Extra Details
Camp San Luis Obispo Drainage Water Quality Improvement and Habitat Enhancement Project
Program
Urban/Residential Stormwater Management
Primary RCD
Coastal San Luis Resource Conservation District
Lead Implementer
Coastal San Luis Resource Conservation District
Funders
California State Water Resources Control Board, Wildlife Conservation Board
Other Organizations
California Association of Resource Conservation Districts, California Conservation Corps
Project Primary Contact
Hayley Barnes (hbarnes@coastalrcd.org)
Project Stage
Implementation
Duration
2023 - 2024
Water Quality Improvement
Urban/Residential Stormwater Management
The project will implement vegetated bioswales, rain gardens, and gravel inclusion basins, alongside three roadways on Camp San Luis Obispo, a military installation in the District. The objective of the project is to reduce sediment and nutrient loading in Chorro Creek to improve downstream water quality conditions for steelhead trout through stormwater management and improve monarch and pollinator habitat on the base. The implemented structures will slow and treat stormwater flows, prevent and reduce erosion, and improve infiltration before entering Chorro Creek. The project is set to go to construction Summer of 2023.
Key Accomplishments
- Sediment Load Reduction: 5.90 tons
- Special Status Insect Species Habitat: 1.45 acres
Project Themes
- Wildlife/Endangered Species
- Healthy Watersheds
Before photo of drainage at Camp SLO.
Credit: Megan Widle- CSLRCD
Location
Expenditures
No expenditures provided
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Project last updated 5/16/2025