Santa Clara Valley Water District Watershed Stewardship Plans for Lower Peninsula, West Valley, and Guadalupe
February 23, 2004 Level 2 Meeting - SPW
Meeting Objectives Debrief on project status for new attendees Review the project schedule Reach consensus on project terminology Receive input on stakeholder engagement strategies
Receive input on management issues/questions Receive input on coarse-scale assessment methodology
Lower Peninsula Watershed Area West Valley Watershed Area
Guadalupe Watershed Area
Objectives for 3 Stewardship Plans Synthesize Existing and Historic Information
Clarify and Identify Watershed Management Problems/Issues Improve or Develop Stewardship Opportunities
Discussion topics: Stakeholder Engagement Strategy Management Questions/Issues Existing Conditions (e.g. where are the hardened channels?) Issues to be Addressed through the Planning Process (e.g., clarify sensitive areas along the creeks) Collective Vision for Each Watershed
Review Stakeholder online Comments on TM#3 Level 2 needs to include all WMI / SPW participants including regulatory agencies. Invitations / mailing list needs updating and action. How will meeting outcomes and other stewardship elements be measured? Process for submitting “Action Items” for consideration to District Management?
Overall Approach for Synthesizing Existing Information Coarse Scale Main characteristics of each Watershed organized by functional indicator Provide foundation for understanding stewardship issues, problems, or opportunities Provide basis for selection of more detailed analysis objectives or areas (e.g., watersheds or creeks - 3)
Finer Scale Field Work (new data) for the areas identified Information for conceptual design solutions
Stewardship Plans Coarse And Fine Scale Indicators
Review Stakeholder Online Comments for TM #4A (4.2 and 4.3) GIS Coordination and data access? Information and reports identified have been distributed to the project team. Use of interviews with District Staff to help identify projects needed and wanted by the District will help ensure follow through. Fine-scale methods will be explained in greater detail in TM#4b. Rosgen will be used where possible.
Analysis Longitudinal Profiles 3rd Order+ streams (e.g., main stem, tributaries) Geomorphic Process Domains; Potential Erosion Landslide Susceptibility Identify Data Gaps And Strategize How to Deal with These data gaps
Rough classification of the mainstem Permanente Creek slopes Approach will be adapted to local conditions.
based on Montgomery and Buffington (1997)
Permanente Creek erosion hazard Preliminary methodology being refined. Current map does not include geology, land use, or mass wasting Results provide foundation for general stewardship planning (e.g., ordinances)
Guadalupe Overview Example Template - not first draft Additional historical ecology and background on water supply and flood protection objectives to define feasible restoration trajectories. Additional value added maps and summary tables (e.g., erosion hazard) Need to implement coarse-scale analysis
Stakeholder Online Comments on Guadalupe Summary No comments on template format suggests miscommunication to stakeholders on purpose of document. Several factual corrections and additions to be considered in developing draft. Geographical boundaries to be addressed in watershed plan (e.g., Alviso Slough)?
Proposed Finer Scale Analysis Based on a refined version of model used in Coyote Creek (combined HGM/IBI) Fill in the Data Gaps for watershed or creeks selected or identified Model provides more detailed functional analysis than previously available
Model uses existing and newly collected field data Develop conceptual design solutions
Next Steps Next Meeting: March 2004 Website: www.valleywater.org/_wmi Click on Stewardship Plan User Id: spw password:stewardship03
