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Federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Provides Coastal Research Funds
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DSL entered into a cooperative agreement in August with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to perform a baseline study of channel stability and sediment transport in up to five coastal waterways: Hunter Creek, Rogue River, Coquille River, Tillamook River Basin and Nehalem River. Part of the survey work will be determining how much sediment (gravel) is currently in the river systems, and if the system is aggrading, degrading or in dynamic equilibrium (i.e., if the gravel amounts remain the same in a dynamic system). The data will help inform permitting decisions for future gravel extraction in these waterways.
The USGS also will collect and analyze data related to in-stream gravel mining on the Chetco River as part of the process outlined in DSL's General Permit and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Regional General Permit. The Chetco's baseline study is completed, and did not use ARRA funds.
The total cost of the research is $417,380 for FY 2011 (Oct. 1, 2010 through Sept. 30, 2011). DSL's share of the project cost - $367,380 - is being paid for by federal ARRA funds, and the remaining funds are provided by the Corps. DSL has a cooperative agreement with the Corps for managing the project.
State of Oregon ARRA Information
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