1. Port of Hood River Recreation Committee Meeting April 2, 2007 By: Andrew Jansky, P.E. Flowing Solutions andrew@flowingsolutions.com Images are property of their creator, please do not reuse without permission

2. Port of Hood River Recreation Committee Meeting April 2, 2007 Hood River Delta –Existing Conditions –Spring/Summer Recreation Season –Future Actions

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4. Comparison 2005-2007

5. Current Conditions

6. Quantities Original Sand Bar – 60 acre incl. shallow area Additional Sand Bar area - 26 acres –Additional sand volume = 750,000 cy Additional Sand on existing bar –Estimated at 8 ft average = 750,000cy Removal by dredge/land only during inwater work period (Nov-Feb)

7. Recreation User group coordination – in progress Safety measures –Clear hazardous wood/debris –Mark hazard areas/buoys –Upland signage with graphics –Handouts/education/Schools –Swimming –Other Management –Vehicles –Camping

8. Concentration of Debris

9. Elevations/Pool Information Pool Elevation impacts sand bar size Small change=big change at sand bar Pool elevation changes hourly Daily prediction difficult

13. Commerce Basin Access Enhance Event Site Beach Dredge –Access/Water Quality –Schedule – Next Work Window –Volume – 150,000-250,000 CY –Work by land or water Risk – Future Accretion

15. Monitoring Spring Freshet Changes –High flows in spring may reduce elevation –No significant changes to area anticipated –Pool manipulation possible, limited results Pool monitoring –Basic – visual staff gauge –Web camera on gauge –Automatic elevation monitoring/web

17. Future Actions Develop plan –Short term –Long term Prepare permits Funding

18. Questions/Discussion