Santa Ana Watershed Association 2011

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SAWA
Santa Ana Watershed Association
2011
anta Ana Watershed
Association
Santa Ana Watershed Association 2011 Annual Report
anta Ana Watershed
Association
Mission Statement
The Santa Ana Watershed Association will develop, coordinate and
implement natural resource programs that support a sustainable
ecosystem and social benefits from the San Bernardino Mountains to
the Pacific Ocean.
Goals
1. Provide leadership in cooperation with other agencies, organizations
and private citizens to invest the watershed constituency in
stewardship of their natural resources.
2. Assist in the development, implementation, and monitoring
of effective processes to improve watershed quality and protect
beneficial uses of soil, water, biological, and other natural resources
of the Santa Ana River Watershed, including, but not limited to:
• Habitat restoration
• Biological monitoring
• Invasive plant management
• Management of endangered species
3. Provide dependable and accessible scientific information to
support decisions for further management actions.
4. Develop an educational program to disseminate information on
the natural resources of our watershed to the public.
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anta Ana Watershed
Association
Promoting a Healthy Santa Ana River Watershed
for Wildlife and People
For nearly 16 years, the San- during all stages of eradica- ect area. In addition, SAWA Inland Empire RCD (IERCD),
ta Ana Watershed Associa- tion. Most importantly, SAWA is maintaining control over the San Jacinto Basin RCD
tion (SAWA) and its partners monitors the removal areas previously removed invasives (SJBRCD), the Riverside-Co-
have been promoting a healthy long after the Arundo has been throughout the watershed. rona RCD (RCRCD) and the
Santa Ana River watershed eradicated to ensure that native Elsinore-Murrieta-Anza RCD
for the wildlife and the people vegetation and wildlife are re- SAWA’s Governance (EMARCD).
who inhabit it. The watershed covering and that there is no
spans approximately 2,600 return of the invasive species. The Nature Conservancy Collaboration
square miles and ranges in el- These intensive monitoring (TNC) originally managed the
evation from 11,500 feet to sea efforts are required to prevent watershed fund and the resto- SAWA conducts environ-
level through five distinctive re-growth that can lead to total ration work in the upper water- mental management projects,
life zones. The watershed lies re-infestation over time and to shed. In 1996, the RCDs came working collaboratively with
in one of Earth’s 25 Biodiver- prevent any impacts to native together as SAWA, which then governmental agencies, orga-
sity Hotspots—areas rich in species. included the East Valley, In- nizations, and private citizens.
flora and fauna that are threat- To date, SAWA has removed land Empire West, Riverside- SAWA implements facets of
ened by human activity. nearly 4,300 acres of Arundo Corona, and San Jacinto Basin the Santa Ana River Water-
A major goal of SAWA is and other invasives throughout RCDs. shed Program, continuously
to restore the natural function the watershed. In 2012, SAWA SAWA is governed by a five- restoring natural functions and
of the watershed through the plans to remove approximately member board comprised of resources of the river and its
enhancement and restoration 100 more acres of invasives, one representative each from tributaries.
of the native riparian commu- mostly along the mainstem of four resource conservation The most notable collabo-
nity. This is accomplished by the river, in Carbon Canyon districts (RCDs) within the rating agencies include the
the removal of exotic species and in the San Jacinto Basin watershed, and one from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
and the management of exist- in our Wolfskill-Gilman proj- Orange County Water Dis- (USACE), U.S. Fish & Wild-
ing resources, including both trict. The four RCDs are the life Service (USF&WS), Cali-
habitat and wildlife species. fornia Department of Fish and
The largest threat to the ripar- Game (CDFG), and the Re-
ian habitat within the Santa gional Water Quality Control
Ana Watershed is takeover Board (RWQCB).
by invasive species, notably
The Watershed Program for-
Arundo donax. This exotic
mally began in 1995, with the
plant is highly aggressive and
signing of a landmark agree-
has invaded much of the wa-
ment between the OCWD,
tershed, out-competing native
USACE, and the U.S. Depart-
vegetation and having drastic
ment of Interior for the U.S.
impacts on the wildlife. Re-
Fish and Wildlife Service. This
moving Arundo is difficult and
agreement allowed OCWD to
complex, requiring multiple
conserve water behind Prado
treatments and intensive moni-
Dam but also recognized the
r
toring. e
d need for watershed restoration
e
SAWA’s comprehensive e by allowing a portion of the
R
eradication efforts include e project mitigation to occur in
identification and mapping of e the upper Santa Ana River wa-
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exotic species, initial biomass tershed, many miles from the
removal, post treatment, and project site.
ARunDO BIOMASS BeInG ReMOveD fROM A cARBOn
intensive biological surveying
cAnyOn PROjecT AReA In THe fAll Of 2011.
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Promoting a Healthy Watershed
continued...
Mitigation was required to of invasive species, particu- The projects providing funds impacts in locations other than
offset inundation of habitat in larly giant reed and cowbirds, included the Seven Oaks Dam, the project site. The funds
the Prado Basin due to water targeted for their interference Prado Water Conservation, generated by this program are
conservation. Two of the ma- with river function and re- Highway 71 Improvements, used to support invasive plant
jor federal regulatory agencies source abundance; increas- Norco Bluffs Stabilization, removal efforts throughout
were convinced enough of the ing wetlands and open space; Santa Ana River Flood Con- the watershed. In some cases,
river’s degradation to break managing endangered species trol, Environmental Protection mitigation projects are as-
away from decades of tradi- toward recovery; and public Agency Grants, and several signed to a specific property in
tional mitigation dictating that involvement. Arundo control mitigations that have been or- the watershed.
impact compensation was to started in the upper watershed dered because of construc- Work is performed either
occur within or very near the and continues downstream tion impacts in the watershed. directly by SAWA, or through
project area. Orange County because Arundo invades by Some of the mitigation fund- one of the RCDs. In the latter
Water District contributed $1 pieces washing down and ing sources did not specify case, an individual RCD per-
million to a fund that was the sprouting in moist soil. Arun- acreage requirements but did forms a piece of work, autho-
beginning of today’s efforts do seeds are sterile in our area, provide adequate funding for rized through the annual work
to restore the function of the so that the spread of giant reed treatment of several hundred plan and within the budgetary
Santa Ana River. has been by vegetative means. additional acres and more im- constraints dictated therein.
The Watershed Program is Habitat restoration, primar- portantly, for long-term re- That RCD then invoices SAWA
staffed by the partnering agen- ily through Arundo control, is treatment. Beginning in 2002, and it is paid out of the fund.
cies. At monthly meetings, the current focus of the Wa- there was an additional $9 mil- Approved work is confined to
project plans and accomplish- tershed Program because most lion for Arundo control due to the activities specified in cur-
ments are discussed. Project of the funding obtained was a successful grant application rent grants and to maintenance
goals are specified in work earmarked for Arundo control. for Proposition 13 funds. obligations. The trust fund
plans that are compiled by The work with endangered By early March 2003, SAWA must be kept at a level that will
SAWA with input from the species and other wildlife is became a 501(c) (3) nonprofit yield enough operating capital
other partners. necessary for compliance with organization, and changed to continue long-term Arundo
The work plans are reviewed the regulatory permits to do from fiscal year to calendar maintenance and other follow-
by the various partnering agen- the Arundo work. Funds are year. In January of 2004, up responsibilities.
cies for their input and eventu- obtained from grants and miti- SAWA established an In Lieu SAWA projects are designat-
al endorsement. Changes and gation of projects on the river, Fee Program with the Corps ed and approved by the Board
additions are made through and the Watershed Program for invasive species removal. of Directors in a long-term
staff-generated amendments. took on the funds and the miti- This program gives develop- workplan. This plan is carried
The work items and compo- gation responsibilities. ers the option to mitigate for out with a focus on ongoing
nents of the plans are largely maintenance and enhancement
dictated by responsibilities of river system function, even-
inherited with the funding and tually leading to whole water-
the long-term commitment for shed health. The work plan
follow-up. develops projects that further
these goals.
Achievements and audits of
expenditures are reported each Work accomplished on the
year. In addition, the partner- ground through SAWA is done
ing agencies and regulators are by SAWA staff and the part-
regularly toured through spe- nering agencies. The invasive
cific project areas on request. species removal to date was
Photographic and data docu- originally accomplished by the
mentation of work progress is individual Resource Conserva-
collected in each project area tion Districts within their geo-
and there are regular site visits graphic spheres of influence.
are conducted. SAWA or the an More recently, long-term
local RCD is responsible for m and many first-time proposals
k
contract and contractor over- c are being managed directly by
e
sight. B SAWA. This report reflects
n
The Watershed Program fo- o the 12-month period from Jan.
s
cus is dictated by the respon- y 1, 2011 to Dec. 31, 2011, and
sibilities that come with the All supplements many other re-
public funds provided to miti- ports produced throughout the
gate for typically large federal SAWA cOnDucTeD AeRIAl SuRveyS Of InvASIveS AlOnG period for regulatory agencies.
projects. These include control THe RIveR AnD SOMe TRIBuTARIeS In fAll 2011.
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SAWA funding & expenditures
The Santa Ana Water- public involvement. Arundo bilities. The major projects When an individual RCD
shed Association is now control started in the upper providing funds included the performs an authorized piece
a partnership of Elsinore- watershed and continued Seven Oaks Dam, Prado Wa- of mitigation work, that RCD
Murrieta-Anza RCD, Inland downstream because Arundo ter Conservation, Highway then invoices SAWA and is
Empire RCD, Orange Coun- invades by pieces washing 71 Improvements, Norco paid out of the trust fund.
ty Water District, Riverside- down and sprouting in moist Bluffs Stabilization, Santa To be paid, invoices must be
Corona RCD and San Jacin- soil. Arundo seeds are sterile Ana River Flood Control, signed by the manager of the
to Basin RCD. in our area, so that the spread State Proposition 50 funds, invoicing RCD, and the ex-
The focus of the Water- of Arundo has been by veg- Federal Stimulus Funds, ecutive director of SAWA.
shed Program is dictated by etative means. Environmental Protection Approved work is con-
responsibilities attached to Habitat restoration, pri- Agency Grants, and several fined to the activities speci-
the public funds provided marily through invasive smaller public and private fied in current grants and
to mitigate for large federal weed control, is the current funds from various develop- to maintenance obligations
projects and other develop- central focus of the Water- ers in the region. Some of the contained in mitigation ob-
ment impacts to the water- shed Program. The work mitigation funding sources ligations. The trust fund
shed. with endangered species did not specify acreage re- must be kept at a level that
SAWA projects include and other wildlife is neces- quirements but provided the will yield enough operating
control of invasive spe- sary for compliance with wherewithal for treatment of capital to continue long-term
cies, particularly giant reed the regulatory permits to several hundred additional invasives maintenance and
and cowbirds, which inter- do the removal and restora- acres and more importantly, other follow-up responsibili-
fere with river function and tion work. Deposits were for longer term re-treatment. ties.
resource abundance; ex- from grants and funds for By 2002, there was an addi- The charts below show the
panding wetlands and open the mitigation of projects on tional $9 million for Arundo revenues and expenses of the
space; managing endangered the river and the Watershed control due to a successful Santa Ana Watershed Aso-
species toward recovery; and Program took on the funds grant application for Propo- ociation for 2011.
and the mitigation responsi- sition 13 funds.
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elsinore-Murrieta-Anza Resource conservation District
Inland empire Resource conservation District
Elsinore-Murrieta-Anza
Resource Conservation
District (EMARCD) is the
newest member of the Santa
Ana Watershed Association,
joining us as a full member
in December 2008. Prior to
that, EMRCD was an associate
member of SAWA.
The northwestern portion
of the district near Lake El-
sinore and a small northeastern
portion of the district above
Anza are located in the Santa
Ana River watershed, which is
also in SAWA’s area of respon-
sibility.
EMARCD promotes con-
servation practices of natural
resources, opportunities for
education and participation,
and a sustainable quality of
life for communities within
the district. The district's ter- nation and continue to cooper- Margarita River, San Ja- The board of directors of the
ritory includes 505,000 acres, ate closely with the NRCS. cinto River and San Mateo Elsinore-Murrieta-Anza Re-
or approximately 789 square Creek) in the district. Affili- source Conservation District
miles, extending south from What EMARCD Does ating with other groups and (EMARCD) meets the sec-
Scott Road to the San Diego agencies allows EMARCD ond Friday of each month at:
County line, and from east Mitigation: EMARCD ac- to work more efficiently and Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological
of Anza west to the Orange cepts many forms of mitigation partner where it can. Reserve Visitor Center, 39400
County line. It also includes a to allow projects in the District Clinton Keith Road, Murrieta,
In 2011, SAWA had no ac-
loop around the north of Lake to run smoothly through the CA 92582.
tive mitigation projects with
Elsinore. Its RCD neighbors permitting process, yet fit into
the EMARCD, but is planning The EMARCD office is
are San Jacinto Basin RCD EMARCD’s goal of a sustain-
to work on current mitigations located at 21535 Palomar Rd.,
and Riverside-Corona RCD in able and healthy environment
that will likely involve this Suite A, Wildomar, CA 92595-
Riverside County and Mission for the communities it serves.
portion of the Santa Ana River 7763. The office phone num-
RCD in San Diego County.
Public Outreach: Host- watershed. ber is [phone].
Conservation districts be- ing Earth Day events, assist-
gan to form following federal ing in and presenting com-
enabling legislation in the late munity education programs
1930s. In response to the terri- and networking with various
ble "dust bowl’ of that period, non-profit and governmental
the federal Natural Resources agencies makes EMARCD’s
Conservation Service (NRCS; connection with the residents
then called the Soil Conserva- of the district grow.
tion Service) was formed. It
Partners: By attend-
was realized that for the NRCS
ing meetings, workshops and
to function effectively, local
conferences, EMARCD con-
state districts were needed as
tinually keeps connected with
a bridge to the public. So the
ongoing efforts to protect and
RCDs were formed across the
evaluate the watersheds (Santa
LAKE ELSINORE AND WESTERN EMARCD AREA
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Inland empire Resource conservation District
On July 1, 2005, the for- solidation resulted in the one part-time employees tion of open space, restora-
merly independent In- creation of the Inland Em- perform the restoration, tion of area wildlands, and
land Empire West Resource pire Resource Conservation conservation, and educa- facilitation of an array of
District, headquartered in tion/outreach work consis- outreach opportunities for
Conservation District and
the East Valley Resource the City of Redlands The In- tent with its organizational the residents of the IERCD
Conservation District were land Empire Resource Con- mandates. It is governed by service area.
consolidated by the Local servation District (IERCD) a seven-member Board of As a member agency of
Agency Formation Com- has been a member agency Directors comprised of Dis- SAWA, the IERCD performs
mission (LAFCO), in an ef- of the Santa Ana Watershed trict landowners appointed a variety of tasks designed
fort to reduce overhead and Association since its incep- by the County Board of Su- to assist the Association in
improve financial strength, tion, and has been active pervisors, serving terms of fulfillment of its mission
resource planning and proj- in the organization through four years each. The mis- and goals as they relate to
ect coordination. The con- management of mitigation sion of the IERCD is based open space conservation,
work, partnering on a vari- on the concept that the qual- degraded lands’ rehabilita-
ety of education and preser- ity of one’s environment de- tion, and resident education
vation projects, and in serv- termines the quality of life; and outreach. Attached to
ing in a variety of positions accordingly, the IERCD this report are summaries
on SAWA’s board of direc- works to preserve and en- of work performed by the
tor. The District’s boundar- hance the natural resources IERCD, either on behalf of
ies include multiple cities existing within District or in partnership with the
and unincorporated county boundaries for the benefit Santa Ana Watershed Asso-
areas over 825,000-acres of area wildlife, vegetation, ciation during the January
within San Bernardino and and people. This is accom- 1st – December 31st, 2011
Riverside Counties, over plished through a variety of reporting period.
which its five full-time and tasks, including conserva-
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Orange county Water District
The Orange County Wa-
ter District (OCWD) was
formed in 1933 by a special act
of the California State Legisla-
ture to protect Orange Coun-
ty’s rights to water in the Santa
Ana River. OCWD’s primary
responsibility is managing the
vast groundwater basin under
northern and central Orange
County that supplies water to
more than 20 cities and water
agencies, serving more than
2.3 million Orange County
residents.
Since 1933, OCWD has
replenished and maintained
the groundwater basin at safe
levels while more than dou-
Samantha Dempster
bling the basin’s annual yield.
This important source of water PRADO BASIn fROM THe DAM lOOkInG TOWARD cHInO HIllS
provides local groundwater
producers with a reliable sup- ment program to pay for oper- more than 330 constituents— branes, improving advanced
ply of high-quality water. ating expenses and the cost of far more than the 122 required purification technologies, us-
imported replenishment water. by the regulatory agencies. ing bacteria to remove con-
OCWD primarily recharg-
The groundwater basin holds taminants, and studying the
es the basin with water from OCWD is leading the
millions of acre-feet of wa- quality of Santa Ana River
the Santa Ana River and, to a way in purification of waste-
ter (an acre-foot satisfies the water and other water-related
lesser extent, with imported water for reuse to provide a
needs of two families for one issues. Other OCWD ground-
water purchased from the Met- reliable, new, drought-proof
year). The groundwater basin water management and water
ropolitan Water District of high-quality source of water.
provides more than half of all quality activities focus on ex-
Southern California. OCWD The Groundwater Replenish-
water used within the district. panding the Prado wetlands,
currently holds rights to all ment System, a joint project of
Protection, safety and en- groundwater treatment at well
Santa Ana River flows reach- OCWD and the Orange Coun-
hancement of groundwater are heads, computer modeling
ing Prado Dam. Water enters ty Sanitation District, went on-
OCWD’s high- of the groundwater basin and
the groundwater basin via line in January
est priorities. conservation of endangered or
settling or percolation ponds 2008 and can
With one of the threatened species.
in the cities of Anaheim and produce enough
most sophisti-
Orange. Behind Prado Dam near-distilled As a member of SAWA,
cated ground-
(constructed and owned by the quality water OCWD has contributed mil-
water protec-
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for 500,000 lions of dollars in mitigation
tion programs
for flood prevention), OCWD people. funding to further the restora-
in the country,
owns 2,400 acres in Riverside OCWD ef- tion mission and complemen-
OCWD uses
County, which the District uses forts to increase tary goals of SAWA. OCWD
more than 700
for water conservation, water local water personnel assist SAWA with
wells provid-
quality improvement and envi- supplies also its watershed-wide biological
ing more than
ronmental enhancement. include expanding the capac- monitoring and reporting. The
1,400 sampling points—from
district plays a pivotal role in
OCWD monitors the which OCWD takes more ity of the existing percolation
SAWA’s relationships with
groundwater taken out each than 18,000 water samples and facilities, treating poor qual-
regulatory and funding agen-
year to ensure that the basin is conducts more than 350,000 ity water to make it useable,
cies, and helps support SA-
not overdrawn; refills the ba- analyses every year. OCWD’s studying methods to extend
WA’s work in the Prado Basin
sin; and carries out an assess- monitoring program looks for the life of filtration mem-
and in Orange County.
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Orange county Water District Projects
Vireo Monitoring, Prado deposited in the Watershed was hit by a fire in 2001 that nized the open areas created by
Basin Trust Fund with OCWD and started in an area located just the success of Arundo control
then on to SAWA in 2006, with southwest of the OCWD di- efforts. For example, Poison
Orange County Water Dis- the transfer of the entire Trust version structure. The site had Hemlock and Kochio scoparia
trict signed several agreements Fund balance. some mixed native vegetation, are locally abundant on the
in the early 1990s with the U.S. Currently, OCWD is re- but was highly dominated by site. There has been enough
Army Corps of Engineers and quired to furnish two vireo giant reed (Arundo donax) at recent, seasonal rain coupled
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service monitors in the basin with that time. After the fire, the with seepage that several low
to enact emergency conserva- these funds, provide vehicles area was treated with herbi- spots have perennial stand-
tion of water behind Prado and logistical support, and cide everywhere where Arun- ing water colonized by Cat-
Dam. Subsequently, the envi- pay for cowbird trapping and do was re-sprouting. On three tails, and abundant California
ronmental documentation was seeds for the traps. The Dis- separate occasions herbicide Grape.
certified for formalizing water trict has split one of the moni- was applied to the Arundo and There were 22 Least Bell’s
conservation to an elevation tor positions between two joint castor bean that was returning. Vireo territories in the Prado
of 505 ft in spring and 498 ft SAWA/OCWD staffs and the As of September of 2003, the Burn during the 2011 breed-
in winter when the retention other monitor is a contractor. area had significant re-growth ing season (Ten of these ter-
of the water does not interfere OCWD pays these em- of black willow, cottonwoods, ritories were reported by John
with the primary purpose and ployees and then is reimbursed mule fat, and blackberry. To- Green from AMEC, and 12
first priority of the operation by SAWA for the cost of the day, this project site is a mix- others by Bonnie Johnson
of Prado Dam, which is flood contractor and one-half the ture of riparian woodland form OCWD.); this is up from
control. cost of each of the two split and freshwater marsh. Large only five territories in 2004
Project commitments by employees. Those total costs specimen Black Willow and and 2005 The Prado Burn was
OCWD and the terms and con- in 2011 were [I will get this Fremont’s Cottonwood domi- planted beginning in 2003 with
ditions in several Biological cost] nate the overstory with Arroyo hundreds of pole-cuttings,
Opinions issued by the Ser- Willow and Mulefat dominant most of which have taken. The
vice to the Corps laid out the Prado Burn in the understory thickets. The initial Arundo removal and
environmental responsibilities specific areas that had been spray cost $100,000; the spray
taken on by OCWD and part- The Prado Burn site was dominated by Arundo are contract runs through 2012.
ners for which funding was al- sanctioned by the Fish and showing major recruitment by OCWD deposited $930,000
located in one-time payments. Wildlife Service as the mitiga- Arroyo Willows, Cottonwood, with SAWA in 2004 to pay
Biological Opinion #s 1-6-93- tion site for the Winter Water Grape, and Mulefat. Although for the restoration work on the
F-7, 1-6-94-F-47, 1-6-95-F- Conservation Project. The res- the site is currently dominated Prado Burn and for other ef-
28, and 1-6-99-F-75 were the toration site was 40 acres and by native plants, a few non- forts such as vireo monitoring
most pertinent. native species have also colo- in the Prado Basin.
The committed funding
was to be managed in an en-
dowment to fund habitat res-
toration and vireo monitoring
in the basin for the life of the
Water Conservation Program.
OCWD and the County of
Orange provided $450,000
each for vireo monitoring and
support in 1991 and for habi-
tat restoration. The Nature
Conservancy acted as the fi-
duciary and habitat manager
at that time and when they left
the program to OCWD and
SAWA, the fund had grown to
Lee Reeder
$1,631,953. This amount was
THe OlD RIveR ROAD BRIDGe OveR THe SAnTA AnA RIveR In THe PRADO BASIn
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Riverside-corona Resource conservation District
cations for the instal- The RCRCD office pro-
Since 1953, the River- sinore and Colton. RCRCD
lation of conservation vides resource data and
side-Corona Resource personnel provide technical
practices, such as ero- planning tools, including
Conservation District advice to land users and ed-
sion control structures, soil and water testing, soil
(RCRCD) has worked to ucational programs for the
reventment, drainage survey maps, copies of his-
create a sustainable commu- community. They also con-
systems and habitat toric aerial photos, and a
nity by helping people use duct on-the-land conserva-
restoration. technical guide, Best Man-
water, soil, wildlife, plant tion projects.
and air resources so they last Technical assistance is Natural resource manage- agement Practices Hand-
forever. As a SAWA mem- provided to land owners, ment and conservation plan- book for Erosion and Sedi-
ber, RCRCD supports the “cooperators,” who are in- ning information is provided ment Control and Storm
management of each acre of terested in conserving natu- to district cooperators with Water Retention/Detention,
land according to its needs ral resources while using or assistance from the USDA a book on Inland Empire
and provides additional con- developing property. Ser- Natural Resources Conser- Birds and sponsorship of the
servation assistance through vices provided to coopera- vation Service (NRCS)., book, Native Plants of the
cooperative agreements and tors include: Army Corps of Engineers Santa Ana River and Envi-
conservation easements (ACOE), Santa Ana Re- rons.
• onsite evaluation of
with landowners. gional Water Quality Con- Resource Educators are
problems, such as
trol Board (SARWQCB), available to present the fol-
The district is located in inefficient irrigation
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Ser- lowing programs for com-
parts of western Riverside systems
vice (FWS), California De- munity groups, staff meet-
and San Bernardino coun-
• conservation planning
partment of Fish and Game ings, high school level
ties, and includes cities of
based on resource data
(DFG), U.S. Forest Service students, and public events:
Riverside, Corona, Norco,
such as soil type and
(USFS), and U.S. Environ-
Canyon Lake, Grand Ter-
crop water needs,
mental Protection Agency
race and parts of Lake El-
• design and/or specifi- (EPA).
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