San Francisco District Public Notices

SPN-2014-00193 Rowland Bar Gravel Extraction

Press Operations — Fri, 12 Jun 2026 19:11:00 GMT

The applicant proposes to extract a cumulative total of up to 50,000 cubic yards of gravel and other river run aggregate annually from two areas at the Rowland gravel bar on the Middle Fork and Eel Rivers, for a period of ten years.

SPN-1996-225250 Stream Maintenance Program

Press Operations — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 23:42:00 GMT

The applicant requests the renewal of Regional General Permit 17 (RGP 17). Activities authorized under the renewed RGP 17 would be associated with the implementation of the third iteration of the SMP (SMP3).

SPN-2025-00054 Novato Creek Bridge Replacement Project

Press Operations — Wed, 27 May 2026 21:53:00 GMT

Caltrans proposes to replace the existing Novato Creek Bridge with a new, longer and higher free-span bridge, that would avoid the installation of permanent fill within the creek channel.

SPN-2024-00348 State Route (SR) 37/121 Intersection and Tolay Creek Bridge Replacement Project

Press Operations — Wed, 27 May 2026 21:39:00 GMT

Caltrans proposes to work would widen State Route 37 to accommodate improvements at the State Route 37 and State Route 121 intersection and replace the two-lane State Route 37 Tolay Creek Bridge with a wider, five-lane bridge with three eastbound travel lanes and two westbound travel lanes.

SPN-2025-00355 McDougal Cut Dredging Project

Press Operations — Tue, 05 May 2026 19:06:56 GMT

Lind Marine has applied to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) San Francisco District, for a 10-year Department of the Army Permit to conduct new work dredging at the McDougal Cut Channel using mechanical dredging, via clamshell or excavator. The purpose of the proposed dredging is to return the channel to its originally permitted depth to allow safe navigational depths for recreational vessels. The project is located adjacent to the Sacramento River near Suisun Bay in the city of Collinsville, Solano County, California.

Announcement of Banking Agency Management Team Public Meeting

Press Operations — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 21:47:44 GMT

SUBJECT: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers South Pacific Division, including its Sacramento, San

SPN-2012-00302 Santa Clara Habitat Conservation Plan In-Lieu Fee

Press Operations — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 20:16:00 GMT

The Santa Clara Valley Habitat Agency has applied to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) San Francisco District, to modify the In-Lieu Fee Instrument for the Santa Clara Habitat Conservation Plan In-Lieu Fee (SCVHP ILF) to include the San Felipe Creek Restoration Project, located in the City of San José in Santa Clara County, California.

SPN-2004-290290 Aeolian Yacht Harbor Maintenance Dredging

Press Operations — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 13:41:00 GMT

Aeolian Yacht Club has applied to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) San Francisco District, for a 10-year Department of the Army Permit to perform dredging at the Aeolian Yacht Harbor using mechanical dredging, via clamshell, in the city of Alameda, Alameda County, California. The purpose of the proposed dredging is to provide adequate depth for the existing berth areas at the Aeolian Yacht Harbor to allow safe navigational depths for recreational vessels.

SPN-2014-00396 Brisbane Marina Maintenance Dredging

Press Operations — Tue, 17 Mar 2026 17:00:11 GMT

The City of Brisbane has applied to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) San Francisco District, for a 10-year Department of the Army Permit to perform dredging at the Brisbane Marina and entrance channel using mechanical dredging, via clamshell, in the city of Brisbane, San Mateo County, California. The purpose of the proposed dredging is to provide adequate depth for the existing berth areas at the Brisbane Marina and entrance channel to allow safe navigational depths for recreational vessels.

SPN-2010-00024 Waddell Bluffs Maintenance Talus Removal Project

Press Operations — Mon, 16 Mar 2026 22:11:00 GMT

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has applied to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) San Francisco District, for a 5-year Department of the Army Permit to remove talus eroding from the Waddell Bluffs and discharge into the Pacific Ocean along the beach below the High Tide Line. The project is located along State Highway 1, in the Town of Davenport, Santa Cruz County, California. The purpose of the project is to maintain safe passage along State Highway 1.

SPN-2013-00048 Searsville Watershed Restoration Project - Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement

Press Operations — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 21:31:00 GMT

Stanford University has applied to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) San Francisco District, for a Department of the Army Permit to implement multiple actions on Stanford-owned lands throughout the San Francisquito Creek Watershed in Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties, California. Stanford proposes to modify Searsville Dam and Reservoir and restore reaches of Corte Madera Creek and San Francisquito Creek upstream and downstream of the dam, expand Felt Reservoir, and upgrade the existing San Francisquito Creek pump station. The purpose of the proposed project is to restore hydrogeomorphic processes, riparian habitat, and fish passage conditions within the upper San Francisquito Creek watershed; to avoid increasing future flood risk associated with Searsville Reservoir filling with sediment, and to replace Searsville Reservoir’s historic non-potable water storage and supply while improving seismic safety at Felt Reservoir.

SPN-2004-285610 Sonoma County Water Agency Russian River Estuary Management Project

Press Operations — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 17:00:00 GMT

The Sonoma County Water Agency has applied to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) San Francisco District, for a 10-year Department of the Army Permit to continue breaching the mouth of the Russian River as needed to minimize potential flood risk to riverfront properties and enhance habitat for rearing salmonids in the estuary, in the Town of Jenner, Sonoma County, California. The purpose of the project is to alleviate potential flooding when the river mouth closes.

SPN-2013-00132 Sand Mining with Central Bay

Press Operations — Wed, 11 Mar 2026 19:06:00 GMT

Martin Marietta Marine Operations, LLC has applied to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) San Francisco District, for a 10-year Department of the Army Permit to continue commercial sand mining operations in Central San Francisco Bay, California. The purpose of the project is to continue mining marine sand from the existing lease area for commercial sale, primarily for use in construction and building materials.

SPN-2013-00130 Sand Mining within Suisun Bay

Press Operations — Wed, 11 Mar 2026 18:59:28 GMT

Suisun Associates has applied to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) San Francisco District, for a 10-year Department of the Army Permit to continue commercial sand mining operations in Suisun Bay, between Solano and Contra Costa Counties, California. The purpose of the project is to continue mining construction-grade marine sand from the existing lease area for commercial sale, primarily for use in construction and building materials.

SPN-2013-00129 Sand Mining in San Francisco - Middle Ground

Press Operations — Wed, 11 Mar 2026 18:43:03 GMT

Lind Marine, LLC has applied to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) San Francisco District, for a 10-year Department of the Army Permit to continue commercial sand mining operations at the Middle Ground lease area in the Carquinez Strait/western Suisun Bay. The purpose of the project is to continue mining construction-grade marine sand from the existing private lease area for commercial sale, primarily for use in construction and building materials.

FINAL 2026 NATIONWIDE PERMIT REGIONAL CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

Press Operations — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 05:46:00 GMT

On January 8, 2026, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) published the notice in the Federal Register announcing the reissuance of 56 existing nationwide permits (NWPs) and one new NWP, as well as the reissuance of NWP general conditions and definitions with some modifications. These 57 NWPs will go into effect on March 15, 2026, and will expire on March 15, 2031. One NWP was not reissued. The 2026 NWPs are available at: https://www.usace.army.mil/Missions/Civil-Works/Regulatory-Program-and-Permits/Nationwide-Permits/.

SPN-2007-00635 Dinsmore Gravel Extraction Operations on the Van Duzen River

Press Operations — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 18:37:00 GMT

Mercer Fraser Company has applied to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) San Francisco District, for a 10-year Department of the Army Permit to extract gravel from several gravel bars on the Van Duzen River, at Dinsmore, in Trinity and Humboldt County, California. The purpose of the project is to extract river run gravel for use or commercial sale.

New Requests to be Submitted through the Regulatory Request System

Press Operations — Fri, 20 Feb 2026 13:00:00 GMT

The purpose of this special notice is to inform the public that the San Francisco District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is transitioning to accepting all new requests for Regulatory Program products through the USACE’s Regulatory Request System.

SPN-2003-278400 Hoopa Valley Tribe Gravel Extraction Operations

Press Operations — Thu, 19 Feb 2026 00:20:17 GMT

Hoopa Valley Tribe Roads and Aggregate has applied to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) San Francisco District, for a 10-year Department of the Army Permit to extract gravel from seven gravel bars on the Trinity River, in Humboldt County, California. The purpose of the project is to extract river run gravel for use or commercial sale.

SPN-2014-00033 Amports – Benicia Port Terminal Maintenance Dredging

Press Operations — Fri, 13 Feb 2026 00:08:00 GMT

Amports – Benicia Port Terminal Company has applied to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) San Francisco District, for a 10-year Department of the Army Permit to perform dredging at the Amports – Benicia Port Terminal using mechanical dredging, via clamshell, in the city of Benicia, Solano County, California. The purpose of the proposed dredging is to provide adequate depth for the existing berth area at Benicia Port Terminal to allow safe navigational depths for commercial vessels.