flood control and erosion control in contra costa county streams
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Flood Control and Erosion Control in Contra Costa County Streams StormCon WorkshopMay 12, 2006San Ramon, CaliforniaMitch AvalonContra Costa County Flood Control District
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I Live in a Watershed
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Flood Control District Role/Responsibility/Opportunity
Manage 72 miles of stream channelManage regional detention basinsWatershed-wide planningC-3/HMP regional facilities
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The Flood Protection System
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Contra Costa County Creek Conditions
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Flood Control District Role/Responsibility/Opportunity
Manage 72 miles of stream channelManage regional detention basinsWatershed-wide planningC-3/HMP regional facilities
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Changing Strategies
Stormwater connectivity or stormwater retentionArmored channels or natural systemsFloodplain functionLand use changes and re-engineered creeksMaintenance activities
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1800Historical Coyote Creek Drainage Network
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2005Modern Coyote Creek Drainage Network
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Unconfined Groundwater Recharge Basin2005
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Las Trampas Creek - 1966
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Pinole Creek Flood Control Channel
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Pinole Creek Greenway Project Upper Reach
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Pinole Creek Greenway Project Lower Reach
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Recent and Planned Restoration Projects
Pacheco Marsh Restoration Marsh Creek Reservoir ExpansionStrentzel Creek Meadow RestorationKnightsen BiofilterCanada del Cierbo RestorationSan Ramon Creek Bioengineering Repair
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Pacheco Marsh 120 acre Tidal Wetland Restoration
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Marsh Creek Reservoir
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Marsh Creek Reservoir 218 Acre Expansion
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Strentzel Creek Meadow Grading Plan
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Strenzel Creek Planting
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Downtown Knightsen
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Canada del Cierbo Mitigation
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Canada del Cierbo Mitigation
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Collaboration Collaboration - Collaboration
Watershed Councils/Creek GroupsCities/Municipal Advisory CouncilsNeighborhood groups/property ownersContra Costa Watershed ForumWatershed Atlas
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Stormwater Program Role
Coordinated development of HMPStormwater C-3 GuidebookCase Studies/ResearchEducation/Adaptive TrainingStream and Wetlands System Protection Policy
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Downtown Walnut Creek - 1958
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A New Approach
Historic Design Concept- Protect structures and convey stormwater off as fast as possibleNew Design Concept- Protect structures and retain stormwater as long as possible
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Grayson Creek Channel - 1957
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A New Approach
Historic Design Concept- Protect structures and convey stormwater off as fast as possibleNew Design Concept- Protect structures and retain stormwater as long as possible
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Hydrograph Modification Management
Increase retention timeIncrease stream stabilityHealthy sustainable watershedCumulative improvement
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The Impact of Impervious Surfaces
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Stream Stability Approach
Historical SystemPresent SystemCompare Past and PresentUnderstand ChangesRecommendations and Restoration Templates
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Sustainable WatershedCommunityWater Quality/Quantity(Hydrology)Habitat(Ecology)Creek Stability/Function(Geomorphology)
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The Future
At the parcel levelLIDHomeowner educationLandscape contractors
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The Future
At the Watershed level2nd generation facilitiesSystem preservation/ replacementClean Water Regional TreatmentRegional retention facilitiesThe 50 year planMarsh Creek Reservoir
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Remember you live in a Watershed too..
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