The Dutch Slough Tidal Marsh Restoration Project is a collaborative effort to restore tidal marsh in the Delta. Implementing agencies include the California Department of Water Resources, the California State Coastal Conservancy, the CALFED Bay-Delta Program, Reclamation District No. 2137, and the City of Oakley. The project includes restoring approximately 1,166 acres of rangeland and a dairy to tidal wetlands, as well as creating a 55 acre park. The goals of the project are to provide shoreline access, benefit native species, and contribute to scientific understanding of ecological restoration, using an adaptive management framework.
MBK’s role as the District Engineer is to provide engineering support for the perimeter levee system, as well as to perform contract management and oversight for the Dutch Slough project. MBK provides services on an as-needed basis, including program management, contractor selection, preliminary planning, surveying, design, permitting, preparation of construction plans and specifications, contract management, construction management and monitoring, preparation of as-built plans, and final reporting, as required by agencies.