Completed Fish Passage & Related Projects

Alameda Creek Pipeline No. 1 Fish Screen

This project consisted of the installation of a fish screen that included multiple self-cleaning cylindrical fish screens, fencing, control panel and electrical boxes, and a section of new pipe that connected the fish screens pipe manifold to the existing Alameda Creek Pipeline No. 1 diversion pipe. The screen prevents juvenile steelhead trout from being carried into the diversion pipeline and adjacent groundwater recharge pond.

Location

In the City of Fremont, along the north side of the Alameda Creek Flood Control Channel between Mission Boulevard and the Union Pacific Railroad Bridge.

Completion Date

March, 2008

Funding

The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation awarded $500,000 to the District as financial support for this project.

Bunting Pond Fish Screen

This project included modification of the water diversion intake and installation of a fish screen, fencing, control panel, and trail modification. The fish screen system consists of one self-cleaning cylindrical screen with a track system on a concrete pad along the bank of the Alameda Creek Flood Control Channel (ACFCC). The screen system and diversion intake is used to divert water from the ACFCC to Bunting Pond. The screen will prevent juvenile steelhead trout from being trapped in Bunting Pond.

Location

In the City of Fremont, along the south side of the ACFCC between the Union Pacific Railroad bridge and Alameda Water District Rubber Dam No. 3.

Completion Date

January, 2010

Funding

The California Department of Water Resources awarded $600,000 to the District as financial support for this project.

Rubber Dam No. 2 Decommissioning & Foundation Modification Project

This project consisted of the removal of the fabric portion of the District’s Rubber Dam No. 2 and the removal of a section of the dam’s foundation to allow for fish passage in the lower portion of the Alameda Creek Flood Control Channel under low flow conditions.

Location

In the City of Fremont, within the Alameda Creek Flood Control Channel adjacent to the Quarry Lakes Regional Recreational Area.

Completion Date

January, 2010

Funding

The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation awarded 500,000 to the District as financial support for this project.

Shinn Pond Gravity Rediversion Pipeline No. 2

The project consisted of installation of the 54-inch gravity rediversion pipeline with an intake structure in the bank of Shinn Pond, a flow metering vault, isolation gate valve and an outlet structure into Stevenson Pond. In addition, the project included the removal of Shinn Pond Pump Station and grout filling of the abandoned Rock Pond diversion pipeline between the Union Pacific Railroad and Bay Area Rapid Transit tracks.

Completion Date

February 2014

Kaiser Pond Fish Screen

The project included the installation of 48-inch diversion pipeline and cylindrical fish screen to replace the existing unscreened diversion. The fish screen system consist of one self-cleaning cylindrical screen with a track system on a concrete pad along the bank of the Alameda Creek Flood Control Channel (ACFCC) to prevent juvenile steelhead trout from being trapped in Kaiser Pond. The screen system and diversion intake is used to divert water from the ACFCC to Kaiser Pond.

Completion Date

February 2014

Funding

The District received $445,000 in financial support for this project from the California Department of Fish and Game Fisheries Restoration Grant Program.

Rubber Dam No. 1 Fabric Replacement

 Rubber Dam No. 1 was installed in 1971 and is now approaching the end of its useful life. The replacement of Rubber Dam No. 1 will ensure the District’s long term ability to maintain and improve the reliability of our critical water diversions from Alameda Creek to the Quarry Lakes Recreational Area for groundwater recharge.

The project will contain the following associated work:

• Replacement of the dam rubber (fabric) membrane element
• Replacement of existing dam anchorage

Location

In the City of Fremont, within the Alameda Creek Flood Control Channel upstream of the BART weir and UPRR bridge.
Location Map (PDF)

Completion Date

2015

Rubber Dam No. 3 Fish Ladder

This project included the installation of a fish ladder along the northern embankment of the Alameda Creek Flood Control Channel around ACWD’s Rubber Dam No. 3. The fish ladder will help facilitate fish migration past the lower section of Alameda Creek.

Location

In the City of Fremont, within the Alameda Creek Flood Control Channel in the vicinity of Mission Boulevard and the Union Pacific Railroad tracks.
Location Map. (PDF)

Funding

To financially support this project the District has been awarded $3,000,000 from the California Natural Resources Agency, $500,000 from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, $825,000 from the State of California Coastal Conservancy, and $750,000 from the United States Bureau of Reclamation.

Completion Date

 May 2019

Shinn Pond Fish Screens

This project included the construction of new diversion pipelines and cylindrical fish screens that replaced unscreened diversion pipes. The fish screen system consists of several self-cleaning cylindrical screens with a track system on concrete pads along the bank of the Alameda Creek Flood Control Channel (ACFCC) designed to prevent juvenile steelhead trout from being trapped in Shinn Pond. The screened diversion facility is used to divert water from the ACFCC to Shinn Pond. The project also included security fencing, controls, and modification of the trail around the facility.

Location

In the City of Fremont, along the north side of the ACFCC upstream of Alameda County Water District Rubber Dam No. 1.
Location Map (PDF)

Funding

To financially support this project the District has been awarded $2,945,000 by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, and $2,510,244 by the California Department of Water Resources. A portion of the grant award was also used to fund the Kaiser Pond Fish Screen Project.

Completion Date

 July 2024

Rubber Dam No. 1 & Flood Control Drop Structure Fish Ladder

This project included the design and installation of a fish ladder along the northern embankment of the Alameda Creek Flood Control Channel over ACWD’s Rubber Dam No. 1 and the Alameda County Flood Control and Water Conservation District’s (ACFCD) drop structure. This is a joint project between the ACFCD and ACWD. The fish ladder facilitates fish migration in the lower section of Alameda Creek..See a 3D model of the fish ladder on YouTube.

Location

In the City of Fremont, within the Alameda Creek Flood Control Channel at the flood control drop structure (BART weir) adjacent to the Quarry Lakes Regional Recreation Area.
Location Map (PDF)

Funding

To financially support this project the District has been awarded $2,500,000 by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, $5,358,075 by the California Wildlife Conservation Board, $500,000 by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, and $836,748 by the California Department of Water Resources. 

Completion Date

 July 2024

Lower Alameda Creek Fish Passage Improvements Program Fact Sheet

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