Together with conservation groups and forestry officials, Coca-Cola associates are to turn the company’s $200,000 grant into a water-replenished, 500-acre meadow that sits atop the Sierra Divide and is in the headwaters of the Mokelumne River watershed.
The funding for the Indian Valley Restoration Project was boosted to nearly $367,000 with the help of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF).
The Mokelumne River watershed accounts for 94% of the East Bay Municipal Utility District impacting much of Contra Costa and Alameda Counties. This includes Coca-Cola’s San Leandro production facility which derives its water from East Bay Mud.
The work is nearly completed after 25 Coca-Cola associates spent 29 September planting willows and other natural foliage that will keep the water patterns healthy for habitat and downstream users.
The outcome will be a stream that can access the floodplain and spread out, reducing the energy of the water flow and re-watering the nearby meadow.
Source: The Coca-Cola Company
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