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While the Fiock irrigation dam removal (see previous Topic) had been a good thing for Shasta River salmon and steelhead, maintaining irrigation water supply to the Fiock Ranch became problematic. Jim Whelan of the California Department of Fish and Game is shown here cleaning the "Plum Creek" type fish screen installed to supply water, but which was often clogged with algae. See the next photos to see projects that attempt to improve water supply. Photo from Great Northern (2001). See Info Links for more information.


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This photo shows the beginning of construction of an off stream pump sump, where water could be more reliably withdrawn and less likely to be choked by algae. The large rock was to line the banks of the new sump. Funding for this project was from the Klamath River Restoration Program. Photo from Great Northern (2001). See Info Links for more information.


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Excavation of the near stream sump hit hard clay pan, which proved problematic. The clay was difficult to stabilize with the rip rap. Photo from Great Northern (2001). See Info Links for more information.


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The large vertical pipe is where the pump would operate in the middle of the sump. Geotextile fabric and gravel in addition to rip rap were ultimately needed to stabilize the sump, which was to help replace water supply on the Fiock Ranch. Photo from Great Northern (2001). See Info Links for more information.


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Jim Whelan of California Department of Fish and Game tests the pumping apparatus that was to replace the Fiock fish screen and diversion which required high maintenance. Unfortunately, the pump intake had problems with sediment and the water level dropped to low for diversion in the summer of 1999. Photo from Great Northern (2001). See Info Links for more information.


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Intake for sump re-engineered to provide better water flow to pump. More steps were necessary (see next Topic). Photo from Great Northern (2001). See Info Links for more information.


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Ron Dotson (at right) and Mike Farmer of the California Department of Fish and Game inspect the final replacement for the Plum Creek fish screen. This screen was fabricated with volunteer time from CDFG and Shasta CRMP staff on weekends after budgets for a solution to the Fiock Ranch water supply ran out. Photo from Great Northern (2001). See Info Links for more information.