Purpose:
Current fisheries and aquatic habitat restoration efforts on the Guadalupe River, in southern San Francisco Bay, are facing the challenge of implementing restoration activities such as changes in dam operation or removal of fish barriers without causing localized increases in mercury contamination, which is widespread throughout the river. This problem poses a barrier not only to restoration activities on the Guadalupe River, but also many other tributaries to the San Francisco Bay. This project would provide research key to the health of the San Francisco Bay and, in particular, would guide the mercury remediation efforts of a multi-stakeholder collaborative fisheries and aquatic habitat restoration effort on the Guadalupe River. The objective of the project is to develop specific recommendations for cost-effective mercury remediation techniques to be integrated into the planning and design of existing fisheries restoration and flood control projects on the Guadalupe River.

Primary Contact for the Project:
Richard Roos-Collins
Phone: (510) 644-2900
Email: rrcollins@n-h-i.org

Data Contact for the Project:
Kat Ridolfi
Phone: (510) 644-2900
Email: kridolfi@n-h-i.org