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.002893 GENERAL INVESTIGATIONS 1. Upper Salinas River Basin. On 27 October ~978, the South . Pacific Division Engineer issued his Public Notlce on the completlon of the Review Report for Flood.Contro1 and A~lied P~rposes in the Upper Salinas River Basin. ThlS Report was ln partla1 response to the resolutions adopted on 8 May 1964 and 29 July 1971 by the Committee on Public Works of the House of Representatives. It was concluded that Federal participation ~n measures to provi~e flood control, waste disposal, water qua11ty control, and a111ed purposes is not warranted at this time in the Upper Salinas River Basin a~d it was recommended that no further action be taken under the 8'May 1964 and 29 July 1971 study authorities for the Upper Basin area. 2. ' sa1inaS-Monterer Bay Area Urban Study. The Stage 2 report (With intermediate a ternatives) , completed in June 1978, addressed flooding, water supply, navigation, and water quality problems in the study area. Although the report found no flood control problem in which the Corps would participate, it presented fourteen water supply plans for consideration by local interests and summarized the findings of the Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments (ABAG) 208 Water Quality Management Planning Study. Based on the findings in the report, the decision was made to terminate the study in FY 79 with a report containing the results of studies conducted during Stage 1 (Reconnaissance Report) and Stage 2. That report is' scheduled for circulation among coordinating agencies in March 1979. 3.U~~er Alameda Creek Urban Study. A review draft of the Surface Runoff Study was completed and presented to the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) for incorporation into the Section 208 Environmental Management Plan. Comments on the draft have been received from local agencies and the public and incorporated. A Reconnaissance level flood management study for the basin is being conducted. Both structural and non-structural solutions are being investigated. Water supply, fish and wildlife, and recreation potential in regard to flood management will also be investigated. 4. Russian River Basin Study. An evaluation of fish habitat and of barriers to fish migration is nearing completion and information collected in this study will be used in other studies now underway that will address (a) development of a plan for the management and operation of the summer and recreational small dams on the river which can be implemented at the local level; (b) development of a plan for the regulation of flows from Lake Mendocino and the proposed Lake Sonoma to enhance the environment without sacrificing project purposes; (c) development of land-use mapping in critical flood plain areas; and (d) assistance to counties in the study area in developing a plan for the regulation of gravel mining operations in the Russian River. C-41 ~