Parsons Slough Wetland Restoration Plan
The State Coastal Conservancy (SCC), working closely with the Elkhorn Slough Reserve and Elkhorn Slough Foundation, has hired a consulting team led by Moffatt & Nichol to provide consulting services to develop a Parsons Slough Wetland Restoration Plan. The Plan will evaluate tidal marsh restoration alternatives for Parsons Slough including actions to reduce the tidal prism in the area and/or add sediment to rebuild marsh elevations. This Plan is part of the Elkhorn Slough Tidal Wetland Project.
Additional details about the project scope can be found in the Request for Services (.pdf 597KB), in the Project Work Program (.doc 65KB), and in the Project Goals and Objectives (.doc 51KB).
2005 Aerial Photo of Parsons Slough |
Schedule of Deliverables |
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Conduct initial team meeting to establish goals and objectives for the project. Develop the list of goals and objectives as a draft and modify it after input from attendees. Deliverable: List of Goals and Objectives (Draft and Final). |
Expected July 30, 2007 |
Prepare a Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP) for use of existing and new data. Deliverable: Quality Assurance Project Plan (Draft and Final) |
Expected August 3, 2007 |
Prepare an Existing Conditions Report (ECR) as the baseline for subsequent environmental review. Identify existing data on habitat, birds, fish, invertebrates, hydrology, water quality, and soil character and quality. Determine habitat types, sensitive species, distributions, and values. Prepare a GIS habitat map and a matrix of acreage types. Deliverable: Existing Conditions Report (Draft and Final) |
Expected December 12, 2007 |
Analyze options to add sediment to Parsons Slough to raise marsh elevations. Consider sediment sources, costs, construction methods, fill sequencing, regulatory issues, and environmental impacts. Deliverable: Options for Sediment Additions Report (Draft and Final) |
Expected April 21, 2008 |
Develop and evaluate four restoration options including No Action. Illustrate and describe concepts, model hydraulics, estimate expected habitat areas, estimate sediment quantities, construction techniques, construction costs, and maintenance needs. Perform preliminary environmental review. Deliverable: Alternatives Analysis Report (Draft and Final) |
Expected May 30, 2008 |
Prepare the Parsons Slough Restoration Plan to include an CEQA Initial Study checklist for the preferred alternative sufficient for CEQA review, and applying for permits and grant applications. The level of detail will be towards the 30% design level. Deliverable: Restoration Plan (Draft and Final) |
Expected December 12, 2008 |
Parsons Restoration Team (PRT) Current Participants:
Trish Chapman1
California Coastal Conservancy |
Jim Oakden
Moss Landing Marine Laboratories |
Becky Christensen
Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve |
Barb Peichel1
Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve |
Ross Clark
California Coastal Commission, Central Coast |
Mary Root
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ventura |
John Krause
California Department of Fish and Game |
Peter von Langen
Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Coast |
Cheryl McGovern
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9 |
Lisa Windham
U.S. Geological Survey |
Bill McIver
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ventura |
Andrea Woolfolk
Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve |
Katie Morange
California Coastal Commission |
1 – Project Managers |
Parsons Slough Restoration Planning Consultant Team Leads:
Moffatt & Nichol |
Chris Webb1, Dilip Trivedi1 |
Chambers Group, Inc. |
Noel Davis |
Wetlands & Water Resources |
Stuart Siegel |
FarWest Restoration Engineering |
Roger Leventhal |
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1 – Project Leads |
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