American River Salmon Restoration
Topic: Flow and Non-Flow Salmonid Restoration
Actions on the Lower American River
Speakers: Tom Gohring, executive director,
Sacramento Water Forum
When: Friday, October 6th, 2017, 12 p.m.–1
p.m.
Where: University Library, 2000 State
University Drive, Library 11
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Topic Overview
The Lower American River is a spectacular regional and statewide
resource. It is the second-largest tributary to the Sacramento River,
which is a critical component of the San Francisco Bay and
Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. The Folsom Dam and Reservoir, located at
the confluence of the North and South Forks of the American River,
provide flood control and drinking water to nearly one million residents
of the Sacramento region. The river is home to 43 fish species,
including federally threatened Central Valley steelhead and struggling
fall-run Chinook salmon.
A consortium of local, state, and federal agencies, including the
Sacramento Water Forum has been working for over a decade on habitat
improvement and water temperature management actions to reduce stressors
to our iconic salmonid species.
In addition, the Water Forum has developed a Modified Flow Management
Standard (Modified FMS) for the Lower American River, with the goals of
protecting anadromous salmonids and avoiding catastrophic water
shortages in the basin. After 15 years of study and refinement, the
Water Forum strongly believes that this standard represents the best
path forward for protecting these local resources without re-directing
negative impacts to other regions.
About the Speaker
Tom Gohring has been executive director of the Sacramento Water
Forum since 2007. He has spent three decades working on water
resources and civil engineering projects, often specializing in
collaborative solutions. Before joining the Water Forum, Tom led
several interdisciplinary water management projects under the
employ of local, state, and federal agencies and consulting
firms. He has an MS in engineering from UC Davis and a BS in
agricultural engineering from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. He is a
licensed civil engineer.
