Background
The North Vineyard Station Specific Plan (NVSSP) Drainage Master Plan includes channel improvements to Elder and Gerber Creeks. The Drainage Master Plan called for these creeks to be deepened and widened with an open space nature preserve. The improvements allow for the gravity drainage of future storm drain pipes and were designed to protect future developments from the impact of a 100-year flood. The open space preserve will include native plantings and multi-use trails.
The proposed Project is located along Gerber Creek immediately east of Bradshaw Road to Gerber Road. A private developer deepened and widened this creek section from 2022 to 2023.
Preserve plantings included in the NVSSP DMP will be installed on the remaining Elder and Gerber Creek sections over the next few years, including the section of Elder Creek that extends from McCoy Avenue to the Elder Creek Phase 1B section (landscaped in 2023) and the sections of Gerber Creek located immediately west of this Project to the Central California Traction Company railroad line.
Conceptual Creek Preserve Cross-Section
Project Description
The Project creek section will be landscaped as a natural riparian corridor by planting native trees, shrubs, wetlands, and grasses within the creek bottom, along the creek banks, and surrounding uplands. The Project will also install a multi-use trail along the south side of the creek. The Project includes a minimum 5-year landscape monitoring period that begins after plant installation.
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Project Newsletter
September 2024
Project Schedule
- Project Advertisement – October 2024
- Bid Opening – November 2024
- Trail & Irrigation Construction – June 2025 to October 2025
- Plant Installation – October 2025 to December 2025
All dates are tentative and subject to change
Contacts
Michael Meaney
Project/Design Engineer, (916) 874-1321
E-mail: meaneym@saccounty.gov
