Mono County Community Development Department P.O. Box 347 Planning Division P.O. Box 8 Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546 Bridgeport, CA 93517 (760) 924-1800, fax 924-1801 (760) 932-5420, fax 932-5431
[email protected] www.monocounty.ca.gov March 2007 MONO BASIN WATERSHED ASSESSMENT 1. Introduction Watershed approach California watershed programs and Mono County’s involvement What is a watershed assessment? Publicly perceived problems and issues Water quantity Water quality Aquatic habitat Recreation Wildfire Invasive species List of assorted issues Publicly perceived key resources Driving questions Watershed boundaries 2. Descriptive geography Climate Precipitation Snowpack Air temperature Wind Evaporation Climate change impacts Topography Geology and soils Upland vegetation Special-status plants Wildfire history and risk 3. Riparian areas and wetlands Rush Creek Parker Creek Walker Creek Bohler Creek Horse Creek Lee Vining Creek Post Office Creek Mill Creek Planning / Building / Code Compliance / Environmental / Collaborative Planning Team (CPT) Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) / Local Transportation Commission (LTC) / Regional Planning Advisory Committees (RPACs Wilson Creek DeChambeau Creek 4. Fish and wildlife Fish Invasive species Wildlife 5. Human history and land use Land use Agriculture Timber harvesting Mining Gravel extraction Roads Hydroelectric development Residential development Recreation Land ownership and interagency cooperation 6. Descriptive hydrology Runoff generation processes Water balance Streamflow averages and extremes Floods and droughts Lakes Groundwater Diversions and storage Water rights, use and management Domestic water systems Lee Vining Public Utility District Lundy Mutual Water Company June Lake Public Utility District Conway Ranch Wastewater treatment and disposal 7. Descriptive geomorphology Stream channels Surface erosion Hillslope processes Sediment transport Human influences Restoration 8.