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U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service gives the go-ahead for Wash Plan HCP

After more than 20 years of planning and collaboration, the San Bernardino Valley Water Conservation District was granted authority this month by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to begin work on the Habitat Conservation Plan for the Santa Ana River Wash, allowing for the expansion of habitat conservation areas, enhanced water recharge, and the designation of disturbed land for mining, which supports more than $36 million in construction-related payroll annually to the region. Our thanks and gratitude to everyone who worked so hard to make this happen. Click here for a video slideshow describing the project.
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Summer calls for more cleaning of Santa Ana River spreading grounds

District staff is taking advantage of the dry weather to do additional maintenance and cleanout of the Santa Ana River spreading grounds this summer. That includes crossing repairs, (see photo), maintenance, and vegetation control. Some materials collected during the cleaning, such as boulders and silt, may be used for the Plunge Creek Habitat Conservation Plan restoration. The work will continue through August.

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Can a new plan for the wash that runs between Redlands and Highland protect flowers, animals and mining?

The 4,800 acres where the Santa Ana River has rolled out of the steep mountains and meandered through flat, scrubby eastern San Bernardino Valley is rare, government agencies, conservationists and miners would agree. Owned and managed by a patchwork of interests, until now there has been no unifying plan to balance the need for aggregate, groundwater recharge and habitat for endangered species, all of which have limited placement options.
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'Superficial' media coverage may hamper state's groundwater plan
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Wash Plan video

Want to learn more about the Santa Ana River Wash Plan? Click here for a fun and informative video recap of the project.

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