Bayfront Canal Routine Maintenance (Notification of Lake or Streambed Alteration, No. EPIMS-SMO-55177-R3
Summary
SCH Number
2025101139
Public Agency
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bay Delta Region 3
(CDFW)
Document Title
Bayfront Canal Routine Maintenance (Notification of Lake or Streambed Alteration, No. EPIMS-SMO-55177-R3
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
10/23/2025
Document Description
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has executed Lake and Streambed Alteration Agreement EPIMS Notification No. EPIMS-SMO-55177-R3, pursuant to Section 1602 of the Fish and Game Code to the City of Redwood City, Public Works Services Department as represented by Terence Kyaw.
The Project involves “routine maintenance activities,” generally defined as periodic activities necessary to maintain the water transport capacity of Bayfront Canal. Maintenance activities include removal of overgrown cattail vegetation as well as trash and debris removal from 3,200 linear feet of a 6,400 linear-foot section of Bayfront Canal. Vegetation within the canal will be scooped using a crane and clam bucket and will be placed on top of the adjacent access road and levee to the north to dry. Once dried, it is loaded into trucks and hauled away as green waste. No heavy equipment (excavator, crane, etc.) will enter the canal at any time, and no dredging of sediment will be done with the clam bucket. Hand crews will manually remove vegetation and debris from areas the crane is unable to reach. All vegetative material, trash, and other debris will be bagged and hauled off-site for disposal.
Contact Information
Name
Shannon Husband
Agency Name
CA Department of Fish and Wildlife
Job Title
Environmental Scientist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Terence Kyaw
Agency Name
City of Redwood City, Public Works Services Dept
Job Title
Person or Public Agency Carrying Out Project
Contact Types
Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Redwood City
Counties
San Mateo
Regions
San Francisco Bay Area
Other Location Info
The project is located at Bayfront Canal, a tributary to the San Francisco Bay, in the County of San Mateo, State of California; between Latitude 37.489670, Longitude - 122.206338 and Latitude 37.488151, Longitude -122.184648; beginning in the portion of Bayfront Canal behind Douglas Court in Redwood City, and ending at the portion of the canal behind 3585 Haven Avenue, Redwood City, CA 94025.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 1; California Code of Regulations, title 14, section 15301
Reasons for Exemption
The project involves routine maintenance activities of the existing Bayfront Canal which provides water transport from communities in Redwood City, Menlo Park, Atherton, Woodside, and portions of unincorporated San Mateo County to the San Francisco Bay. Vegetation and trash clearing from within the canal is necessary to prevent flooding and meet the current standards of public safety within communities adjacent to and upstream of the canal.
County Clerk
San Mateo
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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