Decomposed Granite Giveaway Day
The RCD hosted its annual Decomposed Granite (DG) Giveaway Day at the Hamilton Ponds, near Lewiston, on April 24th. There were nearly 40 different vehicles that came for this free material that will be used for a variety of projects including: road base for driveways, in gardens as a soil amendment, walking paths, backfill for foundations, general leveling of lots, as well as horse, llama, and goat corrals.
Over 250 cubic yards of DG sand was given away to people from Lewiston, Junction City, Weaverville, Douglas City, and Hayfork.
This decomposed granite was dredged from Hamilton Ponds last fall as part of the Trinity River Restoration Program’s effort to reduce sediment from entering the Trinity River. The Hamilton Ponds were constructed in 1984 near the mouth of Grass Valley Creek.
These ponds were designed to catch sand before it enters the channel of the Trinity River where it can bury gravels that are important salmon habitat. The ponds are dredged almost every year to maintain their effectiveness in trapping the decomposed granite. So look for another DG Giveaway Day next spring.
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