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California Department of Fish and Game<br />

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service<br />

Chapter 2. Alternatives<br />

extent feasible: bullfrog control, invasive plant removal, willow planting, and 5<br />

years of monitoring to determine use by CRLF.<br />

Partial-Tidal and Full Tidal Alternatives<br />

South of Highway 37—Tidal Marsh Areas<br />

The primary operations and maintenance activities related to tidal restoration<br />

south of the rail line are levee maintenance, vegetation management, and<br />

mosquito control. During the pre-breach period where vegetation is being<br />

established in non-tidal flood/drain management, there will may be a need to<br />

monitor water and salinity levels and adjust them through operation and<br />

maintenance of interim water control structures.irrigation systems. Weed<br />

inspections and interim weed control via spot-spray herbicide and/or mowing<br />

wouldmay be conducted primarily along the levee shoreline. A mosquito<br />

abatement program would be established by CDFG in coordination with<br />

MSMVCD as needed.<br />

During tidal marsh succession, maintenance would focus on invasive weed<br />

inspection, detection and removal, through the summer and fall, focusing on June<br />

and October, during peak flowering of principal weeds, as funding allows.<br />

Annual shoreline inspections for hazardous or nuisance debris, such as flotsam<br />

including boat docks, creosote-treated pilings or lumber, oil-contaminated debris,<br />

and plastic refuse, would be conducted. Unacceptable accumulations of debris<br />

would be removed by manual transport or truck.<br />

Diked Baylands<br />

Railroad to Highway 37—Diked Seasonal Wetlands and<br />

Ongoing Wetland-Compatible Agriculture<br />

Operation and maintenance activities within the diked baylands would primarily<br />

involve levee maintenance, vegetation management within restoration areas,<br />

maintenance of the stormwater conveyance system including culverts and<br />

ditches, maintenance of the stormwater pumping stations, and mosquito control.<br />

Vegetation management and mosquito abatement in the area owned by USFWS<br />

would be conducted in accordance with the Comprehensive Conservation Plan.<br />

Mosquito abatement would also be subject to the Mosquito Management Plan.<br />

Stormwater Conveyance System<br />

In order to assure that existing levels of flood protection are provided, the<br />

stormwater conveyance system will require the following regular maintenance<br />

activities.<br />

Sears Point Wetland and Watershed Restoration<br />

Project Final <strong>Environmental</strong> <strong>Impact</strong><br />

Report/<strong>Environmental</strong> <strong>Impact</strong> <strong>Statement</strong><br />

2-42<br />

April 2012

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