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South Bay Salt Pond South Bay Salt Pond
Restoration ProjectRestoration Project
Stakeholder Forum MeetingStakeholder Forum Meeting
December 4, 2003December 4, 2003
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Least Sandpipers
Why Restore the South Bay?Why Restore the South Bay?Docent-led Interpretive Tour
1983 Alviso Floods
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Restoration Planning Restoration Planning Mission Mission
To prepare a scientifically sound and To prepare a scientifically sound and
publicly supported restoration and publicly supported restoration and
public access plan that can begin to be public access plan that can begin to be
implemented within five years.implemented within five years.
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Provide:Provide:
• A mix of habitatsA mix of habitats
• Flood Flood
managementmanagement
• Wildlife-oriented Wildlife-oriented
public access and public access and
recreationrecreation
Long-Term Restoration GoalsLong-Term Restoration Goals
1995 Floods – Guadalupe Freeway
Kayakers enjoy touring the sloughs
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Flood ManagementFlood Management
’95 Floods – Guadalupe River
’95 Floods –1st Street & Orchard Pkwy.
Salt Pond Levees
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Public Access and Public Access and RecreationRecreation• Provide access for Provide access for
existing usersexisting users
• Enhance/expand Enhance/expand recreational accessrecreational access
• Integrate recreation Integrate recreation and wildlife and wildlife protection protection
© David Sanger
Coyote Hills
Visitors at Don Edwards Wildlife Refuge
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Technical IssuesTechnical Issues• Invasive species (e.g., Invasive species (e.g., non-native non-native
cordgrasscordgrass))• Contaminants (e.g., Mercury)Contaminants (e.g., Mercury)• Land subsidence and sea level riseLand subsidence and sea level rise• Sediment availabilitySediment availability• Protecting existing infrastructureProtecting existing infrastructure• Monitoring and adaptive managementMonitoring and adaptive management
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Phase Out and Initial Phase Out and Initial StewardshipStewardship• Cargill is currently phasing out of Cargill is currently phasing out of
salt production.salt production.
• DFG and FWS will manage ponds DFG and FWS will manage ponds as Cargill completes phase out.as Cargill completes phase out.
• Initial Stewardship until Long-Initial Stewardship until Long-Term Restoration Plan is implemented.Term Restoration Plan is implemented.
• Bay waters will be circulated in Bay waters will be circulated in ponds to prevent salt buildup.ponds to prevent salt buildup.
© Cargill Salt