(CRAM) For Wetlands User's Manual Version 5.0.2

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California Rapid Assessment Method for Wetlands v. 5.0.2 – Acknowledgments San Francisco Bay Area Regional Team Elaine Blok USFWS-NWI Paul Jones USEPA - Region 9 Andree Breaux RWQCB - Region 2 Tom Kucera Kucera Associates John Callaway USF Karl Malamud-Roam CMVCA Josh Collins SFEI Dan Martel USACOE – SF District Steve Culberson CDWR Molly Martindale USACOE – SF District Joe Didonato EBRPD Nadav Nur PRBO Giselle Downard USFWS Lorraine Parsons USNPS Jules Evens Avocet Research Sarah Pearce SFEI Tom Gardali PRBO Louisa Squires SCVWD Letitia Grenier SFEI Eric Tattersall CDFG Cristina Grosso SFEI Nils Warnock PRBO Southern California Regional Team Darcy Aston WRP SB Task Force Spencer MacNeill Aspen Environmental Karen Bane SCC Mike Porter RWQCB-Region 9 Shirley Birosik RWQCB - Region 4 Bruce Posthumus RWQCB-Region 9 Liz Chattin Ventura County David Pritchett WRP SB Task Force Bryant Chesney NOAA Ruben Ramirez Cadre Environmental Jae Chung USACOE Lorraine Rubin Ventura County Rosi Dagit RCDSMM Mary Anne Skorpanich OCPFRD Sabrina Drill UC Extension Eric Stein SCCWRP Corrice Farrar USACOE- LA District Martha Sutula SCCWRP Doug Gibson SELC Kelly Schmoker RMC Ryan Henry PCR Wanda Smith RWQCB - Region 8 Mike Kleinfelter Independent Consultant Bob Thiel WRP SB Task Force Erik Larsen URS Corp. Dick Zembal OCWD Dave Lawhead CDFG David Zoutendyk USFWS Mary Loquvam LASGRWC Organization Codes CCC Ca Coastal Commission OCPFRD Orange County Public Facilities & Resources Dept CCWGIS Central Coast Wetlands GIS Project PCR PCR Services Corporation CDFG Ca Department of Fish and Game PRBO Point Reyes bird Observatory CDPR CA Department of Parks and Recreation RCDSMM Resource Conservation District of the Santa iv Monica Mountains CDWR Ca Department of Water Resources RMC San Gabriel & Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy CMVCA Ca Mosquito & Vector Control Assoc. RWQCB Regional Water Quality Control Board CPI Ca Polytech Institute SCC South Coast Ca Coastal Conservancy CSU Ca State University SCCRPP Southern. Ca Coastal Water Research Project EBRPD East Bay Regional Park District SCVWD Santa Clara Valley Water District HBHRCD Humboldt Bay Harbor, Recreation and Conservation District SELC Southern Environmental Law Center LASGRWC Los Angeles & San Gabriel Rivers SFEI San Francisco Estuary Institute Watershed Council MBNMS Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary SWRCB Ca State Water Resources Control Board MLML Moss Landing Marine Laboratory UC University of California NEP National Estuary Program USACOE US Army Corps of Engineers NERR National Estuary Research Reserve USEPA US Environmental Protection Agency NWI National Wetland Inventory USF University of San Francisco OCWD Orange County Water District USFWS US Fish and Wildlife Service OSU Oregon State University USNPS US National Park Service
California Rapid Assessment Method for Wetlands v. 5.0.2 – Table Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS Version History of CRAM Methodology ..........................................................................................i Acknowledgments ...............................................................................................................................iii EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................................................1 CHAPTER 1: NEED, GOAL, STRATEGIC CONTEXT, INTENDED USES, AND GEOGRAPHIC SCOPE ........................................................................................3 1.0 Introduction.............................................................................................................................3 1.1 Statement of Need..................................................................................................................3 1.2 Justification for Rapid Assessment.......................................................................................3 1.3 Goal and Intended Use..........................................................................................................5 1.4 Related Rapid Assessment Efforts in California and Other States .................................6 1.5 Geographic Scope...................................................................................................................6 1.6 Supporting Information Systems..........................................................................................6 1.7 Organization and Coordination to Develop CRAM .........................................................7 1.7.1 Core Team...............................................................................................................7 1.7.2 Regional Teams ......................................................................................................7 CHAPTER 2: KEY TERMS, CONCEPTS, ASSUMPTIONS, AND DEVELOPMENTAL PROCESS .........................................................................9 2.0 Overview..................................................................................................................................9 2.1 Key Terms................................................................................................................................9 2.2 Conceptual Framework....................................................................................................... 10 2.2.1 Management Framework................................................................................... 10 2.2.2 Rapid Assessment ............................................................................................... 11 2.2.3 Forcing Functions, Stress, Buffer, and Condition ......................................... 11 2.2.4 Condition, Ecological Service, and CRAM Scores ........................................ 11 2.3 Developmental Framework................................................................................................ 13 2.3.1 Basic Design......................................................................................................... 13 2.3.2 Calibration............................................................................................................ 13 2.3.3 Validation ............................................................................................................. 14 CHAPTER 3: PROCEDURES FOR USING CRAM .............................................................. 17 3.0 Summary................................................................................................................................ 17 3.1 Step 1: Assemble Background Information..................................................................... 17 3.2 Step 2: Classify the Wetland and Riparian Areas ............................................................ 18 3.2.1 General Definitions of Wetlands and Riparian Areas ................................... 18 3.2.2 Wetland Typology............................................................................................... 20 3.4 Step 4: Verify the Appropriate Assessment Window..................................................... 26 3.5 Step 5: Establish the Assessment Area (AA)................................................................... 27 3.5.1 Hydro-geomorphic Integrity ............................................................................. 27 3.5.2 AA Size................................................................................................................. 28 v
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