Technical Report

Monitoring Report for Phase II Albuquerque Reach Riverine Restoration and Habitat Improvement for the Rio Grande Silvery Minnow

URL: https://webapps.usgs.gov/mrgescp/documents/SWCA%20Environmental%20Consultants%20and%20Mussetter%20Engineering%20Inc_2008_Monitoring%20Report%20for%20Phase%20II%20Albuquerque%20Reach%20Riverine%20Restoration%20and%20Habitat%20Improvement%20for....pdf

Date: 2008/10/01

Author(s): SWCA Environmental Consultants, Mussetter Engineering, Inc.

Publication: Report prepared for New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission, 228 p.

Abstract:

The New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission (NMISC), contracting to SWCA Environmental Consultants, presents the monitoring results for selected Phase I sites and Phase II habitat restoration project sites for the period of January 2007 to January 2008. This project, termed the Middle Rio Grande Riverine Habitat Restoration Project (Project), is led by the NMISC and applied several habitat restoration techniques in five subreach locations of the river in the Albuquerque Reach to create and improve habitat for the Rio Grande silvery minnow. The Project is funded by the State of New Mexico and Middle Rio Grande Collaborative Program. Construction for Phase I of the Project was initiated in January 2006, with effectiveness monitoring conducted in the fall of 2006 and the fall of 2007. Construction for Phase II of the Project was initiated in January 2007, with effectiveness monitoring conducted in the fall of 2007 and into early 2008. The Project has constructed almost 97 acres of new aquatic habitat during the first two phases and includes an effectiveness area of almost 300 acres.

The NMISC contracted the services of Wilco Industrial Services, LLC, Mussetter Engineering Inc., and SWCA Environmental Consultants for planning, design, construction, and monitoring services.