Sunol and Niles Dam Removal Project
6 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2004072049
Lead Agency
City and County of San Francisco
Document Title
Sunol and Niles Dam Removal Project
Document Type
NOP - Notice of Preparation of a Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
Dams
Document Description
The project consists of the partial removal of the Sunol Dam and Niles Dam to allow fish passage and to address liability and public safety issues. In association with the removal of the dams, impounded sediment would either be left in place, or would be off-hauled except for a portion of the sediments to fill in the plunge pools downstream of both dams.
Contact Information
Name
Diana Sokolove
Agency Name
San Francisco Planning Department
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Fremont
Counties
Alameda
State Highways
84, 238, 680
Railways
Niles Canyon RR (formally
Waterways
Alameda Creek, Arroyo de la Laguna, Stonybrook Creek, Sinbad Creek, several unnamed drainages
Township
4S
Range
1E, 1W
Section
7
Other Location Info
City: Sunol
Sunol Dam is located in the Niles Canyon reach of Alameda Creek at river mile 16.2. Highway 84 (Niles Canyon Road) parallels the creek through Niles Canyon, and lies to the north of the dam. Niles Dam is located on Alameda Creek at river mile 12.8, near the downstream end of Niles Canyon. Highway 84 (Niles Canyon Road) lies directly adjacent to the dam site.
Other Information
Railways: Southern Pacific).
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bay Delta Region 3 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Highway Patrol, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), Department of Fish and Wildlife, Marine Region, Department of Water Resources, Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency, California Department of Transportation, District 4 (DOT), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Francisco Bay Region 2 (RWQCB)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Department of Transportation, District 4 (DOT), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Francisco Bay Region 2 (RWQCB)
Development Types
Other (Dam)
Local Actions
Project Approval
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Noise, Public Services, Solid Waste, Transportation, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildlife, Energy
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