2023 Storm Damage, Department of Water Resources Levee Rehabilitation Repair Site 23-078

The California Department of Water Resources is undertaking levee erosion repair at Site 23-078 along an unnamed tributary to the Colusa Basin Drainage Canal in Colusa County, California, under a Streambed Alteration Agreement issued by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife with EPIMS Notification Number COL-61705-R2. This project involves excavation of loose bank materials, backfilling, recontouring, and re-compaction of the levee prism, followed by reseeding of disturbed areas and re-graveling of the levee crown road to restore structural integrity and functionality. All activities are conducted under the authority of Fish and Game Code Section 1602 and are subject to environmental compliance requirements under the California Environmental Quality Act, which resulted in the issuance of a Mitigated Negative Declaration. Work must be scheduled to avoid impacts to special-status species and wet weather conditions, with timing determined by on-site environmental conditions rather than fixed dates. The project is administered as a state-level environmental permitting action rather than a traditional federal contract, with no standard Federal Acquisition Regulation clauses, contract pricing structures, or formal delivery schedules identified. The Department of Water Resources serves as both the applicant and lead agency, while the Department of Fish and Wildlife acts as the regulatory authority approving the work conditions. Financial obligations are limited to administrative environmental filing fees—such as the $2,968.75 fee associated with the Mitigated Negative Declaration—and do not constitute a contract value for services or supplies. Acceptance of the work is contingent on full compliance with the Streambed Alteration Agreement and all mitigation conditions outlined in the environmental review, with no formal monitoring or reporting plan established beyond general compliance obligations. The project’s administrative and environmental documentation, including the Notice of Determination and CDFW’s No Effect Determination, serve as the primary legal and operational frameworks, with oversight responsibilities falling to state agency personnel, including Kip Young and Annalise Metzger, rather than a designated contracting officer or technical representative.