Bank Stabilization and Revegetation Demonstration Projects
Partnering with creekside landowners, the JPA has initiated a series of five "demonstration" projects to stabilize the degrading banks along San Francisquito Creek. These five projects will be implemented utilizing environmentally-sensitive, "soft engineering" methods of bank stabilization derived from the San Francisquito Creek Bank Stabilization and Revegetation Master Plan. The JPA was able to secure two grants for these projects: 1) A Proposition 12 grant from the State Coastal Conservancy in the amount of $100,000 for the planning of the projects, and 2) A Section 319(h) grant from the State Water Resources Control Board in the amount of $316,580 to begin project implementation.
A California Department of Water Resources grant of $72,000 was awarded to extend the Master Plan to Corte Madera Creek in Portola Valley. The JPA is partnering with the Town of Portola Valley on this project.
Maintaining Corte Madera Creek: A Citizens' Guide to Creek-Side Property Protection
The JPA prepared Maintaining Corte Madera Creek: A Citizens’ Guide to Creek-Side Property Protection as a tool for the Town of Portola Valley and its residents to use in guiding bank stabilization and revegetation efforts along Corte Madera Creek, a tributary to San Francisquito Creek. The report was created to facilitate communications between the Town and private property owners who wish to address erosion and property loss.
