Webb Tract Wetland Restoration Project (Project), California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) Restoration Management Permit Number RMP-2025-0014-R3 (RMP)
2 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2025071074
Public Agency
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bay Delta Region 3
(CDFW)
Document Title
Webb Tract Wetland Restoration Project (Project), California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) Restoration Management Permit Number RMP-2025-0014-R3 (RMP)
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
1/30/2026
Document Description
On January 30, 2026, CDFW issued this RMP pursuant to section 1670 et seq. of the Fish and Game Code to the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (District). This Project will restore perennial emergent marsh, open water, and transitional wetland habitat within the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta island known as Webb Tract by creating a series of connected managed wetlands units which will provide quality habitat for Delta native species. CDFW has determined that the Project is a Qualifying Restoration Project pursuant to section 1671(d)(1) of the Fish and Game Code, and the Project is expected to result in a substantial, cumulative benefit to migratory waterfowl species, giant garter snake, western pond turtle, and tricolored blackbird. This notice is to advise that CDFW issued the above-described RMP on the date signed below.
Contact Information
Name
Desiree DeLa Vega
Agency Name
CA Dept of Fish and Wildlife
Job Title
Environmental Scientist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Brenda Marines
Agency Name
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
Job Title
Environmental Scientist
Contact Types
Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Webb Tract
Counties
Contra Costa
Regions
San Francisco Bay Area
Total Acres
3842
Other Location Info
The Project is located within the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta (Delta), in Contra Costa County, on Webb Tract, an island bound by the San Joaquin River to the north and east, Fisherman’s Cut to the west, Old River to the southeast, and False River and Franks Tract to the south. The Project Area encompasses 3,842 acres of the island, focused on the eastern, western, and southern portions of the island, centered at Latitude 38.079478 N, Longitude - 121.609376 W.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Public Resources Code section 21080.56 (Statutory Exemption for Restoration Projects)
Reasons for Exemption
On May 12, 2025, the District made a preliminary determination that the Project meets certain qualifying criteria set forth in Public Resources Code section 21080.56, subdivisions (a) to (d), inclusive. On July 22, 2025, the Director of CDFW concurred with the District’s preliminary determination. On July 25, 2025, the District as CEQA lead agency made a final determination that the Project meets certain qualifying criteria set forth in Public Resources Code section 21080.56, subdivisions (a) to (d), inclusive, and the District determined that the Project is exempt from CEQA pursuant to Public Resources Code section 21080.56. CDFW, now acting as a CEQA responsible agency for the issuance of the RMP on January 30, 2026, is bound by the District’s determination on July 25, 2025, that the Project is exempt from CEQA pursuant to Public Resources Code section 21080.56.
County Clerk
Contra Costa
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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