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Trinity County-backed winter-variable flow plan explained; county won 4-day notice and outreach pledges
Summary
TRP staff presented the county'backed winter-variable-flow proposal approved by the Trinity Management Council. The plan includes a "synchronized storm pulse" window with a 4-day advance notice requirement and an elevated-baseflow period. Board members and residents pressed for outreach and clarification about when the plan would take effect.
Patrick Flynn, environmental compliance specialist with Trinity County Natural Resources and coordinator for the Trinity Restoration Program flow work group, briefed the board on the county's winter-variable-flow proposal (approved Sept. 18 by the Trinity Management Council) and how it would be implemented in water year 2025.
Flynn described two parts of the winter action: a flow synchronization period (Dec. 15'Feb. 14) where a forecast trigger (45,100 cubic feet per second at the North Fork Trinity gauge) could cause a synchronized storm pulse that releases up to 60,000 acre-feet and peaks at 65,100 cfs; and an elevated-baseflow (wet-season flood)…
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