The Yosemite Slough Watershed Restoration Project(YSWRP) is a collaborative cleanup and restoration project headed up by Arc Ecology

Project Goal:
To identify and address water quality impact on Yosemite Slough, and improve water quality for the Bayview/Hunters Point community of San Francisco

Components of this project include:
Community-based Watershed Assessment to Identify Water Quality Impacts on the Yosemite Creek/Slough Watershed Planning Processes • Restoration and Management • Community Training/Education of Water Quality and Storm Overflow • Community Technical Assistance and Capacity-building • Urban Water Quality Best Practices

The YSWRP is a multi-organizational endeavor to identify and address the water quality impacts of the Yosemite Creek/Slough on the Bayview/Hunters Point Community of San Francisco. The project phases will involve assessment, planning, monitoring and the development of a future model for urban water quality and ecosystem restroration in an environmental justice context. Results of this project will be used to compile a report on the feasibility of large-scale toxic removal and acquisition of land for the creation of open space, natural stormwater treatment, and wetlands restoration. Yosemite Slough, pictured above, is now contaminated with sewage, urban waste and garbage, and toxic chemical and metal seepage from Parcel E of the Hunters Point Naval Shipyard.

TheYSWRP is a model for an urban watershed restoration- planning process that focuses on the ongoing environmental justice and social equity concerns of the Bayview Hunters Point community. The project will also promote point-source pollution solutions, wetlands restoration, habitat improvement, and promote skills transfer from environmental consultants to community participants. In addition, it will promote improved access to the bay, restoration activities, toxic cleanup and a variety of opportunities for ongoing environmental education.