Guadalupe River colvert system blocks salmon and

other fish from migrating upstream

	Food is being disrupted because of fish and other food sources trapped by the the dual colvert in place at 280 and Grant street.
	Fans are installed during construction blocking any water and fish access
	Crayfish found trapped in the muck and mud inside the Colvert bypass.
	These trapped crayfish will eventually die in the mile long structre along with other food sources available for Salmon and other wildlife.

Graph statistics on Salmon decline on Guadalupe River throughout a seventeen-year period.
By Roger Castillo   

Salmon statistics gather at peak of migration as early in June as late in January. From visual identification at holding pools, pump station, wresting, and spawning or nesting areas and migration sighting. Before and after flood control implementation central and lower reaches of Guadalupe River watershed. Tissue samples gather from 1992 to 1996 by (SSRG). Salmon rescues and other animal rescues documented 1992 thru 1999 and 2003. Media type used videotape and photography by Roger Castillo and Larry Johmann. Live network news coverage NBC 7 and 11 KPIX EYEWITNESS 5, FOX 2 KTVU, KRON 4 and MERCURY new paper. Graph margin of error + or – 15%.
For more info about the endangered King Salmon of San Jose and animals of Guadalupe River. Log on to http://www.silichip.org to learn how you can help.

Photo taken 10-11-2003 Santa Clara St Guadalupe River a Freeway to Extinction for the San Jose King Salmon and Steelhead Trout. 
Every year the Guadalupe River is cleaned out like the dirtiest gutters on city streets.
It must be dredge or cleaned out on the average of 2 to 3 times in a year. Hundred of yards of gravel, dirt, and mud are scooped out so King salmon and Steelhead Trout can move up to other spawning ground up the high water shed. An average of 65 % of the King Salmon used areas downtown to spawn, but now 98% of the spawning or nesting areas have been destroyed by the new Concrete River and millions of your taxpayer dollars are used for clean up alone!

 
Photo taken 2-19-08 Grant St at 680 Freeway Guadalupe River near Children Discovery Museum
Catastrophic failures of the Down Town Flood control now stop all migration through the matted concrete channel. It may also be the most dangerous river in the state because of the ripped out rods and concrete debris. After Project implementation in 2002 King Salmon declined. Less than a dozen or so salmon seen last year of 2007, down from the hundreds seen in earlier years. To learn more log onto WWW.silichip.org on how you can help.