San Gregorio Creek Fisheries Monitoring Project
Summary
SCH Number
2026070893
Public Agency
Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District
Document Title
San Gregorio Creek Fisheries Monitoring Project
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
7/22/2026
Document Description
The Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District (District) along with the San Mateo Resource Conservation District (RCD) are proposing to install two Passive Integrated Transponder (PIT) tag array monitoring stations to establish baseline data and track long-term trends in coho salmon and steelhead population within the San Gregorio Creek in San Mateo County. Installation of the two arrays in San Gregorio Creek and fish tagging would be undertaken by qualified biologists with the San Mateo RCD. Installation of monitoring equipment would be done by hand to install array tubes in the creek. Minor vegetation clearing may be required but no removal of trees or permanent changes to vegetation would occur.
Contact Information
Name
Jared Hart
Agency Name
Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District
Job Title
Senior Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
unincorporated area
Counties
San Mateo
Regions
San Francisco Bay Area, Unincorporated
Zip
94019
Other Location Info
San Gregorio Creek (between State Highway 1 and Stage Road)
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 6; California Code of Regulations, title 14, section 15306
Reasons for Exemption
Class 6 consists of basic data collection, research, experimental management, and resource evaluation activities which do not result in a ·serious or major disturbance to an environmental resource. These may be strictly for infom1ation gathering purposes, or as part of a study leading to an action which a public agency has not yet approved, adopted, or funded. The proposed project includes the installation of two new PIT tag array monitoring stations to identify fish population status, trends, and migrations within San Gregorio Creek. The proposed project includes the installation of two new PIT tag array monitoring stations to identify fish population status, trends, and migrations within San Gregorio
Creek.
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 4; California Code of Regulations, title 14, section 15304
Reasons for Exemption
Class 4 consists of minor public or private alterations in the condition of land, water, and vegetation which do not involve removal of healthy, mantre, scenic trees except for forestry or agricultural purposes; including but not limited to: Class 4 (a) Grading on land with a slope of less than l O percent. Minor vegetation removal would be completed to clear the area for installation and maintenance of fish monitoring equipment. No healthy, mature, or scenic trees would be removed. Minor vegetation removal would be completed to clear the area for installation and maintenance of fish monitoring equipment. No healthy, mature, or scenic trees would be removed.
County Clerk
San Mateo
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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