North Fork Feather River Stream Gage Installation - CalSIP

The Central Valley Flood Protection Board is forecasting the installation of a stream gage system on the left bank of the North Fork Feather River at the High Bridge Campground in Plumas County, California, approximately five miles northwest of Chester. The project involves deploying a steel remote terminal unit comprising a data logger, a bubbler unit, a battery, a solar panel, and satellite radio telemetry equipment, mounted on two steel mast posts with concrete footings. A two-inch rigid metal conduit, secured to the streambank with metal stakes, will house a bubbler line extending to the toe of the channel. Additionally, a fiberglass staff gage will be affixed to steel angle iron and driven approximately three feet into the streambed for direct water level measurement. All excavated soil from the conduit trench and concrete footing installations will be reused for backfilling to minimize environmental disturbance. The work location is precisely identified by geographic coordinates and falls under NAICS code 237990, indicating a project classified under Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction. The solicitation, posted on July 16, 2026, is labeled as a forecast with no specified solicitation number, contract value, or period of performance, and no formal contract clauses, evaluation criteria, or delivery terms are included in the available documentation. Point of contact for the project includes senior environmental scientists and regional managers from the California Department of Water Resources. The project has been determined exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act, and no further environmental documentation is required.