San Luis Rey Habitat Management Area Restoration Project

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has issued an amendment to Lake and Streambed Alteration Agreement EPIMS-SDO-16574-R5 to authorize the San Diego County Water Authority to implement an updated wetland restoration plan within the San Luis Rey Habitat Management Area in Fallbrook, California. The project will restore approximately 49 acres of degraded land to native habitat communities to serve as a permittee-responsible mitigation site, exclusively for use by the Water Authority to offset future impacts under the Subregional Natural Community Conservation Plan. The restoration will establish 11.85 acres of southern cottonwood willow riparian forest, 5.27 acres of southern sycamore woodland, 14.08 acres of coast live oak woodland, 1.89 acres of mulefat scrub, and 13.18 acres of Diegan coastal sage scrub, while temporary grading will impact 0.10 acre of arrowweed scrub, 0.52 acre of Arundo scrub, and 0.37 acre of southern cottonwood willow riparian forest. The activity complies with California’s Fish and Game Code Section 1602, the California Environmental Quality Act, Clean Water Act Section 401, and Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations. The project is designed to generate habitat-based mitigation credits and is subject to oversight by CDFW and the San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board, with inspections and approvals managed through their respective offices. No federal acquisition regulations, contract clauses, pricing data, or procurement-specific terms such as contract type, evaluation factors, payment details, or socioeconomic certifications were included in the documentation, indicating this is a state-regulated environmental mitigation action rather than a federal contract. The amendment was approved by CDFW on November 14, 2025, and publicly posted on November 18, 2025, with primary contact information provided for both the permitting agency and the project applicant. The place of performance is clearly defined as the 49-acre project site in Fallbrook, and while no formal period of performance or delivery schedule is specified, all works are tied to regulatory approvals and mitigation credit generation under state environmental planning frameworks.