The Upper Tuolumne River Ecosystem Program: Postponed: fall stakeholder meeting

Tuesday, October 15, 2013

Postponed: fall stakeholder meeting

Due to the continuing federal shutdown, federal stakeholders and partners will likely be unable to attend or provide updates at the scheduled stakeholder meeting on October 18th. Given the importance of their participation to UTREP and the interests of upper Tuolumne stakeholders we are rescheduling the stakeholder meeting for November 15th, 2013, pending confirmation with federal agencies. An update will be provided when the meeting is finalized.

About the Program

The Tuolumne River is located on the west slope of the Sierra Nevada in central California. With headwaters in Yosemite National Park, the Tuolumne flows westward 150 miles to its confluence with the San Joaquin River in California's Central Valley.

The Upper Tuolumne River Ecosystem Program (UTREP) is a collaborative, long-term, science-based river management program led by the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC).

The UTREP monitors river ecosystem conditions and develops recommendations for river management downstream of Hetch Hetchy Project facilities to support broad river ecosystem values, while maintaining water supply reliability for 2.6 million San Francisco Bay Area customers and providing clean hydropower for San Francisco municipal facilities.

Scientific collaborators include Yosemite National Park, the US Fish and Wildlife Service, Stanislaus National Forest, consultants, researchers, and academics.

STATUS: UTREP efforts are currently focused on technical review and revision of the O'Shaughnessy Dam Instream Flow Management Plan and routine annual monitoring.