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WHO OWNS GROUNDWATER? California’S Drought Underscores the Need to Improve How the State — and the Rest of Us — Divvy up a Resource in Demand
MENU WHO OWNS GROUNDWATER? California’s drought underscores the need to improve how the state — and the rest of us — divvy up a resource in demand. Photo © iStockphoto.com/Pgiam WRITER Erica Gies @egies Independent reporter August 28, 2014 — Grapevines march across wires strung along rolling hills, their little trunks improbably supporting heavy black fruit. Cindy Steinbeck’s family has been farming this land since 1920. They grow Zinfandel, Viognier, Cabernet, Merlot, and Petite Syrah grapes but are best known in this area of Central California for a blend called The Crash, named after a remarkable incident in 1956, when a B-26 crash- landed 200 yards from the family home. Four of the five Air Force men aboard survived, bailing out in the nearby fields. Now a new crash threatens, as groundwater levels beneath the vineyards plummet. California produces nearly half of U.S.-grown fruits, nuts and vegetables, according to the state’s Department of Food and Agriculture. It is in the midst of one of the worst droughts ever recorded, with more than 80 percent of the state in extreme or exceptional drought. But so far, the Steinbeck Vineyards’ 520 acres of grapes are growing well under the hot August sun, thanks to the family’s access to all the groundwater they need: up to 2 acre-feet per acre per season. (An acre-foot is the amount of water required to flood an acre of land one foot deep — about 326,000 gallons.) The Steinbecks’ sole source of irrigation is groundwater. However, groundwater and surface water — rivers, lakes, streams — are part of the same hydrological system. -
Eldorado National Forest Placerville Ranger District Biological Assessment / Evaluation for Botanical Species
ELDORADO NATIONAL FOREST PLACERVILLE RANGER DISTRICT BIOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT / EVALUATION FOR BOTANICAL SPECIES: PILLIKEN FOREST HEALTH PROJECT 2016 Prepared By: /s/ Matt Brown Date: 4/13/2016 . Matt Brown Botanist Table of Contents I. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................... 3 II. CONSULTATION TO DATE ....................................................................................... 6 III. CURRENT MANAGEMENT DIRECTION ............................................................... 6 IV. PROJECT DESCRIPTION .......................................................................................... 7 V. EXISTING SPECIES AND HABITAT CONDITION ................................................. 7 VI. EFFECTS .................................................................................................................... 16 VII. OTHER MANAGEMENT ISSUES AND RECOMMENDATIONS: ..................... 16 VIII. MITIGATIONS AND MONITORING ................................................................... 19 IX. DETERMINATION ................................................................................................... 19 X. REFERENCES............................................................................................................. 20 APPENDIX A: BOTANY REPORT FOR SPECIAL INTEREST PLANTS .................. 21 APPENDIX B: NOXIOUS WEED RISK ASSESSMENT .............................................. 27 APPENDIX C: NOXIOUS/INVASIVE WEEDS OF CONCERN ................................. -
HCP EAIS Appendix B
Calaveras River HCP EA/IS: Appendix B Stockton East Water District Calaveras River Habitat Conservation Plan EA/IS Appendix B Cultural and Paleontological Resources Study Calaveras River HCP EA/IS: Appendix B TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................................. 1 National Historic Preservation Act .......................................................................................... 2 National Register of Historic Places ........................................................................................ 3 California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)....................................................................... 5 California Register of Historical Resources ............................................................................. 6 Public Resources Code §5097.5 ............................................................................................... 7 Human Remains ....................................................................................................................... 7 Paleontological Resources ....................................................................................................... 8 CULTURAL SETTING ..................................................................................................................... 8 Prehistory ................................................................................................................................. 8 Ethnography ............................................................................................................................ -
Biological Evaluation Sensitive Plants and Fungi Tahoe National Forest American River Ranger District Big Hope Fire Salvage and Restoration Project
BIOLOGICAL EVALUATION SENSITIVE PLANTS AND FUNGI TAHOE NATIONAL FOREST AMERICAN RIVER RANGER DISTRICT BIG HOPE FIRE SALVAGE AND RESTORATION PROJECT Prepared by: KATHY VAN ZUUK Plant Ecologist/Botanist TNF Nonnative Invasive Plant Coordinator February 27, 2014 A Portion of the American Wildfire Area along Foresthill Divide Road 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS Topic Page Executive Summary 4 Introduction 6 Consultation to Date 6 Current Management Direction 8 Alternative Descriptions 9 Existing Environment 11 Description of Affected Sensitive Species Habitat Effects Analysis and 20 Determinations Reasonably Foreseeable Actions/Time Frames for the Analysis/ List of 20 Assumptions Effects to Species without potential habitat in the Project Area 22 • Lemmon’s milk-vetch, Astragalus lemmonii 22 • Modoc Plateau milk-vetch, Astragalus pulsiferae var. coronensis 22 • Sierra Valley Ivesia, Ivesia aperta var. aperta 22 • Dog Valley Ivesia, Ivesia aperta var. canina 23 • Plumas Ivesia, Ivesia sericoleuca 23 • Webber’s Ivesia, Ivesia webberi 23 • Wet-cliff Lewisia, Lewisia cantelovii 24 • Long-petaled Lewisia, Lewisia longipetala 24 • Follett’s mint, Monardella follettii 24 • Layne’s butterweed, Packera layneae 24 • White bark pine, Pinus albicaulis 25 • Sticky Pyrrocoma, Pyrrocoma lucida 25 Effects to Species with potential habitat in the Project Area 26 • Webber’s Milkvetch, Astragalus webberi 26 • Carson Range rock cress, Boechera rigidissima var. demota 27 • Triangle-lobe moonwort, Botrychium ascendens 27 • Scalloped moonwort, Botrychium crenulatum 27 • Common moonwort, Botrychium lunaria 27 • Mingan moonwort, Botrychium minganense 27 • Mountain moonwort, Botrychium montanum 28 • Bolander’s candle moss, Bruchia bolanderi 29 • Clustered Lady’s Slipper Orchid, Cypripedium fasciculatum 29 • Mountain Lady’s Slipper Orchid, Cypripedium montanum 30 • Starved Daisy, Erigeron miser 31 • Donner Pass Buckwheat, Eriogonum umbellatum var. -
Welcome to the Conservation Lecture Series
Welcome to the Conservation Lecture Series https://www.wildlife.ca.gov/Conservation/Lectures Questions? Contact [email protected] Predicting current and future distributions of rare plants: Lessons From the Intersections of Science, Policy, and Management Melanie Gogol-Prokurat Patrick McIntyre [email protected] [email protected] Biogeographic Data Branch Rare plants in California • Biodiversity hotspot • > 6,500 plants (~30% found only in CA) • >1,600 considered rare (CNPS Inventory) Today: Distribution modeling & rare plants I. Present (basic modeling) II. Future (specific examples) Introduction to methods Scenarios of climate change Issues to watch for Rare plant biology Species distribution modeling + statistical global model change Species locations Predictor variables Estimated Future (or past) (and absences) distribution distribution -Temperature -Museum specimens -Precipitation -Focused surveys -Elevation -Citizen science Species distribution modeling Complex methods with simple output: Thousands of scientific papers in last 15 years Areas of application • Global health • Agriculture • Biological Conservation and Management -Predict current habitat -Assess climate change Vector born diseases ZikaCDC virus James . & vector 2016 CDC James . 2050 Source: Carlson et al. 2016 BioRxiv Climatic suitability for wine production in 2050 Up to 70% losses in key regions $300 billion industry Gained Retained Lost Source: Hannah et al. PNAS 2013 Projecting into the past to understand extinction -
A Checklist of Vascular Plants Endemic to California
Humboldt State University Digital Commons @ Humboldt State University Botanical Studies Open Educational Resources and Data 3-2020 A Checklist of Vascular Plants Endemic to California James P. Smith Jr Humboldt State University, [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.humboldt.edu/botany_jps Part of the Botany Commons Recommended Citation Smith, James P. Jr, "A Checklist of Vascular Plants Endemic to California" (2020). Botanical Studies. 42. https://digitalcommons.humboldt.edu/botany_jps/42 This Flora of California is brought to you for free and open access by the Open Educational Resources and Data at Digital Commons @ Humboldt State University. It has been accepted for inclusion in Botanical Studies by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ Humboldt State University. For more information, please contact [email protected]. A LIST OF THE VASCULAR PLANTS ENDEMIC TO CALIFORNIA Compiled By James P. Smith, Jr. Professor Emeritus of Botany Department of Biological Sciences Humboldt State University Arcata, California 13 February 2020 CONTENTS Willis Jepson (1923-1925) recognized that the assemblage of plants that characterized our flora excludes the desert province of southwest California Introduction. 1 and extends beyond its political boundaries to include An Overview. 2 southwestern Oregon, a small portion of western Endemic Genera . 2 Nevada, and the northern portion of Baja California, Almost Endemic Genera . 3 Mexico. This expanded region became known as the California Floristic Province (CFP). Keep in mind that List of Endemic Plants . 4 not all plants endemic to California lie within the CFP Plants Endemic to a Single County or Island 24 and others that are endemic to the CFP are not County and Channel Island Abbreviations . -
Technical Appendix A: the San Joaquin Valley’S Water Balance 3 Brad Arnold and Alvar Escriva-Bou
Water Stress and a Changing San Joaquin Valley Technical Appendices CONTENTS Technical Appendix A: The San Joaquin Valley’s Water Balance 3 Brad Arnold and Alvar Escriva-Bou Technical Appendix B: The San Joaquin Valley’s Economic Trends, Agricultural and Rural Community Characteristics, and Institutions 26 Jelena Jezdimirovic, Ellen Hanak, Brian Gray, Sarge Green, Josué Medellín-Azuara Technical Appendix C: Native Species in the San Joaquin Valley: Drivers of Water and Land-use Regulation 41 Nathaniel Seavy and Peter Moyle Supported with funding from the S. D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation, the TomKat Foundation, and the US Environmental Protection Agency This publication was developed with partial support from Assistance Agreement No.83586701 awarded by the US Environmental Protection Agency to the Public Policy Institute of California. It has not been formally reviewed by EPA. The views expressed in this document are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the agency. EPA does not endorse any products or commercial services mentioned in this publication. Water Stress and a Changing San Joaquin Valley Technical Appendix A: The San Joaquin Valley’s Water Balance CONTENTS Figure A1 5 FIgure A2 7 FIgure A3 7 FIgure A4 8 FIgure A5 9 FIgure A6 10 FIgure A7 11 FIgure A8 12 FIgure A9 12 FIgure A10 13 FIgure A11 13 FIgure A12 15 FIgure A13 16 FIgure A14 16 FIgure A15 18 Figure A16 19 Table A1 20 FIgure A17 21 FIgure A18 22 FIgure A19 22 FIgure A20 23 FIgure A21 24 Brad Arnold and Alvar Escriva-Bou Supported with funding from the S. -
1 Recovery Plan Revision for Gabbro Soil Plants of the Central Sierra
Recovery Plan Revision for Gabbro Soil Plants of the Central Sierra Nevada Foothills: El Dorado bedstraw (Galium californicum ssp. sierrae) and Pine Hill flannelbush (Fremontodendron californicum ssp. decumbens) Original Approved: August 2002 Original Prepared by: Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office DRAFT AMENDMENT 1 We have identified best available information that indicates the need to amend recovery criteria for this species since the Recovery Plan for Gabbro Soil Plants of the Central Sierra Nevada Foothills (recovery plan) was completed. In this recovery plan modification, we synthesize the adequacy of the existing recovery criteria, show amended recovery criteria, and describe the rationale supporting the proposed recovery plan modification. The proposed criteria amendments are shown as an appendix that supplements the recovery plan, pages III-2 through III-37 of the recovery plan that applies to El Dorado bedstraw and Pine Hill flannelbush. For U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Pacific Southwest Region Sacramento, California December 2018 Approved: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Regional Director, Pacific Southwest Region, Region 8, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Date: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX 1 METHODOLOGY USED TO COMPLETE THE RECOVERY PLAN AMENDMENT This draft amendment was prepared by the Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office (SFWO) of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) and will be peer reviewed in accordance with the OMB Peer Review Bulletin following the publication of the Notice of Availability. We used information from our files, survey information and monitoring reports spanning various localities of the species, and communication with species experts. Communication with species experts was our primary source to update the species status and threats, and was instrumental in developing amended recovery criteria. -
2. Physical Resources
2. Physical Resources 2.1 Overview 2.1.1 Introduction Physical resources including climate, topography, air resources, noise, geologic resources (excluding caves), caves, and hydrologic resources form the basis for the combination of resources found in New Melones Lake Area. This section describes these resources and gives an overview of the issues associated with them that Reclamation may address in the RMP/EIS, as well as strategies that Reclamation currently uses to manage those resources. This section is organized into the following subsections: • Climate: Climatic variables include precipitation and temperature. Precipitation influences management actions by affecting lake levels, and in turn, access to certain resources. Temperature is one of the main influences on season of use. • Topography: Topography includes all features that contribute to diverse surface assemblage. Topographic features including steepness and aspect affect access to resources and influence such factors as location of vegetative communities and fire management. • Air Resources: The air resources section focuses primarily on factors that influence air quality. Although management of the New Melones Lake Area has little effect on air quality in the overall region, localized effects may occur at particular times of the year, or in particular locations at the lake. • Noise: Noise includes all sources of sound generated at or near the lake area which affect humans or visitors. Noise may be from natural sources, such as wind, or it may be generated by human sources, such as boats or cars. • Geologic Resources (excluding caves): Geologic resources include subsurface features, soils, and rock formations. The geologic resources section describes these features and relates them to current management. -
Federal Bay-Delta Funding Summary
FEDERAL BAY-DELTA FUNDING SUMMARY California Bay-Delta Related Funding (in millions of dollars) CALFED Interim Federal Action Plan (Bay-Delta) FY 2011 FY 2012 FY 2013 Enacted Enacted Pres Budget Total, All Agencies 430.383 Total, All Agencies 370.87 295.47 Water Management 64.064 Storage 5.437 Renewed Federal Partnership 3.07 2.97 Conveyance 5.534 Water Use Efficiency 40.670 Smarter Water Supply and Use 88.25 80.49 Water Transfers 0.000 Environmental Water Account 0.000 Habitat Restoration 239.36 173.59 Drinking Water Quality 50.591 Levee System Integrity 4.440 Drought Floodplain and Management 40.19 38.42 Ecosystem Restoration 233.805 Science 22.382 Oversight & Coordination 3.460 Other 0.000 Bureau of Reclamation 185.533 Bureau of Reclamation 172.66 110.81 Water Management Storage 5.437 Renewed Federal Partnership 2.00 1.90 Conveyance 5.534 Water Use Efficiency 18.370 Smarter Water Supply and Use 15.19 10.06 Water Transfers 0.000 Environmental Water Account 0.000 Habitat Restoration 155.47 98.85 Drinking Water Quality 13.360 Levee System Integrity Drought Floodplain and Management 0.00 0.00 Ecosystem Restoration 124.541 Science 16.295 Oversight & Coordination 1.996 Other Corps of Engineers 98.135 Corps of Engineers 44.53 53.80 Water Management 64.064 Storage 0.000 Renewed Federal Partnership 0.10 0.10 Conveyance Water Use Efficiency Smarter Water Supply and Use 0.00 0.00 Water Transfers Environmental Water Account Habitat Restoration 4.38 15.42 Drinking Water Quality Levee System Integrity 4.440 Drought Floodplain and Management 40.05 -
Calaveras River 2016 Watershed Sanitary Survey
Calaveras River 2016 Watershed Sanitary Survey Prepared for Calaveras County Water District Stockton East Water District Karen E. Johnson Water Resources Planning October 12, 2016 CALAVERAS RIVER 2016 WATERSHED SANITARY SURVEY PREPARED FOR STOCKTON EAST WATER DISTRICT & CALAVERAS COUNTY WATER DISTRICT October 2016 Prepared by: Karen E. Johnson Water Resources Planning TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Summary ....................................................................................................................................................... ES-1 Section 1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................... 1-1 Regulatory Requirement for a Watershed Sanitary Survey ............................................................... 1-1 Stanislaus/Calaveras River Group ................................................................................................................ 1-1 Survey Methods .................................................................................................................................................... 1-1 Report Organization ........................................................................................................................................... 1-2 Abbreviations and Acronyms ......................................................................................................................... 1-3 Section 2 Watershed Characteristics and Infrastructure .......................................................................... -
Docoileus Hemionus) Range
Appendix D BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES ASSESSMENT Study Area Figure 1 PROJECT VICINITY 0 105 Moore Biological Blue Mountain Minerals Miles . Consultants Tuolumne County, CA Legend Base map: Columbia, CA, USGS 7.5 minute topographic quadrangle Existing Permit Area Sections: 2 & 3 Township: 02N Revised Fill Area Range: 14E Figure 2 PROJECT LOCATION 0 1,000 2,000 Moore Biological Blue Mountain Minerals Feet . Consultants Tuolumne County, CA agricultural fill area will reach an elevation of 2,135 feet. Maximum slopes of the revised fill area will not exceed natural slopes on adjacent hillsides, and will be less steep than the currently approved fill design. A 3:1 slope ratio will be followed around the perimeter and the final upper surface of the revised fill area will be nearly flat. The Agricultural Fill Area will be revegetated in blue oak- digger pine woodland (BOP), valley oak woodland (VOW), and annual grassland (AGS) habitats. Regulatory Requirements: Clean Water Act: The Clean Water Act (CWA) 33 U.S.C. 1251-1376) provides guidance for the restoration and maintenance of the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the nation's waters. Section 404 of the Clean Water Act Section 404 of the CWA established a permit program administered by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE) regulating the discharge of dredged or fill material into waters of the United States (including wetlands). Implementing regulations by ACOE are found at 33 CFR Parts 320-330. Guidelines for implementation are referred to as the Section 404 (b)(1) Guidelines and were developed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in conjunction with ACOE (40 CFR Parts 230).