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<br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />l,il,179~ <br /> <br />FIRure'k. <br /> <br />Rrach.1 ~alLlrai "aoUloe Reeuvu'Ji. <br /> <br /> <br />l,I.J SlnaPl ChloncliHoodplllo Rr~l"ralion <br /> <br />Plltt of Reo;llIlnation's wetlan<L'ripman miligalion commilmcnl in the FSE[S and the 2003 <br />Plan is M create ,,"d m<lore babitats Dlung lhe La PlaIa River (along with protoction and <br />t'I1banc('lJ1enl oflbese same hl1bi1als). Reclamallon.. fCSlomlion ofl700 linear foot <br />channel and t100dplain rcst01'1ltionof1helaP1ala Rivctcnlailedeliminalinglbeu nnalural <br />levCCS, re-e;lablishingasinuoU5rivercbannel, and rc.esl8biishing ri""erifloodpl ain <br />inlmlClions to rcslore tbe river's wne-<lf.inJluCJ1("e. The result of sucb melll!llte!l will <br />5CJ"\'eoolblorestoreanderealene", funclional riparian hllbitats. FigurcsU.l'Jhdo"" <br />provide ",'i~uai ue.lCr1ptions of the channel and tloodpiain reslll"~lion conslrucli<ln <br />enmpleh:d in Th..'cemberof2004, <br /> <br />l.I.3.1 rrnur~~ in Strram Chlnnrl!H'llIdpllln Rrilor.,lnn <br /> <br />Roclamation contmctoo .....ith Tetra Tecb, Inc. of [r...ine. ('A (through lbeit <br />ilred:cnriuge, ('0 office) for tbe devdnpmcnl ofa riVeT resloflltion design (UJIY.iS <br />WI wbicb Wa$ cllmp1cled in Augu!ll of 2003. Reclamalion complelcd reviewing <br />lhe lccbnic.alll.~pecl! oflhe design and dc\'cloped the eonlnu:ls for implemertlaliun <br />by October of 200'; The I\.-stornlion design wa.~ also tC'....iewed by the Service, <br />EPA and ('OOW. RcslOralion of the La Plata River JloodplDin and cbannel was <br />eomp1ele in December of 200.;, Re..plaoting uees and sbruhs in the channel and <br />tloodplainreconstruclionareaisslill incomplete.hulscbcduiedforeomp1etinnlO <br /> <br />..IS.. <br />