Putah Creek Accord
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The Putah Creek Accord is a landmark environmental water management agreement that restored natural flows and improved habitat and fisheries in California’s Putah Creek through cooperative settlement among local agencies and stakeholders.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Putah Creek Accord canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
environmental water management agreement
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legal settlement ⓘ river restoration agreement ⓘ |
| addresses |
conflicts between agricultural water use and environmental needs
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minimum instream flow standards ⓘ timing of water releases for fish spawning ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Putah Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approach |
adaptive management
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collaborative water management ⓘ |
| basedOn | cooperative settlement among local agencies and stakeholders ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| environmentalDomain |
freshwater fisheries
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riparian corridors ⓘ riverine ecosystems ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
environmental flows
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fishery protection ⓘ riparian habitat restoration ⓘ seasonal flow variability ⓘ |
| implementedBy | local water management agencies ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Solano County
NERFINISHED
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Yolo County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalArea |
environmental law
ⓘ
water law ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
|
| monitoredBy | scientists from University of California, Davis ⓘ |
| outcome |
enhanced ecosystem health in Putah Creek
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improved riparian vegetation along Putah Creek ⓘ increased native fish populations in Putah Creek ⓘ reduced frequency of dry reaches in lower Putah Creek ⓘ |
| purpose |
enhance fisheries in Putah Creek
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improve aquatic habitat in Putah Creek ⓘ resolve water allocation disputes in Putah Creek ⓘ restore natural flow regime in Putah Creek ⓘ |
| regulates |
instream flow requirements in Putah Creek
ⓘ
releases from Monticello Dam ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Putah Creek Council
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Putah Creek watershed management ⓘ |
| signatory |
City of Davis
NERFINISHED
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Solano County Water Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ University of California, Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ local environmental groups ⓘ local landowners ⓘ |
| typeOfAgreement | settlement of water rights litigation ⓘ |
| usedAs | model for other environmental flow agreements in California ⓘ |
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