WEAVERVILLE, Calif. - The Trinity River Restoration Program, a Department of the Interior established multi-agency program, will host a public informational meeting about the proposed 2020 spring restoration flow releases from Lewiston Dam and the Trinity River gravel augmentation plans. TRRP staff will answer presentation questions.
WHO: Trinity River Restoration Program
WHAT: 2020 Trinity River spring flow and gravel augmentation public meeting
WHEN: Thursday, March 19, 6 - 8:00 p.m.
WHERE: Trinity River Restoration Program Office, 1313 S. Main Street, Weaverville, CA
The TRRP was established to restore the ecological function and anadromous fisheries of the Trinity River, which was severely degraded by dams and historic mining and logging. A 2000 Record of Decision includes five water year types with a minimum volume of water to be released into the Trinity River for each type. Gravel augmentation is combined with the flow releases to replace gravel trapped by the upstream dams that are necessary for salmon habitats. The locally supplied gravel is from the Trinity River Basin.
The Trinity Management Council, which governs the Trinity River Restoration Program, will vote on a flow schedule for recommendation at their next meeting on March 18 and 19. Once the recommendation is made and the water year is announced, a daily schedule of flow releases will be made available at www.trrp.net/restore/flows/current/. The public may subscribe to automated notifications of Trinity River release changes (via phone or email) at https://www.trrp.net/restoration/flows/flow-release-notifications/
For additional information, visit www.trrp.net or contact Kevin Held at 530-623-1809 (TTY 800-877-8339), kheld@usbr.gov.
Source: Bureau of Reclamation
