Permits
Construction of the new East Span required
approval from a variety of regulatory
agencies. The following permits have been
obtained and allow for the new bridge
to be built under certain conditions:
- National
Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Incidental Harassment Authorization
[August 12, 2009] [pdf - 439 KB]
Allows Caltrans to take a small number of marine mammals by harassment
incidental to construction as long as certain conditions are complied
with.
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California Department of Fish and Game (CDFG) Incidental Take
Permit No. 2081-2001-021-03
[Issued November 19, 2001] [pdf -
3.57 MB]
Covers the bird species of California least tern, California
brown pelican, and American peregrine falcon; and the fish species
of Sacramento River winter- and spring-run Chinook salmon and
Central California Coast Coho salmon.
- CDFG Incidental Take Permit No. 2081-2001-021-03 Minor Amendment #1
[Issued October 14, 2009]
Covers the longfin smelt.
- U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE) Permit
No. 023013-0S
[Issued December 04,
2001] [pdf - 15 MB]
Authorizes construction of the replacement
bridge in Waters of the U.S., including
dredging and discharge of materials.
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U.S Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE) Permit No. 023013-0S Letter
of Modification
[Issued April 11,
2005] [pdf - 582 KB]
Allows for discharge of 3,000 cubic meters of material to create a sandflat at North Basin within the Eastshore State Park.
- U.S Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE) Permit No. 023013-0S Letter of Modification
[Issued August 15, 2005] [pdf - 46 KB]
Authorizes installation of a 3,600 meter long, 35 kilovolt Navy submarine cable between Oakland and Treasure Island.
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U.S Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE) Permit No. 023013-0S Letter of Modification
[Issued September 23, 2005] [pdf - 35 KB]
Authorizes the discharge of 0.006 acres of permanent fill in waters of the U.S. and 0.54 acres of temporary fill in adjacent wetlands to construct a storm water project along the shoreline of the Emeryville crescent
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San
Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC)
Permit No. 8-01
[Issued November 20, 2001, Last Amended March 3, 2010, Reflects Amendments 1-26] [pdf - 5 MB]
Grants permission to construct a replacement bridge as long as the specified special conditions are met. Areas covered by the special conditions include public access, dredging, riprap, special aquatic site mitigation, and minimizing impacts to birds and fish.
View past amendments for permit No. 8-01.
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National
Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Biological
Opinion and Incidental Take Statement
[Issued October
30, 2001] [pdf - 1.08 MB]
Covers the fish species of Central California Coast and Central
Valley steelhead, Central Valley spring-run Chinook, Sacramento
River winter-run Chinook, and Central California Coast Coho
salmon.
- NMFS Supplemental Biological Opinion and Conference Opinion
[Issued August 21, 2009]
Covers the North American green sturgeon southern Distinct Population Segment and also addresses changes to the Self-Anchored Suspension construction methods and their effects on salmonids and green sturgeon.
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U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)
Biological Opinion
[Issued October
29, 2001] [pdf - 5.91 MB]
Covers the bird species of California
least tern and California brown pelican.
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Biological Opinion
[Issued March 10, 2005] [pdf - 109 kb]
Covers the species of California brown pelican, California clapper rail, and salt marsh harvest mouse during construction of off-bridge stormwater treatment measures. This work is not covered under the original Biological Opinion for the East Span Project.
- California
Regional Water Quality Control Board Order
01-120
[Issued October 17,
2001] [pdf - 409 KB]
Places restrictions on activities that
would discharge waste into surface waters.
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California
Regional Water Quality Control Board
Order R2-2002-0011
[Issued January
23, 2002] [pdf - 806 KB]
Specifies waste discharge requirements
for the East Span Project, including
the submission of the following documents
to the Board: Dredging Operations
Plan, Self-Monitoring Plan for Turbidity,
Central Bay Mitigation Site Workplan,
On-site Eelgrass Restoration Workplan,
Stormwater Management Plan, and a
Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan.
- U.S.
Coast Guard (USCG) New Bridge Permit
[Issued December 11, 2001] [pdf - 5.54
MB]
Approves the location and plans for the
replacement bridge.
Partnerships With Other Agencies
Caltrans has entered into agreements with several agencies to provide funding for specific research or habitat improvements as part of mitigation for the East Span Project.
Caltrans is partnering with:
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USFWS - To remove and remediate hazardous materials and demolish and dispose of infrastructure at NSGA - Skaggs Island, a future habitat restoration site. Caltrans transferred $8 million to the Navy on June 29, 2009 for help in acquisition, contaminant clean-up, and restoration of diked historic lands at Skaggs Island.
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East Bay Regional Park
District - To create and restore special aquatic sites within the Eastshore State Park.
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NMFS - To restore salmon habitat tributary to the Central and South Bay. Caltrans transferred $3.5 million to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to administer a grants program that supports fishery projects that improve the ability of steelhead and salmon to migrate upstream to spawn. As of 2008, all grant monies were awarded.
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