas River]] is the largest river in [[California's Central Coast Region]]. The Salinas River is 170 miles long and drains an area of approximately 4,200 square miles. The headwaters of the Salinas river are in the La Panza Range in San Luis Obispo County. The Salinas River flows northwest through Monterey County and the [[Salinas Valley]]. The river drains to both the [[Salinas River Lagoon]] and the [[Moss Landing Harbor]] through the [[The Old Salinas River Channel |Old Salinas River Channel]] and empties into the [[Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary]].   
  
The Salinas River Channel Maintenance Program focuses on the Salinas River from river mile 2 (where the river crosses under the Highway 1 Bridge) to river mile 94. <ref name="Salinas River Channel Maintenance Program Final EIR"> [http://www.mcwra.co.monterey.ca.us/SalinasRiverStreamMaintenanceProgram/FEIR/TOC%20EXE%20summary.pdf] </ref> In addition to the mainstem Salinas River, the Program also includes three tributaries: San Lorenzo Creek, Bryant Canyon Channel, and Gonzales Slough.
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The Salinas River Channel Maintenance Program focuses on the Salinas River from river mile 2 (where the river crosses under the Highway 1 Bridge) to river mile 94.<ref name="Salinas River Channel Maintenance Program Final EIR"> [http://www.mcwra.co.monterey.ca.us/SalinasRiverStreamMaintenanceProgram/FEIR/TOC%20EXE%20summary.pdf Salinas River Channel Maintenance Program Final EIR] </ref> In addition to the mainstem Salinas River, the Program also includes three tributaries: San Lorenzo Creek, Bryant Canyon Channel, and Gonzales Slough.
  
 
== Resource/s at stake ==
 
== Resource/s at stake ==

Revision as of 16:38, 31 March 2014

A watershed-related issue examined by the ENVS 560/L Watershed Systems class at CSUMB.

Summary

The Salinas River Channel Maintenance Program is a proposed set of regular maintenance activities along the Salinas River. The goals of the program is to establish a regular and uniform set of maintenance activities to improve flood protection and minimize flood damages.[1] The Program would establish guidelines and procedures for participants to routinely and voluntarily implement maintenance activities along the river, such as native and non-native vegetation management and sediment management .[2] While the final EIR was published in September of 2013, many stakeholders were unhappy with the Program. As a result, the Monterey County Water Resources Agency (MCWRA) held four meetings in the beginning of 2014 to work with interested groups in understanding their concerns and incorporating new process in the Salinas River Channel Maintenance Program.[3]

Location

The Salinas River is the largest river in California's Central Coast Region. The Salinas River is 170 miles long and drains an area of approximately 4,200 square miles. The headwaters of the Salinas river are in the La Panza Range in San Luis Obispo County. The Salinas River flows northwest through Monterey County and the Salinas Valley. The river drains to both the Salinas River Lagoon and the Moss Landing Harbor through the Old Salinas River Channel and empties into the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary.

The Salinas River Channel Maintenance Program focuses on the Salinas River from river mile 2 (where the river crosses under the Highway 1 Bridge) to river mile 94.[2] In addition to the mainstem Salinas River, the Program also includes three tributaries: San Lorenzo Creek, Bryant Canyon Channel, and Gonzales Slough.

Resource/s at stake

...What environmental resource/s are at stake?...

Stakeholders

...Who are the stakeholders in the watershed? e.g. agencies, non-profits, associations...

Laws, policies, & regulations

...What laws, policies, and/or regulations are involved?...

Systems

... What elements of the biophysical system are/were involved?...

Science

...What scientific studies are or would be relevant / already completed?...

Tools

...What analytical (e.g. modeling) tools were or could be used?...

Future research

...What knowledge gaps remain?...

...Suggest a CWSP MS thesis topic that could contribute to the issue...

...Suggest a topic for a hypothetical study that had unlimited resources...

References

  1. MCWRA Salinas River Stream Maintenance Program
  2. 2.0 2.1 Salinas River Channel Maintenance Program Final EIR
  3. MCWRA Salinas River Channel Maintenance Program Update, March 2014

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