Strategy to Advance Flood Protection, Ecosystems and Recreation along San Francisco (SAFER) Bay Project, East Palo Alto and Menlo Park, San Mateo County

Strategy to Advance Flood Protection, Ecosystems and Recreation along San Francisco (SAFER) Bay Project, East Palo Alto and Menlo Park, San Mateo County

The overall purpose of the SAFER Bay Project is to protect people, property and infrastructure from current tidal flooding and projected sea level rise through engineered and natural features that enhance shoreline ecosystems and improve recreational opportunities. The specific objectives of the Project are: • Reduce the risk of current tidal flooding within the cities of East Palo Alto and Menlo Park from San Francisco Bay waters, and provide protection from up to 3.5 feet of future Sea Level Rise (SLR); • Enable adaptation to our changing climate by using tidal marsh areas for flood protection in a way that sustains marsh habitat and facilitates marsh restoration associated with the South Bay Salt Ponds Restoration Project (SBSPRP) and other restoration efforts; • Expand opportunities for recreation and community connectivity in collaboration with the Bay Trail Program and efforts to enhance local trails; • Minimize future maintenance requirements; and • Partner with agencies and organizations pursuing similar goals and objectives and with assets to be protected by the Project.

East Palo Alto, Menlo Park

San Mateo

San Francisco Bay Area

California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Marin Region 7 (CDFW), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of State Parks, Division of Boating and Waterways, California Department of Transportation, Division of Aeronautics (DOT), California Department of Transportation, Division of Transportation Planning (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES), California Highway Patrol (CHP), California Natural Resources Agency, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Francisco Bay Region 2 (RWQCB), Department of Toxic Substances Control, Office of Historic Preservation, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, State Water Resources Control Board, Divison of Financial Assistance, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bay Delta Region 3 (CDFW), California Department of Transportation, District 4 (DOT), California State Lands Commission (SLC), San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC)

California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bay Delta Region 3 (CDFW), California Department of Transportation, District 4 (DOT), California State Lands Commission (SLC), San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC)

Other (Flood protection and marsh restoration)

Flood protection and restoration project

Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Coastal Zone, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Energy, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mandatory Findings of Significance, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Recreation, Sewer Capacity, Transportation, Tribal Cultural Resources, Utilities/Service Systems, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire