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 issued Restoration Management Permit RMP-2025-0010-R3 to the Santa Clara Valley Water District for the Pond A4 Resilient Habitat Restoration Project, authorizing activities aimed at enhancing native wildlife habitat in South San Francisco Bay. The project involves placing beneficially reused sediment within an enclosed open-water pond to construct a non-tidal mudflat habitat bench with a gentle slope, designed to increase shallow water foraging areas for shorebirds, mitigate sediment deficits in the bay, and bolster climate resilience and biodiversity across the baylands. The permit qualifies as a restoration project under Fish and Game Code section 1671(d)(1), entitling it to statutory exemption from environmental review under Public Resources Code section 21080.56 due to its substantial, cumulative ecological benefits. The site is located in Santa Clara County, specifically at Pond A4 within the Pond A8 Complex, bounded by Guadalupe Slough and Moffett Channel and situated parallel to East Caribbean Drive. The project does not involve a competitive procurement process, financial pricing data, contractual deliverables, or federal acquisition regulation clauses, as it is a regulatory permit issued under state environmental law rather than a federal contract. Oversight is provided by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, with environmental science lead Tami Schane serving as the primary contact, while John Bourgeois of the Santa Clara Valley Water District is the authorized representative for the permittee. No payment terms, invoicing instructions, accounting codes, labor standards, or performance schedules are included, as the document serves solely as an authorization for habitat restoration under California statutory authorities.