Yolo Bypass Salmonid Habitat Restoration and Fish Passage Project

10 Documents in Project

Summary

SCH Number
2013032004
Lead Agency
California Department of Water Resources (DWR)
Document Title
Yolo Bypass Salmonid Habitat Restoration and Fish Passage Project
Document Type
NOP - Notice of Preparation of a Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
Various (flood protection, agriculture, and fisheries and wildlife habitat)
Document Description
This Yolo Bypass Salmonid Habitat Restoration and Fish Passage project proposed by the DWR and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation will address two specific Reasonable and Prudent Alternative (RPA) Actions set forth in the National Marine Fisheries Service Biological Opinion and Conference Opinion on the Long-term Operation of the Central Valley Project and State Water Project. To comply with the federal Endangered Species Act, the project will address RPA Action I.6.1:Restoration of Floodplain Rearing Habitat, through the increase of seasonal inundation within the lower Sacramento River basin; and RPA Action I.7:Reduce Migratory Delays and Loss of Salmon, Steelhead, and Sturgeon, through the modification of Fremont Weir and other structures of the Yolo Bypass.

Contact Information

Name
Megan Sheely
Agency Name
California Department of Water Resources
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency

Location

Cities
Davis, Rio Vista, West Sacramento
Counties
Sacramento, Solano, Sutter, Yolo
Parcel #
multiple
State Highways
I-80, 5, SR 113
Railways
So. Pacific Amtrak, UPRR
Waterways
Yolo Bypass, Sacramento River

Notice of Completion

State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
Air Resources Board, Major Industrial Projects, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bay Delta Region 3 (CDFW), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, North Central Region 2 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of State Parks, Division of Boating and Waterways, California Department of Transportation, Division of Transportation Planning (DOT), California Highway Patrol, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), Delta Protection Commission, Delta Stewardship Council, Resources Agency, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Sacramento Region 5 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Central Valley Flood Protection Board
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Sacramento Region 5 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Central Valley Flood Protection Board
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Economics/Jobs, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Transportation, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian

Disclaimer: The document was originally posted before CEQAnet had the capability to host attachments for the public. To obtain the original attachments for this document, please contact the lead agency at the contact information listed above. You may also contact the OPR via email at state.clearinghouse@opr.ca.gov or via phone at (916) 445-0613.

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