Palo Alto Horizontal Levee Pilot Project
Summary
SCH Number
2024110945
Public Agency
California State Coastal Conservancy
(SCC)
Document Title
Palo Alto Horizontal Levee Pilot Project
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
11/26/2024
Document Description
Notice of Exemption for Coastal Conservancy approval of grant funding. San Francisco Estuary Partnership, a regional program within Association of Bay Area Governments, will replace an existing levee by constructing a 500 linear-foot berm, of which 315 linear-feet will be a horizontal levee, in the Baylands Nature Preserve in Palo Alto, Santa Clara County.
Contact Information
Name
Vanessa Aczon
Agency Name
State Coastal Conservancy
Job Title
Project Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Palo Alto
Counties
Santa Clara
Regions
Northern California, San Francisco Bay Area
Other Information
Center of proposed horizontal levee project
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Title 14 California Code of Regulation Section 15333
Reasons for Exemption
The project is categorically exempt under 14 CCR Section 15333 (Small Habitat Restoration Projects) because it does not exceed five acres in size and will restore and enhance habitat for fish, plants, and wildlife by replacing a traditional levee with a horizontal levee with native plants and creating freshwater and brackish marsh, all of which will improve conditions for waterfowl and sensitive and endangered species.