Anadromous Fish 

Screen Program (AFSP) 

2011 AWP

February 17, 2011
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Presentation Outline

Program Authority & Purpose

Program Organization 

Past Projects

Coordination with State of California 

2010 Accomplishments 

2011 Budget & Planned Activities

Questions 
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Central Valley Project 

Improvement Act 

AFSP was initiated in 1994 to implement fish 

screening;

CVPIA Section 3406 (b)(21) directs Interior to assist 

the State of California in efforts to implement 

measures to avoid losses of juvenile anadromous fish 

from diversions in Sacramento and San Joaquin 

watersheds and the Delta;

The cost share from Interior shall not exceed 50% of 

the total cost. 
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Anadromous Fish Screen 

Program 

AFSP Program Leads are:

Dan Meier, USFWS 

Tim Rust, Reclamation
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Anadromous Fish Screen Program 

Interagency Technical Team

Tom Schroyer Department of Fish and Game

Fred Jurick Department of Fish and Game

Jonathan Nelson Department of Fish and Game

Tim Rust Bureau of Reclamation 

Allen Lindauer Bureau of Reclamation

Tammy LaFramboise Bureau of Reclamation

Steve Thomas National Marine Fisheries Service

Roger Padilla Department of Water Resources

Dan Meier US Fish and Wildlife Service
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Key AFSP Activities

Fish Screen Funding and Project Coordination

Review of Feasibility Studies

Value Engineering/Planning

Design Review 

Environmental Compliance 

Construction Oversight 

Review of Post-Construction Evaluation & 

Assessment Plans
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AFSP Screening Summary

Since 1994 - 29 screening projects 

completed; over 4,800 cfs screened

2007 - Sutter Mutual Fish Screen (960 cfs) 

2008 - RD 108 Fish Screen (300 cfs) 

2009 – Meridian Farms Phase I (30 cfs)
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AFSP Screening Summary

Sacramento River – 16 Projects = 3692 cfs 

Butte Creek – 4 Projects = 257 cfs

Yuba River – 1 Project = 65 cfs

American River – 1 Project = 210 cfs

Delta – 6 Projects = 113 cfs

San Joaquin River – 1 Project = 260 cfs
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Coordination with 

State of California

CALFED ERP established fish screening priorities under its 

Phase I Implementation Plan: 

M & T Ranch/Llano Seco (Sacramento) – Complete (1997)

Princeton-Cordora Glenn Provident – Complete (1999)

Hallwood-Cordua (Yuba River) – Complete (2000)

City of Sacramento’s diversions (American & Sacramento) – Complete (2004 & 2005)

Sutter Mutual’s diversions (Sacramento) – Complete (2007, 2010 & 2011)

RD-108’s diversions (Sacramento) – Complete (2000, 2008 & 2011) 

Meridian Farm’s diversions (Sacramento) (One of three intakes screened in 2009)

Coleman NFH intakes (Battle Creek) (One of three intakes screened in 2010 by FWS)

Pleasant Grove-Verona diversions (NCC) (Feasibility Study completed) 

Natomas Mutual diversions (NCC and Sacramento) (Two of five intakes are currently being 

relocated and screened) 

RD 2035 (Sacramento) (30% design) 
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Coordination with 

State of California

The CALFED ERP Phase I Implementation Plan also identified a critical need to 

conduct studies to improve knowledge of the benefits of fish screening. Some key 

questions that were identified included:

Cost Benefits: Is there a point at which screening additional diversions no 

longer provides population level benefits for the fish of interest?

Cumulative Benefits: Are the cumulative benefits of screening projects 

known? 

Selection Criteria: Is it more beneficial to screen some diversions than 

others, based on size, location, and mode of operation?

Alternatives to Screening: Are there alternatives to fish screens for many 

diversions? 
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Anadromous Fish Screen Program 

Accomplishments 

FY 2010 

Continued implementation of four year (2009-2012) fish 

screening and monitoring program in partnership with the 

Family Water Alliance. Funded with prior year State and 

Federal funding. 

o Collect fish loss data prior to installation of fish screens 

to assess biological benefits of fish screens and to help 

prioritize fish screening efforts. 
2009-2012 

Screening/Monitoring Program

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Diversion Sites

2009 

Monitoring 

(April – September)

2010 

Monitoring 

(April – September)

2011 

Monitoring 

(April – September)

2012 

Monitoring

(April – September)

Year 1 Sites

(Selected in 2008) Three Three

(Screened)

Year 2 Sites

(Selected in 2009) Four Four

(To be Screened)

Year 3 Sites

(Selected in 2010) Five Five 

(To be Screened)
2009-2012 

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N

Shasta

Lake

Creek

Cow

Little

Cow Creek

South

Clear

SpringCreek

Whiskeytown Creek

Reservoir

Redding

Cow Creek

Sacramento

Bear

Creek

Anderson

Battle Creek North Fork

SouthFork

North Fork

Beegum Creek Cottonwood Creek

South Fork

Cottonwood

Creek

Red

Bank Creek

Red

Bluff

RiverPaynes Creek

Antelope Creek

Elder Creek Mill Creek

Deer

Creek

Thomes Creek

North Fork Stony Creek

Black 

Butte

Reservoir Stony Creek

Stony 

Gorge

Reservoir

Hamilton 

City

Chico

Sacramento

River

Big

Chico

Creek

Creek

Butte

City

Butte

Willows

Princeton

Colusa

Feather

River

SUTTER

BUTTES Yuba

River Butte Slough

Grimes

Camp Far 

West

Reservoir

Bear River Sacramento

River

Knights

Landing

Verona

American River

Sacramento

MAP AREA 

ENLARGED

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MILES

12 24 36 48

River Garden Farms No. 2

(Year 1 - Diversion Capacity 32 cfs)

Sutter Mutual State Ranch

(Year 1 - Diversion Capacity 128 cfs)

Yuba City/

Marysville

Sycamore Mutual Water Corporation

(Year 1 - Diversion Capacity 65 cfs)

Reclamation District 108

South Steiner

(Year 2 - Diversion Capacity 30 cfs)

Oji Brothers

(Year 2 - Diversion Capacity 25 cfs)

Windswept Land & Livestock No. 3

(Year 2 - Diversion Capacity 9 cfs)

Sutter Mutual Portuguese Bend

(Year 2 - Diversion Capacity 106 cfs)
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Anadromous Fish Screen Program 

Accomplishments 

FY 2010 

Completed fish entrainment monitoring at three 

Sacramento River diversions and constructed cylindrical 

fish screens: 

o River Garden Farms #2 (32 cfs)

o Sycamore Mutual (Davis Ranches #2) 65 cfs

o Sutter Mutual State Ranch (154 cfs) 
Sycamore Mutual 

Fish Entrainment Monitoring 

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Anadromous Fish Screen 

Program Accomplishments 

FY 2010 

Installed cone screen (11 cfs) at the Lake California 

diversion on the Sacramento River. Replaced old 

DFG screen that didn’t meet current screen criteria. 
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2010 

SSS

Sutter Mutual State Ranch Sycamore Mutual (Davis Ranches #2)

River Garden Farms #2 Lake California 
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Anadromous Fish Screen Program 

Accomplishments 

FY 2010 

Initiated construction of the Natomas Mutual 

Phase I (American Basin) Fish Screen Project 

(Sankey Diversion) consisting of a 389 cfs 

screened diversion on the Sacramento River that 

replaces two existing diversions on the Natomas 

Cross Canal. 
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Natomas Mutual Fish Screen
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diversions on the Natomas Cross Canal. 
Recent Construction Activities

Cofferdam Construction & Fish Rescue
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Recent Construction Activities

H Piles & Discharge Structure 
Natomas Mutual Basin Fish Screen 

Project Schedule

Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2

2010 2011 2012 2013

6/10 

NTP

Diversion Construction

Canal Construction

5/11 

NTP

10/31/12 

Substantial 

Completion

Testing

12/31 Project 

Complete

Operating
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Anadromous Fish Screen 

Program Accomplishments 

FY 2010 (Cont.)

Initiated construction of the Patterson ID Fish 

Screen consisting of a 195 cfs screened diversion 

on the San Joaquin River. Completion is 

anticipated in 2011. 
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Patterson Fish Screen 

Construction
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Patterson Fish Screen
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Anadromous Fish Screen Program 

Accomplishments 

FY 2010 

Continued to support design, environmental compliance, 

and permitting activities for RD 2035 (400 cfs) and Yuba 

City (74 cfs) fish screen projects. 

o RD 2035 is at 30 % design

o Yuba City will initiate construction in 2011 with 

completion expected in 2012.
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Anadromous Fish Screen Program 

Accomplishments 

FY 2010

Initiated a two year (2010-2011) hydraulics and fish 

behavior study at UC Davis. The purpose of the study is 

to: 

o Identify the critical factors resulting in fish losses at 

water diversions. 

o Identify potential lower cost options for minimizing fish 

losses at smaller diversions. 
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AFSP 2011 Project Funding 

Natomas Mutual Phase I $1.5 M

RD 2035 $1.1 M
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QUESTIONS?

Dan Meier 

Dan_Meier@fws.gov

916-414-6725

Tim Rust

Trust@usbr.gov

916-978-5516