Current Record of Decision
| Record of Decision - Trinity River Mainstem Fishery Restoration Final Environmental Impact Statement/ Environmental Impact Report, December 2000 [PDF - 230kb] |
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Signed in December 2000, the Record of Decision (ROD) outlines the plan to implement recovery of the Trinity River and its fish and wildlife populations. This plan includes direct in-channel actions, as well as continued watershed restoration activities, replacement of bridges and structures within the floodplain, and a rigorous program to monitor and improve restoration activities.
Restoring the Trinity River will require a combination of actions that: 1) re-establish the natural physical processes that create and maintain high quality aquatic habitat; and 2) create spawning and rearing conditions downstream of the dams that best compensate for lost habitat upstream, including adequate water temperatures.
This strategy does not strive to recreate pre-dam conditions; rather, the goal is to create a smaller, dynamic alluvial channel exhibiting all the characteristics of the pre-dam river but at a smaller scale. This strategy is intended to best achieve the restoration goals and maintain the purpose and use of the TRD.
Primary components of the Trinity River Restoration Program Record of Decision.