The Estuary Project is required by the Biological Opinion (BO) (BO). “When the sandbar naturally closes the mouth of the river after May 15th each year, the Water Agency will open it by creating a long, wide, shallow outlet channel. The intent of the outlet channel is to create a freshwater lagoon by allowing river water to flow out while preventing salt water from entering the estuary. The outlet channel won’t be “constructed” but formed by heavy equipment operators sculpting the sandbar according to a design approved by NMFS and the California Department of Fish and Game (DFG).” (Statement provided by SCWA) RRWPC has many concerns about the project, as noted in the documents below.
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- RRWPC Comments at Estuary Project Hearing on Jan. 18, 2009Thank you for having the Board of Supervisors meeting in Jenner. It demonstrates your interest and concern about the lower river/West County community and we are grateful that you have come out to experience first hand this very incredible place.Read More >>
- RRWPC Scoping Comments on Estuary Project dated 6-21-’10.
- Estuary Project DEIR: Key Issues: Summary in outline form of main issues in DEIR. Dated 2-1-‘11
- RRWPC Attorney Michael Lozeau’s comments on DEIR with attachments. Dated 2-14-‘11
- Revised Estuary Scoping Comments dated 2-14-’11. Since the Scoping Comments were fairly complete, in order to assure response to Scoping Comments, we resubmitted them with some changes as our regular comments on DEIR.
- Letter to supporters about project dated Feb. 10, 2011.