Loma Alta Slough Wetlands Enhancement Project

Loma Alta Slough Wetlands Enhancement Project

City of Oceanside City of Oceanside Loma Alta Slough Wetlands Enhancement Project Public Workshop #1, August 15, 2019 esassoc.com 1 City of Oceanside Project Organization Chart CA State Coastal City of Oceanside: Conservancy: Project Manager Funding Community Technical Advisory Stakeholders Committee Public Involvement Staff from Applicable Plan Organizations ESA: Consultant esassoc.com 2 City of Oceanside Purpose and Agenda Purpose: We want to hear from you on your vision for the Loma Alta Slough Agenda • Project Background (presentation) (5:15 – 5:35) − Project area − Site history − Project process • Tasks • Schedule − Related projects • Open House (open house) (5:35 – 7:00) − Q and A − We want your input! esassoc.com 3 City of Oceanside Project Background esassoc.com 4 City of Oceanside Loma Alta Slough – Location esassoc.com 5 City of Oceanside Project Area esassoc.com 6 City of Oceanside Project Purpose • Expand and improve coastal wetland habitat • Improve public access − Trails − Educational signage • Multiple benefits: − Provide habitat − Improve water quality − Create resiliency to climate change − Provide recreational opportunities esassoc.com 7 City of Oceanside Loma Alta Slough – Background • Historically brackish wetland • Intermittently tidal (connected to ocean) • Channelized & constricted over time Photo credit: Dokken Engineering • Loss of salt marsh & riparian habitat from urbanization • Impaired water quality • Existing UV treatment during dry weather esassoc.com 8 City of Oceanside Loma Alta Slough – Historical Context Loma Alta Slough & Buccaneer Beach ~1946 Original Wetland Extent Railroad Buccaneer Beach esassoc.com 9 City of Oceanside Loma Alta Slough – Historical Context Loma Alta Creek & Slough ~1967 Buccaneer Beach La Salina Wastewater Plant Oxidation ponds esassoc.com 10 City of Oceanside Loma Alta Slough – Present Day esassoc.com 11 City of Oceanside Project Goals – We want your feedback!! See Poster #1 Goal 1: Loma Alta Slough is a resilient coastal wetland habitat with associated marine and terrestrial habitats. Goal 2: Ecological and physical processes at Loma Alta Slough are restored to maximize ecosystem benefits and support a dynamic and self-sustaining ecosystem over the long-term. Goal 3: Loma Alta Slough is restored in a manner that promotes research, education, and community engagement in ways compatible with the restored ecosystem. esassoc.com 12 City of Oceanside Phase 1 Planning/Design (Currently Funded) Phase Objectives: • Establish community vision • Assess feasibility, opportunities & constraints http://scwrp.org/ • Design, planning, and permitting for implementation grant funding http://www.birdinginformation.com/birds/herons-bitterns- egrets/snowy-egret/ esassoc.com 13 City of Oceanside Overview of Process Next workshop in winter esassoc.com 14 2019 City of Oceanside Project Purpose (Phase 2 Implementation w/ Future Grant Funds) • Based on community input, design feasibility, cost • Design and build new and enhanced coastal wetlands • Design and build improved pedestrian coastal access esassoc.com 15 http://visitoceanside.org/travel-tips/oceanside-coastal-rail-trail/ City of Oceanside Related Adjacent Projects • La Salina WWTP Decommissioning, installation of new regional lift station • Proposed improvements to Buccaneer Beach Park facilities • Coastal Rail Trail Extension Project • Flood Control Detention Basins • All are separately funded projects that complement the Loma Alta Wetlands Enhancement • Separate CEQA process for each • Various stages of design for each esassoc.com 16 City of Oceanside Workshop Stations • Project Overview • Related Adjacent Projects • What do you like about Loma Alta Creek? • How would you like to see Loma Alta Slough function or be used in the future? esassoc.com 17 City of Oceanside Open House in Session • Please fill out the comment card before you leave • Contact information: Justin Gamble [email protected] esassoc.com 18.

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