Stream Restoration Activities Sample Clauses

Stream Restoration Activities. Stream and streambank restoration projects, riparian habitat protection and restoration, and upland BMPs27 can improve both the quality and quantity of habitat available for the Covered Species by reducing the sediment and pollutant loadings and slowing runoff, thereby reducing shear stress which can decrease erosion. Because the Covered Parties have no permitting or regulatory authority and only own an insignificant amount of property along the Trinity River, the Covered Parties cannot commit to stream restoration. However, the Covered Parties have a long track record of partnership and cooperation with federal and state agencies, and they have successfully completed or are currently working on Clean Water Act Section 319(h) Watershed Protection Plans in Zones A, B, and C, which require intensive cooperation with the public and landowners. The Covered Parties commit to working with local stakeholders and state and 26 Bois d’Arc is not in the Trinity basin, but water from that lake is pumped into Xxxx Xxxxx in Zone A to supplement water supplies.‌ 27 These BMPs include activities like restoration of riparian buffer zones, creation of bioswales, contour farming, methods to reduce over fertilization of fields, implementing no-till farming practices, etc. federal agencies to identify locations, partners, funding opportunities, and project management for habitat restoration projects and the implementation of BMPs within the Covered Area.