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Watershed council urges Walnut Creek to prioritize creek and wetland restoration; recommends updating 1993 Creek Master Plan
Summary
Bob Simmons of the Walnut Creek Watershed Council urged the PROS Commission to elevate creek-restoration planning, noting recent inventory work, a approved Watersmart planning grant and the high cost of restoration projects.
Bob Simmons, president of the Walnut Creek Watershed Council, addressed the PROS Commission during public comment on Feb. 3 and urged the city to prioritize creek and wetland restoration across the watershed.
Simmons summarized recent watershed work: in 2024 the council completed an identification of high- and medium-priority restoration sites in developed portions of the watershed and the council learned in early January that it had been approved for a Bureau of Reclamation Watersmart planning grant to create a first-ever…
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