Project Details
Title: Oregon Gulch Channel Rehabilitation Project
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Summary: The Trinity River Restoration Program implements the 2000 Department of the Interior Record of Decision, which directs the Department to restore the Trinity River fisheries impacted by dam construction and related diversions of the Trinity River Division of the Central Valley Project. The TRRP proposes to construct the Oregon Gulch channel rehabilitation project to increase salmon and steelhead habitat downstream of Lewiston Dam. The proposed Oregon Gulch project site encompasses approximately 134 acres upstream of Junction City, CA between river miles 80.9 and 81.7. The project footprint consists of approximately 96 acres public lands managed by the BLM-Redding Field Office, and the remaining 38 acres are privately owned. The proposed activities would take place in two phases; a) excavation/removal of mine tailings and b) in-river channel/floodplain rehabilitation work to restore salmon and steelhead habitat. Initial excavation and hauling of up to 500,000 cubic yards of mine tailings could begin as early as fall 2021. Transport of this material would continue for approximately 1.5 - 5 years, depending on funding. After removal of mine tailings, work would shift to in-channel restoration which would most likely occur over one summer???fall period. In-channel work would occur between July 15 and Oct. 15. Based upon current funding, Phase b work could extend through 2026.
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Brandt Gutermuth (530) 623-1806 (530) 623-5944 fgutermuth@usbr.gov
Status
05/05/2021Final EA/IS completed and FONSI signed on May 4, 2021
01/19/2021Draft EA/IS available for review on January 19, 2021. Comments are due on February 16, 2021.
List of Available Reports
File Report Title File Ext File Size
CGB-FONSI-2021-013 Trinity River Channel Rehabilitation Site: Oregon Gulch (River Mile 80.9 to 81.7) .pdf 397,862 B
Trinity River Channel Rehabilitation Site: Oregon Gulch (River Mile 80.9 to 81.7) Final EA/IS .pdf 6,390,887 B
Trinity River Channel Rehabilitation Site: Oregon Gulch (River Mile 80.9 to 81.7) Draft Environmental Assessment/Initial Study .pdf 8,714,975 B