Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area Habitat and Drainage Improvement Project

Status In-progress County Yolo
Project Type Non-mitigation Location 38.55786° N, -121.60404° W Map
Project Area (Acres) No Data Last Updated 17 November 2022
Project Abstract Improvements resulting from the Project will increase the acreage of managed wetlands within the Wildlife Area by 220 new acres, increase the productivity on 1943 acres of existing wetlands and 1180 acres of wildlife-friendly agricultural land, reduce on-site flooding from the South Davis Drain, and increase public access to the Wildlife Area.
Project Groups SSJDC Prop 1 | WA - Yolo Bypass
Administrative Region Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and Suisun Marsh (Prop 1) - Rachel Wigginton, SSJDC

Project Identification

IDType
P2080043 CDFW - Record Number
WCRO-2019-0465 NMFS - Record Number
Prop1-Y1-2015-003 SSJDC - Prop 1 Grant ID
Prop 1 - 2207 SSJDC - Prop 1 Grant ID
WDID#5A57CR00175 SWRCB - 401 Certification Letter (e.g., Site Number or WDID)
19389-1 through 19389-5 USACE - Letters of Permission
SPK-2018-00719 USACE - Nationwide General Permit
08FBDT00-2019-F-0034 USFWS - Biological Opinion/Take Permit
WC-1988JC WCB - Grant Number

Habitat Plan

Site NamePhaseActivitySubActivitiesHabitatSubHabitatAcresActivity StatusWater Regime
YBWA Drainage Project Component 1: Alleviate Flooding at “Rice Corner” None Enhancement Water Management Agriculture Rice No Data Permitting Riparian
YBWA Drainage Project Component 3: Drainage Improvements at the “Y” None Enhancement Water Management Agriculture Rice No Data Construction completed Riparian
YBWA Drainage Project Component 5: Improve Parker Unit None Enhancement Water Management Agriculture Rice No Data Construction completed Riparian

Related Habitat Impacts

Impact Project NameHabitatAcres LostType of Loss
No Data

Sites

NameStatusAcres
YBWA Drainage Project Component 1: Alleviate Flooding at “Rice Corner” Construction completed No Data
YBWA Drainage Project Component 2: Green’s Lake Modifications In-progress/Implementation No Data
YBWA Drainage Project Component 3: Drainage Improvements at the “Y” Construction completed No Data
YBWA Drainage Project Component 4: New Cross Canal Pump Station & Road Improvements In-progress/Implementation No Data
YBWA Drainage Project Component 5: Improve Parker Unit Construction completed No Data

Events

DateTypeDescriptionSite Name
2022-06-01 Groundwork start Started Construction of Phase II (Components 2 & 4).
2020-10-15 Groundwork end Finished construction for Project Components 1, 3, and 5.
2020-05-20 Other Secured additional funding from Wildlife Conservation Board 2019 Flyway Program for Project Components 1, 3, and 5.
2020-05-15 Groundwork start Started construction for Project Components 1, 3, and 5.
2020-03-06 Permit Received Flood Encroachment permit from the Central Valley Flood Protection Board for all 5 Project Components.
2020-02-28 Permit Received Section 14 of the Rivers and Harbors Appropriation Act of 1899, as amended and codified, in the 33 USC408 (Section 408) permit for all 5 Project Components. In addition, the project also received Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act and Section 404 of the Clean Water Act permit for all 5 Project Components.
2019-10-09 Update Received U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Biological Opinion for all 5 Project Component.
2019-07-18 Permit Received National Marine Fisheries Service letter of concurrence for all 5 Project Components.
2019-06-14 Permit Received Section 401 Water Quality Certification for all 5 Project Components.
2018-01-24 Update Received California Department of Fish and Wildlife approval of the Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration for all 5 Project Components.
2017-05-18 Update Finalized the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program document for all 5 Project Components.
2016-01-01 Project submitted Secured funding from Delta Conservancy 2015 Propositions 1 Ecosystem Restoration and Water Quality Grant Program for Project Components 1, 3, and 5.

People

TypeNameOrganizationDepartment
Contact Aaron Will Ducks Unlimited, Inc. Delta and Suisun Marsh Program

Funding

PhaseActivityFunderAmount
No Data

Related CRAM Assessments

Visit DateVersionSite NameWetland TypeIndex Score
No Data
Name File Type Submitted On Submitted By
Photos of Project Components 1,3, & 5 Photo 2021-02-24 Aaron Will, Ducks Unlimited, Inc.
YBWA Habitat and Drainage Improvement Project Fact Sheet Other 2021-02-17 Aaron Will, Ducks Unlimited, Inc.
YBWA Habitat and Drainage Improvement Project Maps Other 2021-02-17 Aaron Will, Ducks Unlimited, Inc.
YBWA Habitat and Drainage Improvement Project Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program Other 2021-02-17 Aaron Will, Ducks Unlimited, Inc.

How to Use the Habitat Development Curve

Habitat Development Curves (HDCs) are used to determine the developmental status and trajectory of on-the-ground projects to create, restore, or enhance California wetland and stream habitats. Each HDC is based on assessments of habitat condition for different age areas of one habitat type that in aggregate represent the full spectrum of habitat development. The assessments of condition are provided by expert applications of the California Rapid Assessment Method (CRAM). Visit the CRAM website for more information about CRAM.

For each HDC, reference condition is represented by areas of a habitat that consistently get very high CRAM scores, have not been subject to disruptive management practices, and exist within landscapes that are protected and managed for their natural conditions. The horizontal lines intersecting the top of an HDC represent the mean CRAM score and standard deviation of scores for 25 qualifying reference areas.

The age of a project is estimated as the elapsed time in years between the groundwork end date for the project and the date of the CRAM assessment. To add or update a groundwork end date, use the Project Events form in Project Tracker (ptrack.ecoatlas.org). The minimum age in years of a non-project area, including any natural reference area, is estimated from all available local information, including historical maps and imagery, historical written accounts, and place-specific scientific studies of habitat development.

An HDC can be used to address the following questions:

  1. At what time in the future will the area of assessed habitat achieve the reference condition or other milestones in habitat development? The HDC can answer this question if the CRAM score for the assessed area is within the confidence interval of the HDC. The answer is the time in years along the HDC between the current age of the assessed area and the future date corresponding to the intersection of the HDC and the reference condition or other milestone.
  2. Is the area of assessed habitat likely to develop faster, slower, or at the same pace as most other areas of the same habitat type? The habitat area is likely to develop faster, slower, or at the same pace if the CRAM score for the area is above, below, or within the confidence interval of the HDC, respectively.
  3. What can be done to improve the condition of the habitat area or to increase its rate of development? HDCs by themselves cannot answer this question. Possible answers can be inferred by the following analysis that involves HDCs:
    1. Examine the HDC for each of the four CRAM Attributes;
    2. Identify the Attribute(s) scoring below the HDC;
    3. For any low-scoring Attribute, examine the component Metric Scores (note: the Metric Scores for any public CRAM assessment in the CRAM database can be obtained through EcoAtlas);
    4. Assume the low score of an Attribute is due to its low-scoring Metric(s);
    5. Consider modifying the design or management of the habitat area in ways that will sustainably increase its score(s) for the low-scoring Metric(s).

For more information about CRAM Attributes and Metrics, including their scientific rationale, see the CRAM Manual.

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