CALIFORNIA SPORTFISHING PROTECTION ALLIANCE
P.O. BOX 357
QUINCY, CALIFORNIA 95971
Mr. David R. Beringer, Program Manager April 5, 1997
Licensing and Hearing Section
Division of Water Rights
State Water Resources Control Board
P.O. Box 2000
Sacramento, CA 95812-2000
Re: Noyo River Water Diversions; Status Report of February 19, 1997 Meeting; Comments by California Sportfishing Protection Alliance, Protestant.
Dear Mr. Beringer:
On March 20, 1997, I received a written status report from you regarding the Noyo River water diversions and the meeting of Feburary 19, 1997.
On March 31, 1997, I submitted a letter of comment to you regarding the concerns of the California Sportfishing Protection Alliance, protestant.
On April 3, 1997, I received telephone calls from Ms. Moreney of the Division of Water Rights and Mr. Rich Malcedo of the DFG about the 200 cfs requirement in my letter. The minimum daily flow of 200 cfs which I stated in my letter of March 31, 1997 was misstated by me. That flow applies to the Navarro River and not the Noyo River.
In reviewing USGS records (Station 11468500) for the Noyo River, the following is shown (please see attachment):
The mean flows at this gauging station for the water years 1952 to 1992 is as follows:
Oct - 18.1 cfs
Nov - 129.0 cfs
Dec - 409.0 cfs
Jan - 598.0 cfs
Feb - 531.0 cfs
Mar - 437.0 cfs
April - 214.0 cfs
May - 73.2 cfs
June - 30.4 cfs
July - 13.3 cfs
Aug - 7.36 cfs
Sept - 6.29 cfs
Consequently, the 200 cfs requirement mentioned in my letter would be low during the months of December through April for average water years.
We need to understand what the specific mandatory minimum flow requirement being considered will be at the mouth of the Noyo River for all months during all water year types.
According to the USGS information and data for this gauging station, there are no regulation or diversion upstream from the station. However, water use in California is subject to changes. Consequently, we recommend that the SWRCB order mandatory flow requirements at this time, rather then waiting for
Pursuant to Section
Please provide me any information that is available for the fisheries and water quality of the Noyo River, and any proposed changes being considered at this time.
However, my statement regarding the 18 streams mentioned in my letter is correct. Please see attachment.
For the record, the CSPA is requesting that any decision by the SWRCB regarding the Noyo River protect water quality.
Again, we greatly appreciate the time and effort put into this matter by all parties.
If there are any questions, I can be reached at my offices as shown below.
Respectfully Submitted
_______________________________________________
Robert J. Baiocchi, Consultant
For: California Sportfishing Protection Alliance
P.O. Box 357
Quincy, CA 95971
Bus Tel: 916-836-1115 (Graeagle Office) or 916-283-3767 (Quincy Office) or 916-283-1007 (Law Office); Fax: 916-283-5017 (Quincy Office) or 916-283-4999 (Law Office)
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Dan Frink, Esquire, SWRCB Staff Attorney
Jerry Johns, Asst. Chief
Patricia Meroney, Hearing Unit
Mike Meinz, Environmental Unit
Division of Water Rights
P.O. Box 2000
Sacramento, CA 95812-2000
Rick Macedo
California Department of Fish and Game, Region 3
P.O. Box 1338
Cobb, CA 95426
Paul Forsberg, Environmental Services
California Department of Fish and Game
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Sacramento, CA 95814
Cindee Mayfield, Esquire
Rawls, Hinkle, Carter et al.
169 Main Street, Suite 300
Ukiah, CA 95482
Tom Lowyan
City of Fort Bragg
P.O. Box 10
Fort Bragg, CA 95437
Rod Jones
Friends of Fort Bragg
P.O. Box 189
Mendocino, CA 95460
Roy Mitchell
City of Fort Bragg
416 N. Franklin Street
Ukiah, CA 95482
Debra Lanbeta
Department of Health Services
50 D Street, Room 200
Santa Rosa, CA 95404
Dr. Alice A. Rich
A.A. Rich & Associates
150 Woodside Drive
San Anselmo, CA 94960
Jim Crenshaw, President
California Sportfishing Protection Alliance
1248 East Oak Avenue, Suite D
Woodland, CA 95695
Bill Jennings, Chairman
California Sportfishing Protection Alliance
3536 Rainier Avenue
Stockton, CA 95204
Ray Cole
California Sportfishing Protection Alliance
2874 Calariva Drive
Stockton, CA 95204
Michael Jackson, Esquire
California Sportfishing Protection Alliance
P.O. Drawer 207
Quincy, CA 95971
Steve Volker, Esquire
Sierra Club Legal Defense Fund
180 Montgomery Street, Suite 1400
San Francisco, CA 94104
Clancy Tenley, Chief
Management Branch
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
75 Hawthorne Street
San Francisco, CA 94105-3901
James Lecky, Chief
Protected Species Branch
U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service
501 West Ocean Blvd, Ste 4200
Long Beach, CA 90802-4213
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