Chapters 1 - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Chapter 6
CCP, additional staff will be necessary, as presented in Table 6-4. The projects listed in Table 6-3
are presented in order of priority (from highest to lowest) within the Refuge.
Table 6-2
Proposed Update to the SAMMS Database
Deferred Maintenance and New Construction Projects
Described in the Proposed Action (Alternative C)
Proposed Capital Improvement Projects (SAMMS)
(presented in order of priority)
Corresponding
CCP Objective
First Year
Cost
Operating Costs
Recurring
Annual Cost
Install a new water control structure near the center of the
western Bolsa Cell levee; remove existing culverts at the
southern end of the levee (revises deferred maintenance
projects 2009972618 and 2009964689 in Table 6-2)
2.4, 2.7, 2.8 $110,000 $2,000
Restore five-acres of existing weedy vegetation around the
margins of the marsh to appropriate native upland habitat
2.6 $14,000 $1,500
Prepare sites appropriate for establishing populations of salt
marsh bird’s-beak
1.3 $20,000 $1,000
Remove the existing drop tower 1.1, 1.2, 2.5 $50,000 0
Construct a 2,500-square-foot maintenance building adjacent
to the existing Refuge headquarters
Restore 15 acres of disturbed land located to the southeast
2.3, 3.1 $300,000 $3,000
and west of the 7th Street Pond to a range of native wetland
and upland habitats
Restore 22 acres of nonnative upland habitat at the north end
2.5, 2.6, 2.8 $1,170,000 $2,000
of the Case Road Pond to a range of native wetland and
upland habitats
2.5, 2.6, 2.8 $1,630,000 $1,000
Protect an existing cultural resource on the Refuge by capping
the site with clean fill
3.5 $100,000 0
Remove debris and miscellaneous structures from the marsh 2.7, 2.8 $100,000 0
Prepare the upland portions of the easternmost island in the
Case Road Pond to support seabird and shorebird nesting
Raise the elevation in portions of the marsh by spraying a
2.8 $50,000 $2,000
layer of marsh mud on the cordgrass vegetation to improve
habitat quality; implement in phases with monitoring and
adaptive management components
1.2 $300,000 0
Install video cameras at the least tern nesting area and in the
marsh to provide real-time viewing for the public
Design and implement a native plant area and interpretive
3.1,3.2 $14,000 $500
program that focuses on past Native American land use
practices on the Refuge
Construct a combination kiosk and rest-room facility with an
3.5 $35,000 $500
interpretive focus on wise water use to the north of the
Refuge headquarters
3.3 $200,000 $2,000
Construct an elevated observation platform within walking
distance of the Refuge headquarters
3.2 $100,000 $1,000
Total $4,213,000 $160,500
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