Project Sponsor(s):
Levine-Fricke Restoration Corp.
Name:
James D. Levine, P.E.
Address:
1900 Powell Street, 12 Floor
Emeryville, CA 94608
Phone:
(510) 652-4500
Fax:
(510) 652-2246
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Location:
Lat.: 38 05' 30" N Long.: 121 52' 30" W
| County:
Solano
| Quad Sheet(s):
Honker Bay, Antioch North, Denverton, and Birds Landing
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Project Size (acreage):
1,800 acres
| Date Begun:
1989
| Date Finished/Expected Completion:
2005
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Wetlands Type(s):
Tidal marsh and seasonal marsh.
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| Project Type(s): Restoration 1,800 acres.
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If mitigation, what impacts does project serve to mitigate? (e.g. acreage, condition, and wetland type):
Not mitigation.
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Project Description:
The Montezuma Wetlands Project addresses two regional problems in the San Francicso Estuary: the loss of wetlands and the need for environmentally sound dredged sediment disposal options. This "beneficial reuse" project will restore over 1,800 acres of wetlands in the Suisun Marsh using approximately 20 million cubic yards of sediment dredged from the region's ports and waterways. Through restoration of a complex wetland-upland ecosyustem dominated by rare intertidal brackish marsh and including seasonal wetlands, wetland-upland transition, freshwater drainages, and a 340-acre upland buffer surround the 1,800 acres of wetlands, Montezuma will provide a trmenedous regional boost to the protection and recovery of numerous wetland-dependent fish, wildlife, and plant species. Montezuma is the first privately sponsored wetland restoration in the nation. It is not compensatory mitigation for any mitigation; instead it derives its funding solely from dredge disposal. When completed, the restored wetlands will be protected in perpetuity.
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| Contact Person(s)/Consultant/Agency:
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Name:
| Phone:
(510) 653-4500
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Address:
Levine-Fricke Restoration Corp.
1900 Powell Street, 12th Floor
Emeryville, CA 94608
| FAX/e-mail:
(510) 652-2246
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This file last modified on: Wednesday, January 30, 2002.