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Location:
Goodwin Ranch in Red Clover Valley; EBNFFR; Sect 1,10,11 &12 of T
24N, R
13E
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Sponsors:
Burkhard Bohm, Plumas Geohydrology |
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Project Type:
Monitoring |
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Est. Cost:
$25,500 Amount Funded: $25,000 of
Majority Funds May 2005
$3,000 of Majority Funds May 2006 |
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Est. Start Date:
July 2005 Est. End Date: September
2007 |
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Project Description:
A ground and stream water monitoring system will be implemented at
the location of the proposed Red Clover stream restoration project.
1.All previously generated restoration project monitoring data
generated by the CRM will be subjected to a thorough hydrologic
review; the review will be limited to stream flow and ground water
data.
2.Installation of two to five piezometers depending on feasibility.
It is proposed to use a geoprobe to install these piezometers. The
geoprobe method will permit collection of sediment cores at selected
locations, to help analyze the meadow stratigraphy and meadow
aquifer configuration.
3.Sampling of stream and ground water above and below the proposed
restoration project, the springs and one or two selected piezometers.
Water samples will be analyzed for the environmental isotopes
deuterium and oxygen-18 and selected major ions in water.
Monitoring will cover a period of two years, spanning the pre- and
post-restoration project phases. The preferred sampling interval is
monthly. |
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Project Goals/Objectives:
Collect both
pre- and post-project data
Assess the utility of environmental tracer methods to measure
baseflow augmentation benefits from stream restoration |
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Project Activities:
July 2005 – December 2005:
Site review &
consultations to determine sample sites; install staff gauges and
collect stream samples (3 times); lab analysis, data entry and
summary review.
Expenditures through December 2005: $2,601.65
January 2006 – June
2006:
Submitted application to Watershed Forum for continuation of funding
to cover post restoration monitoring activities. |
