Pond A4 Resilient Habitat Restoration Project (Restoration Management Permit No. RMP-2025-0010-R3)

On December 19, 2025, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) issued this Restoration Management Permit (RMP) pursuant to section 1670 of the Fish and Game Code to the Santa Clara Valley Water District. This Project includes management or propagation activities intended to benefit native fish, wildlife, plants, or their habitat, or a combination thereof. The Project is expected to increase shallow water foraging habitat for a variety of shorebird species, contribute to the reduction in sediment deficit within the South San Francisco Bay, and provide climate resiliency, biodiversity, and sensitive species recovery in San Francisco baylands. To achieve these goals, the Project includes placement of beneficially reused sediment within an enclosed open-water pond to construct a non-tidal mudflat habitat bench with a gentle slope to benefit a range of foraging shorebird species. CDFW has determined that the Project is a Qualifying Restoration Project pursuant to section 1671(d)(1) of the Fish and Game Code, and the Project is expected to result in a substantial, cumulative benefit to native wildlife, plants, or their habitat, or any combination thereof. This notice is to advise that CDFW issued the above-described RMP on the date signed below.