taskaliteraturereviewofsimilarrestorationprojects（27页）.docVIP

ATTACHMENT to Contract Scope of Work and Project Schedule Task A: Literature Review of Similar Restoration Projects Given the complexity of both the ongoing physical processes in the slough and the scale of restoration that will be required to reverse the active marsh degrading processes, a review of comparable sites can help inform and guide the Elkhorn Slough Tidal Wetland Project. More importantly, the direct experience of the consultant team in analyzing and implementing management plans on a wide array of large scale estuarine and wetland projects will be essential in crafting the optimal management approach using the project tools. Therefore, many of the projects we will site in the literature review will be prior PWA and HTH projects. In addition our coastal geomorphologists and team biologists have extensive experience in the Gulf Coast (Louisiana) and the UK where comparable types and scales of erosion are occurring. These will provide a valuable addition to reference systems along coastal California and the Pacific Northwest. The literature review will include the following categories: The response of major slough channels to altered tidal exchange: PWA has conducted a variety of projects on major slough channels where the tidal prism has either been increased (leading to erosion, as at Elkhorn Slough) or decreased (resulting in channel aggradation). In the literature review, we will depict how a combination of hydrodynamic modeling and geomorphic prediction tools were used to predict the equilibrium channel condition in the largest San Francisco Bay wetland restoration projects (Sonoma Baylands, Warm Springs Marsh, and Cooley Landing Marsh). Tidal Wetland Erosion: We will document projects and locations on the west coast where wetland erosion has occurred. A comparable form of wetland erosion is currently occurring in the Marin wetlands near Larkspur. We have been monitoring both edge erosion (where the marsh edge has retreate