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Statement from Battle Creek Watershed Conservancy Board

The Restoration Project spans Tehama and Shasta Counties and would reestablish approximately 42 miles of prime salmon and steelhead habitat on Battle Creek, plus an additional 6 miles on its tributaries. The project proposes to facilitate the safe passage for, and the growth and recovery of, naturally-produced anadromous fish populations, including three federally-listed runs: the Central Valley spring-run chinook salmon, the Central Valley steelhead trout, and the Sacramento River winter-run Chinook salmon.


Battle Creek Salmon and Steelhead Restoration Project Presentation
Presented by Mary Marshall, USBR, at the Battle Creek Restoration Open House in Manton on March 23, 2010

Battle Creek Construction Update - March, 2010

RESTORATION DOCUMENTS
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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 for additional information.

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.


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


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

Project Area Schematics:
  Existing Conditions
  Post Phase One
  Post Phase Two
DFG 2007 CEQA Findings
DFG 2007 Mitigation, Monitoring, and Reporting Plan
DFG 2007 Funding Notice of Determination
November, 2007 Key Events Timeline
September, 2007 Restoration Project Schematic
3/15/07 - DFG Announces Salmon, Steelhead Restoration Plans for Battle Creek

Battle Creek Salmon and Steelhead Restoration Project
Battle Creek Salmon and Steelhead Restoration Plan
Project Location Map
Battle Creek Restoration Project Brochure
Battle Creek Salmon & Steelhead Restoration Project Area Limits
Restoration Project Schematic
September 2006 'Draft' Overall Items Leading to Construction
PG&E Lands Map
Final Cost Estimate Summary for the Battle Creek Salmon and Steelhead Restoration Project

Environmental Compliance Documents:
Final EIS/EIR
Draft Supplemental EIS/Revised EIR- February 2005:
  Cover and Table of Contents
  Foreword
  Executive Summary
  Chapter 1 - Introduction, Organization, and Process
  Chapter 2 - Purpose and Need, Project Description, and Project Background
  Chapter 3 - Project Alternative
  Chapter 4 - Affected Environment and Environmental Consequences
  Chapter 5 - Consultation and Coordination
  Chapter 6 - Related Projects
  Chapter 7 - Summary
  Chapter 8 - List of contributors
  Chapter 9 - References
  Appendix F - Proposed Construction Areas at Restoration project Sites
  Appendix K - Water Temperature and Aquatic habitat in Battle Creek
  Appendix L - Biological Resources Documented at Battle Creek Project Sites
  Appendix M - Waters of the United States Documented at Battle Creek Project Sites
  Appendix O - Special-Status Species Accounts
Site Assessment for California Red-Legged Frog (Jeffcoat, Willow Springs, and Asbury) - January 2005
Draft Action Specific Implementation Plan - April 2004:
  Title, Cover Pages and Table of Contents
  Chapter 1. Introduction
  Chapter 2. Project Description
  Chapter 3. Approach to Assessment of Effects and Development of Conservation Measures to Avoid, Minimize, and Compensate for Effects
  Chapter 4. Assessment of Project Effects on Covered Species and Conservation Measures
  Chapter 5. Assessment of Project Effects on Natural Community Conservation Plan Communities and Conservation Measures
  Chapter 6. Assessment of Cumulative Effects
  Chapter 7. Adaptive Management, Changed Circumstances, and Funding
  Chapter 8. Monitoring Plan
  Chapter 9. Assurances Requested
  Chapter 10. Alternatives to Take Considered and Rejected
  Chapter 11. List of Participants
  Chapters 12. References
    Appendices:
  Appendix A. Memorandum of Understanding
  Appendix B. Draft Facility Monitoring Plan
  Appendix C. Adaptive Management Plan
  Appendix D. Special-Status Species Requests to California Department of Fish and Game, National Marine Fisheries Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and Response from US Fish and Wildlife Service
  Appendix E. Special-Status Species Accounts
  Appendix F. Habitat Compensation Approach for the Battle Creek Salmon and Steelhead Restoration Project: A Program View
  Appendix G. Proposed Construction Areas at Restoration Project Sites
  Appendix H. SNTEMP Normal Water Year Conditions -- June through September
  Appendix I. Summary of CALFED Projects that Contribute to the Recovery of Covered Species and NCCP Communities
  Appendix J. Ecosystem Restoration Milestones in the Sacramento River Basin for Covered Fish Species
Public Meeting Summary - March 15, 2004
Draft EIS/EIR - July 2003:
  Volume I
  Contents
  Executive Summary
  Chapters 1-3
  Chapter 4
  Figures for Section 4.2
  Chapters 5-9
  Volume II
  Appendices A-D
  Appendices E-Q
California Spotted Owl Survey Results, Addendum to the Biological Survey Summary Report - June 2002
Assessment of Bat Habitat in Water Diversion Tunnels (letter report) - February 2002
Assessment of Wildlife Mitigation Measures (letter report) - February 2002
Public Scoping Report - July 2001
Final Biological Survey Summary Report - April 2001:
  Volume I
  Volume I - Report
    Figure 1. Location of the Battle Creek Salmon and Steelhead Restoration Project
    Figure 2. Battle Creek Salmon and Steelhead Restoration Project Sites
    Appendices A-F
  Volume II
  Volume II - Maps
    Map D-1. North Battle Creek Feeder Diversion Dam
    Map D-2. Eagle Canyon Diversion Dam
    Map D-3. Wildcat Diversion Dam
    Map D-4. Coleman Diversion Dam/Inskip Powerhouse
    Map D-5. Lower Ripley Creek Feeder
    Map D-6. Inskip Diversion Dam/South Powerhouse
    Map D-7. South Battle Creek Canal
    Map D-8. South Battle Creek Canal/Soap Creek Feeder
    Map D-9. Soap Creek Feeder/South Diversion Dam
    Map B-1. North Battle Creek Feeder Diversion Dam
    Map B-2. Eagle Canyon Diversion Dam
    Map B-3. Wildcat Diversion Dam
    Map B-4. Coleman Diversion Dam/Inskip Powerhouse
    Map B-5. Lower Ripley Creek Feeder
    Map B-6. Inskip Diversion Dam/South Powerhouse
    Map B-7. South Battle Creek Canal
    Map B-8. South Battle Creek Canal/Soap Creek Feeder
    Map B-9. Soap Creek Feeder/South Diversion Dam
   

Map WL-1. North Battle Creek Feeder Diversion Dam

    Map WL-2. Eagle Canyon Diversion Dam
    Map WL-3. Wildcat Diversion Dam
    Map WL-4. Coleman Diversion Dam/Inskip Powerhouse
    Map WL-5. Lower Ripley Creek Feeder
    Map WL-7. South Battle Creek Canal
    Map WL-8. South Battle Creek Canal/Soap Creek Feeder
Site Assessment for the California Red-Legged Frog - March 2001

Adaptive Management Documents:
Revised Draft Adaptive Management Plan - April 2004
Draft Adaptive Management Plan - September 2001

California Bay-Delta Authority Documents:
Consideration Of A Resolution For A Conditional Recommendation To The Department Of Fish And Game That It Proceed With Awarding A Grant To The U.S. Bureau Of Reclamation For The Battle Creek Salmon And Steelhead Restoration Project
Agency Response to Initial Recommendation from the California Bay-Delta Authority Ecosystem Restoration Program Selection Panel - June 20, 2005
Battle Creek Revised Funding Proposal - May 2004
Comments on the Pmt's Initial Response to the TRP Report - March 2004
Final Selection Panel Cover Letter
  Battle Creek PMT Final Response to the TRP Report - May 2004
  Draft Cost Proposal - April 2004
Battle Creek PMT's Initial Response to the TRP Report - January 2004
Compatibility of Coleman National Fish Hatchery Operations and Restoration of Anadromous Salmonids in Battle Creek - January 2004
Technical Review Panel Report - September 2003
Proposal to Facilitate and Develop an Adaptive Management Plan for Coleman National Fish Hatchery for consideration by the Greater Battle Creek Watershed Working Group

Other Battle Creek Documents and Projects:
Stream Condition Monitoring 2006 Analysis for Battle Creek - September 29, 2008
Battle Creek Stream Conditioning Monitoring Plan - September, 2008
Lassen National Forest Projects in Upper Battle Creek Watershed
Battle Creek Watershed Assessment Characterization of stream conditions and an investigation of sediment source factors in 2001 and 2002
Stewardship Council Documents:
  Battle Creek Planning Unit Report
  Recommended Concept Table and Map
  Supporting Analysis
  Battle Creek Planning Unit Maps:
    Existing Conditions
    Revised Staff Concept
Waste Discharge Requirements For State Of California Department Of Fish And Game
- Darrah Springs State Fish Hatchery
KRIS Battle Creek KRIS Battle Creek assembles basin-wide data and presents the results of the Battle Creek Watershed Assessment. KRIS contains the data on which this report was based, as well as summary charts and maps, which allow results to be viewed by location.
Development and Assumptions of the Battle Creek Hydrology and Hydroelectric Power Model
Hydrology of North and South Fork Battle Creeks
Coleman National Fish Hatchery Fish Barrier Weir & Ladder Modification Project Draft Biological Opinion
Initial Study and Proposed Mitigated Negative Declaration for the Fish Barrier Weir and Ladder Modification at the Coleman National Fish Hatchery
Response from NOAA for a request to an amendment to the final biological opinion for the Coleman National Fish Hatchery Fish Barrier and Weir and Ladder Modification Project
USFWS Anadromous Fish Restoration Program - Battle Creek Documents:
  Coleman National Fish Hatchery Water Intakes Rehabilitation Project EA/IS:
Draft EA, Coleman Intake Rehab
Fig. 2-2, Coleman Intake Rehab
Fig. 2-3, Coleman Intake Rehab
Fig. 2-4, Coleman Intake Rehab
Figure 2-1, Coleman Intake Rehab
  Monitoring Adult Chinook Salmon, Rainbow Trout, and Steelhead in Battle Creek, California, from March through November 2007
  Juvenile Salmonid Monitoring in Battle Creek, California, November 2007 through June 2008
  Monitoring Adult Chinook Salmon, Rainbow Trout, and Steelhead in Battle Creek, California, from March through November 2006
  1998-2001: Final Report: Genetic Maintenance of Hatchery- and Natural-Origin Winter-Run Chinook Salmon
  Analysis of alternative management strategies designed to integrate Coleman National Fish Hatchery operations with the restoration of natural populations of salmon and steelhead in Battle Creek
  Battle Creek Reach Map for Snorkel Data
  Coleman National Fish Hatchery, California: Intake Alternatives Study
  Continue Genetic Research on Winter-Run Chinook Salmon: Bodega Marine Lab
  Evaluation Plan: USBR Flat Plate Screen at Coleman National Fish Hatchery Intake No.3
  Genotype Chinook salmon (adults and juveniles) to assist in characterization and maintenance of the genetic integrity of hatchery- and natural-origin winterrun Chinook salmon
  Initial Scope of Work: FY00 Eagle Canyon Ranch (Pelton property) Conservation Easement
  Interim Intake Screen Report for Coleman National Fish Hatchery/Battle Creek Justification – AFRP Actions #5 and #8: Prevent attraction of adult Chinook into the powerhouse tailrace and screen the intakes to prevent entrainment of juvenile salmonids
Review of the Steelhead Supplementation Program in Battle Creek

Battle Creek
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P.O. Box 606, Manton, CA 96059


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