upper newsome creek habitat improvement pre-solicitation restoration of upper newsome stream reach 3...

Upper Newsome Creek Habitat Improvement Pre-solicitation

Restoration of Upper Newsome Stream Reach 3 and

Haysfork Sediment Pond Restoration

Newsome Stream Reach 3

Newsome Stream Reach 3 – Stream Crossing (Bridge Provided)

Newsome Stream Reach 3 Restoration

• Construction Access Improvements (placement of 2 government furnished temporary timber bridges)

• Tailings pile removal to repository site

• Instream Habitat Structure Construction

• Repository reclamation (topsoil and brush scattered over site)

Haysfork Sediment Pond

• Removal of fence and existing pipe in sediment pond

• Plug existing drainage adits and construct new spillway

• Re-naturalize site

Sediment Pond

Hayfork Spillway Construction Plans (Sheet 1 of 3)

Hayfork Spillway Construction Plans (Sheet 2 of 3)

Hayfork Spillway Construction Plans (Sheet 3 of 3)

Timeline

• Looking to solicit contract late by February or March 2012

• Implementation window is June 1 – September 30th 2012. Instream work cannot begin until July 1 and must be done by September 30th.

• Snow, high water, and saturated ground conditions typically restrict access until early July.

Questions?

• Karen Ruklic, Forest Service Contracting Officer 983-5144