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
EIR - Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
Dams
Document Description
The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) is proposing to partially remove Sunol and Niles Dam. There are three primary and equal project objectives: 1) Remove barriers to fish passage in keeping with the Alameda Creek Fisheries Restoration Workgroup goal of restoring a self-sustaining population of steelhead to the Alameda Creek watershed. 2) Reduce or eliminate an existing public safety hazard and related SFPUC risk management concerns. 3) Perform dam removal in an environmentally sensitive manner.
Contact Information
Name
Diana Sokolove
Agency Name
San Francisco City and County Planning Department
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Counties
Alameda
State Highways
84, 238, 680
Railways
Niles Canyon RR, UPRR
Schools
Sunol Glen Elementary School
Waterways
Alameda Creek, Arroyo de la Laguna, Stonybrook Creek, Sinbad Creek, several unnamed drainages
Township
4S
Range
1E, 1W
Section
7, 10
Other Location Info
City: Fremont
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.
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 Department of State Parks, Division of Boating and Waterways, California Highway Patrol, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Francisco Bay Region 2 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Department of Water Resources, Office of Emergency Services, California, Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency, San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC), California Department of Transportation, District 4 (DOT)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Department of Transportation, District 4 (DOT)
Development Types
Water Facilities , Other (Dam)
Local Actions
Project Approval
Project Issues
Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Noise, Public Services, Solid Waste, Transportation, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildlife
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