Deer Island Basin Complex Tidal Wetland Restoration Project – Phase 1 Bird Ponds (Restoration Management Permit No. RMP-2023-0011-R3)
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Summary
SCH Number
2023030749
Lead Agency
Marin County Flood Control and Water Conservation District
Document Title
Deer Island Basin Complex Tidal Wetland Restoration Project – Phase 1 Bird Ponds (Restoration Management Permit No. RMP-2023-0011-R3)
Document Type
NOD - Notice of Determination
Received
Posted
6/24/2024
Document Description
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has issued this Restoration Management Permit (RMP) pursuant to sections 2081(a), 3511 and 4700 of the Fish and Game Code to Marin County Flood Control and Water Conservation District. The Project is designed to restore tidal wetland habitats for special-status species by providing full tidal connectivity to diked areas along Novato Creek. The Novato Creek channel will be widened and side channels will be created. The Duck Bill Levee and Heron’s Beak Levee will be lowered to create a range of high marsh to mid marsh habitat, along with upland habitat. These levees will also be breached in multiple spots to increase tidal conveyance and sediment delivery to the ponds. Additionally, the Lynwood Levee will be regraded to create an ecotone levee and both the Lynwood and Farmers Novato Creek left bank levees will be raised and stabilized for flood protection purposes.
The Project is expected to benefit longfin smelt (Spirinchus thaleichthys), California black rail (Laterallus jamaicensis coturniculus), California Ridgway’s rail (Rallus obsoletus obsoletus), and salt-marsh harvest mouse (Reithrodontomys raviventris), referred to as the Covered Species. The Project is estimated to take one individual annually, for a total of two individuals of California black rail; one individual annually, for a total of two individuals of California Ridgway’s rail; a total of two adults and four juveniles of salt-marsh harvest mouse, and a total of nine adults and three juveniles of longfin smelt in the form of incidental mortality during construction of the Project. The Project is estimated to take a total of ninety adults and thirty juveniles of longfin smelt in the form of catch, capture and relocation; Permittee is authorized to relocate longfin smelt out of harm’s way. CDFW has determined and expects that the Project will benefit, aid in the conservation of, and assist in the recovery of the Covered Species.
Contact Information
Name
Michael Stuhldreher
Agency Name
CA Department of Fish and Wildlife
Job Title
Environmental Scientist
Contact Types
Responsible Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Novato
Counties
Marin
Regions
San Francisco Bay Area
Other Location Info
The Project is located within the limits of the City of Novato, northwest of the State Route 37/101 interchange, within the Deer Island Basin Complex, in the County of Marin, State of California; Latitude 38.094218 and Longitude -122.546199; Assessor’s Parcel Number’s 153-170-46, 153-170-44, 153-200-57, 153-200-38, 153-200-37, 153-200-34, 153-200-31, 153-200-28, 153-200-27, 153-200-26, 153-200-25. The Project site includes a portion of Novato Creek and two leveed non-tidal wildlife ponds, referred to collectively as the Bird Ponds that are located between Novato Creek and Lynwood Basin to the south.
Notice of Determination
Approving Agency
CA Department of Fish and Wildlife
Approving Agency Role
Responsible Agency
Approved On
County Clerk
Marin
Final Environmental Document Available at
The Mitigated 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 record of issuance of the Restoration Management Permit is available 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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