SCH Number 2003062075

Project Info

Title

Cupid Row Canal Vegetation / Sediment Removal Project

Description

The County of San Mateo is proposing to clear sediment and vegetation from an artificial watercourse known as the Cupid Row Canal, on property commonly known as West of Bayshore (WOB). The channel carries runoff from the City of San Bruno to another canal known as North Channel, and eventually discharges into San Francisco Bay. The canal starts near Huntington Avenue in San Bruno and travels easterly, through two sharp bends, for approximately 1,700 feet. From there, the channel turns north and runs approximately 2,700 feet to San Bruno Avenue, where it flows through a concrete box culvert to North Channel. The channel is natural earth and has collected sediment over time, resulting in the deposition of 3-4 feet of material along the canal reach. Cattails and tules have colonized the channel, as have numerous willows, some of which are significantly sized. All work will take place under the supervision of monitors to ensure protection of any San Francisco garter snakes, California red-legged frogs and western pond turtles that could be present. The California Department of Fish and Game is executing a Lake and Streambed Alteration Agreement number 1600-2005-0003-3 pursuant to Section 1602 of the Fish and Game Code to the project operator, Mark Chow / San Mateo County Department of Public Works.

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