Bel Marin Keys Wetland Restoration Project – Phase 1 (Amendment for 1600-2016-0339-R3)
Summary
SCH Number
2025081064
Public Agency
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bay Delta Region 3
(CDFW)
Document Title
Bel Marin Keys Wetland Restoration Project – Phase 1 (Amendment for 1600-2016-0339-R3)
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
8/25/2025
Document Description
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has amended Lake and Streambed Alteration Agreement Notification 1600-2016-0339-R3, pursuant to Section 1602 of the Fish and Game Code to State Coastal Conservancy.
The project involves adaptive management activities needed to improve drainage of the enhanced alkali meadow and seasonal wetland complex associated with Phase 1
restoration. Activities include construction of a swale between the alkali meadow and an agricultural drainage ditch, regrading of the ditch toward an existing pump station, and raising of culvert outlets from the seasonal wetland complex to match the new ditch elevation.
Contact Information
Name
Tami Schane
Agency Name
CA Department of Fish and Wildlife
Job Title
Senior Environmental Scientist (Specialist)
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Linda Tong
Agency Name
State Coastal Conservancy
Job Title
Deputy Program Manager
Contact Types
Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Novato
Counties
Marin
Regions
San Francisco Bay Area
Other Location Info
The project is located at the Bel Marin Keys Unit V Phase 1 Restoration Project site in Novato. It is bounded to the north by Novato Creek and the Bel Marin Keys housing development, to the east by San Pablo Bay, to the south by the Hamilton Field portion of the Hamilton Wetlands Restoration Project, and to the west by Pacheco Pond and associated flood control basins.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 33; California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Section 15333
Reasons for Exemption
The project does not exceed five acres in size and assures the maintenance, restoration, enhancement, or protection of habitat for fish, plants, or wildlife. The site does not contain hazardous materials, and the project will not result in a significant adverse impact on endangered, rare, or threatened species or their habitat.
County Clerk
Marin
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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