Stream Maintenance Program Renewal
17 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2000102055
Lead Agency
Santa Clara Valley Water District
Document Title
Stream Maintenance Program Renewal
Document Type
NOD - Notice of Determination
Received
Posted
4/30/2026
Document Description
Since 2002, the Santa Clara Valley Water District (Valley Water) has administered the Stream Maintenance Program (SMP or Program) to guide, manage, and conduct routine maintenance of streams, improved channels, and related flood
protection facilities such that these facilities can continue to provide adequate flow conveyance capacity and function properly. Routine maintenance is necessary to reduce flood risks, ensure structural integrity of Valley Water facilities, enhance
ecologic function, and ensure public safety. The general Program Area includes Santa Clara County below the 1,000-foot-contour in both the Santa Clara Valley basin and Pajaro River Watershed. However, Valley Water maintains a much smaller
subset of channels and streams within the overall Program Area. Maintenance activities are generally limited to locations where Valley Water has land rights, approximately 333 miles of creeks and channels.
The EIR for the original SMP and associated Manual was certified in 2002. In 2011, Valley Water updated the Program and Manual (referred to as "SMP-2") to reflect the 2014 through 2023 planning period and various refinements to the Program.
A subsequent EIR (SEIR) was prepared for this update and was certified in 2012. Valley Water has updated the Program Manual again to reflect modifications to maintenance techniques and activities, Program work limits, best
management practices, mitigation strategies, and other refinements since the last program update. The current planning process also includes updating the SMP's environmental compliance documentation and renewing the Program's permits.
The current update is referred to as the "Program Renewal" or "SMP-3" throughout the Notice of Completion. The Program Renewal is intended to cover the 10-year planning period between 2027 and 2036.
The Program Renewal involves six categories of work activities: vegetation management, sediment removal, bank stabilization, management of animal conflicts, downed tree management, and minor maintenance. A full description of the activities
are described in the attached Final Subsequent EIR in Chapter 2, "Project Description."
Contact Information
Name
Billy Williams
Agency Name
Santa Clara Valley Water District
Job Title
Senior Environmental Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Campbell, Cupertino, Gilroy, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Los Gatos, Milpitas, Monte Sereno, Morgan Hill, Mountain View, Palo Alto, San Jose, Santa Clara, Saratoga, Sunnyvale
Counties
Santa Clara
Regions
Countywide
Cross Streets
Various locations; representative location near Almaden Exp. and Blossom Hill Rd, San Jose
Zip
95118
Total Acres
10,000
Parcel #
see FEIR Figures 2-2 - 2-6 and Attachment, "Supplemental Information for FEIR"
State Highways
101, 880, 237, 17, 152, 9
Railways
Amtrak
Airports
San Jose Int., Moffett Field
Schools
multiple, see Attachment, "Supplemental Information for FEIR"
Waterways
Guadalupe River, Pajaro River, Coyote Creek, Berryessa Creek
Other Location Info
See Attached "Supplemental Information for FEIR" more information on Cross Streets, Project Location, Zip Code, APN, Schools
Notice of Determination
Approving Agency
Santa Clara Valley Water District
Approving Agency Role
Lead Agency
Approved On
County Clerk
Santa Clara
Final Environmental Document Available at
Santa Clara Valley Water District
5750 Almaden Expressway
San Jose, CA 95118
Determinations
(1) The project will have a significant impact on the environment
Yes
(2a) An Environmental Impact Report was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
(2b) A Mitigated or a Negative Declaration was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(2c) An other document type was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(3) Mitigated measures were made a condition of the approval of the project
Yes
(4) A mitigation reporting or monitoring plan was adopted for this project
Yes
(5) A Statement of Overriding Considerations was adopted for this project
Yes
(6) Findings were made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
Attachments
Notice of Determination
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