American Canyon Wetland Restoration and Public Access Project
2 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2020070540
Public Agency
San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority
Document Title
American Canyon Wetland Restoration and Public Access Project
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
6/16/2025
Document Description
This Project builds upon planning and feasibility studies documented in the American Canyon Wetland Restoration and Public Access Plan, which the American Canyon City Council adopted in May 2024. The Project will restore or enhance over 60 acres of wetlands and associated transitional habitat along the lower Napa River, improve fish passage, improve water quality, raise 1.2 miles of existing Bay Trail out of the floodplain and make them resilient to future sea level rise, improve public safety, and build a new Bay Water Trailhead and associated facilities.
Contact Information
Name
Diana Fu
Agency Name
San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority
Job Title
Project Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Name
Erica Ahmann Smithies
Agency Name
City of American Canyon
Job Title
Public Works Director
Contact Types
Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
American Canyon
Counties
Napa
Regions
Citywide, Countywide, San Francisco Bay Area
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Section 15306. Information Collection
Reasons for Exemption
the project is categorically exempt under California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Section 15306, because the project involves basic data collection, research, and resource evaluation activities which do not result in a serious or major disturbance to environmental resources.
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Section 15262. Feasibility and Planning Studies
Reasons for Exemption
The proposed project is statutorily exempt from preparing an environmental impact document under the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Section 15262, because the project involves planning for possible future actions which have not been approved, adopted, or funded.
County Clerk
Napa
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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