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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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  • SPN-2024-00321 Rancho Estrellita Mitigation Bank

    Expiration date: 10/4/2026

    Dieguito Asset Management, Inc. has submitted a Prospectus to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), and other members of the Interagency Review Team (IRT), for the establishment of the Rancho Estrellita Mitigation Bank located south of River Grove Drive, off Highway 46 East, in the City of Paso Robles, San Luis Obispo County, California (Latitude 35.629376, Longitude -120.494739).

  • SPN-2002-272130 - Emeryville Marina Maintenance Dredging

    Expiration date: 10/2/2026

    Safe Harbor Marina Emeryville proposes to remove approximately 143,237 cubic yards (cys) of sediment from the 18-9-acre (approximately) dredge footprint in an initial episode and a total of 200,000 cys over the life of the permit. Existing depths range from -2 to -9 feet mean lower low water (MLLW) in the Emeryville Marina.

  • SPN-2026-00184 Humboldt Bay Oyster Company Shellfish Farm

    Expiration date: 8/19/2026

    Humboldt Bay Oyster Company has applied to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) San Francisco District, for a Department of the Army Permit for continued operation of the existing subtidal floating upwelling system and rafts and intertidal rack and bag culture. Operations cover approximately 20 acres, with the intention to expand the intertidal rack and bag culture by 3 acres, in the Mad River Slough and tidelands in Humboldt Bay and Woodley Island Marina, within Humboldt County, California (Latitude 40.842303° N, Longitude -124.149786° W).

  • SPN-2018-00345 Ducks Unlimited San Francisco Bay In-lieu Fee Program

    Expiration date: 9/5/2026

    Ducks Unlimited, Inc. submitted a request to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) San Francisco District, for a modification of the San Francisco Bay In-lieu Fee (ILF) instrument. The purpose of the modification is to incorporate the Manzoni Property into the ILF.

  • SPN-1996-223090 Salinas River Stream Maintenance Program

    Expiration date: 8/28/2026

    RGP 20 would be reissued to authorize Monterey County’s ongoing Stream Maintenance Program (SMP), which coordinates stream channel maintenance activities within designated River Management Units (RMUs) along 92 linear miles of the Salinas River in Monterey County, from river mile 2 near the State Highway 1 bridge upstream to river mile 94 near the town of San Ardo. The SMP area will also include the lower reaches of 3 Salinas River tributaries: San Lorenzo Creek in King City, Bryant Canyon Channel in Soledad, and Gonzales Slough between Chualar and Gonzales. Proposed work would include vegetation management (mowing and discing), sand/sediment management (channel smoothing and some sediment removal), and non-native vegetation removal and herbicide treatment of Arundo and tamarisk to increase channel capacity and reduce the risk of bank erosion and flooding to adjacent farm fields. Up to 875 acres of vegetation and sediment management (including removal of up to 554,420 cubic yards of sediment) could be conducted annually under the proposed SMP within designated management areas at key locations along the river channel.

  • SPN-2014-00193 Rowland Bar Gravel Extraction

    Expiration date: 7/10/2026

    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

    Expiration date: 7/6/2026

    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

    Expiration date: 6/26/2026

    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

    Expiration date: 6/26/2026

    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

    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.

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