Map of Study Area
Sonoma Creek Watershed Restoration Report (Adobe Acrobat pdf)
The San Pablo Bay watershed study, sponsored by the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers and the State of California Coastal Conservancy, will provide a framework for a diverse group of interested citizens to collaboratively identify and prioritize restoration opportunities in the San Pablo Bay watershed. The study will identify near, mid, and long-term restoration opportunities and provide for the technical, planning, and design assistance needed to foster project development.
The San Pablo Bay watershed study, sponsored by the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers and the State of California Coastal Conservancy, will provide a framework for a diverse group of interested citizens to collaboratively identify and prioritize restoration opportunities in the San Pablo Bay watershed. The study will identify near, mid, and long-term restoration opportunities and provide for the technical, planning, and design assistance needed to foster project development.
The study area is defined as from the line between Point San Pedro in Marin County and Point San Pablo in Contra Costa County to the Carquinez Bridge and all drainage emptying into San Pablo Bay.
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The collaboration now taking place in the San Pablo Bay watershed by Federal, State, and local government, non-profit groups, academia, and the private sector is in large part due to the potentially globally significant ecological benefits that may result from restoration of this ecosystem. This collaboration is evident in the efforts of the San Francisco Bay Area Wetlands Ecosystem Goals Project, the Partnership for the San Pablo Baylands, the San Francisco Bay Joint Venture and the North Bay Forum. These and other efforts have provided a wealth of information to foster the potential implementation of restoration in the San Pablo Bay watershed. The evaluation proposed in this study will incorporate and build from these collaborative efforts to provide the |
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technical, planning, and design assistance necessary to implement future multi-objective restoration projects in the San Pablo Bay watershed.
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The San Pablo Bay watershed study will result in a watershed restoration implementation evaluation report that will focus on actions that will primarily improve ecological conditions and also invest in ancillary benefits that may accrue form ecological enhancement, such as flood protection, erosion, sedimentation, and pollution abatement, etc. The evaluation will identify specific restoration projects that may be implemented using public and private funds. As the evaluation process develops, potential restoration projects may tier off during the study to be developed concurrently with the watershed evaluation. |
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Parties interested in working with the Corps and the Coastal Conservancy to further restoration in the San Pablo Bay watershed should please contact:
Coastal Conservancy San Pablo Bay watershed coordinator – 510-286-1015
Corps of Engineers San Pablo Bay watershed coordinator – Karen Rippey 415-503-6747
Coastal Conservancy San Pablo Bay watershed coordinator – 510-286-1015
Corps of Engineers San Pablo Bay watershed coordinator – Karen Rippey 415-503-6747
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