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Under the Corps' Regulatory Program, a public notice is the primary method for advising all interested parties of a proposed activity for which a permit is sought. Public notices are also published to inform the public about new or proposed regulations, policies, guidance or permit procedures.

We are requesting public comments on many Public Notices (PNs) concurrently; please pay careful attention to the file number and the comments Due Date.

Email comments are preferred.  To submit comments in writing, send them to the attention of the Project Manager listed at the bottom of Public Notice in the "Comments" section.  All comments should reference the PN file number and be submitted by the Response Required Date on the PN.


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If you would like to be added to one or more of the public notice mailing lists, send an email to cespn-rg-info@usace.army.mil with your contact information (Name, Organization, Mailing Address, Email, Phone Number) and the notification list(s) you would like to be added to:

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  • SPN-2025-00355 McDougal Cut Dredging Project

    Expiration date: 6/4/2026

    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

    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

    Expiration date: 5/10/2026

    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

    Expiration date: 4/23/2026

    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

    Expiration date: 4/16/2026

    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

    Expiration date: 4/14/2026

    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

    Expiration date: 4/17/2026

    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

    Expiration date: 4/13/2026

    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

    Expiration date: 4/10/2026

    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

    Expiration date: 4/10/2026

    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

    Expiration date: 4/11/2026

    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

    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

    Expiration date: 4/2/2026

    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

    Expiration date: 5/1/2026

    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

    Expiration date: 3/18/2026

    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

    Expiration date: 3/15/2026

    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.

  • SPN-2023-00282 Fairgrounds Channel Drainage Project

    Expiration date: 3/10/2026

    The San Francisco District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) has received an application for a Department of the Army permit pursuant to Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. §1344) for the Fairgrounds Channel Drainage Project. The purpose of this public notice is to solicit comments from the public regarding the work described below.

  • SPN-2013-00048 the Searsville Watershed Restoration Project

    Expiration date: 3/11/2026

    Stanford University has applied to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) San Francisco District, for a Department of the Army Permit for a revised Searsville Watershed Restoration Project 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 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-2014-00429 Kiewit Infrastructure West Company Maintenance Dredging

    Expiration date: 3/12/2026

    Kiewit Infrastructure West Co. 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 maintenance dredging at the Kiewit barge berthing area using mechanical dredging, via clamshell or excavator. The purpose of the proposed dredging is to return the berthing area to its originally permitted depth to allow safe navigational depths for barge vessels. The project is located along the eastern shoreline of Mare Island Strait in the city of Vallejo, Solano County, California.

  • SPN-2018-00401 Pacific Gas and Electric, San Francisco Marina Improvement and Remediation Project

    Expiration date: 3/2/2026

    The SPN District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) has received an application for a Department of the Army permit pursuant to Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. §1344) and/or Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. §403).

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