Environmental Impact Statement - Sonoma Land Trust

California Department of Fish and Game
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Chapter 2. Alternatives
North of Highway 37—Diked Seasonal Wetlands
Activities in this geographical region of the project would be the same as
described for the Project.
North of Highway 37—California Red-Legged Frog
Habitat Enhancement and Other Upland Areas
Activities in this geographical region of the project would be the same as
described for the Project.
Operation and Maintenance
No Action Alternative
North of Highway 37
South of the Railroad tracks
There would be no tidal marsh restoration operation and related maintenance
work required. CDFG would perform no habitat maintenance. Maintenance
activities would consist of limited patching of the levee, and limited invasive
species management, as feasible based on funding. Existing roads on the site
would be maintained as feasible. Existing buildings and other structures on
CDFG property would most likely be maintained for use if structurally sound. If
necessary, structures that are targets of vandalism and/or used by trespassers
would be removed. Given current budget constraints, CDFG cannot commit to
providing pumping to remove stormwater and groundwater seepage from the
property or to maintaining the stormwater management system. Performance of
the stormwater management system is likely to decline over time as the pumps
age. It is unlikely that there would be adequate funding to perform all required
pump and stormwater conveyance system maintenance activities.
Railroad to Highway 37
USFWS would continue to maintain its components of the stormwater
management system by performing periodic maintenance of the stormwater
drainage ditches (see below), as feasible based on available funding. USFWS
would also continue invasive species control to the degree feasible with available
funding. Sonoma County would continue to maintain Reclamation Road.
SLT would continue to offer controlled public access (i.e., guided walks).
Maintenance of the CRLF habitat would include the following activities to the
Sears Point Wetland and Watershed Restoration
Project Final Environmental Impact
Report/Environmental Impact Statement
2-41
April 2012