Winter Island Tidal Habitat Restoration Project [California Endangered Species Act (CESA) Incidental Take Permit No. 2081-2018-066-03 (ITP) Amendment No. 1
7 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2018082025
Lead Agency
California Department of Water Resources
(DWR)
Document Title
Winter Island Tidal Habitat Restoration Project [California Endangered Species Act (CESA) Incidental Take Permit No. 2081-2018-066-03 (ITP) Amendment No. 1
Document Type
NOD - Notice of Determination
Received
Posted
12/19/2023
Document Description
The project restored and enhanced 544 acres of tidal wetlands on Winter Island. Project construction activities were completed in September 2019, which included breaching the southern and northern levees, removing existing water control structures and other debris, widening of an eastern tidal channel, and monitoring special-status plant species that could be impacted by Project activities.
Although project construction activities avoided incidental take of Mason’s lilaeopsis (Lilaeopsis masonii), which is designated as a rare species under the Native Plant Protection Act (NPPA), during construction, post-construction levee erosion at the north breach resulted in take of the species. The ITP referenced above as issued by CDFW authorized the incidental take of species listed under NPPA that occurred during Project implementation. The Amendment modifies the post-construction take and mitigation to the preservation, permanent protection, and management of 465 ft2 of occupied Mason’s lilaeopsis habitat on Winter Island.
Contact Information
Name
Andy Rockriver
Agency Name
CA Department of Fish and Wildlife
Job Title
Senior Environmental Scientist (Specialist)
Contact Types
Responsible Agency
Phone
Location
Counties
Contra Costa
Regions
San Francisco Bay Area
Other Location Info
The project is located on Winter Island, located at the confluence of the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers, in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, north of the City of Pittsburg, in Contra Costa County.
Notice of Determination
Approving Agency
CA Department of Fish and Wildlife
Approving Agency Role
Responsible Agency
Approved On
County Clerk
Contra Costa
Final Environmental Document Available at
The Negative Declaration prepared by the lead agency for the Project is available to the general public at the office location listed above for the lead agency. CDFW’s administrative record of proceedings related to the incidental take permit is available to the public for review at CDFW’s regional office.
Determinations
(1) The project will have a significant impact on the environment
No
(2a) An Environmental Impact Report was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(2b) A Mitigated or a Negative Declaration was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
(2c) An other document type was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(3) Mitigated measures were made a condition of the approval of the project
Yes
(4) A mitigation reporting or monitoring plan was adopted for this project
Yes
(5) A Statement of Overriding Considerations was adopted for this project
No
(6) Findings were made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
Attachments
Notice of Determination
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