ATTACHMENT 1.  Instructions for (*) Categories

PART A.  Cover Sheet

A5.  Cost Share Partners: 
Identify all of the following:
•	Cost share partners with contact information (organization, name, address, phone number, fax number, E-mail address)
•	Type of cost share (cash or in-kind)
•	Amount of cost share with estimated dollar value for in-kind services

A6.  List of Subcontractors:
Identify all of the following:
•	Subcontractors  with contact information (organization, name, address, phone number, fax number, E-mail address)
•	Amount of subcontracts
•	Identification of subcontractor tasks

A7.  Other Cooperators:   
Identify all of the following:
•	Cooperators with contact information (organization, name, address, phone number, fax number, E-mail address)
•	Identification of cooperator tasks

A8.  Project Topic Area: 
Topic areas are used to sort projects into more descriptive labels that give a better overall view of what the ERP is accomplishing.  Topic areas are used in the annual report and program plan to describe our accomplishments.  They can also be used to sort proposals for review.  The topic areas can be combined for other purposes, such as program tracking.

The “primary” designation should reflect the best overall topic area that the project addresses, and if there are other topic areas that the project addresses, then list those as “secondary”.
You can designate only one primary topic area, but you can list additional topic areas as secondary choices.  Table A1 identifies the 18 Topic Areas to choose from.  Further description of each Topic Area follows.

  Table A1. Topic Areas   

At-Risk Species Assessment
River Channel Restoration
Estuary Food web Productivity
Ecosystem Water and Sediment Quality 
Environmental Education
Environmental Water Management
Fish Passage
Fish Screens
Harvestable Species Assessment
	
Lowland Floodplains and Bypasses
Local Watershed Stewardship
Mine Remediation
Hydrodynamics, Sediment Transport, and Flow Regimes
Non-native Invasive Species
Riparian Habitat
Shallow Water and Marsh Habitat
Upland Habitat and Wildlife Friendly Agriculture
X2 Relationships (Freshwater-Seawater Interface)	

Topic Area Definitions with Examples

1.  At-risk species assessment
This category includes research and monitoring projects that provide information on the status or life history of at-risk species, including aquatic and terrestrial, plant and animal species.  Refer to the Multi-Species Conservation Strategy for list of at-risk species.  This document is located at this link:  http://calwater.ca.gov/CALFEDDocuments/Final_EIS_EIR.shtml under “Program Plans”.

	Carcass surveys 
	Monitoring
	Captive breeding
	Genetic comparisons
	Life history studies
	Effects of stressors on at-risk species (including pumps)

2.	River Channel Restoration 
This category includes acquisition, planning or implementation of actions that enhance or restore river channels to provide anadromous spawning habitat or enhancing river channels to increase fish passage to spawning habitat not involving passage over barriers or barrier removal.  

	Gravel replenishment
	Woody debris additions
	Channel and floodplain restoration for spawning habitat or fish passage 
	Sediment control projects to reduce sediment that might clog spawning gravels 
	Maintaining or protecting meander belts or river channels
	Channel reconstruction (including land acquisition or planning)
	Monitoring, including pre- and post-project monitoring to determine effectiveness.

3.  Hydrodynamics, Sediment Transport and Flow Regimes
This category includes research, monitoring and modeling projects to increase understanding of flows, hydrodynamics, sediment transport and flow-related factors, such as salinity that affect hydrologic / biologic interactions.

	Research on sediment transport and sediment transport models
	Studies of hydrodynamics and geomorphic flow controls
	Studies of flow regimes and effects of flow regimes
	Hydrologic studies
	Studies on gravel augmentation 
	Effects of climate change and climate change models
	General monitoring of flows or temperature or sediment
	Studies about hydrologic / biologic relationships related to flows.  
	Research on hydrologic/salinity relationships related to flows
	Research on hydrologic/temperature relationships related to flows.

4.	 Lowland Floodplains and Bypasses
This category includes actual acquisition, planning or implementation of floodplains and bypasses, including levee habitat enhancement, levee breaches and levee setbacks.  The main focus of this category is in the lowland areas such as the Delta.

	Setback levees to create floodplains 
	Levee breaches to create floodplains
	Acquisition of floodplain land or easements
	Planning for a specific flood management project
	Creation of floodplains and bypasses
	Re-Grading existing floodplains
	Removing choke points for flood management
	Habitat enhancement of existing levees
	Monitoring, including pre- and post-project monitoring to determine effectiveness.

5.  Estuary Foodweb Productivity
This category includes research and monitoring projects that increase our understanding of foodweb dynamics and the factors that affect the foodweb, particularly the decline in productivity in the estuary.  

	Research on how introduced species have affected foodweb dynamics
	Monitoring and research to determine effects of decline in productivity (such as contaminants)
	Monitoring and research to determine effects of organic carbon and nutrient sources both internal and external to the estuary
	Monitoring and research to understand how hydrodynamics or other environmental factors affect food web dynamics in the estuary

6.  Ecosystem Water and Sediment Quality
This category includes projects that investigate causes and effects of contaminants, sediment or oxygen depleting substances that may affect the aquatic or terrestrial ecosystems or humans.  It also includes projects that seek to control sources of contaminants, sediment or oxygen depleting substances, and projects that investigate constituents of concern for drinking water supplies (organic carbon, salinity, and pathogens). 

	Research to identify sources, or investigate transport or biogeochemical cycling of contaminants.
	Research or monitoring to investigate potential or actual effects of contaminants on humans, aquatic or terrestrial wildlife.
	Development and implementation of best management practices or education to reduce sources of contaminants, including agricultural or urban sources (such as stormwater).
	Investigation of sources, cycling, effects or monitoring of nutrients and other oxygen depleting substances.
	Projects that investigate the potential impacts of restoration on water quality, including mercury exposure and organic carbon sources and cycling.
	Projects related to fish contamination, including data collection and analysis, fish consumption studies and public outreach and education regarding fish contamination issues.
	Projects that provide interagency or stakeholder collaboration on water quality, sediment quality or fish contamination issues, including workshop or seminar development.
	Projects that investigate sources of sediment or develop or implement management practices that reduce sediment loads, such as fine sediments that could clog spawning gravels, or contaminated sediments that may affect aquatic life.

7.  Environmental Education
This category includes projects that provide education of the general public about the Bay-Delta ecosystem and its restoration. (Does not include education to achieve specific ecosystem restoration outcomes, such as educating farmers about practices to control runoff or ship captains about managing ballast to prevent introduction of invasive species.)

	K-12 education, including curricula and teacher training
	Education of news media and policy makers
	Restoration interpretation, such as visitor centers, wildlife and fish interpretation, or signage
	TV shows or films, radio spots, posters, brochures, and other general interest educational materials
	Monitoring, including pre- and post-project monitoring to determine effectiveness.

8.  Environmental Water Management
This category includes projects that increase in-stream flow of the tributaries to the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers to benefit fish and ecological processes.

	Water acquisition
	Reimbursing for foregone power
	Operational changes
	Groundwater exchange 
	Water use efficiency improvements
	Research, modeling and monitoring for environmental water management

9.  Fish Passage
This category includes projects that investigate, plan, or implement activities related to improving fish passage, including removal of natural or constructed barriers or providing passage over barriers.

	Removal of natural or constructed barriers to upstream migration
	Removal of dams
	Provide passage over barriers, such as fish ladders
	Monitoring, including pre- and post-project monitoring to determine effectiveness.

10.  Fish Screens
This category includes projects that provide research, planning, construction and monitoring of fish screens.

	Research related to fish screens and fish screen design
	Planning, design or construction of fish screens
	Consolidating or relocating diversions
	Monitoring, including pre- and post-project monitoring to determine effectiveness.

11.  Harvestable species assessment
Research and monitoring that provide information on the status or life history of harvestable species, including aquatic and terrestrial species.  Refer to manual for list of harvestable species or to the species field in the database
	Creel surveys or population studies
	Carcass surveys
	Monitoring
	Captive breeding
	Life history studies
	Effects of stressors on harvestable species.  

12.  Local watershed stewardship
This category includes projects that are planned or implemented using a community based stakeholder approach.  It includes projects that develop or support watershed groups and provide community participation in development, implementation and monitoring of land management or local restoration projects.

	Development and support of local watershed groups (capacity building)
	Education on stewardship and watershed responsibility
	Supporting local group in the development and implementation of best management practices for land management, local restoration projects
	Develop and implement local watershed plans
 
13.  Mine Remediation
This category includes projects that plan, evaluate, construct or monitor remediation activities at mine sites affecting water quality in the Bay-Delta.  It may also include research or pilot projects to investigate remediation techniques or best management practices.

	Planning, analysis, or implementation of remediation activities at mine sites.
	Monitoring, including pre- and post-project monitoring to determine effectiveness.
	Research or demonstration to develop new remediation or management techniques and test their effectiveness.
	This category would not include general investigation of sources or cycling of contaminants from mines (see Ecosystem Water and Sediment quality), but would include investigation of a specific mine site.

14.  Non-native Invasive Species
This category includes projects that develop or implement practices to prevent or eradicate non-native invasive species (NIS).  It also includes projects that provide research, surveys or monitoring that improve the understanding of non-native invasive species, their life histories, and effects on native food webs. 

	Species surveys and research that improve the understanding of non-native invasive species life histories and their effects on the food webs in the Bay-Delta. 
	Full-scale, pilot/demonstration projects designed to prevent the introduction or eradicate non-native invasive species.
	Studies focused on the efficiency of management practices and control programs for non-native invasive species.  
	Projects that generate information/data on how to manage restoration activities including the differing physical manipulations to prevent colonization of non-native invasive species.
	Monitoring, including pre- and post-project monitoring to determine effectiveness.
	Education projects of general public or specific audiences (i.e. ship captains) designed to prevent the spread of NIS.

15.  Riparian Habitat
This category includes projects that enhance or protect riparian areas that are not specifically designed to restore channels or floodplains, including activities such as revegetation and bank stabilization.  This category includes terrestrial habitat categories for areas adjacent to waterways such as shaded riverine aquatic habitats, riparian scrub, woodland and forest habitat in the riparian zones.  Projects that are more specifically designed to be floodplains and are in the lower watershed should be categorized as “Lowland Floodplains and Bypasses”.

	Protection of riparian areas by fee title or easement
	Protection of riparian areas by implementation of best management practices, such as fencing, erosion control or riparian setbacks.
	Enhancement of riparian areas by revegetation, management activities, bank stabilization, etc.
	Research on physical/biological mechanisms of the riparian community.
	Includes terrestrial habitat categories for areas adjacent to waterways, including riparian scrub, woodland and forest habitat.
	Includes aquatic habitat categories that are directly affected by the riparian vegetation, such as shaded riverine aquatic habitat (SRA).
	Projects that are more specifically designed to be floodplains and are in the lower watershed should be categorized as “Lowland Floodplains and Bypasses”
	Monitoring, including pre- and post-project monitoring to determine effectiveness.

16.  Shallow Water and Marsh Habitat 
This category includes projects that enhance or protect aquatic and marsh habitats that provide important habitat for fish and waterfowl.  This category includes protection, enhancement or monitoring of tidal and non-tidal shallow water aquatic habitat, tidal and non-tidal wetland habitat, seasonal wetlands that are connected with the waterways, fish habitat, slough habitat and mid-channel islands and shoals.

	Projects that protect aquatic and wetland habitat through purchase or easement.
	Projects that enhance or restore aquatic or wetland habitat.
	Projects that monitor or assess aquatic or wetland habitat.
	Setback levees or levee breaches to create shallow water or marsh habitat
	Includes the following aquatic habitat types: tidal perennial aquatic Habitat, non-tidal perennial aquatic habitat, delta sloughs (both open-ended and dead-end), mid-channel islands and shoals, freshwater fish habitats, essential fish habitat.
	Includes the following wetland habitat types: saline emergent wetland, fresh emergent wetland, seasonal wetlands that are directly connected to the waterways.
	Monitoring, including pre- and post-project monitoring to determine effectiveness.
	Research on the physical/biological mechanisms of shallow water and marsh habitat.

17.  Upland habitat and Wildlife Friendly Agriculture
This category includes any projects that protect, enhance or restore terrestrial habitats or seasonal wetlands that are not directly connected with the waterways.  Types of habitat included in this category include: agricultural lands, agricultural lands that are seasonal wetlands, perennial grassland, inland dune scrub habitat, upland meadows and vernal pools.

	Projects that promote or implement wildlife friendly agriculture or best management practices that promote habitat for waterfowl and upland wildlife.
	Projects that protect upland habitat by purchase or easement.
	Projects that monitor or assess upland or wildlife-friendly agriculture habitats.

18.  X2  (Freshwater-seawater interface)
This category includes projects that investigate or monitor the freshwater-seawater interface in the western Delta, known as X2 (where salinity is approx 2,000 mg/l).  This includes projects that evaluate physical attributes, hydrodynamics and flows that may affect the position of the interface, as well as projects that further the understanding of ecological impacts of salinity.

	Projects focused on improving the scientific understanding of the linkages between populations of at-risk species and inflows, especially relative to X2.
	Projects that investigate the physical, biogeochemical, and ecological processes related to freshwater-seawater interface in the bay (X2) and how the variable salinity may affect the ecosystem.
	Projects that develop methodologies to evaluate flow, sediment transport and hydrodynamic patterns related to the freshwater-seawater interface
	Studies to understand how engineering changes in the Delta and actions in the Bay might affect X2 relationships.

A9.  Project Type:
Project types are used to sort projects into some more descriptive labels that give a better overall view of what the ERP is accomplishing.  They are used for program tracking.
The “primary” designation should reflect the best overall type choice for this project, and if there are other type choices that reflect what this project will do, then list those as “secondary”.
You can designate only one primary project type, but you can list additional project types as secondary choices. Table A2  identifies the 6 Topic Areas and their definitions to choose from.  

Table A2. Project Types and Definitions
Acquisition	Projects for acquiring land or right of way, through fee title or easement.	
Research	Planned experiments, investigation, assessment of existing conditions as related to cause and effect relationships.  Projects that test hypotheses and further scientific knowledge.  Could also apply to education/outreach projects depending on the scope of the project.	
Monitoring	Projects that collect data to determine spatial or temporal patterns or trends.	
Planning	Projects that develop plans for restoration, watershed management or other activities.  Could also include education/outreach projects depending on the scope of the project.	
Pilot / Demonstration	Small scale projects that are designed to demonstrate a specific technique or determine a particular effect.  	
Full-scale implementation	Full-scale projects of various sizes that implement specific restoration, watershed management or other activities.  Could also include education/outreach projects depending on the scope of the project.	

PART C.  Work Plan

C10.  
1). Ecosystem Elements are used to sort projects into more descriptive labels that give a better overall view of what the ERP is accomplishing.  It summarizes categories such as habitats, processes and stressors.  Choose one “primary” Eco-Element, and one to several “secondary” Eco-Elements.  The “primary” choice should reflect the best overall Eco-Element that the project addresses, and if there are other choices that the project addresses, then choose those as “secondary”.  Table C1 identifies the 36 Eco-Elements to choose from.  Table C2 provides further description of each Eco-Element.

Table C1. Eco-Elements

Agricultural Lands
Bay-Delta Hydraulics
Central Valley Streamflow
Coarse Sediment Supply
Dams and Other Structures
Fresh Emergent Wetland
Invasive Aquatic Organisms
Midchannel Islands and Shoals
Natural Floodplains and Flood Processes
Predation and Competition
Riparian and Riverine Acquatic Habitats
Saline Emergent Wetland
Seasonal Wetlands
Stranding
Stream Meander
Tidal Perennial Aquatic Habitat
Water Diversions
Bay-Delta Aquatic Foodweb
	
Central Valley Stream Temperatures
Nontidal Perennial Aquatic Habitat
Delta Sloughs
Freshwater Fish Habitats
Essential Fish Habitats
Inland Dune Scrub Habitat
Perennial Grassland
Levees, Bridges and Bank Protection
Dredging and Sediment Disposal
Gravel Mining
Invasive Riparian Marsh Plants
Zebra Mussel
Non-native Wildlife
Contaminants
Fish and Wildlife Harvest
Artificial Fish Propagation
Disturbance
Invasive Aquatic Plants	

Table C2.  Eco-Element Descriptions (sorted by category: Processes, Habitats, Stressors)
Processes	
Eco Element	Description, Vision, Approaches, and Reference	
Central Valley
Stream flows  	Description:   Stream flow refers to the amount of fresh water flowing in rivers and Bay-Delta channels.  Central Valley stream flows are a combination of natural discharges from surface water and groundwater and managed releases from reservoirs.  

Vision: The vision for Central Valley stream flows is to protect and enhance the ecological functions that are achieved through the physical and biological processes that operate within the stream channel and associated riparian and floodplain areas in order to assist in the recovery of at-risk species, harvested species, biotic communities, and the overall health of the Bay-Delta. 

Approaches:
●	Restore and protect the stream channel and floodplain processes 
●	Develop and implement watershed management strategies and programs to protect the health of the upper watersheds 
●	Mimic natural flow regimes

Reference: ERPP Volume 1, pp. 53-61	
Bay-Delta Hydrodynamics  	Description: Hydrodynamic processes refer to the seasonal and daily direction and velocity of flows in Bay-Delta channels.  

Vision: The vision for hydraulic processes in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta is to restore channel hydraulics to conditions more like those that occurred during the mid-1960s to provide migratory cues for aquatic species, transport flows for eggs, larvae, and juvenile fish, and transport of sediment and nutrients.

Approaches:
●	Restore or simulate a more natural hydrodynamic regime 
●	Modifications to Delta inflow patterns and export operations
●	Restore tidal action to areas within the Bay-Delta

Reference: ERPP Volume 1, pp. 95-99	
Stream Meander  	Description: Stream meander is a term used to describe the shape of the river as a sinuous or bending wave form.  

Vision: The visions for stream meander is to conserve and reestablish areas of active stream meander, where feasible, by implementing stream conservation programs, setting levees back, and reestablishing natural sediment supply to restore riverine and floodplain habitats for fish, wildlife, and plant communities.  

Approaches:
●	Conserve existing migration zones 
●	Expand of stream meander corridors 
●	Conserve upstream and bank sediment supplies
●	Incorporate simulated flood peaks into dam water release schedules during wet years

Reference: ERPP Volume 1, pp. 80-86
	
Natural Floodplain and Flood Processes  	Description: The term floodplain as used here means the generally flat area adjoining rivers and sloughs that is flooded by peak flows every 1.5-2 years and exceed the capacity of the channel (“bankfull discharge”).  Healthy floodplains are morphologically complex, including backwaters, wetlands, sloughs, and distributaries that carry and store floodwater.

Vision: The vision for natural floodplains and flood processes is to conserve existing intact floodplains and modify or remove barriers to overbank flooding to reestablish aquatic wetland, and riparian floodplain habitats.

Approaches:
●	Widen flood bypasses or create new ones
●	Set levees back
●	Create backup levee systems, or deauthorize specific levee reaches
●	Construct armored notch weirs in levees and purchase flood easements to restore flood basin storage functions
●	Increase the frequency and duration of overbank flow onto existing floodplains

Reference: ERPP Volume 1, pp. 87-94	
Coarse Sediment Supply  	Description:  Natural sediments of streams, rivers, and estuaries consist of mineral and organic silts, sands, gravel, cobble, and woody debris.  

Vision:  The vision for coarse sediment supply is to provide a sustained supply of alluvial sediments that are transported by rivers and streams and distributed to riverine bed deposits, floodplains, channel bars, riffles, shallow shoals, and mudflats, throughout the Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley, Delta, and Bay regions to contribute to habitat structure, function, and food web production throughout the ecosystem.

Approaches:
●	Artificial importation of gravel and sand
●	Explore the feasibility of passing sediment through small reservoirs
●	Remove nonessential or low-value dams
●	Eliminate in-stream gravel mining on channels downstream of reservoirs, and limit extraction on unregulated channels to 50% of estimated bedload supply or less (or to levels determined not to negatively impact fish and other ecological resources)
●	Develop incentives to discourage mining gravel from river channels and adjacent floodplain sites
●	Develop programs for comprehensive sediment management in each watershed

Reference:  ERPP Vol. 1, pp. 71-79	
Bay-Delta Aquatic Food web  	Description:  The aquatic food web of the Bay-Delta ecosystem is the web of organisms through which energy transfers up though the different trophic levels from the lower level that includes the plants to the highest level that includes the fish, water birds, and marine mammals.  

Vision:  The vision for the Bay-Delta aquatic food web is to restore primary and secondary production to levels comparable to those during the 1960s and early 1970s by enhancing productivity and reducing loss of productivity as a result of water export from the system, and in seeking to reduce or eliminate the adverse effects of introduced aquatic species.

Approaches:
●	Initiate targeted research on major restoration issues, such as:
1.	How to control problem invasive species such as the Asian clam (Potamocorbula amurensis)
2.	Factors limiting the abundance of high-priority endangered species
3.	Design of habitats for shallow-water tidal marsh and bypasses

Reference:  ERPP Vol. 1, pp. 100-105	
Central Valley Stream Temperatures  	Description:  Water temperatures in Central Valley rivers and streams and in the Bay-Delta are determined by the natural heating and cooling process of water bodies.  Water temperature is controlled by water source (i.e., dam releases, runoff, and discharges), surface water and groundwater inflow, geomorphology (e.g., depth), tides, riparian shading, water clarity, and ambient air temperature.

Vision:  The vision for Central Valley stream temperatures is to restore natural seasonal patterns of water temperature in streams, rivers, and the Delta to benefit aquatic species by protecting and improving ecological processes that regulate water temperature and reducing stressors that change water temperature.

Approaches:
●	Develop stream temperature targets within the existing multipurpose water resource management framework for each watershed
●	Estimate the relative ecological value of streamflow and temperature for each tributary stream
●	Accurately monitor and rapidly evaluate streamflow and temperature for both short-term and long-term management decisions

Reference:  ERPP Vol. 1, pp. 62-70	

Habitats	
Eco Element	Description, Vision, Approaches, 
Reference, and Habitat Equivalents	
	General Approaches for Habitats:  
●	Enhance
●	Restore
●	Protect	
Tidal Perennial Aquatic Habitat	Description: Tidal perennial aquatic habitat is defined as deepwater aquatic (greater than 3 meters deep from mean low low tide), shallow aquatic (less than or equal to 3 meters deep from mean low low tide), and unvegetated intertidal (i.e., tideflats) zones of estuarine bays, river channels, and sloughs. Tidal perennial aquatic includes all or portions of the ERP tidal perennial aquatic, tidal and Delta slough, and midchannel island and shoal habitats (Multi-Species Conservation Strategy 2000).

Vision:  The vision for tidal perennial aquatic habitats is to increase the area and improve the quality of existing connecting waters associated with tidal emergent wetlands and their supporting ecosystem processes. Achieving this vision will assist in the recovery of special-status fish and plant populations and provide high-quality aquatic habitat for other fish, wildlife, and plant communities dependent on the Bay-Delta. Restoring tidal perennial aquatic habitat would also result in higher water quality and increase the amount of shallow-water and mudflat habitats; foraging and resting habitats and escape cover for water birds; and rearing and foraging habitats, and escape cover for fish.

Reference:  ERPP Vol. 1, pp. 114-118

Habitat Equivalents:  Tidal perennial aquatic (MSCS/NCCP Habitat), Estuarine (Wildlife Habitat Relationship), and Estuarine (aquatic subtypes only) (National Wetland Inventory).  ERPP Vol. 1, p. 112	
Nontidal Perennial Aquatic Habitat 	Description: Nontidal perennial aquatic habitat is defined as lacustrine habitat by the MSCS. This habitat includes portions of permanent bodies of water that do not support emergent vegetation and that are not subject to tidal exchange, including lakes, ponds, oxbows, gravel pits, and flooded islands (Multi-Species Conservation Strategy 2000).

Vision:  The vision for non-tidal perennial aquatic habitat is to increase the area and improve the quality of existing open-water areas to provide high-quality habitat for waterfowl and other water birds. This vision can be achieved as a component of saline and freshwater emergent wetland restorations.

Reference:  ERPP Vol. 1, pp. 119-123

Habitat Equivalents:  Lacustrine (MSCS/NCCP Habitat), Lacustrine (Wildlife Habitat Relationship), Lacustrine (aquatic subtypes only) (National Wetlands Inventory).  ERPP Vol. 1, p. 112	
Delta Sloughs  	Description: Delta sloughs are defined in the MSCS as a component of tidal perennial aquatic habitat that includes deepwater slough areas (greater than 3 meters deep from mean low low tide) and shallow slough areas (less that or equal to 3 meters deep from mean low low tide) Multi-Species Conservation Strategy 2000).  

Dead-end sloughs include Beaver, Hog, and Sycamore sloughs. These quiet backwaters provide essential habitat for native resident fish. Open-ended sloughs provide unique, generally low-velocity habitats and migratory pathways for many species. In addition, the adjacent riparian corridors provide habitat for wildlife and waterfowl.

Vision:  The vision for Delta sloughs is to increase the area and improve the quality of interconnected dead-end and open-ended Delta sloughs. Achieving this vision will assist in the recovery of special-status fish and wildlife populations, provide shallow water habitats for fish spawning and rearing, and provide aquatic, wetland, and riparian habitat for wildlife. Existing sloughs would be protected and enhanced and the area of tidal slough habitat would be increased.

Reference:  ERPP Vol. 1, pp. 124-127

Habitat Equivalents:  Tidal perennial aquatic (MSCS/NCCP Habitat), Estuarine (Wildlife Habitat Relationship), and Estuarine (aquatic subtypes only) (National Wetland Inventory).  ERPP Vol. 1, p. 112	
Midchannel Islands and Shoals  	Description: Midchannel islands and shoals are defined in the MSCS as a component of both tidal perennial aquatic and tidal freshwater emergent habitats. Tidal perennial aquatic habitat is defined as deepwater aquatic (greater than 3 meters deep from mean low low tide), shallow aquatic (less than or equal to 3 meters deep from mean low low tide), and unvegetated intertidal zone of estuarine bays, river channels and slough. Tidal freshwater emergent habitat includes portions of the intertidal zones of the Delta that support emergent wetland plant species that are not tolerant of saline or brackish conditions (Multi-Species Conservation Strategy 2000).

Vision:  The vision for midchannel islands and shoals is to increase and enhance the area and protect the quality of existing habitat for fish and wildlife dependent on the Bay and Delta.

Reference:  ERPP Vol. 1, pp. 128-132

Habitat Equivalents:  Tidal perennial aquatic (MSCS/NCCP Habitat), Estuarine (Wildlife Habitat Relationship), and Estuarine (aquatic subtypes only) (National Wetland Inventory).  ERPP Vol. 1, p. 112	
Saline Emergent Wetland  	Description: Saline emergent wetland habitat is defined in the MSCS as saline emergent habitat. It includes portions of San Francisco, San Pablo, and Suisun bays and the Delta that support emergent wetland plant species that are tolerant of saline or brackish conditions within the intertidal zone or on lands that historically were subject to tidal exchange (i.e., diked wetlands) (Multi-Species Conservation Strategy 2000).

Vision:  The vision is to increase the area and protect the quality of existing saline emergent wetlands from degradation or loss. Wetland habitat will be increased to assist in the recovery of special-status plant, fish, and wildlife populations. Restoration will provide high-quality habitat for other fish and wildlife dependent on the Bay-Delta. 

Reference:  ERPP Vol. 1 pp. 133-139

Habitat Equivalents:  Saline emergent (MSCS/NCCP Habitat), Saline emergent wetland (Wildlife Habitat Relationship), and Estuarine/emergent (aquatic subtypes only) (National Wetland Inventory).  ERPP Vol. 1, p. 112	
Fresh Emergent Wetland  	Description: Fresh Emergent Wetland Habitat is included in the MSCS description of tidal freshwater emergent habitat and nontidal freshwater permanent emergent habitat. The MSCS tidal freshwater emergent habitat includes portions of the intertidal zones of the Delta that support emergent wetland plant species that are not tolerant of saline or brackish conditions. Tidal freshwater emergent habitat includes portions of the ERP delta slough, midchannel island, and fresh emergent wetland habitats. The MSCS nontidal freshwater permanent emergent habitat included permanent (natural and managed) wetlands, including meadows, dominated by wetland plant species that are not tolerant of saline or brackish conditions.  Nontidal freshwater permanent emergent habitat included portions of the ERP fresh emergent wetland habitat. (Multi-Species Conservation Strategy 2000).

Vision:  The vision is to increase the area and improve the quality of existing fresh emergent wetlands from degradation or loss and increase wetland habitat. Achieving this vision will assist in the recovery of special-status plant, fish, and wildlife populations, and provide high-quality habitat for other fish and wildlife dependent on the Bay-Delta.

Reference:  ERPP Vol. 1, pp. 140-145

Habitat Equivalents:  Nontidal freshwater permanent emergent (MSCS/NCCP Habitat), Fresh emergent wetland and wet meadow (Wildlife Habitat Relationship), and palustrine/emergent/nontidal/ permanent; lacustrine/emergent/permanent; riverine/emergent/ permanent (National Wetland Inventory).  ERPP Vol. 1, p. 112	
Seasonal Wetlands  	Description: Seasonal wetlands are included in two MSCS habitat descriptions: natural seasonal wetland and managed seasonal wetland.  Natural seasonal wetland habitat includes vernal pools and other non-managed seasonal wetlands with natural hydrologic conditions that are dominated by herbaceous vegetation and annually pond surface water or maintain saturated soils at the ground surface for a portion of the year of sufficient duration to support facultative or obligate wetland plant species. Alkaline and saline seasonal wetlands that were not historically part of a tidal regime are included in natural seasonal wetlands. Natural seasonal wetland habitat includes portions of the ERP seasonal wetlands habitat. Managed seasonal wetland habitat includes wetlands dominated by native or non-native herbaceous plants, excluding croplands farmed for profit (e.g., corn and rice), that land managers flood and drain during specific periods to enhance habitat values for specific wildlife species. Ditches and drains associated with managed seasonal wetlands are included in this habitat type.  Managed seasonal wetland habitat includes portions of the ERP seasonal wetlands habitat (Multi-Species Conservation Strategy 2000).

Vision:  The vision is to increase the area and improve the quality of seasonal wetlands by restoring ecosystem processes that sustain them and reduce the effect of stressors that can degrade the quality of seasonal wetlands in order to assist in the recovery of special-status plant and animal populations and provide high-quality habitat for waterfowl, water birds, and other wildlife dependent on the Bay-Delta.
Reference:  ERPP Vol. 1, pp. 146-150
	
Habitat Equivalents:  Nontidal freshwater permanent emergent (MSCS/NCCP Habitat), Fresh emergent wetland and wet meadow (Wildlife Habitat Relationship), and Palustrine/emergent/nontidal/ permanent; lacustrine/emergent/ permanent; riverine/emergent/permanent (National Wetland Inventory).  ERPP Vol. 1, p. 112	
Riparian and Riverine Aquatic Habitats  	Description: Riparian and riverine aquatic habitats are included in the MSCS description of valley/foothill riparian habitat. Valley/foothill riparian habitat includes all successional stages of woody vegetation generally dominated by willow, Fremont cottonwood, valley oak, or sycamore within the active and historical floodplains of low-gradient reaches of streams and rivers generally below an elevation of 300 feet. Valley/foothill riparian habitat includes portions of the ERP riparian and riverine aquatic habitat (Multi-Species Conservation Strategy 2000).

Vision:  The vision for riparian and riverine aquatic habitats is to increase their area and protect and improve their quality. Achieving this vision will assist in the recovery of special status fish and wildlife populations and provide high-quality habitat for other fish and wildlife dependent on the Bay-Delta. The vision includes restoring native riparian communities ranging from valley oak woodland associated with higher, less frequently inundated floodplain elevations to willow scrub associated with low, frequently inundated floodplain elevation sites such as streambanks, point bars, and inchannel bars.

Reference:  ERPP Vol. 1, pp. 151-158

Ecological Management Zones:  Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, Suisun Marsh/North San Francisco Bay, Sacramento River, North Sacramento Valley, Cottonwood Creek, Colusa Basin, Butte Basin, Feather River/Sutter Basin, American River Basin, Eastside Delta Tributaries, San Joaquin River, East San Joaquin Basin, and West San Joaquin River.    ERPP Vol. 1, p. 111
	
Habitat Equivalents:  Montane riparian (MSCS/NCCP Habitat), Montane riparian (Wildlife Habitat Relationship), and Palustrine/emergent/nontidal/permanent; lacustrine/emergent/permanent; riverine/emergent/permanent (National Wetland Inventory).  ERPP Vol. 1, p. 112	
Freshwater Fish Habitats  	Description: Freshwater fish habitats complement the other habitats described in ERPP Volume 1. In general, the freshwater fish habitat designations are based on a hierarchical classification system (Moyle and Ellison 1991) developed to provide a structure for conservation efforts and is based on fish distribution and endemism.  This classification system has additional utility as it assumes that observations of fishes are representative of less well-known aquatic organisms such as insects and amphibians. Major habitat classifications for the Central Valley include standing waters, flowing waters, and artificial habitats.  

Vision:  The vision for freshwater fish habitats is to protect existing habitat from degradation or loss, to restore degraded habitats, and restore areas to a more natural state. Freshwater fish habitat will be increased to assist in the recovery of special-status plant, fish, and wildlife populations. Restoration will provide high-quality habitat for other fish and wildlife dependent on the Bay-Delta.

Reference: ERPP Vol. 1, pp. 159-163
Habitat Equivalents:  None (MSCS/NCCP Habitat), None (Wildlife Habitat Relationship), and None (National Wetland Inventory).  ERPP Vol. 1, p. 112	
Essential Fish Habitats  	Description: Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) is the aquatic habitat necessary to allow for salmon production needed to support a long-term sustainable salmon fishery and salmon contributions to a healthy ecosystem. The salmon fishery EFH includes all those streams, lakes, ponds, wetlands, and other water bodies currently or historically accessible to salmon. In the estuarine and marine areas, salmon EFH extends from the nearshore and tidal submerged environments to 60 km offshore. Salmon EFH excludes areas upstream of longstanding naturally impassible barriers (i.e., natural waterfalls in existence for several hundred years) (National Marine Fisheries Service 1998a).  EFH is an integration of two major subdivisions: freshwater essential habitat and marine essential habitat.

Vision:  The vision for essential fish habitats is to maintain and improve the quality of existing habitats and to restore former habitats in order to support self-sustaining population: of chinook salmon.

Reference: ERPP Vol. 1, pp. 164-167

Habitat Equivalents:  None (MSCS/NCCP Habitat), None (Wildlife Habitat Relationship), and None (National Wetland Inventory).  ERPP Vol. 1, p. 112	
Inland Dune Scrub Habitat  	Description: Inland dune scrub is associated with inland sand dunes and is limited in the ERPP focus area to the vicinity of the Antioch Dunes National Wildlife Refuge. Inland Dune Scrub Habitat is defined in the MSCS as habitat comprised of vegetated stabilized sand dunes associated with river and estuarine systems. Inland dune scrub includes all of the ERP inland dune scrub habitat (Multi-Species Conservation Strategy 2000).

Vision:  The vision for inland dune scrub habitat is to protect and enhance existing areas and restore former habitat areas. Achieving this vision will provide high-quality habitat for associated special-status plant and animal populations.

Reference: ERPP Vol. 1, pp. 168-171

Habitat Equivalents:  Inland dune scrub (MSCS/NCCP Habitat), None (Wildlife Habitat Relationship), and Upland (National Wetland Inventory).  ERPP Vol. 1, p. 112	
Perennial Grassland  	Description: Perennial grasslands are described in the MSCS as grasslands. MSCS grassland is defined to include upland vegetation communities dominated by introduced and native annual and perennial grasses and forbs, including non-irrigated and irrigated pasturelands. Grassland habitat includes all of the ERP perennial grassland habitat and much more extensive annual grassland vegetation that is not addressed in the ERP (Multi-Species Conservation Strategy 2000).

Vision:  The vision is to protect and improve existing perennial grasslands and increase perennial grassland area. This vision is a component of restoring wetland and riparian habitats. Achieving this vision will provide high-quality habitat for special-status plant and wildlife populations and other wildlife dependent on the Bay-Delta.

Reference: ERPP Vol. 1,  pp. 172-175
Habitat Equivalents:  Grassland (MSCS/NCCP Habitat), Annual grassland and perennial grassland (Wildlife Habitat Relationship), and Upland (National Wetland Inventory).  ERPP Vol. 1, p. 112
	
Agricultural Lands  	Description: Agricultural Lands are included in two MSCS habitat categories: upland cropland and seasonally flood agricultural lands. Upland cropland habitat, includes agricultural lands farmed for grain and for field, truck, and other crops that are not seasonally flooded. Seasonally flooded agricultural land habitat included agricultural lands farmed for grain and rice and for field, truck, and other crops that require seasonal flooding for durations of at least 1 week as a management practice (e.g., pest control and irrigation) or are purposefully flooded seasonally to enhance habitat values for specific wildlife species (e.g., ducks for duck clubs). Upland cropland and seasonally flooded agricultural land are included in the ERP as agricultural lands (Multi-Species Conservation Strategy 2000).

Vision:  The vision for agricultural lands is to improve associated wildlife habitat values to support special-status wildlife populations and other wildlife dependent on the Bay Delta. Protecting and enhancing agricultural lands for wildlife would focus on encouraging production of crop types that provide high wildlife habitat value agricultural land and water management practices that increase wildlife habitat value and discouraging development of ecologically important agricultural lands for urban or industrial uses in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and Suisun Marsh/North San Francisco Bay Ecological Management Zones.

Reference: ERPP Vol. 1, pp. 176-179
	
Habitat Equivalents:  Upland cropland (MSCS/NCCP Habitat), Cropland, pasture, and orchard-vineyard (Wildlife Habitat Relationship), and Upland (National Wetland Inventory).  ERPP Vol. 1, p. 112	

Stressors	
Eco Element	Description, Vision, Approaches, and Reference	
Water Diversions	Description:  Water diversions are found throughout Central Valley rivers and their tributaries, the Bay and Delta.  Water is diverted for irrigated agriculture, municipal and industrial use, and managed wetlands.  The two largest diversions in the south Delta are the State Water Project (SWP) and the federal Central Valley Project (CVP).

Vision:  The vision for water diversions is to reduce the adverse effects of water diversions, including entrainment of all life stages of aquatic species, by installing fish screens, consolidating or moving diversions to less sensitive locations, removing diversions, or reducing the volume of water diverted.   
 
Approaches:  
●	Remove or relocate high impact diversions
●	Alter the timing of some diversions
●	Install positive-barrier fish screens 

Reference:  ERPP Volume 1, pp.434-439	
Dams and Other Structures   	Description:  Dams and other human-made structures come in various forms, from the largest dam (Shasta), to small weirs on tributary streams.  

Vision:  The vision for dams and other structures is to reduce their adverse effects by improving fish passage and enhancing downstream fish habitat.  

Approaches:
●	Remove barriers 
●	Consolidate diversion weirs
●	Constructing state-of-the-art fish passage structures
●	Modify, remove, or reoperate structures in a manner that greatly lessens adverse affects on aquatic organisms

Reference: ERPP Volume 1, p. 440-445	
Levees, Bridges, and Bank Protection   	Description:  Levees, bridges, and bank protection structures inhibit overland flow and erosion and depositional processes that develop and maintain floodplains, and allow stream channels to meander.  

Vision:  The vision for levees, bridges and bank protection is to reduce the adverse effects of these structures in order to improve riverine and floodplain habitat conditions to assist in the recovery of State and federally listed fish species, and other fish and wildlife.  

Approaches:
●	Development of setback levees 
●	Breach or remove levees so that the floodplain is setback to the natural shoreline 
●	Modification or removal of structures in a manner that will greatly lessen adverse affects on ecological processes, habitats, and aquatic organisms

Reference:  ERPP Volume 1, p. 446-451	
Dredging and Sediment Disposal   	Description: Dredging is a necessary activity that is conducted to maintain shipping channels and channel capacity during flood flow events.  Dredge material disposal poses potential environmental problems, particularly when it contains potentially harmful constituents.

Vision: The vision for dredging and sediment disposal in the Bay-Delta is to maintain adequate channel depth for navigation, flood control, and water conveyance while reducing the adverse effects of dredging activities on the Bay-Delta ecosystem.

Approaches:  
●	Support the interagency long-term management strategy for dredged materials in the San Francisco Bay
●	Use approximately half of the dredged material from the Bay-Delta to restore habitats and strengthen levees

Reference: ERPP Volume 1, p. 452-454	
Gravel Mining   	Description:  Development throughout the Central Valley has increased the demand for aggregate used in construction.  Sand and gravel mining is a valued commercial activity, but it has impaired sediment transport, gravel recruitment, and stream channel meander processes.  

Vision: The vision for gravel mining is to improve gravel transport and cleansing by reducing the adverse effects of instream gravel mining.  

Approaches:
●	Reduce or eliminate instream gravel extraction by relocating gravel mining operations to alluvial deposits outside active stream channels and riparian zones
●	Introduce gravel in deficient areas in streams until natural processes are restored to a level that will provide sufficient quantities.

Reference: ERPP Volume 1, p. 455-460	
Invasive Aquatic Plants   	Description:  Weeds, or invasive plant species, are types of vegetation capable of exploiting opportunities afforded by natural or human-related disturbances in the landscape, as well as those provided by relatively undisturbed habitats. 

Vision: The vision for invasive aquatic plants is to reduce their adverse effects on native species, ecological processes, water quality, conveyance and major rivers and their tributaries.  

Approaches:
●	Research
●	Monitoring
●	Mapping
●	Control
 
Reference: ERPP Volume 1, pp.461-468	
Invasive Aquatic Organisms   	Description:  Invasive aquatic organisms are those non-native fish and invertebrates that have invaded the Bay-Delta at the expense of native species. 

Vision:  The vision for invasive aquatic organisms is to reduce their adverse effects on the food web and on native species resulting from competition for food, habitat and direct predation.  

Approaches:
●	Prevent or reduce additional introductions, 
●	Developing a better understanding of how non-native species affect ecological processes and biological interactions
●	Develop effective control and eradication programs
●	Establish habitat conditions that favor native over non-native species

Reference: ERPP Vol. 1, pp. 469-477	
Invasive Riparian and Marsh Plants   	Description:  Weeds, or invasive plant species, are organisms capable of invading relatively undisturbed habitats and exploiting opportunities provided by natural or human-related disturbances in the landscape. 

Vision:  The vision for invasive aquatic organisms is to reduce their adverse effects on the food web and on native species resulting from competition for food, habitat and direct predation.  

Approaches:
●	Prevent or reduce additional introductions
●	Develop a better understanding of how non-native species affect ecological processes and biological interactions
●	Develop effective control and eradication programs
●	Establishing habitat conditions that favor native over non-native species

Reference: ERPP Vol. 1, p. 477-486	
Non-native Wildlife   	Description:  Non-native wildlife species, such as red fox, Norway rat, and feral cat, have been sighted throughout the Sacramento and San Joaquin valleys.  Non-native wildlife can greatly alter the ecosystem processes, functions, habitats, species diversity, and abundance of native plants, fish, and wildlife.

Vision:  The vision for non-native wildlife species is to implement a program to reduce the numbers of harmful non-native wildlife species (i.e., those that threaten the diversity or abundance of native species or the ecological stability of an area).

Approaches:
●	Restore ecosystem processes and functions
●	Restore native habitats
●	Reduce or eliminate stressors that suppress native species

Reference:  ERPP Volume 1, pp. 491-494	
Zebra Mussel	Description:  Zebra mussels are a highly invasive exotic bivalve first discovered in the Great Lakes region in 1988.  Although the zebra mussel is not currently known to occur in California, its introduction into the Bay-Delta watershed would be an environmental and economic catastrophe.

Vision: The vision for zebra mussel is to establish procedures to prevent or delay their introduction and to set up protocols to swiftly treat and eliminate any introduction.

Approaches:
●	Interdict potential sources of zebra mussels at all border check stations and other potential sources of introduction
●	Initiate an emergency response strategy to quickly contain and eradicate any suspected or proven mussel colonies
●	Prevent ballast water introductions

Reference: ERPP Volume 1, p. 487-490	
Predation and Competition   	Description: Predation and competition are natural ecological functions; however, unnatural levels of each can result in adverse effects to important sport and commercial fisheries and species of concern such as winter-run Chinook salmon.

Vision: The vision for predation and competition is to reduce unnatural levels to restore fish populations by removing, redesigning, or reoperating in-water structures, diversion dams, and hatchery practices.  

Approaches:
●	Increase the area and quality of shallow water habitat to provide ecological components to lessen species interactions and the potential for predation
●	Recreate or restore a more complex mosaic of instream habitats
●	Remove, redesign, or reoperate inwater structures, diversion dams, and hatchery practices

Reference: ERPP Volume 1, pp.495-503	
Contaminants   	Description:  There are four types of contaminants, inorganic, organic, biological, and toxicity of unknown origin present in the Bay-Delta ecosystem. 

Vision: The vision for contaminants is to ensure that all waters of mainstem rivers and tributaries entering the Bay-Delta, and all waters of the Bay-Delta, are free of deleterious concentrations of toxic substances.  

Approaches:
●	Remediate mine wastes 
●	Minimize boat discharges and dredging effects
●	Manage flows and watersheds
●	Restore habitats
●	Support existing programs for controlling agricultural and urban point and nonpoint sources

Reference: ERPP Volume 1, pp. 504-510	
Fish and Wildlife Harvest   	Description: Fish and wildlife harvest includes the following categories:  salmon harvest, steelhead trout harvest, striped bass harvest, white sturgeon harvest, harvest of wildlife, and illegal harvest of fish and wildlife. 

Vision: The vision for fish and wildlife harvest is to support strategies that maintain a sustainable commercial and recreational chinook salmon fishery in a manner consistent with the recovery of individual stocks; steelhead trout harvest strategies that fully protect naturally spawning stocks while redirecting harvest to hatchery-produced-stocks; the continued legal harvest of striped bass and reduction of illegal harvest, and the present white sturgeon harvest strategy, which protects the species from overexploitation while providing a sustainable trophy fishery. 

Approaches:
●	Increase enforcement efforts
●	Public education

Reference: ERPP Volume 1, pp. 511-518	
Artificial Fish Propagation   	Description: Five hatcheries currently produce Chinook salmon in the Central Valley.  Hatchery production makes a significant contribution to commercial and sport fisheries as well as their role in providing mitigation of loss of habitats from construction large dams.  However, release of large numbers of hatchery fish can pose a threat to wild Chinook stocks.

Vision: The vision for the artificial propagation of fish is to modify existing hatcheries and hatchery practices in ways to augment salmon and steelhead populations without having detrimental effects on naturally spawning populations of salmon and steelhead.

Approaches:
●	Modify existing hatchery practices

Reference: ERPP Volume 1, pp. 519-523	
Stranding    	Description: Stranding of juvenile and adult fish is a natural part of a healthy ecosystem.  Trapped fish provide a valuable source of protein and nutrients to several levels of the food chain.  Although stranding was historically a natural event, today it is generally considered a stressor that contributes to the loss of important aquatic resources including adults and juvenile special status fish species.

Vision: The vision for stranding is to reduce the magnitude of the number of aquatic organisms lost when rivers recede or overflow into flood bypasses and to reconnect areas that become isolated with flowing water and to reduce the frequency by which low-lying areas are inundated.  

Approaches:
●	Remove or fill gravel and borrow ponds that connect to the main channel during high water years
●	Construct year-round low flow channels for drainage and fish passage
●	Construct fish ladders to permit upstream passage of adult fish
●	Recontour poorly-drained areas heavily impacted by historical mining activities
●	Improve or construct levees to keep borrow ponds separated from the active channel

Reference: ERPP Volume 1, pp. 524-529	
Disturbance  	Description: Disturbance resulting from human activities can adversely affect habitat for a substantial variety of fish, wildlife, and plant communities including many special-status species and plant communities.

Vision: The vision for disturbance is to reduce the adverse effects of boating and other recreational activities, temporary habitat disturbances, and other human activities on wildlife and their habitats in the Bay-Delta.  

Approaches:
●	Ensure that the locations of restored habitat takes into account adjacent land uses
●	Adequately buffer areas to protect against disturbance
●	Manage recreational activities avoid or minimize conflicts with fish and wildlife habitat

Reference: ERPP Volume 1, pp. 530-532	

2). ERP Goals and Objectives.  There are 6 goals and 32 related objectives for the Ecosystem Restoration Program.  A particular project is likely to contribute towards multiple goals and objectives.  Select the goals and objectives that the project contributes to.  In addition to identifying which goals and objectives are met by this project, to explain why you think the project contributes towards a specific objective.  Choose from the following 6 ERP Goals and their corresponding objectives (Ecosystem Restoration Program Plan Strategic Plan for Ecosystem Restoration, Final  Programmatic EIS/EIR Technical Appendix July 2000):

ERP Goal and Objective Descriptions

	Goal 1: Endangered and Other At-risk Species and Native Biotic Communities
Achieve recovery of at-risk native species dependent on the Delta and Suisun Bay as the first step toward establishing large, self-sustaining populations of these species; support similar recover of at-risk native species in San Francisco Bay and the watershed above the estuary; and minimize the need for future endangered species listings by reversing downward population trends of native species that are not listed.
Objective 1: Achieve, first, recovery and then large self-sustaining populations of the following at-risk native species dependent on the Delta, Suisun Bay, and Suisun Marsh; Central Valley winter-, spring- and fall/late fall-run chinook salmon Seuss, Central Valley steelhead ESU, delta smelt, longfin smelt, Sacramento splittail, green sturgeon, valley elderberry longhorn beetle, Suisun ornate shrew, Suisun song sparrow, soft bird’s-beak, Suisun thistle, Mason’s lilaeopsis, San Pablo song sparrow, Lange’s metalmark butterfly, Antioch Dunes evening primrose, Contra Costa wallflower, and Suisun marsh aster.
Objective 2: Contribute to the recovery of the following at-risk native species in the Bay-Delta estuary and its watershed: Sacramento perch, delta green ground beetle, giant garter snake, salt marsh harvest mouse, riparian brush rabbit, San Pablo California vole, San Joaquin Valley woodrat, least Bell’s vireo, California clapper rail, California black rail, little willow flycatcher, bank swallow, western yellow-billed cuckoo, greater sandhill crane, Swainson’s hawk, California yellow warbler, salt marsh common yellowthroat, Crampton’s tuctoria, Northern California black walnut, delta tule pea, delta mudwort, bristly sedge, delta
coyote thistle, alkali milkvetch, and Point Reyes bird’s-beak.
Objective 3: Enhance and/or conserve native biotic communities in the Bay-Delta estuary and its watershed, including the abundance and distribution of the following biotic assemblages and communities: native resident estuarine and freshwater fish assemblages, anadromous lampreys, neotropical migratory birds, wading birds, shore birds, waterfowl, native anuran amphibians, estuarine plankton assemblages, estuarine and freshwater marsh plant communities, riparian plant communities, seasonal wetland plant communities, vernal pool communities, aquatic plant communities, and terrestrial biotic assemblages associated with aquatic and wetland habitats.
Objective 4: Maintain the abundance and distribution of the following species: hardhead, western least bittern, California tiger salamander, western spadefoot toad, California redlegged frog, western pond turtle, California freshwater shrimp, recurved larkspur, mad-dog skullcap, rose-mallow, eel-grass pondweed, Colusa grass, Boggs Lake hedge-hyssop, Contra Costa goldfields, Greene’s legenere, heartscale, and other species designated “maintain” in the Multi-Species Conservation Strategy.

	Goal 2: Ecological Processes
Rehabilitate natural processes in the Bay-Delta estuary and its watershed to fully support, with minimal ongoing human intervention, natural aquatic and associated terrestrial biotic communities and habitats, in ways that favor native members of those communities.
Objective 1: Establish and maintain hydrologic and hydrodynamic regimes for the Bay and Delta that support the recovery and restoration of native species and biotic communities, support the restoration and maintenance of functional natural habitats, and maintain harvested species.
Objective 2: Increase estuarine productivity and rehabilitate estuarine food web
processes to support the recovery and restoration of native estuarine species and biotic communities.
Objective 3: Rehabilitate natural processes to create and maintain complex channel morphology, in-channel islands, and shallow water habitat in the Delta and Suisun Marsh.
Objective 4: Create and/or maintain flow and temperature regimes in rivers that support the recovery and restoration of native aquatic species.
Objective 5: Establish hydrologic regimes in streams, including sufficient flow timing, magnitude, duration, and high flow frequency, to maintain channel and sediment conditions supporting the recovery and restoration of native aquatic and riparian species and biotic communities.
Objective 6: Reestablish floodplain inundation and channel-floodplain connectivity of sufficient frequency, timing, duration, and magnitude to support the restoration and maintenance of functional natural floodplain, riparian, and riverine habitats.
Objective 7: Restore coarse sediment supplies to sediment-starved rivers downstream of reservoirs to support the restoration and maintenance of functional natural riverine habitats.
Objective 8: Increase the extent of freely meandering reaches and other pre-1850 river channel forms to support the restoration and maintenance of functional natural riverine, riparian, and floodplain habitats.

	Goal 3: Harvested Species
Maintain and/or enhance populations of selected species for sustainable commercial and recreational harvest, consistent with the other ERP strategic goals.
Objective 1: Enhance fisheries for salmonids, white sturgeon, pacific herring, and native
cyprinid fishes.
Objective 2: Maintain, to the extent consistent with ERP goals, fisheries for striped bass, American shad, signal crayfish, grass shrimp, and nonnative warmwater gamefishes.
Objective 3: Enhance, to the extent consistent with ERP goals, populations of waterfowl
and upland game for harvest by hunting and for non-consumptive recreation.
Objective 4: Ensure that chinook salmon, steelhead, trout, and striped bass hatchery,
rearing, and planting programs do not have detrimental effects on wild populations of native fish species and ERP actions.

	Goal 4: Habitats
Protect and/or restore functional habitat types in the Bay-Delta estuary and its watershed for ecological and public values such as supporting species and biotic communities, ecological processes, recreation, scientific research, and aesthetics.
Objective 1: Restore large expanses of all major habitat types, and sufficient connectivity among habitats, in the Delta, Suisun Bay, Suisun Marsh, and San Francisco Bay to support recovery and restoration of native species and biotic communities and rehabilitation of ecological processes. These habitat types include tidal marsh (fresh, brackish, and saline), tidal perennial aquatic (including shallow water and tide flats), nontidal perennial aquatic, tidal sloughs, midchannel island and shoal, seasonal wetlands, riparian and shaded riverine aquatic, inland dune scrub, upland scrub, and perennial grasslands.
Objective 2: Restore large expanses of all major aquatic, wetland, and riparian habitats, and sufficient connectivity among habitats, in the Central Valley and its rivers to support recovery and restoration of native species and biotic communities and rehabilitation of ecological processes. These habitat types include riparian and shaded riverine aquatic, instream, fresh emergent wetlands, seasonal wetlands, other floodplain habitats, lacustrine, and other freshwater fish habitats.
Objective 3: Protect tracts of existing high quality major aquatic, wetland, and riparian habitat types, and sufficient connectivity among habitats, in the Bay-Delta estuary and its watershed to support recovery and restoration of native species and biotic communities, rehabilitation of ecological processes, and public value functions.
Objective 4: Minimize the conversion of agricultural land to urban and suburban uses and maintain open space buffers in areas adjacent to existing and future restored aquatic,riparian, and wetland habitats, and manage agricultural lands in ways that are favorable tobirds and other wildlife.
Objective 5: Manage the Yolo and Sutter Bypasses as major areas of seasonal shallow water habitat to enhance native fish and wildlife, consistent with CALFED Program objectives and solution principles.

	Goal 5: Nonnative Invasive Species
Prevent the establishment of additional non-native invasive species and reduce the negative ecological and economic impacts of established non-native species in the Bay-Delta estuary and its watershed.
Objective 1: Eliminate further introductions of new species from the ballast water of ships into the Bay-Delta estuary.
Objective 2: Eliminate further introductions of new species from imported marine and
freshwater baits into the Bay-Delta estuary and its watershed.
Objective 3: Halt the unauthorized introduction and spread of potentially harmful nonnative introduced species of fish or other aquatic organisms in the Bay-Delta and Central Valley.
Objective 4: Halt the release of non-native introduced fish and other aquatic organisms
from private aquaculture operations and the aquarium and pet trades into the Bay-Delta
estuary, its watershed, and other California waters.
Objective 5: Halt the introduction of non-native invasive aquatic and terrestrial plants into the Bay-Delta estuary, its watershed, and other central California waters.
Objective 6: Reduce the impact of non-native mammals on native birds, mammals, and
other organisms.
Objective 7: Limit the spread or, when possible and appropriate, eradicate populations of non-native invasive species through focused management efforts.
Objective 8: Prevent the invasion of the zebra mussel into California.

	Goal 6: Water and Sediment Quality
Improve and/or maintain water and sediment quality conditions that fully support healthy and diverse aquatic ecosystems in the Bay-Delta estuary and watershed; and eliminate, to the extent possible, toxic impacts to aquatic organisms, wildlife, and people.
Objective 1: Reduce the loadings and concentrations of toxic contaminants in all aquatic
environments in the Bay-Delta estuary and watershed to levels that do not adversely affect aquatic organisms, wildlife, and human health.
Objective 2: Reduce loadings of oxygen-depleting substances from human activities into aquatic ecosystems in the Bay-Delta estuary and watershed to levels that do not cause adverse ecological effects.
Objective 3: Reduce fine sediment loadings from human activities into rivers and streams to levels that do not cause adverse ecological effects.

3). Environmental Water Quality Constituents.  Water Quality Constituents are used to sort projects into some more descriptive labels that give a better overall view of what our program is accomplishing.  Choose one “primary” water quality constituent, and one to several “secondary” water quality constituents.  The “primary” choice should reflect the best overall water quality constituent that the project addresses, and if there are other choices that the project addresses, then choose those as “secondary”.  Table C2 identifies the 13 water quality constituents to choose from.  Table C3 provides further description of each water quality constituent.

Table C2.  Water Quality Constituents

Contaminants and Toxicity of Unknown Origin
Nutrients and Oxygen Depleting Substances
Persistent Organic Compounds
Mercury
Trace Metals
Selenium
	
Salinity
Turbidity and Sedimentation
Organic Carbon and Disinfection Byproduct Precursors
Pesticides
Sediment
Other	

Table C3.  Water Quality Constituent Descriptions
Nutrients and Oxygen Depleting Substances	This may include projects that address nitrogen, phosphorous, algae growth, flow or temperature that may be related to oxygen depletion, biological oxygen demand (BOD), chemical oxygen demand (COD), or dissolved oxygen levels.  This may include projects that control sources such as stormwater, ag runoff, or confined animal facilities.	
Contaminants and Toxicity of Unknown Origin   	This may include contaminants that aren’t covered by other categories – such as endocrine disruptors, generalized studies of contaminant effects or biomarkers, and studies of toxicity or other effects where the constituent causing the effect has not been identified.	
Persistent Organic Contaminants	This may include polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), organochlorine pesticides (OC pesticides), polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAH), dioxins and furans, and any other organic contaminants that persist in sediments and may bioaccumulate in fish.	
Mercury	Projects that address mercury contamination, including monitoring and public outreach and education.  May also include mine remediation projects.	
Selenium	Projects that address selenium sources, cycling and effects.  May include projects that address ag drainage, particularly in the San Joaquin Valley.	
Salinity	Projects that address salinity, total dissolved solids, electrical conductivity, flow that may be related to salinity intrusion, modeling that may be related to salinity intrusion in the Delta.	
Trace metals	Projects that address metals other than mercury, including: copper, cadmium, nickel, zinc.	
Pesticides	Projects that address current-use pesticides including organophosphate pesticides (OP Pesticides), chlorpyrifos, diazinon, pyrethroids.  Also includes projects that may control agricultural practices that may reduce pesticide use or pesticide impacts, including: integrated pest management (IPM), outreach and education activities, research or demonstration of new agricultural techniques, development and outreach of best management practices (BMP).	
Turbidity and Sedimentation		
Organic Carbon and Disinfection Byproduct Precursors	Projects that address organic carbon, natural organic matter (NOM), dissolved organic carbon (DOC), total organic carbon (TOC), disinfection byproduct precursors (DBP), Trihalomethanes (THM).  Also projects that address carbon and carbon cycling as it relates to food web productivity.	
Sediment	Projects that address sediment transport, effects of sedimentation, erosion control, land use that affects sediment runoff.  This may include projects that protect riparian zones from erosion, bank stabilization, wetlands to trap sediment runoff, etc.	
Other	Projects that are not specific to a particular constituent or set of constituents as described above but are still related to water quality.  This may include projects that address multiple constituents, education and outreach, stormwater runoff, watershed stewardship, etc.	

4). ERP Stage 1 Milestones.  There are 119 Stage 1 Milestones for the  Ecosystem Restoration Program.  A particular project is likely to contribute towards multiple goals and objectives.  Select the goals and objectives that the project contributes to.

ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION PROGRAM STAGE 1 MILESTONES:

DELTA AND EASTSIDE DELTA TRIBUTARIES  

Ecological Processes

Milestone 1.  Develop a methodology for evaluating delta flow and hydrodynamic patterns and begin implementation of an ecologically based plan to restore conditions in the rivers and sloughs of the Delta sufficient to support targets for the restoration of aquatic resources.

Milestone 2.  Develop and implement temperature management programs within major tributaries in the Eastside Delta Tributaries EMZ.  The goal of the programs should be achievement of the ERP temperature targets for salmon and steelhead.  The programs shall include provisions to: a) develop accurate and reliable water temperature prediction models; b) evaluate the use of minimum carryover storage levels and other operational tools; c) evaluate the use of new facilities such as temperature control devices; and d) recommend operational and/or physical facilities as a long-term solution.

Milestone 3.  Provide a fall or early winter outflow that emulates the first "winter" rain through the Delta.

Milestone 4.  Complete a fluvial geomorphic assessment of coarse sediment supply needs and sources to maintain, improve, or supplement gravel recruitment and natural sediment transport processes linked to stream channel maintenance, erosion and deposition, maintenance of fish spawning areas, and the regeneration of riparian vegetation.  Develop and implement a program to reduce erosion and maintain gravel recruitment on at least one tributary within the Eastside Delta Tributaries EMZ.

Milestone 5.  Develop floodplain management plans, including feasibility studies to construct setback levees, to restore and improve opportunities for rivers to inundate their floodplain on a seasonal basis for at least one tributary within the Eastside Delta Tributary EMZ.

Habitats

Milestone 6.  In the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta EMZ, cooperatively enhance at least 15% of the ERP target for wildlife friendly agricultural practices.

Milestone 7.  Restore a minimum of 15 miles of slough habitat (widths less than 50 to 75 feet) in each of the North, East, South, Central and West Delta EMUs that allows for the colonization of delta mudwort and delta tule pea.

Milestone 8.  Restore a minimum of 500, 250, 1,000, and 2,500 acres of nontidal emergent wetland in the North, East, South, and Central and West Delta Ecological Management units respectively. Establish at least one population of bristly sedge in each EMU.

Milestone 9.  Restore a minimum of 500, 500, 4,000, and 5,000 acres of tidal emergent wetland in the North, East, South, and Central and West Delta Ecological Management units respectively.

Milestone 10.   Conduct surveys to locate potential habitat restoration sites capable of supporting Antioch dunes evening primrose, Contra Costa wallflower, and Lange’s metalmark butterfly.  Enhance 50 acres of low to moderate quality Antioch inland dune scrub habitat to support these species.  Annually monitor establishment success.

Milestone 11.   Restore a minimum of 125 acres of channel islands and 125 acres of shoals in the Delta.

Milestone 12.  Develop and implement a program to establish, restore, and maintain riparian habitat to improve floodplain habitat, salmonid shaded riverine aquatic habitat, and instream cover along at least one tributary within the Eastside Delta Tributary EMZ

Milestone 13.  Implement 25 percent of the ERP target for diverse, self-sustaining riparian community for each EMU in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta EMZ.

Milestone 14.  Restore a minimum of 300 acres of self-sustaining or managed diverse natural riparian habitat along the Mokelumne River, Cosumnes River, and Calaveras River and protect existing riparian habitat.

Milestone 15.  Enhance, protect and restore 1,000 to 1,500 acres of seasonal wetlands in the East Delta EMU for optimum greater sandhill crane habitat

Milestone 16.  Restore a minimum of 500, 250, 500, and 750 acres of tidal perennial aquatic habitat in the North, East, South, and Central and West Delta Ecological Management units respectively.

Stressors Reduction

Milestone 17.  Develop and implement a program to address inadequate instream flows for steelhead and chinook salmon on streams within Eastside Delta tributaries.  Where appropriate provide adequate flows for Sacramento splittail and green sturgeon.

Milestone 18.  Provide unimpeded upstream and downstream passage for salmon and steelhead on Eastside Delta tributaries.

Milestone 19.  Assist in the development and implementation of a black and clapper rail impact reduction program.

Milestone 20.  Develop and begin implementation of a program to reduce or eliminate the influx of non-native aquatic species in ship ballast water.

Milestone 21.  Complete installation of fish passage facilities at Bellota Weir, Clements Dam, and Cherryland Dam on the Calaveras River and provide passage flows.

Milestone 22.  Develop and begin implementation of a demonstration program to reduce invasive non-native plant abundance within at least one EMU in the Delta.

Milestone 23.  Implement a program to improve fish passage and reduce predation on juvenile salmonids below Woodbridge Dam on the lower Mokelumne River that includes the following elements:  (1) improving the form and function of the stream channel; (2) rebuilding the Woodbridge Dam fish passage and diversion screening facilities to minimize losses of downstream migrating salmon and steelhead; and (3) improving the fish bypass discharge.

Milestone 24.  Consolidate and screen 50 small agricultural diversions in the Delta, prioritized according to size, location, and season of operation.

Milestone 25.  Upgrade screens at Southern Energy’s Contra Costa power plants with screens acceptable to the Fish and Wildlife Agencies.

Milestone 26.  Actions to minimize or eliminate low dissolved oxygen conditions (DO sag) in lower San Joaquin River near Stockton (from Phase II Report):  
• Complete studies of causes for DO sag in San Joaquin River near Stockton.                                                     • Define and implement corrective measures for DO sag.
• Finalization of investigation of methods to reduce constituents that cause low DO for inclusion in total maximum daily load (TMDL) recommendation by the Central Valley RWQCB.              
• Finalization of Basin Plan Amendment and TMDL for constituents that cause low DO in the San Joaquin River.                                                             
• Implement appropriate source and other controls and other management practices, as recommended in the TMDL, to reduce anthropogenic oxygen depleting substances loadings and minimize or eliminate low DO conditions.

Milestone 27.  Develop, implement, and support measures to reduce pollutant (oxygen depleting substances, nutrients, and ammonia) discharges from concentrated animal feeding operations (from Phase II Report).

Milestone 28.  Encourage regulatory activity to reduce discharge of oxygen reducing substances and nutrients by unpermitted dischargers (from Phase II Report).

Milestone 29.  Actions to reduce fine sediment loading to streams, especially Tuolumne, Merced, Stanislaus, Cosumnes, Napa, and Petaluma Rivers, and Sonoma Creek, due to human activities (from Phase II Report and Water Quality Program Plan):
• Participate in implementation of USDA sediment reduction program.
• Implement sediment reduction BMPs in construction areas, on agricultural lands, for urban stormwater runoff, and other specific sites.
• Implement stream restoration and revegetation work.
• Quantify and determine ecological impacts of sediments in target watersheds, implement corrective actions.

Milestone 30.  Conduct the necessary research to determine no adverse ecological/biological effects threshold concentrations for mercury in sediments and key organisms in the Bay-Delta estuary and its watershed.

Milestone 31.  Conduct the following mercury evaluation and abatement work in the Cache Creek watershed (from Phase II Report):
• Support development and implementation of TMDL for mercury.
• Determine bioaccumulation effects in creek and Delta.
• Source, transport, inventory, mapping and speciation of mercury.
• Participate in Stage 1 remediation (drainage control) of mercury mines as appropriate.
• Determine sources of high levels of bioavailable mercury

Milestone 32.  Conduct the following mercury evaluation and abatement work in the Delta (from Phase II Report):                                                                   
• Determine methylization (part of bioaccumulation) process in Delta.
• Determine sediment mercury concentration in areas that would be dredged during levee maintenance or conveyance work.
• Determine potential impact of ecosystem restoration work on methyl mercury levels in lower and higher trophic level organisms.

Milestone 33.  Conduct the following pesticide work (from Phase II Report):                                                                                                                                  • Develop diazinon and chlorpyrifos hazard assessment criteria with CDFG and the Department of Pesticide Regulations.
• Support development and implementation of a TMDL for diazinon.
• Develop BMPs for dormant spray and household uses.
• Determine the ecological significance of pesticide discharges.
• Support implementation of BMPs.
• Monitor to determine effectiveness of BMPs

Milestone 34. Conduct the following selenium work:                                                                                                                                                                    • Conduct selenium research to fill data gaps in order to refine regulatory goals of source control actions; determine bioavailability of selenium under several scenarios (from Phase II Report).
• Evaluate and, if appropriate, implement real-time management of selenium discharges (from Phase II Report).
• Expand and implement source control, treatment, and reuse programs (from Phase II Report).
• Coordinate with other programs; e.g., recommendations of San Joaquin Valley Drainage Implementation Program, CVPIA for retirement of lands with drainage problems that are not subject to correction in other ways (from Phase II Report).
• Support development and implementation of TMDL for selenium in the San Joaquin River watershed (focus on Grassland area).

Milestone 35. Conduct the following actions in reduce organochlorine pesticide inputs to streams (from Phase II Report):   
• Participate in implementation of USDA sediment reduction program.
• Implement sediment reduction BMPs on agricultural lands and other specific sites.
• Implement BMPs for urban/industrial stormwater runoff and discharges to reduce PCB and organochlorine pesticides.

Milestone 36.  Conduct the following trace metals work (from Phase II Report):                                                                                                                         • Determine spatial and temporal extent of metal pollution.
• Determine ecological significance and extent of copper contamination.
• Evaluate impacts of other metals such as cadmium, zinc, and chromium.
• Participate in Brake Pad Partnership to reduce introduction of copper.
• Partner with municipalities on evaluation and implementation of stormwater control facilities.
• Participate in remediation of mine sites as part of local watershed restoration and Delta restoration.

Milestone 37.  Conduct the following unknown toxicity work (from Phase II Report):                                                                                                                        • Conduct appropriate studies to identify unknown toxicity, and develop management actions as appropriate.

SUISUN MARSH AND NORTH SAN FRANCISCO BAY

Habitats

Milestone 38.  Restore and maintain a minimum of three linear miles of riparian habitat along corridors of existing riparian scrub and shrub vegetation in each of the Ecological Management Units of the Suisun Marsh/North San Francisco Bay Ecological Management Zone.

Milestone 39.  In the Suisun Marsh/North San Francisco Bay EMZ, restore a minimum of 7,000 acres of Saline Emergent Wetland by restoring tidal action in the Suisun Bay and Marsh Ecological Management Unit (including 200 acres of muted tidal marsh along the Contra Costa shoreline) and a cumulative total of 1,000 acres in the Napa River, Sonoma Creek, Petaluma River, and San Pablo Bay Ecological Management Units.  Restore high marsh and high-marsh upland transition habitat in conjunction with restoration of saline emergent wetland.  Develop cooperative programs to acquire, in fee-title or through a conservation easement, the land needed for tidal restoration, and complete the needed steps to restore the wetlands to tidal action.  Begin aggressive program of control of non-native plant species that are threatening the known populations of Suisun thistle, Suisun Marsh aster, soft bird’s beak, and Point Reyes bird’s beak.

Milestone 40.  Restore suitable, occupied slough edge habitat for delta mudwort and delta tule pea by at least 5 miles in the Suisun Bay and Marsh EMU and by at least 10 miles in the Napa River EMUs.  Bring at least 25% the currently existing but unprotected occurrences of delta mudwort and delta tule into protection through purchase or conservation agreement, and ensure appropriate management.

Milestone 41.  In the Suisun Marsh/North San Francisco Bay Ecological Management Zone, restore and manage a minimum of 500 acres of seasonal wetland, and improve management of a minimum of 7,000 acres of existing, degraded seasonal wetland in a manner that provides suitable habitat for salt marsh harvest mouse, San Pablo California vole, and Suisun ornate shrew.

Milestone 42.  Restore a minimum of 400 acres of tidal perennial aquatic habitat in the Suisun Marsh/North San Francisco Bay Ecological Management Zone.

Milestone 43.  Develop a cooperative program to acquire, manage and restore 100 acres of vernal pools and 500 to 1,000 acres of adjacent buffer areas in the Suisun Marsh/North San Francisco Bay EMZ.  Protect all existing known occurrences of Crampton’s tuctoria through conservation easement or purchase from willing sellers (including CNDDB Element Occurrence #2 and any new populations that are found). Identify at least two protected and managed sites for introduction of additional populations; begin introduction and monitor for success.  Manage at least 250 acres of the ERP target for vernal pools near the Jepson Prairie preserve as suitable habitat for alkali milk vetch.  Establish new populations on protected and appropriately managed lands.  Bring 50% of currently unprotected, existing populations into protection through purchase or conservation agreement, and ensure appropriate management.

Stressors Reduction

Milestone 44.  Develop a program to consolidate, screen, or eliminate 25% of the unscreened diversions in Suisun Marsh.

Milestone 45.  Develop, implement, and support measures to reduce pollutant (oxygen depleting substances, nutrients, and ammonia) discharges from concentrated animal feeding operations. (from Phase II Report).

Milestone 46.  Encourage regulatory activity to reduce discharge of oxygen reducing substances and nutrients by unpermitted dischargers. (from Phase II Report).

Milestone 47. Actions to reduce fine sediment loading to streams, especially Tuolumne, Merced, Stanislaus, Cosumnes, Napa, and Petaluma Rivers, and Sonoma Creek, due to human activities (from Phase II Report and Water Quality Program Plan):     
• Participate in implementation of USDA sediment reduction program.
• Implement sediment reduction BMPs in construction areas, on agricultural lands, for urban stormwater runoff, and other specific sites.
• Implement stream restoration and revegetation work.
• Quantify and determine ecological impacts of sediments in target watersheds, implement corrective actions.

Milestone 48.   Conduct the necessary research to determine no adverse ecological/biological effects threshold concentrations for mercury in sediments and key organisms in the Bay-Delta estuary and its watershed.

Milestone 49.   Conduct the following pesticide work (from Phase II Report): 
• Develop diazinon and chlorpyrifos hazard assessment criteria with CDFG and the Department of Pesticide Regulations.
• Support development and implementation of a TMDL for diazinon.
• Develop BMPs for dormant spray and household uses.
• Determine the ecological significance of pesticide discharges.
• Support implementation of BMPs.
• Monitor to determine effectiveness of BMPs

Milestone 50.   Conduct the following selenium work:                                                                                                      • Conduct selenium research to fill data gaps in order to refine regulatory goals of source control actions; determine bioavailability of selenium under several scenarios (from Phase II Report).
• Evaluate and, if appropriate, implement real-time management of selenium discharges (from Phase II Report).
• Expand and implement source control, treatment, and reuse programs (from Phase II Report).
• Coordinate with other programs; e.g., recommendations of San Joaquin Valley Drainage Implementation Program, CVPIA for retirement of lands with drainage problems that are not subject to correction in other ways (from Phase II Report).
• Support development and implementation of TMDL for selenium in the San Joaquin River watershed (focus on Grassland area).

Milestone 51.   Conduct the following actions in reduce organochlorine pesticide inputs to streams (from Phase II Report):                           
• Participate in implementation of USDA sediment reduction program.
• Implement sediment reduction BMPs on agricultural lands and other specific sites.
• Implement BMPs for urban/industrial stormwater runoff and discharges to reduce PCB and organochlorine pesticides.

Milestone 52.   Conduct the following trace metals work (from Phase II Report):                                                                                                                                • Determine spatial and temporal extent of metal pollution.
• Determine ecological significance and extent of copper contamination.
• Evaluate impacts of other metals such as cadmium, zinc, and chromium.
• Participate in Brake Pad Partnership to reduce introduction of copper.
• Partner with municipalities on evaluation and implementation of stormwater control facilities.
• Participate in remediation of mine sites as part of local watershed restoration and Delta restoration.

Milestone 53.   Conduct the following unknown toxicity work (from Phase II Report):                                                                                                                       • Conduct appropriate studies to identify unknown toxicity, and develop management actions as appropriate.

SACRAMENTO RIVER BASIN

Ecological Processes

Milestone 54.  Construct a network of channels totaling 20 miles within the Sutter and Yolo Bypasses that effectively drains flooded lands after floodflows stop entering the bypasses.  The channels should be designed to allow juvenile anadromous and resident fish to move from rearing and migratory areas.                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Develop and begin implementation of a program in the Yolo Basin to restore channel-floodplain connectivity and floodplain processes.  Design natural stream channel configurations and expand floodplain overflow areas in the lower Cache and Putah Creek floodplains, as well as in channels and sloughs of the upper Yolo Bypass to provide connections with the Delta in a manner consistent with flood control requirements.  Diversions (water source) into the Yolo Basin should not result in direct or indirect adverse impacts to salmonids.  Project design features would include sloughs and creek channels, setback levees, and wetlands, where feasible and consistent with flood protection.

Milestone 55.   Develop and implement temperature management programs within major tributaries in the Sacramento River Basin.  The goal of the programs should be achievement of the ERP temperature targets for salmon and steelhead.  The programs shall include provisions to: a) develop accurate and reliable water temperature prediction models; b) evaluate the use of minimum carryover storage levels and other operational tools; c) evaluate the use of new facilities such as temperature control devices; and d) recommend operational and/or physical facilities as a long-term solution.

Milestone 56.  Develop and implement a program to address the thermal impacts of irrigation return flows in the Sacramento River Basin.  The goal of the program should be achieve Basin Plan objectives for water temperature.  The program should include provisions to: a) identify locations of irrigation return flows with thermal impacts;  b) develop measures to avoid or eliminate thermal impacts from irrigation return flows; and c) prioritize problem sites based on impacts to chinook salmon and steelhead.  If feasible, proceed with implementation of some or all actions to address thermal impacts of irrigation return flows.

Milestone 57.  Design and begin implementation of an ecologically based streamflow regulation plan for Yuba River, Butte Creek, Big Chico Creek, Deer Creek, Mill Creek, Antelope Creek, Battle Creek, Cottonwood Creek, and Clear Creek.
Milestone 58.   Complete a fluvial geomorphic assessment of coarse sediment supply needs and sources to maintain, improve, or supplement gravel recruitment and natural sediment transport processes linked to stream channel maintenance, erosion and deposition, maintenance of fish spawning areas, and the regeneration of riparian vegetation.  Develop and implement a program to reduce erosion and maintain gravel recruitment on at least one tributary within each EMZ in the Sacramento River Basin.

Milestone 59.   Develop floodplain management plans, including feasibility studies to construct setback levees, to restore and improve opportunities for rivers to inundate their floodplain on a seasonal basis for at least one tributary within each of the EMZs in the Sacramento River Basin.  Among the areas to be included are the lower 10 miles of Clear Creek, Antelope Creek, and Deer Creek, and the lower reach of Cottonwood Creek.

Milestone 60.   Protect 15,000 acres within the Inner River Zone areas between Red Bluff and Colusa reaches within identified the Sacramento River Conservation Area.  Establish between 3 and 5 habitat preserves for bank swallows along the upper reaches of the Sacramento River capable of supporting 5000 bank swallow burrows between the towns of Colusa and Red Bluff.

Habitats

Milestone 61.  In the American River Basin, Butte Basin, Colusa Basin, Feather River/Sutter Basin EMZs, cooperatively enhance at least 15 to 25% of the ERPP target for wildlife friendly agricultural practices.

Milestone 62. Develop and implement a program to establish, restore, and maintain riparian habitat to improve floodplain habitat, salmonid shaded riverine aquatic habitat, and instream cover along at least one tributary within each of the following Ecological Management Zones: American River Basin, Butte Basin, Colusa Basin, Cottonwood Creek, Feather River/Sutter Basin, North Sacramento Valley, Sacramento River, and Yolo Basin.  While restoring habitat conditions in the American River EMZ, maintain continuous corridors of suitable riparian habitat for valley elderberry longhorn beetle.                                                                                                                                                                                                             Protect existing known occurrences of northern California black walnut native stands through conservation easement or purchase.  Identify at least 3 protected and managed sites for introduction of additional populations of northern California black walnut; begin introduction and monitor for success.  Population creation should be part of a broader effort to restore riparian areas which historically contained walnut.

Milestone 63.   In the Cottonwood Creek EMZ, complete (1) long-term agreements with local landowners to establish, restore, and maintain riparian communities along 25 percent of the upper and 25 percent of the lower reaches of Cottonwood Creek, and (2) the development of a comprehensive watershed management plan that supports local land use decisions to protect existing riparian and restore lost riparian.

Milestone 64.  Restore 2 miles of the 10 mile target of riparian habitat restoration along the lower reaches of each of the following tributaries:  Battle, Clear, Deer, Mill, Butte, Big Chico, Antelope, Feather, Yuba, and Bear Rivers.

Milestone 65.  Implement 25 percent of the ERP target for enhancing, protecting, and restoring seasonal wetlands in the following EMZs: American River Basin, Butte Basin, Colusa Basin, and Feather River/Sutter Basin.

Stressors Reduction

Milestone 66.  Develop and implement a program to address inadequate instream flows for steelhead and chinook salmon on streams within Sacramento River Basin tributaries.  Where appropriate provide adequate flows for Sacramento splittail and green sturgeon.

Milestone 67.  Provide unimpeded upstream and downstream passage for salmon and steelhead on Sacramento River Basin tributaries.

Milestone 68.  On Big Chico Creek, repair the Lindo Channel weir and fishway at the Lindo Channel box culvert at the Five Mile Diversion to improve upstream fish passage.

Milestone 69.  Develop and implement a solution to improve passage of upstream migrant adult fish and downstream migrant juvenile fish Battle Creek.

Milestone 70.  Evaluate the feasibility of constructing fish passage facilities at the Grays Bend-Old River-Freemont weir complex at the upper end of the Yolo Bypass.

Milestone 71.  Develop a program to reduce or eliminate fish stranding in the Sacramento, Feather and Yuba rivers and the Colusa Basin drain and Sutter Bypass in the active stream channels, floodplains, shallow ponds and borrow areas.  Develop protocols for ramping flow reductions.  Conduct surveys of stranding under a range of flow conditions and recommend solutions.

Milestone 72.  Install positive barrier fish screens on all diversions greater than 250 cfs in all EMZs and 25% of all smaller unscreened diversions in the Sacramento River Basin.  Among those diversions to be screened are the DWR Pumping Plants and 50% of small diversion located on east side of Sutter Bypass, the Bella Vista diversion in the upper Sacramento River near Redding, East‑West Diversion Weir, Weir 5, Weir 3, Guisti Weir and Weir 1 in the Sutter Bypass, White Mallard Dam, Morton Weir, Drivers Cut Outfall and Colusa Shooting/Tarke Weir Outfall and associated diversion screens in the Butte Sink..

Milestone 73.  Develop, implement, and support measures to reduce pollutant (oxygen depleting substances, nutrients, and ammonia) discharges from concentrated animal feeding operations. (from Phase II Report).

Milestone 74. Actions to minimize or eliminate inter-substrate low dissolved oxygen conditions in salmonid spawning and rearing habitat, especially in the Mokelumne, Cosumnes, American, Merced, Tuolumne, and Stanislaus Rivers (from Phase II Report and Water Quality Program Plan):     
• Develop inter-substrate DO testing for salmonid spawning and rearing habitat.
• Conduct comprehensive surveys to assess the extent and severity of inter-substrate low DO conditions.
• Develop and begin implementing appropriate best management practices (BMPs), including reducing anthropogenic fine sediment loads, to minimize or eliminate inter-substrate low DO conditions.

Milestone 75.  Encourage regulatory activity to reduce discharge of oxygen reducing substances and nutrients by unpermitted dischargers. (from Phase II Report).

Milestone 76.  Actions to reduce fine sediment loading to streams, especially Tuolumne, Merced, Stanislaus, Cosumnes, Napa, and Petaluma Rivers, and Sonoma Creek, due to human activities (from Phase II Report and Water Quality Program Plan):   
• Participate in implementation of USDA sediment reduction program.
• Implement sediment reduction BMPs in construction areas, on agricultural lands, for urban stormwater runoff, and other specific sites.
• Implement stream restoration and revegetation work.
• Quantify and determine ecological impacts of sediments in target watersheds, implement corrective actions.

Milestone 77.  Conduct the necessary research to determine no adverse ecological/biological effects threshold concentrations for mercury in sediments and key organisms in the Bay-Delta estuary and its watershed.

Milestone 78.  Conduct the following mercury evaluation and abatement work in the Cache Creek watershed (from Phase II Report):            
• Support development and implementation of TMDL for mercury.
• Determine bioaccumulation effects in creek and Delta.
• Source, transport, inventory, mapping and speciation of mercury.
• Participate in Stage 1 remediation (drainage control) of mercury mines as appropriate.
• Determine sources of high levels of bioavailable mercury

Milestone 79. Conduct the following mercury evaluation and abatement work in the Sacramento River (from Phase II Report):   
• Determine, inventory, and sources of high levels of bioavailable mercury
• Refine mercury models.
• Participate in remedial activities.

Milestone 80.  Conduct the following pesticide work (from Phase II Report):                                                                                                                                • Develop diazinon and chlorpyrifos hazard assessment criteria with CDFG and the Department of Pesticide Regulations.
• Support development and implementation of a TMDL for diazinon.
• Develop BMPs for dormant spray and household uses.
• Determine the ecological significance of pesticide discharges.
• Support implementation of BMPs.
• Monitor to determine effectiveness of BMPs

Milestone 81.  Conduct the following actions in reduce organochlorine pesticide inputs to streams (from Phase II Report):       
• Participate in implementation of USDA sediment reduction program.
• Implement sediment reduction BMPs on agricultural lands and other specific sites.
• Implement BMPs for urban/industrial stormwater runoff and discharges to reduce PCB and organochlorine pesticides.

Milestone 82.  Conduct the following trace metals work (from Phase II Report):                                                                                                                        • Determine spatial and temporal extent of metal pollution.
• Determine ecological significance and extent of copper contamination.
• Evaluate impacts of other metals such as cadmium, zinc, and chromium.
• Participate in Brake Pad Partnership to reduce introduction of copper.
• Partner with municipalities on evaluation and implementation of stormwater control facilities.
• Participate in remediation of mine sites as part of local watershed restoration and Delta restoration.

Milestone 83.  Conduct the following unknown toxicity work (from Phase II Report):                                                                                                                  • Conduct appropriate studies to identify unknown toxicity, and develop management actions as appropriate.

SAN JOAQUIN RIVER BASIN

Ecological Processes

Milestone 84.  Develop and implement temperature management programs within major tributaries in the San Joaquin River Basin.  The goal of the programs should be achievement of the ERP temperature targets for salmon and steelhead.  The programs shall include provisions to: a) develop accurate and reliable water temperature prediction models; b) evaluate the use of minimum carryover storage levels and other operational tools; c) evaluate the use of new facilities such as temperature control devices; and d) recommend operational and/or physical facilities as a long-term solution.

Milestone 85.  Develop and implement a program to address the thermal impacts of irrigation return flows in the San Joaquin River Basin.  The goal of the program should be achieve Basin Plan objectives for water temperature.  The program should include provisions to: a) identify locations of irrigation return flows with thermal impacts;  b) develop measures to avoid or eliminate thermal impacts from irrigation return flows; and c) prioritize problem sites based on impacts to chinook salmon and steelhead.  If feasible, proceed with implementation of some or all actions to address thermal impacts of irrigation return flows.

Milestone 86.  Complete a fluvial geomorphic assessment of coarse sediment supply needs and sources to maintain, improve, or supplement gravel recruitment and natural sediment transport processes linked to stream channel maintenance, erosion and deposition, maintenance of fish spawning areas, and the regeneration of riparian vegetation.  Develop and implement a program to reduce erosion and maintain gravel recruitment on at least one tributary within each EMZ within the San Joaquin River Basin.  In the East San Joaquin Basin EMZ, complete fluvial geomorphic assessments on all tributaries.

Milestone 87.  Develop floodplain management plans, including feasibility studies to construct setback levees, to restore and improve opportunities for rivers to inundate their floodplain on a seasonal basis for at least one tributary within each of the EMZs in the San Joaquin River Basin.  Among the areas to be included are at least 10 miles of stream channel in the West San Joaquin EMZ.

Milestone 88.  Develop a cooperative program to restore salmonid spawning and rearing habitat in the Tuolumne, Stanislaus, and Merced Rivers that includes the following elements:  (1) reconstructing channels at selected sites by isolating or filling in inchannel gravel extraction areas; (2) increasing natural meander by removing riprap and relocating other structures that impair stream meander; and (3) restoring more natural channel configurations to reduce salmonid predator habitat and improve migration corridors.

Milestone 89.  Restore and maintain a defined stream-meander zone and increase floodplain habitat on the San Joaquin River between Vernalis and the mouth of the Merced River.

Milestone 90.  Establish a river meander corridor between the Chowchilla Bypass and Mendota Pool to expand the floodway corridor to convey increased anticipated floodflows and restore floodplain habitat.

Habitats

Milestone 91. In the San Joaquin River and West San Joaquin Basin EMZs, cooperatively enhance at least 15 to 25% of the ERPP target for wildlife friendly agricultural practices.

Milestone 92.  In the West San Joaquin Basin EMZ, restoring or create 100 acres of fresh emergent wetland habitat.

Milestone 93.  In the West San Joaquin Basin EMZ, restore or enhance 1,000 acres of perennial grassland associated with existing or proposed wildlife corridors, wetlands, or floodplain habitats.

Milestone 94.  Develop and implement a program to establish, restore, and maintain riparian habitat to improve floodplain habitat, salmonid shaded riverine aquatic habitat and instream cover along at least one tributary within the East San Joaquin and  San Joaquin River EMZs.

Milestone 95.  Implement 25 percent of the ERP target for diverse, self-sustaining riparian community for all EMZs in the San Joaquin River Basin.  Bring at least three of the currently existing but unprotected delta coyote thistle occurrences into protection through purchase or conservation agreement, and ensure appropriate management. Increase suitable habitat for delta coyote thistle by at least 20% and the number of populations and individuals by at least 10% through habitat management and protection.

Stressors Reduction

Milestone 96.  Develop and implement a program to address inadequate instream flows for steelhead and chinook salmon on streams within San Joaquin River tributaries.  Where appropriate provide adequate flows for Sacramento splittail and green sturgeon.

Milestone 97.  Provide unimpeded upstream and downstream passage for salmon and steelhead on San Joaquin River Basin tributaries.

Milestone 98.  Initiate a feasibility study of restoring steelhead migration into upper watershed areas (e.g., upstream of major low-elevation dams) in at least one San Joaquin River Basin EMZ Tributary.

Milestone 99.  Install positive barrier fish screens on all diversions greater than 250 cfs in all EMZs and 25% of all smaller unscreened diversions in the San Joaquin River Basin.  Among those diversions to be screened are the El Solyo, Patterson, and West Stanislaus irrigation district diversions.

Milestone 100.  Actions to minimize or eliminate low dissolved oxygen conditions (DO sag) in lower San Joaquin River near Stockton (from Phase II Report):  
• Complete studies of causes for DO sag in San Joaquin River near Stockton.                                                     • Define and implement corrective measures for DO sag. 
• Finalization of investigation of methods to reduce constituents that cause low DO for inclusion in total maximum daily load (TMDL) recommendation by the Central Valley RWQCB.    
• Finalization of Basin Plan Amendment and TMDL for constituents that cause low DO in the San Joaquin River.   
• Implement appropriate source and other controls and other management practices, as recommended in the TMDL, to reduce anthropogenic oxygen depleting substances loadings and minimize or eliminate low DO conditions.

Milestone 101.  Develop, implement, and support measures to reduce pollutant (oxygen depleting substances, nutrients, and ammonia) discharges from concentrated animal feeding operations (from Phase II Report).

Milestone 102.  Actions to minimize or eliminate inter-substrate low dissolved oxygen conditions in salmonid spawning and rearing habitat, especially in the Mokelumne, Cosumnes, American, Merced, Tuolumne, and Stanislaus Rivers (from Phase II Report and Water Quality Program Plan):      
• Develop inter-substrate DO testing for salmonid spawning and rearing habitat.      
• Conduct comprehensive surveys to assess the extent and severity of inter-substrate low DO conditions.  
• Develop and begin implementing appropriate best management practices (BMPs), including reducing anthropogenic fine sediment loads, to minimize or eliminate inter-substrate low DO conditions

Milestone 103.  Assess the ecological effects of low DO conditions in Suisun Marsh due to adding oxygen-depleted water from anthropogenic sources (from Water Quality Program Plan).

Milestone 104.  Encourage regulatory activity to reduce discharge of oxygen reducing substances and nutrients by unpermitted dischargers (from Phase II Report).

Milestone 105.  Actions to reduce fine sediment loading to streams, especially Tuolumne, Merced, Stanislaus, Cosumnes, Napa, and Petaluma Rivers, and Sonoma Creek, due to human activities (from Phase II Report and Water Quality Program Plan): 
• Participate in implementation of USDA sediment reduction program.
• Implement sediment reduction BMPs in construction areas, on agricultural lands, for urban stormwater runoff, and other specific sites.
• Implement stream restoration and revegetation work.
• Quantify and determine ecological impacts of sediments in target watersheds, implement corrective actions.

Milestone 106.  Conduct the necessary research to determine no adverse ecological/biological effects threshold concentrations for mercury in sediments and key organisms in the Bay-Delta estuary and its watershed.

Milestone 107.  Conduct the following pesticide work (from Phase II Report):                                                                                                                                  • Develop diazinon and chlorpyrifos hazard assessment criteria with CDFG and the Department of Pesticide Regulations.
• Support development and implementation of a TMDL for diazinon.
• Develop BMPs for dormant spray and household uses.
• Determine the ecological significance of pesticide discharges.
• Support implementation of BMPs.
• Monitor to determine effectiveness of BMPs

Milestone 108.  Conduct the following selenium work:                                                                                                                                                              • Conduct selenium research to fill data gaps in order to refine regulatory goals of source control actions; determine bioavailability of selenium under several scenarios (from Phase II Report).                                                                                                                                                         • Evaluate and, if appropriate, implement real-time management of selenium discharges (from Phase II Report).                                
• Expand and implement source control, treatment, and reuse programs (from Phase II Report).                 
• Coordinate with other programs; e.g., recommendations of San Joaquin Valley Drainage Implementation Program, CVPIA for retirement of lands with drainage problems that are not subject to correction in other ways (from Phase II Report).
• Support development and implementation of TMDL for selenium in the San Joaquin River watershed (focus on Grassland area).

Milestone 109.  Conduct the following actions in reduce organochlorine pesticide inputs to streams (from Phase II Report):
• Participate in implementation of USDA sediment reduction program.
• Implement sediment reduction BMPs on agricultural lands and other specific sites.
• Implement BMPs for urban/industrial storm water runoff and discharges to reduce PCB and organochlorine pesticides.

Milestone 110. Conduct the following trace metals work (from Phase II Report):
• Determine spatial and temporal extent of metal pollution.
• Determine ecological significance and extent of copper contamination.
• Evaluate impacts of other metals such as cadmium, zinc, and chromium.
• Participate in Brake Pad Partnership to reduce introduction of copper.
• Partner with municipalities on evaluation and implementation of storm water control facilities.
• Participate in remediation of mine sites as part of local watershed restoration and Delta restoration.

Milestone 111.  Conduct the following unknown toxicity work (from Phase II Report): 
• Conduct appropriate studies to identify unknown toxicity, and develop management actions as appropriate.

RESEARCH

Milestone 112. Develop and implement a comprehensive monitoring, assessment and research program (CMARP) for terrestrial and aquatic habitats and species populations acceptable to the fish and wildlife agencies.  Conduct rangewide surveys for all “R” and “r” covered plants and animals in the MSCS Focus Area.

Milestone 113.  Develop and begin implementation of a study to determine appropriate conditions for the germination and establishment of riparian woody plants along the Sacramento River and San Joaquin River.  Complete development of a cooperative program to plant vegetation on unvegetated riprapped banks consistent with flood control requirements.

Milestone 114.  Conduct a study to investigate the effects of the road through Olcott Lake on vernal pool hydrology and impacts on vernal pool species.

Milestone 115.  Conduct instream flow studies to determine the flows necessary to support all life stages of anadromous and estuarine fish species.

Milestone 116.  Conduct an investigation of in-channel structures that focuses on the following issues:  (1) habitat suitability for both predator and prey fishes; (2) predator-prey interactions; and (3) recommendations for reducing predation on juvenile salmonids.

Milestone 117.  Conduct experimental introductions of Sacramento perch into nontidal perennial aquatic habitats

Milestone 118.  Assess the impact of hatchery practices on naturally spawning populations of chinook salmon and steelhead and operate hatcheries in a manner consistent with safe genetic practices that will maintain genetic integrity of all Central Valley anadromous salmonid populations.

Milestone 119.  Through the use of existing, expanded, and new programs, monitor adult anadromous salmonid returns to each watershed within the MSCS focus area.  Monitoring techniques, data compilation and analysis, and reporting should be standardized among researchers and watersheds to the greatest extent possible.

C11.  This information will be used to track projects that are related to each other.  Projects can be related in one or more of the ways described below.  Indicate which category below best represents the project’s relationship:
•	Overlapping/Integrated Work Plans: Contracts funded by different agencies that have overlapping or integrated work plans.
•	Continuing Project / Phased Project: Multiple proposals with multiple contracts to continue the next phases of the project. 
•	Multiple Contracts Issued for One Project: One proposal with multiple contracts issued.

PART E.   Project Location Information

E3.   Applicants must submit a digital geographic file that shows the spatial extent of the study area applied to a USGS Quad Map.  

E6.  ERP Eco-region information corresponds to the ERP regional choices used in the CALFED Master Grants Database (CMGD), and has been added to this proposal to help coordinate tracking efforts.  The CMGD tracks only ERP regional data (not ERP Eco-zone or Eco-unit).   
For projects located in more than one ERP Eco-region (e.g. a project located in both the Delta and Bay regions, or considered landscape/wide-scope projects) the “Program-Wide” designation is appropriate.  The Eco-region choices are:  
•	Program-Wide (for multi-region projects)
•	Sacramento Valley 
•	San Joaquin Valley 
•	Bay 
•	Delta  
•	Outside ERP Geographic Scope (project location falls outside of ERP Eco-region boundaries).

ERP Eco Unit, Eco Zone and Eco Region maps and descriptions are located on-line: http://calwater.ca.gov/Programs/EcosystemRestoration/Ecosystem2002ProposalSolictationPackage.shtml 

PART F.  Environmental Information 

Successful applicants are responsible for complying with all applicable laws and regulations for their projects, including the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).

Any necessary NEPA or CEQA documents for an approved project must tier from the CALFED
Programmatic EIS/EIR. Approved projects must incorporate mitigation strategies listed in Appendix A of the CALFED Programmatic Record of Decision to avoid or minimize the projects adverse environmental impacts. Applicants are encouraged to review the Programmatic EIS/EIR and incorporate the applicable mitigation strategies from Appendix A of the Programmatic Record of Decision in developing their projects and the NEPA/CEQA documents for their projects.

F1.  1). The use of an exemption under CEQA or an exclusion under NEPA is a form of compliance. Indicate “neither” if your project is covered by an exemption or exclusion.  2). If you anticipate relying on either or both the Categorical Exemption or Categorical Exclusion for this project, please specifically identify the exemption and/or exclusion that covers this project. (NEPA Example: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Manual at 516 DM 6 Appendix 1.4 Categorical Exclusions Section B Resources Management: (1) Research, inventory, and information collection activities directly related to the conservation of fish and wildlife resources.) (CEQA Examples: 15262 Feasibility and Planning Studies and 15306 Information Collection).