Pinole Creek Fish Passage Improvement
Program
In-stream Habitat Restoration
Primary RCD
Contra Costa Resource Conservation District
Lead Implementer
Contra Costa Resource Conservation District
Funders
California Department of Fish & Wildlife, California Department of Transportation, California Fish Passage Forum, California Natural Resources Agency, California State Coastal Conservancy, Contra Costa County Fish and Wildlife Committee, San Francisco Regional Water Quality Control Board, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Other Organizations
City of Pinole, Contra Costa Flood Control District, East Bay Municipal Utility District, Friends of Pinole Creek
Project Primary Contact
Ben Weise (bweise@ccrcd.org)
Project Stage
Completed
Duration
2016 - 2017
Watershed Restoration
In-stream Habitat Restoration
In partnership with the US Fish and Wildlife Service California Fish Passage Forum Fish Habitat Partnership, the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board, the State of California Natural Resources Agency Environmental Enhancement and Mitigation Program, the State of California Coastal Conservancy, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife Fisheries Restoration Grant Program, Caltrans, East Bay Municipal Utility District, Contra Costa County Public Works Department, Contra Costa Flood Control District, and the City of Pinole, we worked to improve a culvert
Key Accomplishments
- Events: 14
- Fish Passage Barrier Treatment: 1
- Special Status Fish Species Habitat: 400.00 lf
Project Themes
- Wildlife/Endangered Species
- Healthy Watersheds
Pinole Culvert - Pre-Project
Credit: Contra Costa RCD
Location
Expenditures
Expenditures by Funding Source to Date: $971,000.00
Climate Ready Program (SCC): $19,000
EMPP (CNRA): $279,000
Fisheries Restoration Grant P... (CDFW): $215,000
Mitigation Funds (Caltrans): $10,000
Prop 1 (SCC): $165,000
Supplemental Environmental... (SFRWQCB): $185,000
(Contra Costa County Fish and Wildlife Committee): $40,000
Coastal Program (USFWS): $20,000
Grant (CFPF): $38,000
Photos
Permits! (Timing: Before)
Credit: Contra Costa RCD
Culvert Notch Under Construction (Timing: During)
Credit: Contra Costa RCD
Project last updated 2/8/2023