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<st1:address w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on">1313 South Main
Street</st1:Street>, <st1:City w:st="on">Weaverville</st1:City>,
<st1:State w:st="on">California</st1:State><SPAN
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<H1 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 80%"><st1:place
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River</SPAN></st1:place><SPAN
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Restoration Program<o:p></o:p></SPAN></H1>
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align=center><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt">Frequently Asked Questions:<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Winter Storms 2006</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; TEXT-TRANSFORM: uppercase"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="TEXT-TRANSFORM: uppercase"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="TEXT-TRANSFORM: uppercase"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="TEXT-TRANSFORM: uppercase"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-outline-level: 1"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="TEXT-TRANSFORM: uppercase">Q</SPAN></I><SPAN
style="TEXT-TRANSFORM: uppercase">:<B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">
</B><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">How big is this next storm going to
be?</I></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">A: The National Weather Service
provides rainfall and river flow storm predictions for the Trinity River at
Burnt Ranch and the <st1:place w:st="on">Trinity River</st1:place> at Hoopa. The
predictions are updated twice daily. </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><st1:place w:st="on">Trinity
River</st1:place> at Burnt Ranch:</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><U><A
href="http://www.cnrfc.noaa.gov/graphicalRVF.php?id=BURC1">http://www.cnrfc.noaa.gov/graphicalRVF.php?id=BURC1</A></U>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-outline-level: 1"><st1:place
w:st="on">Trinity River</st1:place> at Hoopa</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><U><A
href="http://www.cnrfc.noaa.gov/graphicalRVF.php?id=HOOC1">http://www.cnrfc.noaa.gov/graphicalRVF.php?id=HOOC1</A></U>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-outline-level: 1"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="TEXT-TRANSFORM: uppercase">Q:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>What is the current streamflow?</SPAN><o:p></o:p></I></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">A:<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Real-time streamflow information for all
rivers in <st1:State w:st="on">California</st1:State> (including the <st1:place
w:st="on">Trinity River</st1:place>) can be obtained from one of the following
two websites:</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">California</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Data</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Exchange</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> (CDEC): </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><U><A
href="http://cdec.water.ca.gov/river/rivcond.html">http://cdec.water.ca.gov/river/rivcond.html</A></U>
</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">U.S.</st1:country-region></st1:place>
Geological Survey (USGS):</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><U><A
href="http://waterdata.usgs.gov/ca/nwis/rt">http://waterdata.usgs.gov/ca/nwis/rt</A></U>
</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="TEXT-TRANSFORM: uppercase">Q:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>What are the current conditions (inflow, outflow, storage) at <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Trinity</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Lake</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>?</SPAN><o:p></o:p></I></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">A:<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>This information can be obtained from
the CDEC website at: <U><A
href="http://cdec.water.ca.gov/river/res_CLE.html">http://cdec.water.ca.gov/river/res_CLE.html</A></U>
</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="TEXT-TRANSFORM: uppercase">Q:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>What are the current and scheduled flow releases from <st1:City
w:st="on">Lewiston</st1:City> Dam into the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Trinity</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">River</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>?</SPAN> <o:p></o:p></I></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">A:<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Real-time flow releases are measured by
the U.S. Geological Survey and reported at <U><A
href="http://waterdata.usgs.gov/ca/nwis/uv?site_no=11525500">http://waterdata.usgs.gov/ca/nwis/uv?site_no=11525500</A></U>.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The annual release schedule developed by
the Trinity River Restoration Program to benefit Salmonid recovery is posted at:
<U><A
href="http://www.usbr.gov/mp/cvo/vungvari/trinsch.pdf">http://www.usbr.gov/mp/cvo/vungvari/trinsch.pdf</A></U>.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Other scheduled releases, such as for
Safety of Dams, are posted at:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><U><A
href="http://cdec.water.ca.gov/cgi-progs/queryRES?lew">http://cdec.water.ca.gov/cgi-progs/queryRES?lew</A></U>
- then click on the "Get last month of data" button. Please note that Safety of
Dams releases are scheduled in response to storm events and typically have no
more advance warning than several days.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Scheduled release changes at
<st1:City w:st="on">Lewiston</st1:City> for the <st1:place w:st="on">Trinity
River</st1:place> can also be obtained by calling the “River Release Recording”
phone number.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The phone message is
updated daily, but only with the current release and any “scheduled”
changes.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>“Scheduled” changes are
those officially transmitted by Central Valley Operations, and therefore, occur
usually only a couple of days to several hours before changes are made,
depending on the circumstances.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The
recording lists the Keswick release for the Sacramento River first, so those
interested in <st1:place w:st="on">Trinity River</st1:place> releases need to
wait for the Trinity portion of the recording.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The phone number is 530-246-7594.</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="TEXT-TRANSFORM: uppercase; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">Q: How does the
Bureau of Reclamation decide to make higher flow releases to the <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Trinity</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">River</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> during the winter?</SPAN><SPAN
style="TEXT-TRANSFORM: uppercase"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">A: During the
winter, the Bureau of Reclamation maintains lower levels in Trinity Reservoir to
provide a buffer in the event of an extremely large winter storm. The quantity
of that buffer is based on several factors, and primarily references many years
of hydrologic record for the basin.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>Maintaining storage space is a very important aspect of flood control
operations, and is fundamental in protecting areas downstream of Trinity Dam, as
well as the dam itself.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>As winter
storms fill Trinity Reservoir, the Bureau of Reclamation may need to increase
releases to the <st1:place w:st="on">Trinity River</st1:place> to maintain the
lower lake levels. Because these elevated winter releases help protect the dam,
they are commonly called "Safety of Dams releases" and may or may not occur in
conjunction with actual winter storms. Safety of Dams releases are typically no
greater than 6,000 cfs, but may go higher if conditions
warrant.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="TEXT-TRANSFORM: uppercase">Q:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>WINTER STORMS caused trees and other woody debris to fall into the river
near my house. does the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Trinity</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">River</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> Restoration Program plan to remove
the debris from the river? </SPAN></I></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">A:<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The Trinity River Restoration Program
has no authority, and is not responsible, for removing woody debris from the
river. Private landowners and public land management agencies make decisions
about removing debris that might impair public safety, threaten the integrity of
bridges or other structures, or increase the likelihood of local flooding.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>If landowners elect to remove debris, we
urge that landowners are cautious and follow safe work practices.</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">If left within the watercourse,
fallen trees and bushes do play an important role in the juvenile life stages of
fish in the river. Large woody debris provides cover, shade, and structure for
fish. It also causes local scour that refreshes gravel, and increases the number
and size of pools or holes for fish to utilize during low flow periods. Large
woody debris contributes to the geomorphic processes, resulting in the creation
and maintenance of the complex river habitats required by Chinook and Coho
salmon and steelhead.</P>
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