The committee also approved a motion to research the allegations of poaching problems in Willow Creek area. Roads and their impacts were already discussed during announcements. There are different grading standards for dirt roads vs paved roads. County roads workers need to get a training program for in better methods. Mendocino RCD has a manual now.
Attention is needed to include roadside spray as chemical runoff.
The TMDL process is scheduled for 2011 for the Russian River. The Garcia River was able to accelerate their review by lobbying it. We should be doing the same and evaluating runoff for chemical contamination. Currently, county evaluation of road impacts more associated with sediments and physical barriers to fish migration to tributaries that have habitat. Nonpoint source runoff of toxins be included in the analysis.