BPC Expert Briefing: The South Bay Salt Ponds Restoration Project

What:  An Expert Forum on the South Bay Salt Ponds Restoration Project

When:  Monday, September 23, from 11:00 am – 1:00 pm 

Where: The Port of Oakland First Floor Exhibit Room, 530 Water Street, Oakland, CA

Who: The California State Coastal Conservancy, among others, will present on the South Bay Shoreline Study and Salt Ponds Restoration Project, and the Alameda County Flood Control and Water Conservation District will present on their flood-control efforts.  There will be ample time for spirited Q&A and discussion!

Meeting Agenda, Power Points and Speaker Bios:

11:00-11:15 

Introduction

John Bourgeois, Executive Project Manager, California Coastal Conservancy

11:15-11:35 

Presentation on the South Bay Shoreline Study and South Bay Salt Ponds Restoration Project

Brenda Buxton, Project Manager, California Coastal Conservancy

Brenda and John’s Power Point Presentations (in PDF)

11:35-12:00

Q & A and Discussion with the Audience

12-12:20   

Break, Lunch

12:20-12:40  

Presentation on the Alameda County Flood Control and Water Conservation District

Rohin Saleh, Supervising Civil Engineer, Alameda County Flood Control and Water Conservation District

Rohin’s Power Point Presentation (in PDF)

12:40- 1:00

Q & A and Discussion with the Audience

 

 

Presenter Bios:

 

John Bourgeois

Executive Project Manager, CA Coastal Conservancy

John has over 15 years of experience working on large-scale wetland restoration projects. For the past 11 years he has been a restoration ecologist with the Los Gatos-based ecological consulting firm H.T. Harvey & Associates. John is well-acquainted with the South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project, having worked on the initial planning and permitting phases of the restoration, as well as many other related projects in the South Bay, including Bair Island. Prior to moving to California in 1999, John worked for the National Wetland Research Center, the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources, and the Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry. He has an M.S. in biology from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and a B.S. in biology from Tulane University.

Brenda Buxton

Project Manager, SF Bay Program, California Coastal Conservancy

Brenda Buxton has been a project manager at the Coastal Conservancy for seventeen years and worked on coastal trail and beach access, parkland acquisitions and planning, environmental education and wetland restoration projects. Ms. Buxton is the Conservancy’s lead for the South Bay Shoreline Study—a planning project that will implement future Salt Pond Restoration phases in partnership with the US Army Corps of Engineers and the Santa Clara Valley Water District. Ms. Buxton has a B.A in History from UC Berkeley.

Rohin Saleh

Supervising Civil Engineer, Alameda County Flood Control and Water Conservation District

Rohin Saleh is a Supervising Civil Engineer with over 25 years of Public Service with Alameda County Flood Control and Water Conservation District. He is a Professional Engineer and possesses a Masters Degree in Hydrology and Hydraulic Engineering. He is in charge of the District’s Watershed Planning Section and currently leads the District’s Coastal Protection Program and watershed based Drainage Master Plan studies.