Rockhopper,

The Skok situation is more complex than ELJs can treat. There are already natural sediment traps in the form of gradient inflections and unnatural sediment traps created by the state highway bridges.

It's almost an impossible situation to address. There is no town and only a small rural human population, so it's hard to get the Army Corps of Engineers involved in an effective flood project due to lack of prospective benefits for the high costs.

Dredging of 3 pinch points has been proposed by the County, but I'm not sure if it would actually be effective. I would only trust the opinion of a hydrologist with no economic stake in the action. And there was opposition to the plan based on environmental consequences. However, the environment of the lower Skok is so screwed up, I'm not sure that's a valid reason. I think it's possible that nothing will work until the bridge crossings are widened to eliminate the slowing, back-watering effect they have.

Wolverine,

I didn't mean to imply that Simpson hasn't improved their logging methods. They have, as a result of their HCP and current logging regulations that apply to everyone. Much of the damage occurred before the 1987 major upgrade of the state Forest Practices Act.

Sincerely,

Salmo g.