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Casa de Montgomery Dam Removal Project

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Project Overview

Basics

Wildlife Habitat Improvement
Fish Habitat Restoration
Casa de Montgomery Dam Removal Project

Planning/Design
The project will remove 2 fish passage barriers on Branciforte Creek, an important tributary to the San Lorenzo River for steelhead and coho salmon recovery. Two old concrete flashboard dams will be removed, improving access to one (1) mile of upstream creek habitat.

2019
2024
2024
1/19/2024

Project Attributes

Census Tract Income
False
Direct Benefits to Disadvantaged Communities (DACs)
N/A
EnviroScreen
2
Free and Reduced Lunch
False
Indirect Benefits to Disadvantaged Communities (DACs)
N/A
Tribal Engagement (True/False)
None
Tribal Engagement
None

Location

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  • Carbonera Creek-San Lorenzo River (180600150203)

Organizations

Funder
  • California Wildlife Conservation Board
Lead Implementer
  • Resource Conservation District of Santa Cruz County
Partners
  • California Association of Resource Conservation Districts
  • California Wildlife Conservation Board
Primary RCD
  • Resource Conservation District of Santa Cruz County
State Assembly Voting District
  • State Assembly District 29
State Senate Voting District
  • State Senate District 17
Other Partners County of Santa Cruz, CDFW, NOAA/NMFS

Contacts

Daniel Nylen - Resource Conservation District of Santa Cruz County (RCD of Santa Cruz County) (dnylen@rcdsantacruz.org)

Performance Measures

Expected Performance Measures

Fish Passage Barrier Treatment Barrier Type: Man-made Treatment Types: Removal 2
Plants Installed Not Provided

Reported Performance Measures

Reported Performance Measures are not relevant for Projects in the Planning/Design stage.

Financials

Budget

$394,606.36
$394,606.36
$0.00
$0.00
Total
CARCD Climate Habitat Block Grant (WCB) $394,606.36 $0.00 $394,606.36
Total $394,606.36 $0.00 $394,606.36
Comment: None provided

Reported Expenditures

2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Total
CARCD Climate Habitat Block Grant (WCB) $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Grand Total $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00

Note: No expenditures to-date as a previous grant paid for recent completion of 90% design

Project Themes

Project Themes

the project will provide access to almost one mile of upstream habitat for steelhead and coho salmon
the project will increase longitudinal connectivity in the Branciforte Creek watershed for steelhead and coho salmon

Project Details

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Photos

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    Downstream dam
(Timing: Before) (~476 KB)
Credit: FlowWest

    Downstream dam
    (Timing: Before) (~476 KB)
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    Upstream dam
(Timing: Before) (~484 KB)
Credit: FlowWest

    Upstream dam
    (Timing: Before) (~484 KB)

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