Middle Mile Broadband Network Project (Notification of Master Lake or Streambed Alteration, No. EPIMS-MMBN-43905-R3
Summary
SCH Number
2025050843
Public Agency
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bay Delta Region 3
(CDFW)
Document Title
Middle Mile Broadband Network Project (Notification of Master Lake or Streambed Alteration, No. EPIMS-MMBN-43905-R3
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
5/20/2025
Document Description
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has executed a Master Lake and Streambed Alteration Agreement (MSA), pursuant to Fish and Game Code 1600 et seq., the project authorized by the MSA will be carried out by the California Department of Technology. The MSA authorizes activities related to installation of the state-owned Middle Mile Broadband Network, within CDFW’s Bay Delta Region. Activities authorized under the Agreement include the following: geotechnical investigations, site preparation (clearing and grubbing), trenching, subsurface drilling, trenchless conduit/cable installation, and backfilling of excavated areas. The MSA includes conditions governing authorized activities such as necessary reasonable measures to avoid, minimize, and mitigate impacts to fish and wildlife resources.
Contact Information
Name
Jason Faridi
Agency Name
CA Department of Fish and Wildlife
Job Title
Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisory)
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
California Department of Technology
Agency Name
Party Undertaking Project
Job Title
Person or Public Agency Carrying Out Project
Contact Types
Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Location
Counties
Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, Sacramento, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Solano, Sonoma, Yolo
Regions
San Francisco Bay Area
Other Location Info
The Project will cover existing State highway right-of-way where it intersects with streams within the California Department of Fish and Game (CDFW) Bay Delta Region, which includes Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, Sacramento, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, San Francisco, San Joaquin, Solano, Sonoma, and Yolo counties, State of California.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
California Code of Regulations, Title 14, section 15269, subdivision (b); Public Resources Code, section 21080.51.
Reasons for Exemption
CDFW has concluded that the issuance of the Master Lake and Streambed Alteration Agreement meets the qualifying criteria set forth in Public Resources Code section 21080.51, subdivision (a)(1 – 5.). CDFW’s conclusion is supported by the activities authorized by and the conditions described in the Middle Mile Broadband Network Project.
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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