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Current Projects
Water for Fish & Farms -- funded by CALFED Watershed Program
- study the timing of stream water diversions & its effect on local steelhead populations
- working with farmers & biologists to improve steelhead trout habitat in Napa
- streamflow information for local tributaries will be on the web in real time
Watershed Scorecard -- funded by CALFED Watershed Program
- a project with Sonoma Ecology Center & others
- develop watershed health scorecards for Napa River & Sonoma Creek
- focus on water availability for both human & ecosystem needs
- created conceptual model of hydrologic cycle for Napa River
Pathogens TMDL
Carneros Streamgages -- funded by landowners and state grants
- maintain flow measurement stations on Carneros Creek & Huichica Creek
- telephone access for water diverters to assist meeting of minimum bypass flows
- continuous flow record since 1998/2001
Fish Passage Barriers -- funded by CA Dept of Fish & Game and Coastal Conservancy
- a project with Sonoma Ecology Center
- study bridges & culverts in Napa and Sonoma Counties that may inhibit fish passage
- model hydraulically (using HEC-RAS) and with specialized Fish Xing software
- goal is to prioritize possible restoration projects
Streamflow Monitoring in the Napa River Watershed
- measure streamflow in select streams in the Napa River watershed
Milliken Creek Flow Study
RDRT Monitoring
Past Projects (sample)
