Permit No. 20021- Snake Marsh Restoration Project
2 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2025030925
Public Agency
Central Valley Flood Protection Board
Document Title
Permit No. 20021- Snake Marsh Restoration Project
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
11/17/2025
Document Description
The project proposes to restore approximately 343 acres of perennial freshwater marsh habitat as part of the Snake Marsh Wetland Restoration Project through the construction of two earthen berms and installation of two 18-inch High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) pipelines to convey irrigation water from an existing irrigation well to the marsh. The two pipelines, approximately 300 and 4,900 feet long, will be installed within 3.5-foot-deep trenches along existing access roads. The two berms will be approximately 1,750-foot and 750-foot long, 7-foot high, with 12-foot-wide crowns, 5:1 side slopes, and will include the installation of water control structures. The project also includes planting 35 native oak trees.
Contact Information
Name
Jordan Robbins
Agency Name
Central Valley Flood Protection Board
Job Title
Senior Environmental Scientist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Sidney Fulford
Agency Name
California Department of Fish & Wildlife
Job Title
Environmental Scientist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Unincorporated
Counties
Sacramento
Regions
Northern California
Waterways
Cosumnes River Designated Floodway
Other Location Info
The proposed project is located within the Cosumnes River Designated Floodway, in the Arno Unit of the Cosumnes River Ecological Reserve in south Sacramento County, approximately five miles north of Galt, just west of the Arno Road and Highway 99 interchange (38.326072, -121.336592).
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
PRC Section 21080.56
Reasons for Exemption
The Board has determined that the project is statutorily exempt from CEQA pursuant to Section 21080.56 of the PRC, which exempts a project to restore or provide habitat for California native fish and wildlife meeting certain requirements. On December 20, 2023, the CDFW Director concurred with the determination that the Project meets the qualifying criteria set forth in PRC Section 21080.56, subdivisions (a) to (d), inclusive. Specifically, the CDFW Director concurs that the Project meets all of the following conditions: (1) the Project is exclusively to conserve, restore, protect, or enhance, and assist in the recovery of California native fish and wildlife, and the habitat upon which they depend; or is exclusively to restore or provide habitat for California native fish and wildlife; (2) the Project may have public benefits incidental to the Project’s fundamental purpose; (3) the Project will result in long-term net benefits to climate resiliency, biodiversity, and sensitive species recovery; and includes procedures and ongoing management for the protection of the environment; and (4) Project construction activities are solely related to habitat restoration. Pursuant to PRC Section 21080.56, subdivision (g), CDFW has posted the Concurrence on CDFW’s CEQA Notices and Documents webpage: https://wildlife.ca.gov/Notices/CEQA.
County Clerk
Sacramento
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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