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For more information
about the Battle Creek Salmon and Steelhead Restoration Project,
please contact:
Mary Marshall
Restoration Project Manager
US Bureau of Reclamation
2800 Cottage Way
Sacramento, CA 95825
Phone: 916-978-5248
Email: mmarshall@usbr.gov
John I. Pospishil
OGR for the Battle Creek Projects
US Bureau of Reclamation
Manton Office for the Battle Creek Projects: 530-474-2500 |
For Release On: November 25, 2009
Reclamation Awards Contract for the Battle Creek Salmon
and Steelhead Restoration Project
The Bureau of Reclamation has awarded the second construction contract
for the Battle Creek Salmon and Steelhead Restoration Project (Restoration
Project). This contract is for placement of fish ladders and screens
on North Battle Creek Feeder and Eagle Canyon Diversion Dams on the
North Fork of Battle Creek. The area is located within 5 miles of
Manton, California, in Shasta and Tehama Counties. The contract was
awarded on October 28, 2009, to Syblon Reid in the amount of $10,813,000.00.
Construction is planned to begin in February 2010.
This CALFED Bay-Delta Program Restoration Project will enable naturally
produced salmonids to safely access high- quality spawning grounds,
thereby contributing to their population growth and recovery. The
species that will benefit include threatened and endangered Chinook
salmon and Central Valley steelhead trout.
At the same time, the Restoration Project will minimize the loss of
renewable energy produced by the Battle Creek Hydroelectric Project
owned and operated by Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E).
The Restoration Project will be accomplished through the modification
of PG&E’s Hydroelectric Project facilities and operations, including
instream flow releases. On August 25, 2009, the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (FERC) amended PG&E’s hydroelectric license approving
the facilities and operational changes.
In 1999, Reclamation received $28 million in Federal funds from CALFED
for the Restoration Project. PG&E is contributing to the Restoration
Project in the form of forgone energy generation, voluntarily pursuing
an amendment to the Hydroelectric Project’s FERC license, and transferring
certain water rights to the California Department of Fish and Game
(DFG). Despite the reduction in renewable electricity resulting from
the restoration effort, PG&E fully supports this habitat restoration
project and the changes to its operations that are required to ensure
the success of the Restoration Project. The Packard Foundation, via
The Nature Conservancy, is contributing $3 million to the overall
Restoration Project for adaptive management. Specific to this construction
contract, Federal funds are being provided by the Iron Mountain Mine
Trustee Council; State funds are being provided by DFG and the California
Department of Transportation.
Battle Creek offers an extraordinary restoration opportunity because
of its geology, hydrology, and habitat suitability for several anadromous
species. The overall Restoration Project will be among the largest
cold-water anadromous fish restoration efforts in North America, restoring
approximately 42 miles of habitat in Battle Creek and an additional
6 miles of habitat in tributaries of Battle Creek.
Via a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed in June 1999, Reclamation,
the National Marine Fisheries Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, DFG, and PG&E initiated work on the Restoration Project.
In addition to the MOU partners, the Restoration Project has been
developed in collaboration with various resource agencies, including
the California Wildlife Conservation Board,and in conjunction with
valuable participation from the public, stakeholders and landowners,
including the Greater Battle Creek Watershed Working Group and the
Battle Creek Watershed Conservancy (http://battle-creek.net/index.htm
). The public, stakeholders and landowners have received frequent
updates and communication regarding this project throughout its development;
as a result, they have been actively involved since the start. Please
visit the Restoration Project’s website at http://www.usbr.gov/mp/battlecreek/index.html
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For
Release On: September 9, 2009
Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Connor Announces
Contract Award for Removing Wildcat Dam on Battle Creek
The Bureau of Reclamation has awarded the first construction contract
for the Battle Creek Salmon and Steelhead Restoration Project (Restoration
Project) – the removal of Wildcat Diversion Dam and associated conveyance
systems on the North Fork of Battle Creek, located within 5 miles
of Manton, California, in Shasta and Tehama Counties. The contract
was awarded on September 1, 2009, in the amount of $2,062,555.00,
to Contractor Services Group, Inc., of West Sacramento, California.
The principal work under this first contract includes removing Wildcat
Diversion Dam and Pipeline to allow for flows to remain in the creek
and not be diverted for hydropower production. Construction is planned
to begin in November 2009. Additional Restoration Project contracts,
including a contract to install fish screens and ladders on the North
Battle Creek Feeder and Eagle Canyon Diversion Dams, are scheduled
to be awarded in 2010.
The CALFED Bay-Delta Program-supported Restoration Project will enable
naturally produced salmonids to safely access high quality spawning
grounds thereby contributing to their population growth and recovery.
The species that will benefit include threatened and endangered Chinook
salmon and Central Valley steelhead trout. At the same time, the project
will minimize the loss of renewable energy produced by the Battle
Creek Hydroelectric Project owned and operated by Pacific Gas and
Electric Company (PG&E). The Restoration Project will be accomplished
through the modification of PG&E's Hydroelectric Project facilities
and operations, including instream flow releases.
“Battle Creek offers an extraordinary restoration opportunity because
of its geology, hydrology, and habitat suitability for several anadromous
species,” said Reclamation Commissioner Michael Connor. “The overall
project will be among the largest cold water anadromous fish restoration
efforts in North America, restoring approximately 42 miles of habitat
in Battle Creek, and an additional 6 miles of habitat in tributaries
of Battle Creek.”
Reclamation, in cooperation with the National Marine Fisheries Service,
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, California Department of Fish and
Game, and PG&E, began work on this project in June 1999.
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January, 2010:
Battle
Creek Hydroelectric Project - FERC No. 1121 Phase 1b PG&E License
Amendment Application
September, 2009
Battle
Creek Salmon and Steelhead Restoration Project Presentation
Presented
by Mary Marshall, USBR, at the BCWC 2009 Annual Meeting
November, 2008
Phase
1A of the Battle Creek Restoration Project Contracting Opportunities
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For release on July 14, 2008: |
Funding
Agreements Reached for Phase 1A of the Battle Creek Project to Restore
42 Miles of Premium Salmon and Steelhead Habitat
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