U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Pacific Southwest/Region 9
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Dear Readers,
San Francisco Bay is recognized around the world for its natural beauty and ecological significance. The bay and
its tributary streams, situated in an urban area with more than seven million people, provide crucial fish and wild-
life habitat at the heart of the larger Bay-Delta Estuary which drains almost half of California's watersheds via the
Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers.
The bay's users and nearby residents are all affected by threats to its ecological health, including legacy pollutants
like PCBs and mercury, polluted stormwater, and the challenges of drought and climate change.
Over the past six years, EPA has partnered with organizations across the nine Bay Area counties through the San
Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund, using more than $36 million in EPA funding to leverage $145
million in additional funds for 54 projects that are making a difference by restoring streams, wetlands, and water
quality from the Napa River in the North Bay to the salt ponds in the South Bay.
In this report, you'll find a summary of the grants, recipients, and results of our regional partnerships. We hope this
assessment inspires you to pursue related projects in support of a healthy San Francisco Bay.
Jane Diamond
Director, Water Division
EPA Pacific Southwest Region
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Contents
Program Review
Funded Projects by Fiscal Year.
Recipients, Grant, Match and Leveraged Funds.
Geographic Distribution 6
Funding Priorities 6
Environmental Results 8
Appendix A: Grant Descriptions 12
Appendix B: Environmental Results Tables 22
South Bay Salt Pond A17 mudscape. Photo: Cris Benton.
(Cover photos: Top - Breuner Marsh wetland restoration, 2014. Photo: Syd Temple, Questa Engineering; Bottom - Sandpipers and dowitchers at low
tide, South Bay Salt Ponds, 2012. Photo: Judy Irving).
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The San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement
Fund (SFBWQIF) was established in 2008 by congres-
sional appropriation. Since that time EPA has award-
ed over $36 million in 29 grants to 16 recipients
supporting 54 projects. These recipients represent a
network of partners in the Bay Area committed to
improving water quality with projects that restore
wetlands and habitat complexity; reduce polluted
runoff; control invasive species; design, construct and
monitor Low-Impact Development (LID); and engage
local governments. Each project is documenting its
progress towards achieving environmental results and
meeting water quality goals in San Francisco Bay.
Purpose
EPA is sharing this progress report as part of our
continued effort to stimulate smart investments in
protecting and restoring SF Bay and its watersheds.
The primary purpose of this document is to high-
light program investments and related environmental
results (2008 - 2014), and to identify lessons learned.
The report's secondary purpose is to inform the larger
community working to protect and restore SF Bay by
providing information on developing and carrying out
effective projects, funding, project successes and
related challenges. The document is based on existing
written materials including solicitations, grant applica-
tions, work plans, progress reports and final reports.
Additional information is included from ongoing
discussions with grant applicants, recipients and other
stakeholders.
Funding
The SFBWQIF budget is determined by congressio-
nal appropriation each year. The program began in
2008 as a congressional budget item, and, as of 2010,
the President's Budget also included funding to
support a SF Bay competitive grant program.
Once EPA Region 9 receives the annual allocation,
the Agency announces funding opportunities through
a "Request for Proposals" (RFP). The RFP review,
evaluation, and funding decision process generally
takes up to nine months. In 2008 through 2011, the
match requirement for recipients was 25% with
evaluation criteria to leverage additional resources.
Beginning in 2012, the match requirement increased
to 50%, or a one-to-one match, and the RFPs
stopped including evaluation criteria for additional
leveraged resources.
$40,000,000
$35,000,000
$30,000,000
$25,000,000
$20,000,000
$15,000,000
$10,000,000
$5,000,000
$0
Available EPA Funding Relative to Requests
I Available EPA Funding
I Requests
FY08
FY09
FY10
FY11
FY12
FY13
FY14
Figure 1: Total Requests Relative to Available Funding. Requests have more than tripled between 2008 and 2014, while available
annual funding has remained at approximately $5 million.
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Partners
SFBWQIF partners include government agencies,
resource conservation districts, land trusts, watershed
groups, and non-profit organizations. These part-
nerships have leveraged an additional $145 million,
resulting in $182 million invested in restoring water
quality and wetlands, and greening development in the
San Francisco Bay and its watersheds (Figure 2).
Eligible grant applicants are local and state govern-
ment agencies, and non-profit organizations proposing
projects in the nine Bay Area counties: Marin, Napa,
Sonoma, Solano, Contra Costa, Alameda, Santa Clara,
San Mateo, and San Francisco. In some instances
multiple organizations have formed partnerships and
named a fiduciary to oversee the grant award. By
partnering, recipients can combine resources to meet
non-federal match requirements and complete projects
that impact a larger portion of the SF Bay watershed.
Many of the grant recipients are active in identifying
and investing additional resources, or leveraging, even
above and beyond required non-federal matching
funds.
South Bay Salt Ponds, Pond A17 levee breach-opening to tidal flow to
restore tidal wetlands (October 31, 2012). Photo: Judy Irving.
Twenty-nine grants have been awarded between
2008 - 2014 (Table 1). Table 2 provides a list of the
recipients, with their grant, match and leveraged fund
totals during the history of the program. Descriptions
of all of the grant funded projects can be found in
Appendix A.
Wetland Restoration Partners
Save The Bay
Bay Conservation and Development Commission
Marin Audubon Society
California State Parks Foundation
Invasive Spartina Project
Center for Research on Aquatic Bioinvasions
Urban Creeks Council
Alameda County Resource Conservation District
California State Coastal Conservancy
Ducks Unlimited
San Mateo Resource Conservation District
Audubon California
San Francisco Estuary Partnership
Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy
Sonoma Land Trust
East Bay Regional Park District
Greening Development Partners
City of Fremont
City of Richmond
City of San Francisco
San Francisco Estuary Partnership
Community Conservation International
Restoring Water Quality Partners
Santa Clara County Parks
California Land Stewardship Institute
USGS
County of Marin
Napa Resource Conservation District
Sonoma Ecology Center
Waterways Restoration Institute
Save The Bay
Sonoma Resource Conservation District
BASMAA
San Francisco Estuary Institute
City of San Jose
Napa County
Clean Water Fund
Alameda County Resource Conservation District
California State Coastal Conservancy
San Francisco Estuary Partnership
East Bay Municipal Utility District
City of St. Helena
Figure 2: Grant recipients contributing to wetland restoration, restoring water quality and reducing polluted runoff.
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Table 1: San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund Projects by Federal Fiscal Year
ID
l
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
Year
2008
2009
2009
2009
2010
2010
2011
2011
2011
2011
2011
2011
2011
2011
2011
2012
2012
2012
2012
2012
2013
2013
2013
2013
2013
2014
2014
2014
2014
Recipient
San Francisco Estuary Partnership
Bay Area Stormwater Management
Agencies Association (BASMAA)
City and County of San Francisco
San Francisco Estuary Partnership
California State Coastal Conservancy
City of San Jose
Napa County
California State Coastal Conservancy
Ducks Unlimited
San Francisco Estuary Partnership
San Francisco Estuary Partnership
San Mateo Resource Conservation District
Audubon California
Clean Water Fund
Alameda County Resource Conservation District
San Francisco Estuary Partnership
Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy
Napa County
Sonoma Land Trust
California State Coastal Conservancy
San Francisco Estuary Partnership
East Bay Regional Park District
Napa County
EBMUD
California State Coastal Conservancy
Sonoma Land Trust
Napa County
California State Coastal Conservancy
City of St. Helena
Title
Estuary 2100, Phase 1: Resilient Watersheds for
a Changing Climate — 16 projects
Clean Watersheds for a Clean Bay
Cesar Chavez Street LID Pilot
Estuary 2100, Phase 2: Building Partnerships
for Resilient Watersheds — 10 projects
South Bay Salt Pond A17 Tidal Marsh Restoration
Coyote Creek Trash Reduction Project
Napa River Sediment TMDL Implementation
and Habitat Enhancement Plan
Dutch Slough, Emerson Parcel Tidal Marsh Restoration
Cullinan Ranch Tidal Marsh Restoration Project
San Pablo Avenue Stormwater Spine
Pesticide Reduction Campaign: Greener Pesticides
for Cleaner Waterways
San Francisquito Creek Stabilization at Bonde Weir
San Pablo Bay Tidal Marsh Enhancement
& Water Quality Improvement
Rethink Disposable: Packaging Waste Source Reduction Pilot
Alameda Creek Healthy Watersheds
Rebuilding Habitat and Shoreline Resilience through
Improved Flood Control Channel Design and Management
Quartermaster Reach Restoration
Napa River Restoration: Rutherford Reach Completion and
Oakville to Oak Knoll Reach, Group C Sites 11-14
Sears Point Tidal Marsh Restoration: Phase I
South Bay Salt Pond Mercury Studies
Removing Mercury in the Guadalupe Watershed
Breuner Marsh Restoration
Napa River Restoration: Oakville to Oak Knoll Reach,
Group A Sites 21-23
Reducing Nutrients in SF Bay through
WWTP Sides tream Treatment
South Bay Salt Ponds Restoration Project:
Revegetation and Phase 2 Planning
Sears Point Restoration Project: Phase II
Napa River Restoration: Oakville to
Oak Knoll Reach, Group C Site 14
South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project:
Phase II Construction at Ravenswood
Upper York Creek Dam Removal, Fish Passage,
and Ecosystem Restoration
Grant
Amount
$4,922,000
$5,000,000
$1,200,000
$3,613,704
$725,000
$680,000
$1,500,000
$1,400,000
$1,400,000
$307,646
$250,000
$75,000
$235,884
$257,293
$181,823
$1,552,059
$1,000,000
$1,500,000
$941,941
$500,000
$800,000
$1,500,000
$1,218,000
$517,650
$866,021
$1,500,000
$894,324
$1,000,000
$987,876
Summaries describing the projects and activities of each of these grants can be found in AppendixA.
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Table 2: San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund
Recipient Grant, Match, and Leveraged Totals
1
2
o
J
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
Recipient
San Francisco Estuary Partnership*
Nap a County
BASMAA
California State Coastal Conservancy
Sonoma Land Trust
East Bay Regional Park District
Ducks Unlimited
City and County of San Francisco
Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy
City of St. Helena
City of San Jose
EBMUD
Clean Water Fund
Audubon California
Alameda County Resource Conservation District
San Mateo Resource Conservation District
Number
of Grants
6
4
1
5
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Program Totals
SFBWQIF
Funding
Total
$11,445,409
$5,112,324
$5,000,000
$4,491,021
$2,441,941
$1,500,000
$1,400,000
$1,200,000
$1,000,000
$987,876
$680,000
$517,650
$257,293
$235,884
$181,823
$75,000
$36,526,221
Match &
Leveraged
Total A
$44,953,596
$23,881,706
$1,940,000
$18,969,721
$5,241,941
$10,500,000
$12,875,327
$1,040,000
$17,000,000
$4,804,225
$382,417
$517,650
$1,085,764
$1,139,120
$395,162
$210,900
$144,937,529
*Two of six grants include project management of multiple partners in various counties.
"Leveraged funds include mandatory match obligations, ranging from 25% to 50% of the project, and additional resources secured by the recipient.
SFBWQIF Grant, Match, and Leveraged Funds
Grant
Non-federal Match
• Leveraging
Figure 3: Grant, match, and leveraged funds 2008-2014.
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Geographic Distribution
Projects throughout San Francisco Bay have been
awarded funding. Figure 4 provides the locations of
projects, as well as the grant funding distribution per
county. For projects that have site activities located in
multiple counties under one grant award, the funding
has been divided among project sites to assess the
distribution of funds per county. Figure 5 (next page)
shows locations of projects and fund distribution.
County
Nap a County
Santa Clara County
Contra Costa County
Alameda County
Sonoma County
San Francisco County
San Mateo County
Marin County
Solano County
Total
EPA
Funding ($)
$6,704,575
$6,441,057
$5,486,648
$3,858,262
$3,398,675
$3,325,793
$2,389,873
$1,717,815
$1,400,000
$36,526,221
Number
Project
Sites
12
11
7
16
5
6
4
7
1
69
Distribution of Funding by County
Solano County
4%
Marin County
5%
Figure 4: Distribution of EPA funding by county and number of project
sites per county.
Funding Priorities & Project Types
The SFBWQIF priorities are to support projects that
reduce polluted run-off, restore impaired waters, and
enhance aquatic habitat. Since the inception of the
SFBWQIF, emphasis has been on achieving significant
on-the-ground environmental results. To maximize
the likelihood of achieving significant results, funded
activities are most often based on thorough assess-
ments and plans, including watershed plans and Total
Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs). While most funds
support on-the-ground implementation, EPA has also
supported projects undertaking thoughtful planning
processes essential for future implementation to be
successful.
Consistent with program priorities, projects are tracked
in three categories: restoring wetlands, restoring water
quality, and greening development. Of the 54 projects
funded to date, 26 are wetland restoration; 22 are
described as restoring water quality; and six are green-
ing development (e.g. Low Impact Development).
Figure 6 illustrates the funding distribution of the
project types.
Distribution of Funding by Project Type
D Restoring Wetlands
rj Greening Development
D Restoring Water Quality
Note: Additional funding, totaling $1,803,522, has been awarded for Bay-wide activities,
including monitoring, GIS/mapping, technical assistance, public outreach, and grant
administration.
Figure 5: SFBWQIF funding distribution by project type.
More than $180 million has been invested by the
SFBWQIF and its partners to achieve environmental
results aligned with US EPAs Strategic Plan Goal 2,
Protecting America's Waters. Specifically, Objective
2.2 is to "Protect and Restore Watersheds and Aquatic
Ecosystems. Protect, restore, and sustain the quality
of rivers, lakes, streams, and wetlands on a watershed
basis, and sustainably manage and protect coastal and
ocean resources and ecosystems." Specifically the
1 Some grants include more than one project. See Table 1, page 4.
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CATEGORY
6 Greening Development
4 Restoring Water Quality
6 Restoring Wetlands
San Francisco Bay Watershed Boundary
Rivers
San Francisco Bay
Figure 6: SFBWQIF project locations.
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SFBWQIF tracks progress toward two key EPA's
Strategic Measures — "Improve Water Quality on a
Watershed Basis" and "Increase Wetlands."
Funded projects also take anticipated climate change
impacts into account, reflecting EPA's Strategic Plan
goal to "Address Climate Change: Minimize the threats
posed by climate change by reducing greenhouse gas
emissions and taking actions that help to protect
human health and help communities and ecosystems
become more sustainable and resilient to the effects of
climate change." In addition, recipients are required
to demonstrate how they will address one or more of
the objectives and actions listed in the San Francisco
Estuary Partnership's Comprehensive Conservation
and Management Plan (CCMP). This stems from
Clean Water Act Section 320, which gives EPA the
authority to award SFBWQIF grants while aligning our
goals with the CCMP.
Napa River Rutherford Reach 6 Restoration, 2014. Photo: Jeremy
Sarrows.
Environmental Results
Achieving significant environmental results is the top
priority of the program. To maximize the benefits of
these public investments, applicants are asked to clear-
ly define anticipated environmental results, also
known as outcomes, to be achieved by the proposed
project. The most successful proposals begin with
desired outcomes and plan activities to best achieve
those outcomes, thereby assuring a wise investment
of public funds. Clearly defined outcomes based
on technically sound plans (e.g. Watershed Plans,
TMDLs, etc.) are most likely to achieve significant
water quality results. All proposals are evaluated for
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San Francisquito Creek after Bonde Weir removal, 2013. Photo: Joe
Issel.
how well they describe the environmental results to be
achieved.
One challenge of the program has been for applicants
to identify short and long term environmental results
for their projects, and moreover, quantify the antici-
pated outcomes. To determine the success of the
program to date, work plans for each of the 54
projects were evaluated. All work plans provided
environmental results; 25 provided quantifiable
outcomes and eight specified long and short term
time frames.
Workplans developed relatively recently generally
include more quantifiable outcomes than those devel-
oped at the program's outset. This may be the result
of EPA improving its communication with applicants
to clarify the expected environmental results.
EPA recommends applicants use a Logic Model to
conceptualize anticipated environmental outcomes.
The Logic Model is a planning tool to help identify
activities needed to achieve desired outcomes. The
model is a thought process by which one starts with
the "big picture" environmental results desired and
then works backwards in time to list specific activities
needed to achieve those results. This list can then be
broken down further to show what is achieved in the
short term and how it contributes to longer term
objectives. While it is not always possible to measure
significant environmental outcomes within the life of
a typical grant, it is essential to show how an individual
project or grant contributes to achieving long term
objectives. Logic Model tables with outputs and
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INPUTS > OUTPUTS
OUTCOMES
What is Project
invested Activities
•Staff
•Money
•Time
•Volunteers
•Partners
•Equipment
•Materials
(What we do)
•Technical
Assistance
•Fieldwork
•Studies
•Workshops
•Conferences
•Trainings
•Public
outreach
•Media
outreach
Project
Participants
(Whom we reach)
•Industry
•Scientists
•Citizens
•Private Sector
•Agencies
•Planners
•Students
•Regulated
Community
•Local
Governments
Figure 7: Example of the Logic Model.
environmental results for each SFBWQIF project can
be found in Appendix B.
Highlights of Environmental Results
The majority of SFBWQIF projects are still in prog-
ress so the environmental results will accrue during
the coming years. The following are highlights of the
expected results for each of the three project types.
Restoring Wetlands
San Francisco Bay is home to major wetlands resto-
ration efforts. Since 1998, over 20,000 acres of
wetlands are on their way to being restored. While
this is significant, it is only the beginning of resto-
ration efforts aimed at eventually reaching the resto-
ration goal set by the Baylands Ecosystem Habitat
Goals Report: to restore approximately 100,000 acres
of tidal wetlands which represents only half of the
tidal marsh extent prior to 1800. The SFBWQIF has
invested almost $16 million in 26 projects to restore
over 4,000 acres of wetlands around the Bay. Key
expected environmental results include:
2 Monroe M, Olofson PR, Collins JN, Grossinger RM, Haltiner J, Wilcox C. 1999. Baylands Eco-
system Habitat Goals. Goals Project. A report of habitat recommendations prepared by the San
Francisco Bay Area Wetlands Ecosystem Goals Project. :328.
Short Term
•Policies
•Industry Action
•Habitat
Restoration
•BMP
Implementation
•Knowledge
Gained
•Behavior
Change
Long Term
•Recovery of
Ecological
Services
•Meeting
Water Quality
Standards
•Species
Recovery
•Urban Creek
Restoration
Restore over 4,000 acres of tidal and seasonal
wetlands around SF Bay
Restore or improve riparian and aquatic habitat in
more than 12 creeks and streams around SF Bay
Remove an instream barrier on San Francisquito
Creek to open up 40 miles of spawning habitat to
steelhead in the upper watershed
Daylight over 1,050 feet of stream channel in San
Francisco's Presidio
Enhance ecological services and shoreline protec-
tion by restoring oyster and eelgrass habitat off the
Hayward and San Rafael shorelines
Improve understanding of mercury uptake in
restored tidal marshes and minimize mercury
impacts in future tidal restorations in the South
Bay Salt Ponds
Increase re-use of millions of cubic yards of
dredged sediments for beneficial purposes, such as
marsh restoration at the mouths of Walnut and
Novato Creeks
Improve shoreline resilience to sea level rise and
storm surges
Increase native plant distribution to benefit endan-
gered species
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Restoring Water Quality
Water quality in the Bay and its watersheds is impaired
by some of the most challenging pollutants including
sediment, trash, mercury, polychlorinated biphenyls
(PCBs), nutrients, pesticides and pathogens. The
SFBWQIF has invested over $15.8 million in 22
projects to help implement nine pollutant reduction
action plans (known as total maximum daily loads,
TMDLs). Key expected environmental results from
SFBWQIF projects aimed at these impairments
include:
• Stabilize eroding stream banks in Napa River and
Sonoma Creek
• Reduce sources of sediment to the Napa River by
51% by 2029 (Goal: 185,000 metric tons/year)
• Remediate calcine-paved roads, removing an
estimated 25 - 263 kg of mercury in the Guadalupe
River watershed
• Reduce annual loading of polychlorinated biphe-
nyls (PCBs) to the Bay by 2 - 8%; and increase
awareness and understanding of fish contamina-
tion issues and options for reducing human expo-
sure to mercury and PCBs in fish
Pesticide Reduction Campaign: Greener Pesticides for Cleaner
Waterways, City of San Carlos Home Depot outreach, 2014. Photo:
Our Water Our World.
• Remove over 80 tons of trash and debris from
Coyote Creek
• Identify cost-effective nutrient removal technolo-
gies for wastewater treatment plants around the
Bay
• Provide public access to a GIS database that
includes all Bay Area wetlands, open water, streams,
ditches, tidal marshes and flats, and riparian areas
Greening Development
There is growing recognition that green development
practices, such as Low Impact Development (LID)
which uses natural hydrologic processes to treat
polluted runoff, should become common practice.
To encourage widespread adoption of LID storm-
water treatments, the SFBWQIF awarded $2.95
million to local governments to implement six proj-
ects throughout the Bay Area. Projects range from
small one-block pilots to large-scale multi-block
efforts. The projects also assist communities to
develop policies and technical expertise necessary to
continue to support and encourage green develop-
ment practices. Key expected environmental results
from SFBWQIF projects aimed at these issues in-
clude:
• Reduce stormwater volume and pollutant load as a
result of LID elements on Newcomb Avenue in
San Francisco by replacing over 20,000 ft.2 of
pavement with tree plantings, native plants, and
permeable pavers
• Reduce stormwater flows to the San Francisco
combined sewer system by 500,000 gallons per year
using LID to retrofit a one-mile segment of Cesar
Chavez Street
• Treat approximately 7 acres of runoff with green
stormwater treatment facilities in the seven adja-
cent cities along San Pablo Ave., reducing conven-
tional stormwater pollutants by 40 - 80% (e.g.,
metals, PCBs, and PAHs)
• Adopt a green infrastructure ordinance or
policy in at least one municipality participating in
the San Pablo Ave. Green Stormwater Spine
project
• Identify public lands suitable for retrofitting with
stormwater BMPs in Alameda County
• Employ green infrastructure to treat 5-7 acres to
restore watershed functions and improve storm-
water quality along Sonoma Creek
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Bioswale reduces polluted stormwater runoff at Cesar Chavez St.,
San Francisco, 2014. Photo: Ananda Hirsch.
Lessons Learned
There is a significant need for funding to assist
the wide range of stakeholders who are doing ex-
cellent work to protect and restore SF Bay and its
watersheds. While the SFBWQIF cannot satisfy
the demand, it does serve to support some priority
needs and leverage a large amount of federal and
non-federal funds. Aligning program priorities with
scientific and community needs relies on continued
agency and community interaction, along with contin-
ued refinement of all program materials. Preparing
proposals in response to RFPs is a significant work-
load for applicants and organizational capacity to
prepare competitive proposals varies. Applicants have
demonstrated a strong ability to address EPA feed-
back on proposals not selected for funding, evidenced
by successful subsequent proposals for later RFPs.
The RFP has been revised each year after receiving
feedback from applicants, and members of proposal
review teams. Some changes have included clarifying
language related to environmental outcomes, altered
authorization language, and additional evaluation cri-
teria related to climate change. In 2011, EPA began
to utilize a two-step RFP process, relying on short
initial proposals followed by submittal and review of
a select number of full proposals. Notable additions
in the 2014 RFP were inclusion of climate change
considerations and pursuit of environmental results
in geographic areas not represented in past awards.
Future solicitations will remain consistent with
requirements for a competitive process, with possi-
bly more outreach about the program to encourage
new participants and partners, and support activities
throughout the Bay Area.
EPA will do its best to support the many partners
working to improve water quality and enhance aquatic
ecosystems with the SFBWQIF grant program based
on available funding. We will strive to advance prog-
ress towards sustainability and protecting the Bay's
natural resources. Partnerships will continue to play
a key role in bringing these projects to fruition, since
demand for funding exceeds available SFBWQIF
funds. The program will continue to maintain its
focus on making smart investments to achieve sig-
nificant water quality results, while looking to foster
widespread use of proven technologies as well as
innovative approaches.
Steelhead and Chinook Parr, Napa River. Photo: Jonathan Koehler.
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Appendix A: Project Summaries
The following are brief summaries of the projects supported by the San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement
Fund with funding from FY 2008 - 2014.
FY 2008
1) Estuary 2100, Phase 1: Resilient Watersheds for a Changing Climate
Funding: SFBWQIF = $4,922,000, Non-federal match = $5,796,701
Schedule: February 2009 - February 2016
Recipient: San Francisco Estuary Partnership/Association of Bay Area Governments
Partners: Bay Conservation and Development Commission, City of San Francisco Planning Department, Com-
munity Conservation International, Save the Bay, Waterways Restoration Institute, USGS, Resource Legacy Fund,
California Land Stewardship Institute, Santa Clara County Parks, Alameda County Resource Conservation District,
Center for Research on Aquatic Bioinvasions, Coastal Conservancy's Invasive Spartina Project, California State
Parks Foundation, Marin Audubon Society, Urban Creeks Council, San Francisco Estuary Institute, Zone 7 Water
Agency, University of San Francisco, ESA, San Francisco Department of Public Works, Literacy for Environmental
Justice
Sixteen discrete on-the-ground projects in 4 different program areas:
• Wetland and Watershed Restoration: remove mercury laden sediment from the Guadalupe watershed (TMDL
implementation), develop and pilot water conservation techniques for vineyards, restore riparian and instream
habitat to address excessive stream temperatures at Stanley Reach on the Arroyo Mocho, remove fish passage
barriers on Stonybrook Creek, focused efforts on invasive Spartina eradication and initiation of Littorina eradi-
cation, use of historical ecology in bayland planning and management processes and restore estuarine habitat in
Yosemite Slough, Arrowhead Marsh, Eden Landing and Bahia Marsh.
• Climate Change: Monitoring Changes in the Bay: produce conceptual adaptive management plans that address
climate change effects for wetlands in the Bay Area; analyze vegetation, mudflat, and channel evolution in the
South Bay Salt Ponds (SBSP); monitor the changes in mercury bioaccumulation resulting from the SBSP Pond
A8 levee breaching; and develop stream restoration design curves for Marin and Sonoma watersheds.
• LID and Stormwater BMPs: identify and quantify suitable public lands for Alameda County that can be convert-
ed from impervious to pervious land cover to manage urban runoff, design and construct a Low Impact Devel-
opment (LID) pilot project in a low-income San Francisco neighborhood, conduct municipal pesticide reduction
trainings and target outreach to reduce urban pesticide use.
• Public Outreach: work with over fifteen partners to coordinate information on project results and conduct a
public outreach campaign.
FY 2009
2) Clean Watersheds for a Clean Bay, Implementing the PCB TMDL
Funding: SFBWQIF = $5,000,000, Non-federal match = $1,940,000
Schedule: May 2010 -January 30, 2016
Recipient: Bay Area Stormwater Management Agencies Association
Partners: California Department of Health Services and the cities of Richmond, Oakland, San Carlos, and San Jose.
Bay Area Stormwater agencies are accelerating PCB TMDL implementation in the watersheds surrounding the Bay.
The project focuses its activities in watersheds that are contributing PCBs and other pollutants to the Bay including
identifying PCB "hot spot" source areas, referring source areas where appropriate to regulatory agencies for clean-
up and abatement, coordinating with municipalities to enhance removal of polluted sediments during routine sed-
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iment management activities, retrofitting 8-10 urban runoff treatment facilities to remove polluted sediments, and
implementing a risk-reduction program for consumers of Bay fish in partnership with the California Department
of Health Services.
3) Cesar Chavez Street LID Pilot
Funding: SFBWQIF = $1,200,000, Non-federal match = $1,040,000
Schedule: June 2010 - December 2015
Recipient: San Francisco Planning Department
Partners: San Francisco Department of Public Works, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, Friends of the
Urban Forest, Plant SF, CC Puede
The project on Cesar Chavez is the largest green street retrofit in San Francisco. It incorporates Low Impact Devel-
opment (LID) features such as stormwater planters, run-off reducing improvements, and permeable concrete with
traditional infrastructure upgrades along a mile-long corridor to improve water quality. The LID elements are part
of a larger streetscape improvement project with a budget of $11,600,000. The overall project goal is to serve as a
template to foster the wide-spread utilization of LID to significantly reduce pollutant contributions to the Bay from
San Francisco's combined sewer system.
4) Estuary 2100, Phase 2: Building Partnerships for Resilient Watersheds
Funding: SFBWQIF = $3,613,704, Non-federal match = $1,204,568
Schedule: March 2010 - December 2016
Recipient: San Francisco Estuary Partnership/Association of Bay Area Governments
Partners: California State Parks Foundation, California Coastal Conservancy, California Land Stewardship Institute,
County of Marin, City of Mill Valley, Napa Resource Conservation District, Sonoma Ecology Center, Southern
Sonoma Resource Conservation District, City of Fremont, City of Richmond, San Francisco Estuary Institute,
North Bay Watershed Association, Marin Municipal Water District, Contra Costa County Public Works
Ten discrete on-the-ground projects in 4 different program areas:
• Wetland and Watershed Restoration: restoring estuarine habitat at Yosemite Slough and subtidal and eelgrass
habitat in several Bay locations, and shoreline characterization and historical change analysis of San Pablo Bay.
• Water Quality Improvement: implementing TMDL actions for pathogens and sediment in Richardson Bay,
Sonoma Creek and the Napa River, and tracking progress towards TMDL goals.
• LID and Stormwater BMPs: constructing and monitoring tree well filters in Fremont, and analyzing stormwater
diversion options in Richmond following stormwater characterization.
• Data Management and Regional Capacity Building: creating interface for local and regional agencies to upload
data into the Bay Area Aquatic Resources Inventory system
FY2010
5) South Bay Salt Pond Tidal Marsh Restoration at Pond A17
Funding: SFBWQIF = $725,000, Non-federal match = $625,000, Leveraged = $5,850,000
Schedule: September 2011 — November 2013
Recipient: California State Coastal Conservancy
Partners: US Fish and Wildlife Service, CA Department of Water Resources
This project will restore 130 acres of tidal marsh at Pond A17, a former salt pond in South San Francisco Bay, and
home to the largest wetlands restoration project on the West Coast. The project design will enhance habitat for
endangered and migratory birds, improve water quality in the Bay through increased filtering of pollutants, and is
anticipated to keep pace with sea level rise. The tidal wetlands habitat will be restored through levee lowering, levee
breaching, and the construction of internal ditch blocks to redirect flows to remnant marsh channels.
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6) Coyote Creek Trash Reduction Project: Clean Creeks, Healthy Communities
Funding: SFBWQIF = $680,000, Non-federal match = $262,867, Leveraged = $119,550
Schedule: September 2011 —June 2015
Recipient: City of San Jose, Environmental Services Department
Partners: Downtown Streets Team, Destination Home, Santa Clara Valley Water District, eBay
Trash is a primary cause of water quality impairments in San Francisco Bay and the Regional Water Board has insti-
tuted trash reduction goals beginning with a reduction of 40% by 2014 and a goal of zero by 2022. The project will
improve water quality in Coyote Creek by addressing trash at its source: litter, illegal encampments and illegal dump-
ing. This project will engage the surrounding neighborhoods to prevent litter and eliminate illegal dumping sites. It
will work with partners to enlist homeless individuals to form clean-up crews to make progress towards improving
water quality and riparian habitat needed to support fish and wildlife. The project's results will help inform other
cities of ways to reduce trash flowing from their streets, storm drains, and public spaces to San Francisco Bay.
FY2011
7) Napa River Sediment TMDL Implementation and Habitat Enhancement
Funding: SFBWQIF = $1,500,000, Non-federal match = $1,765,000
Schedule: June 2011 — December 2015
Recipient: Napa County
Partners: California Land Stewardship Institute, Napa Resource Conservation District, UC Cooperative Extension
Five discrete projects addressing sediment sources identified in the Napa River Sediment TMDL:
• Rutherford Reach Restoration: construction of a widened riparian corridor and removal of vineyards to enlarge
the floodplain along 0.9 miles of a 4.5-mile reach of the Napa River.
• Oakville — Oak Knoll Restoration: restoration design of a 3.9 mile reach of the Napa River, including landowner
agreements and Arundo removal to prepare the site for restoration.
• Ranch Water Quality Plans: outreach and education to ranchers to incorporate BMPs into ranch plans with a
target of implementation on 80% of Napa watershed grazing lands.
• Rural Roads Assessment: county survey and assessment of rural roads and associated stream crossings to pro-
duce a prioritized list of projects necessary to meet the TMDL goal of 50% sediment delivery reduction. In
addition the County Roads Maintenance Manual will be updated with improved BMPs to guide these future road
improvement projects.
• TMDL Tracking and Accounting System: establish a system to track progress toward achieving the Sediment
TMDL and identify necessary tools to better prioritize implementation.
8) Emerson Parcel of Dutch Slough Tidal Marsh Restoration
Funding: SFBWQIF = $1,400,000, Non-federal match = $2,754,000, Leveraged = $6,659,700
Schedule: September 2011 — September 2018
Recipient: California State Coastal Conservancy
Partners: US Fish and Wildlife Service, CA Department of Water Resources, Reclamation District 2137, CA
Department of Fish and Wildlife
The California State Coastal Conservancy has been planning tidal marsh restoration at Dutch Slough, an area of
1,178 acres of diked lands, since 2002. This project will fund restoration of Dutch Slough's Emerson Parcel which
will restore 240 acres of tidal marsh, 15 acres of riparian woodland and scrub, and 100 acres of open subtidal
waters. Restoration activities include grading for tidal marsh elevations, levee breaching, construction of water
control structures, and re-routing Marsh Creek to restore the creek delta on the Emerson parcel, providing seasonal
freshwater flow cues to out-migrating salmon.
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9) Cullinan Ranch Tidal Marsh Restoration
Funding: SFBWQIF = $1,400,000, Non-federal match = $500,000, Leveraged = $12,375,327
Schedule: September 2011 - March 2015
Recipient: Ducks Unlimited
Partners: US Fish and Wildlife Service, CA Department of Fish and Wildlife
This project will restore 1549 acres of tidal wetlands in the San Pablo Bay National Wildlife Refuge. Cullinan Ranch
was once part of an extensive network of tidal marshes in the North Bay. It was diked in the late 1800s for farming
until USFWS acquired the property in 1991 and incorporated it into the San Pablo Bay National Wildlife Refuge.
Subsequent restoration was delayed because of the need to protect Highway 37 from flooding associated with tidal
reintroduction. Project elements include protecting existing infrastructure, and breaching and lowering levees to
allow sedimentation processes to restore tidal marsh. Restoration will improve ecologic health, habitat connectivity
and water quality of the lower Napa River and San Pablo Bay.
10) San Pablo Avenue Green Stormwater Spine Project
Funding: SFBWQIF = $307,646, Non-federal match = $397,964, Leveraged = $1,800,000
Schedule: September 2011 —January 2015
Recipient: San Francisco Estuary Partnership/Association of Bay Area Governments
Partners: Caltrans and the cities of Oakland, Emeryville, Berkeley, Albany, El Cerrito, Richmond, San Pablo
This project involves seven adjacent East Bay cities working with SFEP and Caltrans to design and install highly
visible green infrastructure projects to reduce stormwater pollutants, creating a green stormwater spine along San
Pablo Avenue, a state highway. Cumulatively the project will treat over 7 acres of impervious surface runoff using
site-specific LID technologies such as bio-swales, rain gardens, and/or permeable pavements. Outreach to local
governments via green streets forums and a model ordinance is intended to foster more widespread use of LID
designs and promote more implementation of sustainable infrastructure.
11) Pesticide Reduction Campaign
Funding: SFBWQIF = $250,000, Non-federal match = $83,334, Leveraged = $273,000
Schedule: September 2012 - October 2016
Recipient: San Francisco Estuary Partnership/ABAC
Partners: BASMAA, BACWA, BAPPG, San Jose, Alameda County, SCVURPPP, and other municipal stormwater
and sewer districts
Using social marketing and social media, this project will conduct an advertising campaign to reach a critical mass
of Bay Area residents and provide training to local retail store employees to promote less toxic pesticide options to
their customers throughout the Bay Area. The project has a goal of 5% reduction in Bay Area residents applying
pesticides within their households.
12) San Francisquito Creek Fish Passage Barrier Removal & Channel Stabilization
Funding: SFBWQIF = $75,000, Non-federal match = $25,000, Leveraged = $185,900
Schedule: August 2012 - October 2015
Recipient: San Mateo Resource Conservation District
Partners: National Marine Fisheries Service, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, San Francisquito Creek
Joint Powers Authority, Flycasters, Inc. of San Jose, Acterra, and the Cities of Menlo Park and Palo Alto
This project removed Bonde Weir, a significant fish migration barrier in San Francisquito Creek, and constructed a
new channel design to improve fish migration, stabilize the channel and reduce erosion. The new channel restores
access to 40 upstream miles of steelhead spawning and rearing habitat.
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13) San Pablo Bay Tidal Marsh Water Quality Improvement
Funding: SFBWQIF = $235,884, Non-federal match = $78,620, Leveraged = $1,060,500
Schedule: August 2012 - December 2014
Applicant: Audubon California
Partners: US FWS, Wildlife Conservation Board, Marin Sonoma Mosquito Vector Control District, STRAW, San
Pablo Bay National Wildlife Refuge (SPBNWR)
This project will enhance approximately 300 acres of tidal marsh in Sonoma Creek marsh by excavating a new
channel. Material from the excavation will be used to create new transitional ecotone habitat and the improved tidal
exchange will improve water quality by reducing the need for application of pesticides to control mosquitoes.
14) Rethink Disposable: Packaging Waste Source Reduction Pilot
Funding: SFBWQIF = $257,293, Non-federal match = $85,764, Leveraged = $1,000,000
Schedule: September 2012 — November 2015
Recipient: Clean Water Fund
Partners: Oakland, San Francisco, South San Francisco and San Jose, and San Mateo County along with the business
community
This project targets takeout food packaging, the largest documented source of trash in urban runoff that in turn
ends up in our bays and oceans. The project will assist local municipalities to develop source reduction methods
for their local businesses and will provide model approaches for municipalities to meet their trash reduction permit
requirements.
15) Alameda Creek Restoration: Alameda Creek Healthy Watersheds
Funding: SFBWQIF = $181,823, Non-federal match = $60,607, Leveraged = $334,555
Schedule: September 2012 —June 2015
Recipient: Alameda County Resource Conservation District
Partners: NRCS, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, Alameda County Flood Control & Water Conservation
District, and 20-25 landowners and ranchers.
This project addresses three sub-watersheds in the Alameda Creek watershed that are important habitat for native
anadromous fish and have sediment impairments. Implementation activities include: establishing stream buffers;
restoring channels and riparian areas; and conducting grazing management and/or rural road improvement to man-
age sediment.
FY2012
16) Rebuilding Habitat and Shoreline Resilience through Improved Flood Control Channel
Design and Management
Funding: SFBWQIF = $1,552,059, Non-federal match = $1,570,000, Leveraged = $32,368,000
Schedule: September 2012 - December 2016
Recipient: San Francisco Estuary Partnership/ABAC
Partners: San Francisco Estuary Institute, San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission, San
Francisco Bay Joint Venture, San Francisquito Creek Joint Powers Authority, Committee for Green Foothills, Marin
County Flood Control and Water Conservation District, Contra Costa County Flood Control and Water Conserva-
tion District
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This project will redesign flood control channels to restore wetland habitat, water quality, and shoreline resilience at
two creek mouths: Lower Novato and Lower Walnut Creeks, and document lessons learned for the flood control
design at the mouth of San Francisquito Creek. The flood control districts pursuing these projects will be advanc-
ing the concept that ecologically beneficial flood management designs can work. Project benefits include creating
750 acres of tidal marsh; beneficially reusing 70,000 cubic yards of sediment; and improving 2 miles of stream
channel.
17) Quartermaster Reach Restoration Project
Funding: SFBWQIF = $1,000,000, Non-federal match = $1,000,000, Leveraged = $16,000,000
Schedule: September 2012 - August 2016
Recipient: Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy
Partners: Presidio Trust, National Park Service, Caltrans, and Community Volunteers
This project will restore the area previously covered by hundreds of thousands of square feet of paving, tens of
thousands of cubic yards of fill and the former low viaduct of U.S. Highway 101 (Doyle Drive) to creek, dune and
brackish marsh adjacent to the existing Crissy Field wetlands, expanding wildlife corridors in a highly urban setting.
The area, known as Quartermaster Reach, is located within the Presidio of San Francisco — a national park site —
and is part the ambitious Tennessee Hollow 'springs to bay' watershed-wide restoration program. Specific project
benefits include creating 4.7 acres of wetlands and 3.3 acres of coastal scrub upland, and daylighting a 1,050-foot
length of stream channel.
18) Napa River Restoration: Rutherford Reach & Oakville to Oak Knoll Reach, Group C
Sites 11 -14
Schedule: August 2012 - December 2016
Funding: SFBWQIF = $1,500,000, Non-federal match = $1,500,000
Recipient: Napa County
Partners: Rutherford Dust Restoration Team, California Land Stewardship Institute, and Tessera Sciences
This project will also support a portion of the first phase of construction in the Oakville to Oak Knoll (OVOK)
Restoration Reach (Group C — Sites 11-14) immediately downstream of the Rutherford Project reaches. The
OVOK Project is designed to enhance geomorphic channel forms and processes to support a more diverse and
complex instream conditions, increase river floodplain interactions, improve wildlife habitat, manage invasive non-
native vegetation and enhance native riparian plant communities.
19) Sears Point Tidal Marsh Restoration: Phase I
Funding: SFBWQIF = $941,941, Non-federal match = $941,941, Leveraged = $2,800,000
Schedule: September 2012 - September 2015
Recipient: Sonoma Land Trust
Partners: Ducks Unlimited, California Department of Fish and Game, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Wetlands restoration at Sears Point has been coordinated by the Sonoma Land Trust with CA Department of Fish
and Wildlife, the US Fish and Wildlife Service, and Ducks Unlimited. Because of the scale of this project and
flood protection concerns, pre-breach construction activities are planned from 2012-2015. EPA funds are directed
to pre-breach activities including mobilization of equipment, contaminated soil remediation, construction of a 2.5
mile flood protection/habitat levee, and construction of marsh mounds to accelerate sediment accretion. These are
among the actions that will prepare the site for breaching which will restore 960 acres of tidal marsh in northern
San Pablo Bay. The restored marsh will be transferred to the San Pablo Bay National Wildlife Refuge.
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20) Assessing Impacts of South Bay Salt Pond Tidal Wetland Restoration on Mercury
Methylation and Bioaccumulation
Funding: SFBWQIF = $500,000, Non-federal match = $500,000, Leveraged = $715,000
Schedule: September 2012 —January 2015
Recipient: California State Coastal Conservancy
Partners: USGS, UC Davis, Santa Clara Valley Water District, City of San Jose, USAGE, San Francisco Estuary
Institute
This project will fund mercury studies in the 15,000-acre South Bay Salt Pond Project area to provide information
needed to determine the management regime of Pond A8 (the pond with the highest mercury concentrations)
as well as other future management of the ponds as they are restored to tidal wetlands. These studies have been
identified as needed through a comprehensive planning process for the Salt Pond Project and recommended by an
inter-disciplinary Management Team that oversees the restoration as well as peer reviewed by a Science Team.
FY2013
21) Removing Mercury in the Guadalupe River Watershed: Remediating Calcine Paved Roads
and Jacques Gulch
Funding: SFBWQIF = $800,000, Non-federal match = $800,000
Schedule: October 2013 - December 2015
Recipient: San Francisco Estuary Partnership/ABAC
Partners: Santa Clara County Parks, Santa Clara Valley Water District, San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality
Control Board, and the San Francisco Estuary Institute
This project will reduce mercury entering the Guadalupe watershed and San Francisco Bay by remediating the last
two high priority mine waste sites in the Almaden Quicksilver County Park in Santa Clara County. Remediation
of three miles of calcine (roasted mercury ore) paved roads, where mercury concentrations range from 33 mg/kg
to 233 mg/kg, will be completed by 2015. A 25% design for remediation at Jacques Gulch is the next critical step
needed in developing accurate cost estimates for implementation and solidifying multi agency support for the proj-
ect called for in the Guadalupe River Watershed Mercury TMDL.
22) Breuner Marsh Restoration Project
Funding: SFBWQIF = $1,500,000, Non-federal match = $1,500,000, Leveraged = $9,000,000
Schedule: January 2014 — December 2016
Recipient: East Bay Regional Park District
Partners: California State Coastal Conservancy, San Francisco Estuary Partnership, US Fish and Wildlife Service,
and California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bay Conservation and Development Commission, San Francisco
Bay Trail Program, Bay Area IRWMP, California Department of Parks and Recreation Recreational Trails, Castro
Cove Trustees, California Wildlife Conservation Board, ABAG Priority Conservation Areas
This project will create, restore and enhance 164 acres of wetlands and uplands habitat at Breuner Marsh along the
Point Pinole Regional Shoreline in Richmond. The restored area will be a self-sustaining tidal wetlands area with
adjacent seasonal wetlands and coastal prairie habitats, and will provide a key link in the Bay Trail system. The
project is designed to accommodate a sea level rise of 55 inches by the year 2100 and includes uplands in order for
the wetlands to be able to transgress inland. Site preparation has already begun and the project is estimated to be
completed in 2016.
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23) Napa River Restoration: Oakville to Oak Knoll Reach, Group A Sites 21-23
Funding: SFBWQIF = $1,218,000, Non-federal match = $1,218,000
Schedule: January 2014 - May 2017
Recipient: Napa County
Partners: Landowners, Napa County Resource Conservation, Friends of Napa River and the Farm Bureau
This project will continue implementing high priority sediment reduction measures along the Napa River to reduce
fine sediment sources at Sites 21-23 of the Oakville to Oak Knoll (OVOK) reach, one of the most incised reaches
of the Napa River. The purpose of the OVOK Restoration Project is to restore and enhance long-term river and
floodplain function, improve the quality and resilience of aquatic and terrestrial riparian habitat, and reduce prop-
erty damage and sediment delivery associated with ongoing bank erosion processes. The existing bank will be set
back to provide a stable cross-section to reduce fine sediment loading from bank erosion, resulting in removal of
8.6 acres of vineyard and establishment of a new floodplain area. The project will include widening the channel,
enhancing the floodplain, reducing channel bank erosion, and installing large woody debris structures to improving
aquatic habitat through a joint public-private partnership. The project will also support further development of the
TMDL Implementation Tracking and Accounting System (ITAS) to help track TMDL progress and implementation
of water quality enhancement actions including rapid assessments and methodologies for assessing rural roads, bank
erosion and restoration activities.
24) Reducing Nutrients to SF Bay through Additional WWTP Sidestream Treatment
Funding: SFBWQIF = $517,650, Non-federal match = $517,650
Schedule: January 2014 —January 2016
Recipient: East Bay Municipal Utility District
Partners: Bay Area Clean Water Agencies (BACWA), HDR Engineering, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission
(SFPUC), Delta Diablo (DD), East Bay Dischargers Authority (EBDA), Oro Loma Sanitary District (OLSD), San
Jose/Santa Clara Regional Wastewater Facility (SJSC) and San Francisco Regional Water Quality Control Board
(SFRWQCB), San Francisco Estuary Institute (SFEI) and ReNUWIt (Re-inventing the Nation's Urban Water Infra-
structure) which includes Stanford and UC Berkeley
A growing body of evidence suggests that the historic resilience of San Francisco Bay to nutrient enrichment
could be weakening, and is generating increased interest from regulators and the regulated community to develop
strategies to reduce nutrient loads. This regional project will evaluate new best-available treatment technologies for
nitrogen-rich wastewater treatment plant "sidestreams" at a variety of different wastewater treatment plants around
the Bay Area to quantify the potential nutrient load reductions to SF Bay.
25) South Bay Salt Pond Tidal Wetland Restoration Phase II Planning
Funding: SFBWQIF = $866,021, Non-federal match = $866,021
Schedule: January 2014 — December 2016
Recipient: California State Coastal Conservancy
Partners: US Fish and Wildlife Service, US Geological Survey, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, the
Santa Clara Valley Water District, Alameda County Public Works Agency, National Oceanic Atmospheric Adminis-
tration, and local cities
This project will fund completion of the planning and environmental documentation required for the construction
of Phase II restoration projects. When Phase II projects are complete at the Ravenswood and Alviso complexes, an
additional 1005 acres of tidal marsh and 60 acres of managed ponds will be restored. Phase II restoration projects
include climate change adaptation features, such as large transition zones, elevation heterogeneity and plans for
inland marsh transgression. Funding of these activities will keep the Conservancy's schedule of beginning Phase II
construction projects in 2016.
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FY2014
26) Sears Point Tidal Marsh Restoration: Phase II
Funding: SFBWQIF = $1,500,000, Non-federal match = $1,500,000
Project Period: December 2014 - November 2018
Recipient: Sonoma Land Trust
Partners: US Fish and Wildlife Service, San Pablo Bay National Wildlife Refuge, CDFW, Ducks Unlimited, San
Francisco Bay Joint Venture
This project will restore tidal action to 960 acres and provide connectivity of tidal marsh habitat from the Sono-
ma Baylands to San Pablo Bay. Restoration activities have been coordinated by the Sonoma Land Trust with CA
Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) and the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). EPA funds will be
directed to grading, lowering, and breaching of the existing levee; excavation of a new channel to connect the site to
the Petaluma River Navigation Channel; installation of key public access features; initial establishment of a vegetat-
ed transition zone on the new levee; and monitoring.
27) Napa River Restoration: Oakville to Oak Knoll Reach Group C, Site 14
Funding: SFBWQIF = $894,324, Non-federal match = $894,324
Project Period: January 2015 — December 2018
Recipient: Napa County
Partners: Landowners, Napa County Resource Conservation District, California Land Stewardship Institute
This project will continue implementing high priority sediment reduction measures along the Napa River to reduce
fine sediment sources at Site 14 of the Oakville to Oak Knoll (OVOK) reach. The purpose of the OVOK Resto-
ration Project is to restore and enhance long-term river and floodplain function, improve the quality and resilience
of aquatic and terrestrial riparian habitat, and reduce property damage and sediment delivery associated with on-
going bank erosion processes. The project will include restoration actions on 2 properties including widening the
channel, enhancing the floodplain, reducing channel bank erosion, and improving aquatic habitat through a joint
public-private partnership. Project benefits include restoring 5 acres of riparian habitat, creating a 750 linear foot
high flow swale and backwater alcoves, and addressing 1500 linear feet of actively eroding stream banks using bio-
technical methods.
28) South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project: Phase II Construction at Ravenswood
Funding: SFBWQIF = $1,000,000, Non-federal match = $1,000,000
Project Period: December 2014 -June 2018
Recipient: California State Coastal Conservancy
Partners: US FWS Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge, and the Cities of Redwood City and
Menlo Park
This project will restore and enhance wetlands in the Ravenswood Pond Complex as part of a second wave of
implementation at the South Bay Salt Ponds (SBSP). As a result of this project, 280 acres of tidal wetlands will be
restored, 60 acres will be maintained as pond habitat, tidal circulation through a 10 acre remnant tidal slough will be
improved, and 15 acres of upland refugia will be created. Working with multiple federal, state, and local partners
the SBSP Restoration Project is using innovative and cost-effective restoration methods to improve wetland habitats
on a significant scale. The restoration design will create long-term, self-sustaining tidal wetlands, a transitional zone
for accommodating sea level rise, and uplands that provide valuable habitat for special status species.
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29) Upper York Creek Dam Removal, Fish Passage, and Ecosystem Restoration
Funding: SFBWQIF = $987,876, Non-federal match = $987,876, Leveraged = $3,816,349
Project Period: December 2014 - March 2019
Recipient: City of St. Helena
Partners: Department of Water Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service, Napa County, and Napa County
Resource Conservation District
This project will remove an earthen dam and restore the channel cross-section on .23 miles of Upper York Creek in
the upper Napa River watershed in 2016. Further, this project will open access to 1.5 miles of steelhead spawning
and rearing habitat. Implementation of the project will be the culmination of 15 years of cooperative planning with
resource agencies to remove an obsolete dam that is a complete barrier to fish passage and to restore aquatic habitat
in the upstream degraded reservoir. Reconnecting Upper York Creek with the Napa River will help restore natural
hydrologic functioning of the watershed including sediment and woody debris transport.
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Appendix B: Expected Environmental Results (Logic Models)
Appendix B includes a summary table that itemizes each SFBWQIF grant, followed by 29 individual Logic Model
tables that describe environmental results for each project funded between 2008 to 2014.
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San Francisco Estuary Partnership
Bay Area Stormwater Management Agencies Association
City and County of San Francisco
San Francisco Estuary Partnership
California State Coastal Conservancy
City of San Jose
Napa County
California State Coastal Conservancy
Ducks Unlimited
San Francisco Estuary Partnership
San Francisco Estuary Partnership
San Mateo Resource Conservation District
Audubon California
Clean Water Fund
Alameda County Resource Conservation District
San Francisco Estuary Partnership
Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy
Napa County
Sonoma Land Trust
California State Coastal Conservancy
San Francisco Estuary Partnership
East Bay Regional Park District
Napa County
EBMUD
California State Coastal Conservancy
Sonoma Land Trust
Napa County
California State Coastal Conservancy
City of St. Helena
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Estuary 2100, Phase 1: Resilient Watersheds for a
Changing Climate - 16 projects
Clean Watersheds for a Clean Bay
Cesar Chavez Street LID Pilot
Estuary 2100, Phase 2: Building Partnerships for
Resilient Watersheds - 10 projects
South Bay Salt Pond A17 Tidal Marsh Restoration
Coyote Creek Trash Reduction Project
Napa River Sediment TMDL Implementation and
Habitat Enhancement Plan
Dutch Slough, Emerson Parcel Tidal Marsh Restoration
Cullinan Ranch Tidal Marsh Restoration Project
San Pablo Avenue Stormwater Spine
Pesticide Reduction Campaign: Greener Pesticides
for Cleaner Waterways
San Francisquito Creek Stabilization at Bonde Weir
San Pablo Bay Tidal Marsh Enhancement &
Water Quality Improvement
Rethink Disposable: Packaging Waste Source Reduction Pilot
Alameda Creek Healthy Watersheds
Rebuilding Habitat and Shoreline Resilience through Improved
Flood Control Channel Design and Management
Quartermaster Reach Restoration
Napa River Restoration: Rutherford Reach Completion and
Oakville to Oak Knoll Reach, Group C Sites 11-14
Sears Point Tidal Marsh Restoration: Phase I
South Bay Salt Pond Mercury Studies
Removing Mercury in the Guadalupe Watershed
Breuner Marsh Restoration
Napa River Restoration: Oakville to Oak Knoll Reach,
Group A Sites 21-23
Reducing Nutrients in SF Bay through WWTP
Sidestream Treatment
South Bay Salt Ponds Restoration Project:
Revegetation and Phase 2 Planning
Sears Point Restoration Project: Phase II
Napa River Restoration: Oakville to Oak Knoll Reach,
Group C Site 14
South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project: Phase II
Construction at Ravenswood
Upper York Creek Dam Removal, Fish Passage, and
Ecosystem Restoration
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Estuary 2100, Phase 1: Resilient Watersheds for a Changing Climate
Recipient: San Francisco Estuary Partnership
Funding: $4,922,000 (non-federal match = $5,796,701), FFY: 2008
Project Period: February 2009 - February 2016
OUTPUTS (Activity, effort, and/or work product during project period)
16 Discrete Projects (Recipient, SFBWQIF Funding)
OUTCOMES (Environmental Results)
SHORT-TERM (1-5YRS)
LONG-TERM (5-20+YRS)
Control erosion and sediment transport from the 4.3-acre Senador Mine, an
abandoned mercury mine in the Guadalupe River watershed, and dispose of
calcines on-site to reduce mercury loads to local streams and San Francisco Bay
(Santa Clara County Parks and Recreation, $492,500)
Collect annual satellite and aerial imagery showing the extent of mudflats and
vegetation communities in the South Bay Salt Ponds, update wetland restoration
design tools and document mercury cycling in restored tidal marsh and Pond
A8 (Resources Legacy Fund, $403,850)
Examine the resilience of Corte Madera Baylands to sea level rise, and consider
how their ecosystem benefits can be preserved (Bay Conservation and Develop-
ment Commission, $591,000)
Develop stream design curves for creeks in Marin and Sonoma counties to aid
in stream restoration projects by analyzing the morphology of a statistically
significant number of stable streams and plotting bankfull width, height, and
sinuosity against drainage area. Establish the correlation between the various
channel characteristics and the hydrology of the region (Waterways Resources
Institute, $30,000).
Propagate and plant over 12,000 native plants on 10.5 acres to establish upland
transition zones adjacent to the existing Bahia tidal wetlands (Marin Audubon
Society, $56,000)
Plant 1500 native oak trees, 3500 native riparian trees, and remove fish barriers
in the Stanley Reach of Alameda Creek (Urban Creeks Council, $393,998)
Improve two road culverts that are fish barriers in Stonybrook Creek, a trib-
utary of Alameda Creek (Alameda County Resource Conservation District,
$147,750)
Remove approximately 291 pounds
of mercury laden calcines from the
Guadalupe watershed and bury them
in the San Francisco Open Cut
Develop passive and active frost
control measures for vineyards and
pilot two different techniques
Remove invasive plant species (30%
reduction) and revegetate with native
wetland plants at Eden Landing and
Martin Luther King Regional Shore-
line Park (2.24 acres total)
Restore 13.4 acres of riparian habi-
tat and —5200 linear feet of stream
habitat for salmonids
Open 0.7 stream-miles of upstream
aquatic habitat
Restore 2.24 acres of tidal marsh
ecotone habitat
Create wetland habitat attractive to the
Endangered Ridgway's rail, salt marsh
harvest mouse, and other fauna at
Bahia
Ongoing restoration and management
for each watershed draining to San
Francisco Bay
Reduce loadings of mercury to the
Guadalupe River as per the Guadalupe
River Mercury TMDL
Widespread use of LID to treat
polluted stormwater and enhance
aquatic ecosystems
Increased shoreline resilience to sea
level rise
Increased habitat resilience and
spawning habitat in the Alameda
Creek watershed designated as an
important watershed for recovering
regional steelhead populations
More widespread use of water
conserving frost control measures
in vineyards in the Bay area
Reduction of trash entering San
Francisco Bay tributaries
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Develop best management practices to reduce vineyard water use during critical
periods of salmonid migration (California Land Stewardship Institute, $98,500)
Remove invasive plants and revegetate with native plants at Eden Landing and
MLK shoreline to further wetlands restoration (Save the Bay, $197,000)
Provide hands-on training for local youth interns on plant propagation and wet-
lands restoration at Yosemite Slough (California Parks Foundation, $98,500)
Survey and remove Littorina littorea, an invasive snail, at three locations around
San Francisco Bay: Ashby Spit, Foster City, and Dumbarton Point (Center for
Research on Aquatic Bioinvasions, $30,000)
Treat and remove invasive Spartina from various locations around San Francis-
co Bay (California State Coastal Conservancy, $172,375)
Develop best management practices and case studies for single-use bags and
polystyrene. Work with Bay Area cities to implement plastic bag and Styrofoam
bans (Save the Bay, $394,000).
Map all impervious public parcels in Alameda County to assess low impact
development/green stormwater treatment potential (Community Conservation
International, $246,250)
Replace 20,891 ft.2 of concrete with new landscaping, street trees, stormwater
planters and permeable pavers to allow rainwater to permeate into the ground
along one block of Newcomb Ave., San Francisco (City and County of San
Francisco, $492,500)
Conduct Baywide outreach on water quality, low impact development, integrat-
ed pest management and wetland restoration via forums and podcasts (SFEP,
$109,900)
Remove populations of Littorina
littorea - from Ashby Spit, Foster City,
and Dumbarton Point
Remove 90 acres of invasive Spartina
Adopt plastic bag and/or polystyrene
bans in over three Bay Area cities
Treat 1.17 acres of impervious surface
with LID
Create 8 educational podcasts high-
lighting the projects' successes to reach
the public
Management and control of invasive
Spartina and Littorina littorea
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Implementing SF Bay PCB TMDL
Recipient: Bay Area Stormwater Management Agencies Association (BASMAA)
Funding: $5,000,000 (Nonfederal match: $1,940,000), FFY2009
Project Period: May 2010 - January 2016
OUTPUTS (Activity, effort, and/or work product during project period)
OUTCOMES (Environmental Results)
SHORT-TERM (1-5YRS)
LONG-TERM (5-20+YRS)
Select five high priority subwatersheds that discharge urban runoff with PCBs
and other pollutants to the Bay
Identify PCB and mercury source areas within the project subwatersheds and
refer these sites to regulatory agencies for cleanup and abatement
Develop methods to enhance removal of sediment with PCBs and other pollut-
ants during municipal sediment management activities
Retrofit 8 to 10 urban sites with stormwater treatment facilities
Facilitate development and implementation of a regional risk communication
and exposure reduction program that focuses on educating the public about the
health risks of consuming certain species of Bay fish that contain high levels of
PCBs and mercury
Create public education outreach materials, project web portal, guidance manu-
al, and technical workshops
Reduce annual loading of PCBs to the
Bay by approximately 0.3-1.5 kg/yr.,
reducing the current estimated storm-
water runoff load of 20 kg/yr. by
about 2-8%
Treat ~2 square miles with storm-
water retrofits to reduce potential
hydrologic impacts on downstream
receiving waters
Consumers of Bay fish will have a
greater awareness and understand-
ing of fish contamination issues and
options for reducing their exposure to
pollutants
Identify most promising best manage-
ment practices (BMPs) for fully
meeting the PCB TMDL allocations
(2 kg/yr.) in the future and thereby
help address important impairments
to the Bay's beneficial uses
Enhance the desirability of commer-
cial enterprise zones and residential
neighborhoods in the project water-
sheds as a result of clean-up activities
Project Type: Restoring Water Quality
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Cesar Chavez Street LID Project
Recipient: City and County of San Francisco
Funding: $1,200,000 (Nonfederal match: $1,040,000), FFY: 2009
Project Period: June 2010 - December 2015
OUTPUTS (Activity, effort, and/or work product during project period)
OUTCOMES (Environmental Results)
SHORT-TERM (1-5YRS)
LONG-TERM (5-20+YRS)
Identify locations for stormwater improvements, including where pavement can
be removed and street trees planted
Produce design specifications and model hydrologic benefits of project
Develop policy to integrate LID into traditional grey sewer infrastructure proj-
ects
Engage local community in greening efforts, through a partnership with the San
Francisco-based nonprofit Friends of the Urban Forest
Develop inter-agency coordination and mobilization around integration of LID
in streetscape improvements
Foster synergistic relationships between LID-related non-profit organizations
and City agencies
Reduced stormwater volume as a
result of LID elements
Reduced peak-flow contribution as a
result of LID elements
Reduced pollutant load in stormwater
from LID treatment along Cesar
Chavez Street
7,300 ft.2 of vegetated sidewalk
gardens installed by volunteers
contributing 260 volunteer hours
Develop LID construction training
modules, construction management
protocols, and maintenance protocols
for interagency projects incorporating
LID
Establish an initial LID monitoring
program to help inform future design
and performance assumptions for
LID in San Francisco
Project Type: Greening Development
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Estuary 2100, Phase 2: Building Partnerships for Resilient Watershed
Recipient: San Francisco Estuary Partnership
Funding: $3,613,704 (non-federal match = $1,204,568), FFY: 2009
Project Period: March 2010 - December 2016
OUTPUTS (Activity, effort, and/or work product during project period)
10 Discrete Projects (Recipient, SFBWQIF Funding)
OUTCOMES (Environmental Results)
SHORT-TERM (1-5YRS)
LONG-TERM (5-20+YRS)
Pilot two alternative full sized tree well filter designs to both treat stormwater
in an industrial area of Fremont and incorporate NPDES trash capture require-
ments (City of Fremont, $300,000)
Evaluate the feasibility of diverting stormwater flows from the North Rich-
mond pump station to the nearby wastewater treatment facility for treatment
prior to discharge to SF Bay and, if feasible, construction of retrofits to divert
flows from the North Richmond Pump station to the treatment facility (Contra
Costa County Public Works, $683,032)
Implement two projects to address the Richardson Bay Pathogen TMDL
(Marin County, $614,655)
1. Re-contour creek and floodplain, remove invasive and plant native species to
increase infiltration, and install fencing on a tributary of Warner Creek in
Boyle Park, Mill Valley and engage the local Boyle Park community through
outreach events and stencil 20 storm drains in the area with "Drains to Bay"
2. Conduct outreach on the importance of maintaining water quality to boaters
living along Richardson Bay
Implement sediment TMDL projects in the Napa River watershed (Napa
County Resource Conservation District, $367,500)
1. Repair and upgrade over four miles of eroding rural roads at critical erosion
sites in the Heath Canyon watershed
2. Develop LandSmart water quality template and resource binder and a series
of corresponding workshops to facilitate compliance with a water quality
regulatory program being developed in the Napa/Sonoma regions.
3. Assess —400 acres of private property and develop 20 site specific manage-
ment plans to reduce stormwater runoff
Implement sediment TMDL projects in the Napa River watershed (California
Land Stewardship Institute, $119,000)
1. Hold workshops for vineyards on sediment management control
Treat stormwater from over 14,000 ft.2
of impervious surface in an industrial
area of Fremont
Treat dry weather polluted stormwater
prior to discharging to SF Bay
Restore stream corridor within the
Boyle Park reach of a tributary to
Warner Creek, and reduce pathogens
to Warner Creek and Richardson Bay
Treat over four miles of highly erosive
road in Napa County and prevent
approximately 4000 yd.3 of sediment
from reaching the Napa River
Treat 10,500 acres of agricultural land
with erosion controls measures and
prevent up to 50,000 metric tons of
fine sediment per year from entering
the Napa River
Restore native oyster and eelgrass beds
in San Francisco Bay
Ongoing restoration and management
for each watershed draining to San
Francisco Bay
Widespread use of LID to treat
polluted stormwater and enhance
aquatic ecosystems
Increase capacity of Napa County
heavy equipment operators to imple-
ment best practices when performing
maintenance on rural roadways
Address Napa River Watershed and
Sonoma Creek Watershed Sediment
TMDL goals by reducing sediment
inputs in the two watersheds from
stream bank erosion, rural road
erosion, and erosion from peak flows
Reduce pathogen loading into
Richardson Bay from tributaries
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2. Provide one-on-one technical assistance to vineyard owners to develop a
detailed farm conservation plan, including a comprehensive sediment source
inventory, road assessment and creek assessment for sediment sources and
canopy cover for water temperatures
Implement sediment TMDL projects in the Sonoma Creek watershed (Sonoma
Ecology Center, $363,800)
1.Conduct outreach and provide technical assistance to up to 40 property own-
ers or land managers and provide up to 20 site assessments to reduce sedi-
ment and pathogen delivery to Sonoma Creek
2. Stabilize banks, slow runoff, and improve habitat at —15 sites along Sonoma
Creek
3. Monitor Sonoma Creek ambient water quality conditions
Implement sediment TMDL projects in the southern Sonoma Creek watershed
(Sonoma Resource Conservation District, $318,300)
1. Implement a bank stabilization and erosion control project on a seasonal
tributary to Sonoma Creek
2. Conduct outreach on sediment management with landowners and assist them
in preparing documents for the conditional grazing waiver
Living Shorelines: subtidal habitat improvement and native oyster restoration
(State Coastal Conservancy, $300,000)
1. Design and implement various subtidal restoration techniques
2. Monitor the effectiveness of each design in regard to habitat value and oyster
restoration
Shoreline Change Study and Bay Area Aquatic Resources Inventory (BAARI)
Accessibility Project (San Francisco Estuary Institute, $370,000)
1. Study of short- and long-term erosion/accretion rates of the San Pablo Bay
Shoreline
2. Integrate a publically accessible data function for BAARI that will be inte-
grated into EcoAtlas
Install 3 stormwater detention struc-
tures, and remove 5 acres of riparian
weeds and revegetate with 2600 native
plants along Sonoma Creek
Prevent approximately 5,620 ft.3 of
sediment from eroding streambanks
annually and prevent 21,600 gallons
per year of peak runoff from reaching
Sonoma Creek
Reduce sediment loading from a
seasonal tributary to Sonoma Creek
and increased capacity among land-
owners to develop plans needed to
obtain grazing waivers
Create new, valuable subtidal habitat
including native oyster and eelgrass
beds.
Develop maps and GIS layers depict-
ing erosion/accretion rates of San
Pablo Bay
Develop a portal for groups to upload
their habitat data into BAARI with
SFEI reviewing data for quality control
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Project Type: Restoring Water Quality
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Pond A17 Tidal Marsh Restoration
Recipient: California State Coastal Conservancy
Funding: $750,000 (Nonfederal match: $625,000), FFY: 2010
Project Period: September 2011 - November 2013
OUTPUTS (Activity, effort, and/or work product during project period)
OUTCOMES (Environmental Results)
SHORT-TERM (1-5YRS)
LONG-TERM (5-20+YRS)
Construct a 400' berm to control water movement.
Install inlet and outlet structure with fish screen
Construct 16 islands at 15,000 ft.2 each for 240,000 ft.2 total
Levee lowering and levee breaches to restore tidal action to 130 acres.
Reconfigure trail alignment, and resurface 20,400 linear feet of public access
trail
Install two overlooks and four interpretative panels
Improved recreational use of site,
including trail reconfiguration to
protect endangered species habitat
Improved signage to increase the
public's knowledge of the environ-
mental benefits of the project and
natural history of site
Site contouring and constructed
islands provides high tide refugia for
endangered salt marsh harvest mouse,
Ridgway's Rail and other birds and
mammals
Restore 130 acres of tidal marsh
High quality roosting, feeding and
nesting habitat for migratory and
special status shorebirds and water-
fowl
Improve water quality in Artesian
Slough above baseline
Increase populations of migratory
shorebirds, resident fish species, and
mammals in the project area above
baseline
Increase primary productivity in
mudflat areas of Coyote Slough as a
result of Pond A17 marsh nutrient
export
Restore 9 acres of tidal channel to
create fish habitat
Restore tidal marsh provides flood
protection benefits
Project Type: Wetland Restoration
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Coyote Creek Trash Reduction Project: Clean Creeks, Healthy Communities
Recipient: City of San Jose
Funding: $680,000 (Nonfederal match: $262,867). FFY: 2010
Project Period: September 2011 -June 2015
OUTPUTS (Activity, effort, and/or work product during project period)
OUTCOMES (Environmental Results)
SHORT-TERM (1-5YRS)
LONG-TERM (5-20+YRS)
Organize 48 environmental education, outreach events, and creek and neighbor-
hood cleanup events
Complete a minimum of 2 public art projects
Perform a minimum of 8 large scale illegal encampment cleanups and creek
cleanups with professional workers at hotspots
Eliminate the four chronic dump sites within target area
Install surveillance cameras at chronic dumpsites
Create anti-dumping outreach webpage
Permanently house 50 homeless individuals who live in targeted reach of
Coyote Creek
Perform 14,300 hours of peer to peer outreach to homeless people living in
Coyote Creek and 39,000 hours of community services cleaning up litter and
monitoring riparian area
Pre, midpoint and post program surveys of resident's knowledge and attitudes
towards Coyote Creek
Conduct 8 urban rapid trash assessments (URTA) and document change in
volume of trash and appearance of Coyote Creek with URTA rating
Remove 80 tons of trash and debris
from Coyote Creek via encampment
cleanups
Remove 400 yd.3 of trash and debris
from Coyote Creek during cleanup
events
Program surveys indicate that:
- 66% of residents are aware of
Coyote Creek and its environmental
significance;
- 50% of residents report that the
health of Coyote Creek is important
to them;
- 66% of residents are aware that their
personal conduct can result in litter
in Coyote Creek;
- 33% of residents report participat-
ing in recreation that directly in-
volves Coyote Creek riparian
corridor;
- 66% of residents understand that
litter and illegal dumping is harmful
to personal well-being; and
- 66% of community residents report
that they feel they could safely visit
the Coyote Corridor
Achieve zero trash discharge to
Coyote Creek by 2022
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Project Type: Restoring Water Quality
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San Pablo Avenue Green Stormwater Spine
Recipient: San Francisco Estuary Partnership
Funding: $307,646 (Nonfederal match: $397,964), FFY: 2011
Project Period: September 2011 -January 2015
OUTPUTS (Activity, effort, and/or work product during project period)
OUTCOMES (Environmental Results)
SHORT-TERM (1-5YRS)
LONG-TERM (5-20+YRS)
Select Project Designer and/or Design/Build Contractor
Develop planting plan
Complete environmental review for CEQA for each of the seven projects
Build the seven cities' projects in accordance with the plans and specifications
Draft, circulate, and promote a draft Green Streets Model Ordinance for Bay
Area cities to advance acceptance of low impact stormwater treatment installa-
tions
Draft and circulate an RFP for construction management services for a quali-
fied firm, preferably with low impact development construction experience, to
provide on-site construction management to insure that the projects are built in
accordance with approved design plans and specifications
Treat ~7 acres of impervious surface
with LID
40-80% reduction in conventional
stormwater pollutants, such as met-
als, PCBs, and PAHs and other heavy
metals
Adoption of a LID ordinance or poli-
cy by at least one municipality
Increase in LID in each of the partici-
pating cities along San Pablo Ave.
Project Type: Restoring Water Quality
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Napa River Sediment TMDL Implementation and Habitat Enhancement
Recipient: County of Napa
Funding: $1,500,000 (Nonfederal match: $1,765,000), FFY: 2011
Project Period: June 2011 - December 2015
OUTPUTS (Activity, effort, and/or work product during project period)
OUTCOMES (Environmental Results)
SHORT-TERM (1-5YRS)
LONG-TERM (5-20+YRS)
Repair approximately 1800 feet of eroding banks in Phase 3 of the Rutherford
Reach project area
Develop an online mapping tool to display, on a subwatershed area basis, an
interactive map to track and report on TMDL implementation progress
Work with livestock producers in the Napa River watershed to develop regional
water quality control plans that assess pollutant sources and identify manage-
ment practices to control sediment and pathogens coming from grazed proper-
ties
Assess and prioritize unimproved public roads and stream crossings in the
Napa River watershed
Remove 5 acres of invasive Arundo and revegetate with native plants
Develop construction designs for 59 acres of habitat and water quality im-
provement along 3.9 miles of the Oakville to Oak Knoll reach of the main
stem of the Napa River
Reduce rates of sediment delivery
(associated with incision and accelerat-
ed bank erosion) to channels by 50%
by 2017
Ranchers control sediment and
pathogens on 80% of grazing lands in
the Napa River watershed (approxi-
mately 16,000 acres)
One priority stream crossing repaired
preventing an estimated 760 tons of
sediment from entering Napa River
and eliminating a documented fish
passage barrier
Reduce human sources of sediment to
the Napa River by 51% by 2029 (Goal:
185,000 metric tons/year)
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Project Type: Watershed Restoration
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Dutch Slough, Emerson Parcel Tidal Marsh Restoration
Recipient: California State Coastal Conservancy
Funding: $1,400,000 (Nonfederal match: $2,754,000), FFY: 2011
Project Period: September 2011 - September 2018
OUTPUTS (Activity, effort, and/or work product during project period)
OUTCOMES (Environmental Results)
SHORT-TERM (1-5YRS)
LONG-TERM (5-20+YRS)
Eliminate cattle grazing on 425 acres
Conduct pre-project water quality monitoring
Grade marsh plain and Marsh Creek channel
Construct water control structures
Revegetate the marsh
Pre-breach revegetation of 15 acres of riparian woodland and scrub
Reestablish Marsh Creek Delta and hydrologic processes by routing Marsh
Creek through the Emerson parcel. New delta will replace straightened, chan-
nelized stream bed (approximately 1.25 miles) with sinuous dendritic channels
(approximately 2.5 miles).
Breach levees to reintroduce tidal action and reestablish a supply of natural
freshwater flows and fluvial sediments to approximately 240 acres
Contribute to scientific understanding of ecological restoration by implement-
ing the project under an adaptive management framework
Design and construct the project with minimal high marsh habitat, because
these areas, with frequent wetting and drying, can be sources for mercury meth-
ylation
Filter pollutants from terrestrial runoff
and improve water quality
Create freshwater signal to attract
native fishes to spawning/rearing
habitats
Contribute to primary productivity
and enhance food supply for sensitive
pelagic species potentially including
Delta smelt and longfin smelt through
export of nutrients
Increase habitat for sensitive native
species (Chinook salmon, Sacramento
splittail, California Black Rail, Swain-
son's Hawk, Loggerhead Shrike,
Tricolored blackbird) and potentially
spawning habitat for Delta smelt
Minimize production and export of
methyl mercury
Restore tidal channels (>5 miles)
Restore approximately 240 acres of
freshwater intertidal marsh
Restore 15 acres of riparian woodland
and scrub-shrub
Restore approximately 2 miles of
shaded riverine aquatic habitat
Preserve and enhance up to 100 acres
of managed freshwater marsh
Project Type: Wetland Restoration
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Cullinan Ranch Tidal Marsh Restoration Project
Recipient: Ducks Unlimited
Funding: $1,400,000 (Nonfederal match: $500,000), FFY: 2011
Project Period: September 2011 - September 2018
OUTPUTS (Activity, effort, and/or work product during project period)
OUTCOMES (Environmental Results)
SHORT-TERM (1-5YRS)
LONG-TERM (5-20+YRS)
Levee improvements for protection of Highway 37 and Pond 1, including
graded intertidal bench in SW corner, earthen viewing pad (Precursor to levee
breaches)
Create and enhance upland transition habitat along setback levee and Pond 1
levee
Build Public Access: fishing pier and kayak launch
Excavate channel for access from kayak launch facility to existing channel
Beneficially reuse up to 405,000 yd.3 of sediment (dredge material) prior to
breaching levees to restore up to 50 acres of intertidal habitat
Lower approximately 26,000 linear feet of levee
Breach the Cullinan Ranch perimeter levees at five points and the Pond 3
perimeter levee at three points
Conduct water quality monitoring and habitat monitoring data for methylmer-
cury, waterbirds, vegetation, channel evolution, priority species, sedimentation
Reconnect 1,549 acres of estuarine
subtidal and intertidal habitat to San
Pablo Bay watershed
Create approximately 30 acres of
habitat suitable for Salt Marsh
Harvest Mouse (SMHM) colonization
Restore hydrologic connectivity
between Cullinan Ranch and sur-
rounding sloughs
Restore hydrologic connectivity with
Pond 3
Increase waterbird utilization within 1
year and SMHM utilization within 5
years
Use by target fish species
Improved habitat connectivity among
wetland, transitional and upland hab-
itat
Increased SMHM population size
Ridgway's rail utilization
Improved water quality with restored
tidal marsh
Results will inform future restoration
projects and used in adaptive man-
agement to ensure project is meeting
objectives
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Project Type: Wetland Restoration
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Urban Pesticide Reduction Campaign
Recipient: San Francisco Estuary Partnership
Funding: $250,000 (Nonfederal match: $83,334), FFY: 2011
Project Period: September 2012 - October 2016
OUTPUTS (Activity, effort, and/or work product during project period)
OUTCOMES (Environmental Results)
SHORT-TERM (1-5YRS)
LONG-TERM (5-20+YRS)
Engage 12 additional community group partners engaged
Develop a mobile phone app. for less-toxic pesticide information
Complete and distribute a tabling kit
Summary of number of people reached through in-person interactions
New ads and PSAs for Our Water Our World (OWOW)
Establish a project Facebook page
Report on social media interactions, click-throughs and web visits, media pitch-
es, articles placed and coverage, events and attendees
Collect less-toxic pesticide sales data
Improve water quality through
decreasing sales of most-toxic pesti-
cides and increasing desired behaviors
of residential pesticide customers
Over ten years of increased campaign
visibility, a 15% reduction in residents
applying pesticides and 20% reduc-
tions in those who believe toxic pesti-
cides are necessary is expected
Project Type: Restoring Water Quality
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San Francisquito Creek Stabilization at Bonde Weir
Recipient: San Mateo Resource Conservation District
Funding: $75,000 (Nonfederal match: $25,000), FFY: 2011
Project Period: August 2012 - October 2015
OUTPUTS (Activity, effort, and/or work product during project period)
OUTCOMES (Environmental Results)
SHORT-TERM (1-5YRS)
LONG-TERM (5-20+YRS)
Finalize designs
Obtain permits for fish barrier removal
Remove in stream barrier for fish migration
Re-profile streambed with engineered streambed material
Cover and plant exposed bare ground adjacent to the Creek to prevent erosion
Protect and enhance over 120 feet of streambed by adding new rock material
designed to withstand Creek flows associated with a 100 year storm
Restore access to 40 miles of stream
for anadromous fish rearing and
spawning grounds below Searsville
dam
Functioning erosion control struc-
tures, healthy restored riparian vegeta-
tion covering the site
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Project Type: Wetland Restoration
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San Pablo Bay Tidal Marsh Enhancement and Water Quality Improvement
Recipient: Audubon California
Funding: $235,884 (Nonfederal match: $60,607), FFY: 2011
Project Period: August 2012 - December 2014
OUTPUTS (Activity, effort, and/or work product during project period)
OUTCOMES (Environmental Results)
SHORT-TERM (1-5YRS)
LONG-TERM (5-20+YRS)
Excavate a large tidal channel through the center of the marsh and small lateral
channels from the newly excavated large channel
Expand the size of some existing small channels connecting to and within the
relic berm area
Construct several small high tide refugia within the marsh interior alongside
and near the newly excavated channel, using sediments excavated from the new
channel
Construct wetland transition ramps along the upland edge of the marsh, using
sediments excavated from the new channel
Revegetate the refugia berms and wetland-transition ramp with appropriate
native vegetation
Conduct baseline and post construction monitoring of physical and biological
conditions
Improve water quality by reducing the
annual application of pesticides
(pounds per acre of active ingredient)
by 75% within two years and by
improving the filtering capacity of the
tidal marsh
Tidal circulation and drainage will
improve the ecological function of
300 acres of tidal marsh
Acres of water impounded will be
reduced by 75% within 2-3 years
Mosquito populations will decline with
improved tidal circulation within two
years
Benefits to estuarine-dependent
wildlife. Abundance of SMHM,
CLRA, California Black Rail, and San
Pablo Song Sparrows within the
impounded areas will remain stable or
increase within the project area three
to five years after construction.
Improve marsh vegetation health
Project Type: Wetland Restoration
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Rethink Disposable: Packaging Waste Source Reduction Pilot
Recipient: Clean Water Fund
Funding: $257,293 (Nonfederal match: $85,764), FFY: 2011
Project Period: September 2012 - November 2015
OUTPUTS (Activity, effort, and/or work product during project period)
OUTCOMES (Environmental Results)
SHORT-TERM (1-5YRS)
LONG-TERM (5-20+YRS)
Work with local governments and food establishments to develop cost-effective
models to reduce takeout food disposable packaging
Conduct 12 audits of food establishments to develop case studies on source
reduction, a takeout food source reduction outreach plan and educational
materials
Develop first U.S. model policy encouraging Bring Your Own beverage contain-
ers which can achieve a 13% reduction in beverage container litter
Reduce trash from takeout food
packaging by 36,000 pounds/100
businesses/year
Help municipalities meet the Munici-
pal Regional Stormwater Permit 40%
waste reduction target
Provide new approach to reducing
trash in inland and coastal waters -
moving from capture and control to
source reduction
Reduce cradle to grave/lifecycle
impacts associated with disposable
packaging
BYO beverage containers policy
available to enable a local jurisdiction
to achieve up to a 13% reduction in
beverage container litter
Help municipalities meet the Munici-
pal Regional Stormwater Permit 100%
waste reduction target by 2022
Project Type: Restoring Water Quality
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Alameda Creek Healthy Watersheds
Recipient: Alameda County Resource Conservation District
Funding: $181,823 (Nonfederal match: $60,607), FFY: 2011
Project Period: September 2012 - June 2015
OUTPUTS (Activity, effort, and/or work product during project period)
OUTCOMES (Environmental Results)
SHORT-TERM (1-5YRS)
LONG-TERM (5-20+YRS)
Develop conservation plans for 2-3 landowners each year towards the 5 land-
owner program goal
Assess ~10 miles of streams for current condition and recovery potential
Treat ~6 miles of stream and 3,840 acres of grazing and agricultural land with
nonpoint source pollutant reduction BMPs
Develop a measuring protocol to evaluate and document the following physical
improvements to riparian corridors quantified by assessment score increas-
es: Total Physical Habitat Score (results will vary by site); Riparian Vegetative
Zone Width (e.g. "marginal" to "optimal" over 3 years); Human Influence (e.g.
"marginal" to "suboptimal" over 3 years); Canopy cover (e.g. 10% increase in
density over 3 years, 70% at 10 years); Riparian Vegetation (e.g. lower canopy 0
to 10-40% over 3 years; 40-75% at 10 years); Bank Stability (e.g. "eroding" to
"vulnerable" or "stable")
Hold 1-2 creek cleanups, invasive weed control, or riparian vegetation plan-
ning events per year to improve local understanding of the value of creeks and
riparian areas for water quality and watershed education
Provide watershed-focused technical assistance on BMP effectiveness and long-
term watershed management to public and private landowners
Build landowner data collection capacity through demonstration workshops/
field tours
Improve benthic community health;
decrease in maximum stream tempera-
tures, nutrient, pathogen and fine
sediment loading for ~6 stream miles
Improve ~3,840 acres of grazing and
agricultural land as a result of site-
specific planning and nonpoint source
BMP implementation
Physical improvements to riparian cor-
ridors quantified by assessment score
increases
Project Type: Restoring Water Quality
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Rebuilding Habitat and Shoreline Resilience through Improved Flood Control Channel Design and Management
Recipient: San Francisco Estuary Partnership
Funding: $1,552,059 (Nonfederal match: $1,570,000), FFY: 2012
Project Period: September 2012 - December 2016
OUTPUTS (Activity, effort, and/or work product during project period)
OUTCOMES (Environmental Results)
SHORT-TERM (1-5YRS)
LONG-TERM (5-20+YRS)
Conduct historical analysis of how streams connected to tidal regions and
estimate watersheds' coarse sediment supply
Develop regional classification scheme and conceptual models for channel
redesign and sediment reuse
Convene a regional advisory committee made up of local experts for
ongoing technical input and hold a workshop with national experts for review
of conceptual models
Conduct economic analysis of realigning channels vs. sediment removal and
disposal
Analyze policies and regulations and draft recommendations for future flood
control restoration projects
Develop regional implementation toolbox documents, website, and sediment
"match-up" online database
San Francisquito Creek Implementation Project: conduct final project design
and permitting; construction; transfer of lessons learned; public outreach
Novato Creek Implementation Project: conduct historical ecology study, site
evaluation and conceptual design; final project design and permitting; pre-
project monitoring; public outreach
Walnut Creek Implementation Project: develop initial conceptual models and
refine conceptual models
Regional Public Outreach and Education: develop museum exhibit; develop
podcasts, signage, and other outreach at each pilot project site
San Francisquito Creek:
improve hydrogeomorphic conditions
along 2800 feet of the San Francisqui-
to flood control channel.
Novato Creek:
a flood control project designed and
permitted to achieve the long term
environmental results stated
Walnut Creek:
a flood control project that has
hydrogeomorphic information neces-
sary to be designed to achieve the long
term environmental results stated
Reduction of millions of dollars of
flood control channel maintenance
costs and redeployment of these funds
to restoration
San Francisquito Creek:
improve ecological functions of 4.1
acres tidal marsh and 2800 feet of
channel bank
Novato Creek:
beneficial reuse of 70,000 yd.3 of
sediment, over 2 miles of improved
stream channel, potentially 800 -
1200 acres of restored tidal marsh to
improve water quality and habitat for
steelhead, black rail and Ridgway's rail.
Walnut Creek:
improve conditions along over 2 miles
of Walnut Creek and restoration of
over 25 acres of tidal marsh
Reclassify millions of cubic yards of
"waste sediment" as a resource avail-
able for reuse (up to 800,000 yd.3 in
Walnut Creek alone)
Improve resilience to sea level rise
due to improved habitat and shoreline
stability resulting from increases of
sediment reaching the Bay margin
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Project Type: Wetland Restoration
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Quartermaster Reach Restoration Project
Recipient: Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy
Funding: $1,000,000 (Nonfederal match: $1,000,000), FFY: 2012
Project Period: September 2012 -August 2016
OUTPUTS (Activity, effort, and/or work product during project period)
OUTCOMES (Environmental Results)
SHORT-TERM (1-5YRS)
LONG-TERM (5-20+YRS)
Install two 32' wide, 5' high box culverts and associated headwalls at Mason
Street to provide sufficient floodwater and tide-water exchange between the
Crissy Field Marsh and the project area to improve passage and habitat condi-
tions for fish and wildlife
Demolish and remove approximately 310,000 ft.2 of asphalt, concrete and com-
pacted earth
Remove approximately 61,500 yd.3 of artificial fill material to expose native soils
and the underlying shallow, unconfined water table
Remove a 9,000 ft.2 building, building pad, and site-wide utilities to accommo-
date wetland restoration
Grow and plant a diverse palette of native plant species, including more than
33,000 individual plants and remove ~30 non-native trees
Engage community members in restoration efforts through the Presidio Park
Stewards program
Build a portion of the Tennessee Hollow Trail/boardwalk to provide for public
access and interpretation of the site, while maintaining ecological function and
habitat connectivity.
Expand and promote the community outreach programs utilizing the water-
shed, including volunteerism, self-guided walking tours, the "Watershed Quest"
program for youth ages 8-12, and the "Watersheds Inspiring Student Education
(WISE)" program for high school students
Daylight an approximately 1,050'
length of stream channel.
Increase and enhance tidal exchange
between Crissy Field Marsh and the
upstream creek system
Provide a contiguous wildlife habitat
corridor between the restored Thomp-
son Reach and Crissy Field Marsh/San
Francisco Bay
Improve water quality entering Crissy
Field Marsh by redirecting flows
currently contained in a storm drain
into a newly created wetland.
Achieve high volunteer participation in
the project, with an annual target of
3,500 hours/year for the first 5 years
and 1,000 hours/year for the following
5 years.
Create approximately 8 new acres of
native habitat at the edge of Crissy
Field Marsh/San Francisco Bay in-
cluding 4.7 acres of new wetlands (salt
marsh, brackish marsh, dune slack,
and other wetland habitats) and 3.3
acres of coastal scrub upland
Project Type: Wetland Restoration
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Napa River Restoration: Rutherford Reach & Oakville to Oak Knoll, Group C Sites 11 - 14
Recipient: Napa County
Funding: $1,500,000 (Nonfederal match: $1,500,000), FFY: 2012
Project Period: August 2012 - December 2016
OUTPUTS (Activity, effort, and/or work product during project period)
OUTCOMES (Environmental Results)
SHORT-TERM (1-5YRS)
LONG-TERM (5-20+YRS)
Rutherford Reach (Reaches 5, 6, 7 and 9):
Construct 3-8 floodplain benches, install up to 58 in-stream habitat structures
along approximately 5900 feet of channel
Oakville - Oak Knoll (OVOK) Reach (Group C Sites):
Begin restoration activities on 0.7 miles including: constructing up to three
floodplain benches complexes, and installing up to 27 in-stream habitat
structures along 1400 feet of channel
Rutherford Reach:
-3,500 feet of eroding stream banks
along 1.1 miles of river channel
stabilized and up to 10 acres of
riparian habitat created
Fine sediment delivery reduced by
-111,000 yd.3 (Rutherford and OVOK
combined)
Acheive 2017 TMDL target of 51%
sediment source reduction (19,000
tons/year) from channel incision and
bank erosion sources on the mainstem
Napa River
Oakville - Oak Knoll Reach:
Stabilize 1,000 feet of eroding stream
banks along 0.7 miles of river channel
and create up to 2.4 acres of riparian
habitat
Reduce human induced sources of
sediment to the Napa River by 51% by
2029 (Goal: 185,000 metric tons/year)
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Project Type: Restoring Water Quality
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Sears Point Tidal Marsh Restoration: Phase I
Recipient: Sonoma Land Trust
Funding: $941,941 (Nonfederal match: $941,941), FFY: 2012
Project Period: September 2012 - November 2015
OUTPUTS (Activity, effort, and/or work product during project period)
OUTCOMES (Environmental Results)
SHORT-TERM (1-5YRS)
LONG-TERM (5-20+YRS)
Remediate 12,000 yd.3 of contaminated soil
Complete new 2.5-mile Bay Trail segment
Excavate ~6 miles of channels
Construct 2.5-mile habitat/flood control levee
Construct up to 500 marsh mounds and sidecast mounds
Establish vegetation within new tidal basin in advance of breach
Excavate two 285' breaches in existing levee
Lower —7,000 linear ft. of existing levee to mean high high water
Construct 2,100' connector channel from Breach 1 to Petaluma River
Navigation Channel
Conduct post-project monitoring
Create up to 30 acres of transitional
habitat on the levee
Minimized erosion, maximized
accretion within tidal basin
Highway 37, railroad, neighbors
protected from stormwater flooding
Increase public access to wildlife
observation opportunitiess
Restore 960 acres of tidal marsh
providing habitat for Ridgway's rail,
salt marsh harvest mouse, and rearing
salmonids
Tidal marsh will provide buffer against
storm surges
Filter stormwater from agricultural
lands and highway
Provide carbon sequestration
Project Type: Wetland Restoration
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Assess Impacts of Tidal Wetland Restoration on Methyl mercury & Bioaccumulation
Recipient: California State Coastal Conservancy
Funding: $500,000 (Nonfederal match: $500,000), FFY: 2012
Project Period: September 2012 - January 2015
OUTPUTS (Activity, effort, and/or work product during project period)
OUTCOMES (Environmental Results)
SHORT-TERM (1-5YRS)
LONG-TERM (5-20+YRS)
Determine the amount of erosion in Alviso Slough and the release of mercury
as a result of restoration of Pond A8 to muted tidal flows in 2011
Determine the amount of mud suspended in Alviso Slough, and the fate and
transport of the mud — whether mud ends up in Pond A8, Pond A6 or the
open bay
Investigate seasonal changes in the amount of mercury in the mud, as well as
the first big storm event of the year, to assess seasonal variation
Determine the amount of mercury in fish in the 3 sloughs (Alviso, Mallard, and
Guadalupe Slough) and bird eggs in the ponds after restoration in Pond A8
Provide biosentinel species results to agencies and scientists to inform other
wetlands restoration projects in the Bay-Delta region
Further scientific understanding of
mercury cycling in tidal wetlands and
salt ponds to adaptively manage future
restoration activities planned over the
next 10 years
Depending on results of studies,
confirm that opening additional gates
in the Pond A8 notch is prudent in
order to eventually support full tidal
restoration of 1,400 acres
Depending on results of studies,
implement Shoreline Study tidal
wetland restoration projects (2,045
acres in Ponds A9-A15 and 856 acres
in Pond A18) with shortest duration
possible between phases
Depending on results of studies,
design measures to minimize mercury
impacts in future tidal restoration
phases
Restore 2,901 acres of tidal wetlands
(Ponds A8-15, Pond A18) to reduce
mercury inputs to the food web
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Project Type: Restoring Water Quality
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Removing Mercury in the Guadalupe River Watershed
Recipient: San Francisco Estuary Partnership
Funding: $800,000 (Nonfederal match: $800,000), FFY: 2013
Project Period: October 2013 - December 2015
OUTPUTS (Activity, effort, and/or work product during project period)
OUTCOMES (Environmental Results)
SHORT-TERM (1-5YRS)
LONG-TERM (5-20+YRS)
Remove all calcine-paved (roasted mercury ore) roads, approximately 3 miles,
within the Almaden Quicksilver County Park with heavy equipment and perma-
nently dispose of it in the San Francisco Open Cut within the park boundaries
Develop 25% design plans for remediating the Upper Jacques Gulch calcine
features
Remediate all calcine-paved roads
features, sequestering an estimated
25-263 kg. of mercury within the San
Francisco Open Cut
Address Guadalupe River Watershed
and San Francisco Bay Mercury
TMDL goals by reducing mercury
inputs in the Guadalupe River
Watershed from mine waste and
mercury-laden sediments
Project Type: Restoring Water Quality
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Breuner Marsh Restoration
Recipient: East Bay Regional Park District
Funding: $1,500,000 (Nonfederal match: $1,500,000), FFY: 2013
Project Period: January 2014 - February 2016
OUTPUTS (Activity, effort, and/or work product during project period)
OUTCOMES (Environmental Results)
SHORT-TERM (1-5YRS)
LONG-TERM (5-20+YRS)
Remove non-native vegetation and replace with native plants, irrigate as needed
to establish plants and install fencing
Construct Main Trail (Bay Trail segment) and Spit Trail
Construct a broad transitional zone, gently sloping upland habitat and self-
sustaining wetland areas that will transgress with sea level rise
Lower the elevation of the existing upland to create tidal wetlands
Grade shallow depressions in existing upland areas to enhance low quality
seasonal wetlands
Improve public access: Construct bridge, boardwalks, trails, picnic area, scenic
overlook, and install interpretive signs
Create 24.9 acres of pickleweed
habitat adjacent to enhanced transi-
tional areas planted with native
shoreline vegetation to contribute to
nesting, foraging and refugia habitat
for the Salt Marsh Harvest Mouse and
Ridgway's Rail
Create, restore and enhance 164 acres
of wetlands and habitat at Breuner
Marsh along the Point Pinole Regional
Shoreline in Richmond
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Project Type: Wetland Restoration
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Napa River Restoration: Oakville to Oak Knoll Reach, Group A Sites 21 - 23
Recipient: Napa County
Funding: $1,271,350 (Nonfederal match: $1,271,350), FFY: 2013
Project Period: January 2014 - May 2017
OUTPUTS (Activity, effort, and/or work product during project period)
OUTCOMES (Environmental Results)
SHORT-TERM (1-5YRS)
LONG-TERM (5-20+YRS)
Construct 2 floodplain benches and 0.9 acres of alcove features
Install up to 38 in-stream habitat structures along 2,000' of channel
As built drawings of construction per 100% Design & Specifications for
restoration on 1-2 properties
Pending construction bids, available funding may also support:
Construction of .3 acres of floodplain benches and installation of up to
2 in-stream habitat structures along 3,000 feet of channel
Complete protocols and data management systems for Bank Erosion and Rural
Road Condition rapid assessment methodology (RAM) tools, including detailed
user manuals, web based data management platforms and training modules to
facilitate implementation
— 1,395 feet of eroding stream banks
stabilized and up to 5.2 acres of
riparian habitat created
Fine sediment delivery reduced by
34,900 yd.3 or 2871 metric tons/year
-1 mile of the Napa River restored
-350' of eroding stream banks
stabilized; fine sediment delivery
reduced by -22,500 yd.3; and up to 5.3
acres of riparian and wetland habitat
created (pending construction bids)
Increase stream habitat complexity,
connectivity, and function of 5.2-10.5
acres along the Napa River
Restore 9 miles of the Napa River
Oakville - Oak Knoll Reach
Reduce human induced sources of
sediment to the Napa River by 51%
by 2029 (Goal: 185,000 metric tons /
year)
Project Type: Restoring Water Quality
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Reducing Nutrients to San Francisco Bay through Additional Wastewater Sidestream Treatment
Recipient: East Bay Municipal Utility District
Funding: $517,650 (Nonfederal match: $517,650), FFY: 2013
Project Period: January 2014 - January 2016
OUTPUTS (Activity, effort, and/or work product during project period)
OUTCOMES (Environmental Results)
SHORT-TERM (1-5YRS)
LONG-TERM (5-20+YRS)
Conduct a comprehensive literature review of viable sidestream nutrient
removal technologies
Conduct bench and pilot tests of best-available sidestream nitrogen removal
technologies at multiple wastewater treatment plants and evaluate feasible nu-
trient reductions to the SF Bay. EBMUD, SFPUC, and OLSD will test Anam-
mox, and Delta Diablo will pilot test CANDO.
Estimate high-level cost & benefit of sidestream treatment
Conduct hydrodynamic and water quality modeling using SFEI's nutrient model
(under development) to simulate potential water quality improvements to SF
Bay assuming full-scale implementation of sidestream treatment by public-
ly-owned wastewater treatment works (POTWs) in SF Bay
Evaluate the role of sidestream treatment in developing a science and cost
effectiveness based regional approach to nutrient management in SF Bay
Host 8 workshops with collaborators
Identify cost-effective nutrient removal
technologies for sidestream treatment
Quantify potential nutrient load
reductions to SF Bay and estimate the
cost & benefit of sidestream treatment
Simulate water quality improvements
to SF Bay assuming full-scale imple-
mentation of sidestream treatment by
POTWs in SF Bay
Project results will help determine
level of treatment for POTWs
discharging to San Francisco Bay
under the recent SF Bay-wide POTW
permit.
Project Type: Restoring Water Quality
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South Bay Salt Ponds Tidal Restoration Phase II Planning
Recipient: California State Coastal Conservancy
Funding: $866,021 (Nonfederal match: $866,021), FFY: 2013
Project Period: January 2014 - December 2016
OUTPUTS (Activity, effort, and/or work product during project period)
OUTCOMES (Environmental Results)
SHORT-TERM (1-5YRS)
LONG-TERM (5-20+YRS)
Complete geotechnical studies to support tidal marsh restoration and new levee
construction
Complete permit applications for Phase 2 South Bay Salt Pond restoration
projects on US Fish and Wildlife Service property and 30% design for 4 distinct
Phase II restoration projects
Plan and design for restoration of
1,005 acres of restored tidal baylands
(710 acres in Alviso and 295 acres in
Ravenswood)
Hydrologic enhancement of an
additional 325 acres of previously
restored tidal baylands (Charleston
Slough and Pond A19 in Alviso), and
60 acres of enhanced managed pond
habitat (Ponds R5 and S5 in
Ravenswood)
Restore 15,000 acres of tidal marsh
Project Type: Restoring Wetlands
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Sears Point Tidal Marsh Restoration: Phase II
Recipient: Sonoma Land Trust
Funding: $1,500,000 (Nonfederal match: $1,500,000), FFY: 2014
Project Period: December 2014 - November 2018
OUTPUTS (Activity, effort, and/or work product during project period)
OUTCOMES (Environmental Results)
SHORT-TERM (1-5YRS)
LONG-TERM (5-20+YRS)
Construct two 285' breaches in existing levees
Dredge 2,100' connector channel
Lower 6,850' of existing levee
Grade 22,400' of existing levee
Seed up to 50 acres of levee
Open site for public access
Monitor water quality (DO, temp, pH, turbidity) and marsh development
Restore hydrology to 960 acres
Improve sedimentation pathway and
hydrologic connectivity
Create "instant marsh" on crest and
sides of lowered levee
Restore tidal action to 960 acres
Project Type: Restoring Wetlands
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Napa River Restoration: Oakville to Oak Knoll Reach, Group C Site 14
Recipient: Napa County
Funding: $894,324 (Nonfederal match: $894,324), FFY: 2014
Project Period: January 2015 - December 2019
OUTPUTS (Activity, effort, and/or work product during project period)
OUTCOMES (Environmental Results)
SHORT-TERM (1-5YRS)
LONG-TERM (5-20+YRS)
Construct a 750-linear foot high-flows swale to enhance backwater habitats
Apply bio technical bank stabilization along 1500 linear feet of river bank
Widen the river channel by 65 — 90 feet by removing 103,000 yd.3 of sediment
from eroding banks
As built drawings of construction per 100 percent Design & Specifications for
restoration on two properties
1500' of eroding stream banks
stabilized and 5 acres of riparian
habitat enhanced
Fine sediment delivery reduced by
2476 metric tons/year
Increase habitat complexity, connec-
tivity, and function of 5 acres along
the Napa River
Restore 9 miles of the Napa River
OVOK Reach
Reduce human induced sources of
sediment to the Napa River by 51% by
2029 (Goal: 185,000 metric tons/year)
Project Type: Restoring Water Quality
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South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project: Phase II Construction at Ravenswood
Recipient: California State Coastal Conservancy
Funding: $1,000,000 (Nonfederal match: $1,000,000), FFY: 2014
Project Period: December 2014 - June 2018
OUTPUTS (Activity, effort, and/or work product during project period)
OUTCOMES (Environmental Results)
SHORT-TERM (1-5YRS)
LONG-TERM (5-20+YRS)
Reinforce over 5,000 linear feet of existing levee and create approximately
7,000 linear feet of upland transition zone
Installation of one water inlet/outlet structure
Construct one levee breach
Install a new high flow diversion from Bayfront Canal into R5/S5
Earthwork and construction of a new nesting island
Comprehensive Monitoring and Adaptive Management Plan
Adjacent areas protected from tidal
waters, fringing wetland on the upland
transition zone.
Sufficient bay water exchange between
the tidal restoration at R4 and the
reconfigured 30 acre Pond R5
Discharges of water meet permit
criteria for water quality (DO, salinity,
pH)
Full tidal inundation of 295 acres
Reduction of annual flooding along
Bayfront Canal
Increased above baseline numbers of
migratory shorebirds roosting and
nesting in project area
Restore 280 acres of tidal wetlands
Enhance 60 acres of non-vegetated
tidal wetlands
Improve tidal circulation through a
10 acre remnant tidal slough
Create 15 acres of upland refugia
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Project Type: Restoring Wetlands
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Upper York Creek Dam Removal, Fish Passage, and Ecosystem Restoration
Recipient: City of St. Helena
Funding: $987,876 (Nonfederal match: $987,876), FFY: 2014
Project Period: December 2014 - March 2019
OUTPUTS (Activity, effort, and/or work product during project period)
OUTCOMES (Environmental Results)
SHORT-TERM (1-5YRS)
LONG-TERM (5-20+YRS)
Remove invasive riparian vegetation and revegetate with native plants
Reconstruct channel to consist of 475' long cascade reach and 710' of adjacent
floodplain
Restore 2 acres of riparian forest
Restore unimpaired fish access to
1.5 miles of high quality gravel and
cobble dominated stream habitat
Restore fish access to 63% of the
watershed's sediment source area,
primarily course bedload, which is
better for fish habitat
Restore the 0.23 miles of in-stream
habitat for salmonids
Sequester 276 metric tons CO2 equiv-
alent
Project Type: Restoring Wetlands
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Restoration of South Bay Salt Pond A17 near completion. Photo: McMillen Ltd
&EPA
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Pacific Southwest/Region 9
EPA-909-R-14-003
http://www2.epa.gov/sfbay-delta/sf-bay-water-quality-improvement-fund
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