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Salmon Creek School Water Conservation Project

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Project Overview

Basics

Water Management and Conservation
In-Stream Flow Enhancement
Salmon Creek School Water Conservation Project
Completed
This project eliminated the annual extraction of up to 1.5 million gallons of water from a shallow, near-stream alluvial well for playing field irrigation at Salmon Creek School, which is located immediately adjacent to Salmon Creek. The project involved turf replacement to shrink the irrigated area, implementation of a suite of irrigation improvements, and construction of a 517,000-gallon rainwater catchment system. The project was designed to increase summer baseflow through the upper and middle reaches of Salmon Creek, important coho salmon habitat, with streamflow monitoring in progress.
2020
2021
2024
2/8/2024

Project Attributes

Census Tract Income
False
Direct Benefits to Disadvantaged Communities (DACs)
None
EnviroScreen
CalEnviroScreen 4.0 Percentile: 13
Free and Reduced Lunch
False
Indirect Benefits to Disadvantaged Communities (DACs)
None
Tribal Engagement (True/False)
None
Tribal Engagement
None

Location

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Athletic field where cistern is located
  • Salmon Creek (180101090201)

Organizations

Funder
  • Wildlife Conservation Board
Lead Implementer
  • Gold Ridge Resource Conservation District
Partners
  • California Department of Fish & Wildlife
  • California State Coastal Conservancy
  • North Coast Resource Conservation and Development Council
  • Wildlife Conservation Board
Primary RCD
  • Gold Ridge Resource Conservation District
State Assembly Voting District
  • State Assembly District 02
State Senate Voting District
  • State Senate District 02
Other Partners Trout Unlimited, Harmony School District

Contacts

John Green - Gold Ridge Resource Conservation District (Gold Ridge RCD) (john@goldridgercd.org)

Performance Measures

Expected Performance Measures

Special Status Fish Species Habitat Action Performed: Enhanced Focal Species: coho salmon - central California coast ESU Habitat Type: Migration Listing Status: Federally Endangered/State Endangered 76,560 lf
Water Conserved Action Performed: Water Storage Facility Site Type: Municipal Facility 1.587 acre-ft

Reported Performance Measures

Special Status Fish Species Habitat
Action Performed Focal Species Habitat Type Listing Status Total 2024 2023 2022 2021 Units
Enhanced coho salmon - central California coast ESU Migration Federally Endangered/State Endangered 0 0 N/A N/A 0 lf
Enhanced coho salmon - southern Oregon / northern California ESU Migration Federally Endangered/State Endangered 76,560 N/A 76,560 0 N/A lf
Total 76,560 0 76,560 0 0 lf
Water Conserved
Action Performed Site Type Total 2024 2023 2022 2021 Units
Water Storage Facility Municipal Facility 1.58 0 1.58 0 0 acre-ft
Total 1.58 0 1.58 0 0 acre-ft

Financials

Budget

$3,752,390.00
$2,064,390.00
$0.00
$1,688,000.00
Total
Stream Flow Enhancement Program (WCB) $2,064,390.00 $0.00 $2,064,390.00
Total $2,064,390.00 $0.00 $2,064,390.00
Comment: Cost share funds were provided by Harmony Union School District through local bond funding.

Reported Expenditures

2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Total
Stream Flow Enhancement Program (WCB) $0.00 $0.00 $1,504,000.00 $1,627,600.00 $13,000.00 $3,144,600.00
Grand Total $0.00 $0.00 $1,504,000.00 $1,627,600.00 $13,000.00 $3,144,600.00
Note: None provided

Project Themes

Project Themes

Supports the habitat enhancement of coho salmon, an endangered keystone species.
This project is intended to support the flow of Salmon Creek during dry seasons.

Project Details

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Photos

Photos

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    Freshly planted native plants next to Salmon Creek's new turf field (June 2023) (Timing: After) (~5,040 KB) Credit: John Green

    Freshly planted native plants next to Salmon Creek's new turf field (June 2023)
    (Timing: After) (~5,040 KB)
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    Large rooftops with tall eaves, as seen on the school gym, make ideal collection areas. The currentirrigation grass will be converted to a drought-tolerant landscaping. (Timing: Before) (~190 KB) Credit: Gold Ridge RCD

    Large rooftops with tall eaves, as seen on the school gym, make ideal collection areas. The currentirrigation grass will be converted to a drought-tolerant landscaping.
    (Timing: Before) (~190 KB)
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    Rendering of the concrete cistern from the playing field, with seatwall and mural. The semi-subgrade cistern will have a storage capacity of 517,500 gallons, collected from a network of roof surfaces (Timing: Before) (~152 KB) Credit: Gold Ridge RCD

    Rendering of the concrete cistern from the playing field, with seatwall and mural. The semi-subgrade cistern will have a storage capacity of 517,500 gallons, collected from a network of roof surfaces
    (Timing: Before) (~152 KB)
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    Salmon Creek School Rainwater Catchment System Construction Photos (April 2023) (Timing: During) (~5,369 KB) Credit: John Green

    Salmon Creek School Rainwater Catchment System Construction Photos (April 2023)
    (Timing: During) (~5,369 KB)
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    Salmon Creek School Rainwater Catchment System Construction Photos (August 2022) (Timing: During) (~4,827 KB) Credit: John Green

    Salmon Creek School Rainwater Catchment System Construction Photos (August 2022)
    (Timing: During) (~4,827 KB)
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    Salmon Creek School Rainwater Catchment System Construction Photos (July2022) (Timing: During) (~5,322 KB) Credit: John Green

    Salmon Creek School Rainwater Catchment System Construction Photos (July2022)
    (Timing: During) (~5,322 KB)
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    Salmon Creek School Rainwater Catchment System Construction Photos (June 2022) (Timing: During) (~6,415 KB) Credit: John Green

    Salmon Creek School Rainwater Catchment System Construction Photos (June 2022)
    (Timing: During) (~6,415 KB)
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    Salmon Creek School Rainwater Catchment System Construction Photos (May 2022) (Timing: During) (~6,715 KB) Credit: John Green

    Salmon Creek School Rainwater Catchment System Construction Photos (May 2022)
    (Timing: During) (~6,715 KB)
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    Salmon Creek School Rainwater Catchment System Construction Photos (November 2022) (Timing: During) (~4,668 KB) Credit: John Green

    Salmon Creek School Rainwater Catchment System Construction Photos (November 2022)
    (Timing: During) (~4,668 KB)
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    Students enjoying the new turf field at Salmon Creek School (June 2023). (Timing: After) (~5,057 KB) Credit: John Green

    Students enjoying the new turf field at Salmon Creek School (June 2023).
    (Timing: After) (~5,057 KB)

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