September 20, 2017 – Program Releases Draft Channel Capacity Report for 2018 Restoration Year for Review The primary objective of this report is to provide the Channel Capacity Advisory Group (CCAG) and the public a summary of the prior Restoration Year’s data, methods, and estimated channel capacities, as well as, recommendations for monitoring and management […]
Water Quality includes a program of real-time telemetry, generally with 15-minute reporting to the California Data Exchange Center. In addition, the SJRRP initiated a program of manual water quality constituent measurements. Real-time Telemetry Measurements In addition to the gaged stations described above, the SJRRP took measurements of water quality parameters at a variety of additional […]
For over 60 years, the San Joaquin River saw no adult spring-run Chinook salmon make their annual migration from the ocean to spawn – the fish had been cut-off from their native spawning grounds by Friant Dam and the population died out. But all of that changed in 2019 when the San Joaquin River Restoration […]
Agenda & Videos The Speakers Poster Sessions Day 1 Wednesday, October 14, 2020 | 9 A.M. – 1 P.M. 9:00 A.M. Introductions 9:10 A.M. Opening Remarks Dr. Donald Portz, San Joaquin River Restoration Program 9:20 A.M. Panel: Return of the Chinook MODERATOR: Josh Newcom, San Joaquin River Restoration A Brief History of the San Joaquin […]
The SJRRP has provided $10.3 million to assist the Friant Water Authority with restoring the original design and built capacity of the Friant-Kern Canal. The canal, which has over half of its designed capacity eliminated due to subsidence (compacting earth from groundwater overpumping), is currently undergoing a planning and design process to fix the impacted portions […]
In September, a group of fish biologists, engineers, and farmers met at Reclamation’s Denver Technical Service to help ensure that the San Joaquin River Restoration Program’s largest engineering feat to date – developing a new stretch of river with passage for salmonids and other native fish – will pass environmental and engineering muster. And they […]
The Arroyo Canal Fish Screen and Sack Dam Fish Passage Project is integral to restoring spring-run Chinook salmon to the San Joaquin River. This project implements two of the highest priority projects identified in the 2006 Settlement: fish passage around Sack Dam and a fish screen on the Arroyo Canal to prevent entrainment of juvenile […]
The SJRRP Predation Small Interdisciplinary Group (SIG) developed a draft Pit Prioritization Process document that outlines the general approach to prioritizing gravel pits in Reach 1. Several studies have collected data and a pit delineation report that inventories pits is in progress. MAP study 2016-8 will continue to synthesize collected data, identify data gaps and […]
This table provides a summary of the current and previous year’s studies and their status. This table will be updated biannually and will provide data and reports as they become available. Please click on the study name to get a summary of the current and previous year’s studies and their status. Report Status Data Availability […]
The Friant-Kern Canal flows south from Friant Dam to serve water users throughout the southern portion of the eastern Central Valley. Friant-Kern Canal Restoration Project – Part III of the San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement Act, Section 10201, states that the Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed to conduct feasibility studies on the […]