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Streambank Stabilization Using Bio-engineering
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| Location Description | Pescadero Creek, Tunitas Creek, Purisima Creek, Lobitos Creek |
Funding is sought to demonstrate and improve use of bio-engineering techniques on eroding sections of Pescadero Creek, Tunitas Creek, Purisima Creek, and Lobitos Creek, located in unincorporated San Mateo County. The target eroding creek banks are located adjacent to county-maintained roads and within county rights-of-way. These creeks are designated as critical habitat for steelhead trout by the National Marine Fisheries Service. Grant funds will be used to train engineering staff and road crews, design site-specific bioengineered projects, permitting, construction, and monitoring.
Eroding streambanks introduce excess sediment to creek waters. Use of traditional bank stabilization treatments using rip-rap and other hard surfaces are discouraged in fish bearing streams because they fail to provide adequate cover and rearing habitat. The purpose of this project is to develop the skills of county engineering staff and road maintenance crews in use of bioengineered bank stabilization so that these techniques may be used routinely on streambanks repairs adjacent to county roads.
Bio-engineering,
Bank Stabilization,
Creeks,
Habitat Protection,
Erosion,
Steelhead
Environmental and habitat protection and improvement,
NPS pollution control,
Water quality protection and improvement
Flood Protection & Stormwater Management
