Knightsen Wetland Restoration Project
2 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2023120580
Public Agency
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Administration Division
(CDFW)
Document Title
Knightsen Wetland Restoration Project
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
3/15/2024
Document Description
On March 13, 2024, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) awarded a $9,700,000 grant from the Proposition 1 Delta Grant Program to East Contra Costa County Habitat Conservancy for the Project. The Project is designed to benefit giant garter snake (Thamnophis gigas), western pond turtle (Emys marmorata), tricolored blackbird (Agelaius tricolor), fairy shrimp (Branchinecta lynchi), white-tailed kite (Elanus leucurus), Swainson’s hawk (Buteo swainsoni), golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos), western burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia), California black rail (Laterallus jamaicensis coturniculus), green sturgeon (Acipenser medirostris), delta smelt (Hypomesus transpacificus), steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss irideus), longfin smelt (Spirinchus thaleichthys), hoary bat (Lasiurus cinereus), northern California legless lizard (Amniella pulchra), northern harrier (Circus cyaneus), and migratory birds. The Project includes creating seasonal wetlands, alkali meadow, grassland, and oak savanna on the Central Sub-Parcel, and emergent wetlands with adjacent alkali meadow and grassland habitat on the East Sub-Parcel. On the North Parcel the design will enhance and restore seasonal wetland and remnant interior dune habitat.
Contact Information
Name
Hildegarde (Hildie) Spautz
Agency Name
California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Job Title
Senior Environmental Scientist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Counties
Contra Costa
Regions
San Francisco Bay Area
Cross Streets
Byron Hwy, Delta Rd
Total Acres
645
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Public Resources Code section 21080.56
Reasons for Exemption
CDFW has determined that the Project meets the qualifying criteria set forth in Section 21080.56, subdivisions (a) through (d), inclusive. CDFW’s determination is supported by (1) East Contra Costa County Habitat Conservancy February 14, 2023, initial determination as lead agency that the Project meets the qualifying criteria set forth in Section 21080.56, subdivisions (a) through (d), inclusive; and (2) pursuant to Section 21080.56, subdivision (e), the CDFW Director’s March 30, 2023 concurrence with that East Contra Costa County Habitat Conservancy determination, which is available at wildlife.ca.gov/Conservation/Cutting-Green-Tape/SERP/Concurrences.
County Clerk
Contra Costa
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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