Recommended Spending Priorities for Restoration of the Carmel River Steelhead Resource  
March 2007
MPWMD NMFS Proposed Restoration Projects CRWC Estimated 
Rank Rank   Action Plan Item Cost Time
1 1 Lagoon Reverse Osmosis Water Project MON-1 $50,000 1 to 3 years
2 2 Sleepy Hollow Steelhead Rearing Facility Water Intake Upgrade --- $570,000 1 to 2 years
3 5 Old Carmel River Dam Removal SH-5 $300,000 to $500,000 ---
4 6 Sediment/Gravel Injection HAB-1; SH-7 $60,000 to $100,000 1 year
per year
5 4 Carmel River Enhancement - Mainstem, tributaries, and lagoon HAB-3, 4, and 6; $10,000 to $30,000 1 year
SED -1 per habitat structure per structure
6 3 Los Padres Dam Fish Passage SH-6 and 8 --- up to 5 years
7 7 Los Padres Reservoir Sediment and Organic Debris Removal FLOWS-2 and 3 $25,635,000 ---
8 8 Natural Broodstock Program --- $60,000 to $100,000 3 years
per  year
9 9 Barrier Beach Sediment Budget Analysis --- $125,000 1 year
Text Box: Notes: 1. The proposed mitigation projects were developed at a workshop on November 18, 2005, that was conducted by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and included representatives from California American Water (CAW), Monterey Peninsula Water Management District (MPWMD), Carmel River Steelhead Association (CRSA) and the Carmel River Watershed Conservancy (CRWC). Representatives from California Department of Fish and Game (CDFG), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), and the Sierra Club were invited, but unable to attend. 2. The "CRWC Action Plan" items refer to actions originally described in the 2002 Carmel River Watershed Assessment developed by the CRWC and later ranked by the CRWC's Technical Advisory Committee in 2006. "MON, SH, HAB, SED, and FLOWS" refer to actions related to monitoring, steelhead, habitat, sediment, and flow, respectively. Each of the CRWC actions listed is consistent with the associated NMFS proposed mitigation project.