83 FR 14667 - South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project, Phase 2, Eden Landing Ecological Reserve; Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 66 (April 5, 2018)
Fish and Wildlife Service
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 66 (April 5, 2018)
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 66 (Thursday, April 5, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 14667-14669] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-06941] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R8-R-2017-N124; FXRS282108E8PD0-178-F2013227943] South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project, Phase 2, Eden Landing Ecological Reserve; Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability; request for public comments; announcement of meeting. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, in coordination with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and the California State Coastal Conservancy, announce the availability of a Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report (DEIS/EIR) for Phase 2 of the South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project at the Eden Landing Ecological Reserve in Alameda County, California. The DEIS/EIR, which we prepared in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, describes and analyzes the alternatives identified for Phase 2 of the South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project. DATES: We will accept comments received or postmarked on or before May 21, 2018. A public meeting will be held on May 8, 2018, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. (see ADDRESSES). Persons needing reasonable accommodations in order to attend and participate in the public meeting should contact Ariel Ambruster, by email at [email protected] or by phone at 510-528-5006, at least 1 week in advance of the meeting to allow time to process the request. ADDRESSES: Document Availability: You may obtain copies of the document in the following places:Internet: http://www.southbayrestoration.org/planning/phase2/. In-Person: [cir] San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge Complex Headquarters, 1 Marshlands Road, Fremont, CA 94555. [cir] The following libraries: [ssquf] California State University, East Bay Library, 25800 Carlos Bee Blvd., Hayward, CA 94542. [ssquf] Fremont Main Library, 2400 Stevenson Blvd., Fremont, CA 94538. [ssquf] Hayward Public Library, Central Library, 835 C St., Hayward, CA 94541. [ssquf] Natural Resources Library, U.S. Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC 20240. [[Page 14668]] [ssquf] Union City Library, 34007 Alvarado-Niles Rd., Union City, CA 94587. For how to view comments on the draft EIS from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), or for information on EPA's role in the EIS process, see EPA's Role in the EIS Process under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. Submitting Comments: You may submit written comments by one of the following methods: Electronically: Comments may be submitted via email to [email protected]. Your correspondence should make clear the alternatives or issues to which your comments pertain. By Hard Copy: Send written comments to Brenda Buxton, Deputy Program Manager, State Coastal Conservancy, 1515 Clay St., 10th Floor, Oakland, CA 94612. By Fax: You may also send written comments by facsimile to 510-286-0470. To have your name added to our mailing list, contact Ariel Ambruster (see DATES). Public Meeting: A public meeting will be held on May 8, 2018, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., at the San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge Complex Headquarters, Third Floor Auditorium at 1 Marshlands Road, Fremont, California 94555. Staff will be available to take comments and answer questions during this time. The details of the public meeting will be posted on the SBSP Restoration Project's website at (http://www.southbayrestoration.org/events/). Meeting details will also be emailed to the Project's Stakeholder Forum and to those interested parties who request to be notified. Notification requests can be made by contacting Ariel Ambruster, the SBSP Restoration Project's public outreach coordinator (see DATES). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brenda Buxton, Deputy Project Manager, State Coastal Conservancy, (510) 286-1015. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In coordination with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) and the California State Coastal Conservancy, we, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, announce the availability of a Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report (DEIS/EIR) for Phase 2 of the South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project (SBSP) at the Eden Landing Ecological Reserve (Eden Landing) in Alameda County, California. Phase 2 activities would occur within 11 ponds located between Old Alameda Creek and Alameda Creek Flood Control Channel. These ponds are organized by their similarities and location within the Phase 2 project area into three subgroups: the Bay Ponds (E1, E2, E4, and E7), the Inland Ponds (E5, E6, and E6C), and the Southern Ponds (E1C, E2C, E4C, and E5C). The DEIS/EIR, which we prepared in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.; NEPA), describes and analyzes the alternatives identified for Eden Landing Phase 2 of the South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project. In addition to our publication of this Federal Register notice, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is publishing its own Federal Register notice announcing the draft EIS, as required under section 309 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.; CAA) The publication date of EPA's notice of availability is the official start of the public comment period for our draft EIS. Under the CAA, EPA also must subsequently announce the final EIS via the Federal Register. EPA's Role in the EIS Process The EPA is charged under section 309 of the CAA to review all Federal agencies' environmental impact statements (EISs) and to comment on the adequacy and the acceptability of the environmental impacts of proposed actions in the EISs. EPA also serves as the repository (EIS database) for EISs prepared by Federal agencies and provides notice of their availability in the Federal Register. The Environmental Impact Statement Database provides information about EISs prepared by Federal agencies, as well as EPA's comments concerning the EISs. All EISs are filed with EPA, which publishes a notice of availability on Fridays in the Federal Register. The EPA notice of availability is the start of the public comment period for draft EISs, and the start of the 30-day ``wait period'' for final EISs, during which agencies are generally required to wait 30 days before making a decision on a proposed action. For more information, see https://www.epa.gov/nepa. You may search for EPA comments on EISs, along with EISs themselves, at https://www.epa.gov/nepa/how-obtain-copy-environmental-impact-statement. Background In December 2007, the USFWS and CDFW published a Final EIS/EIR for the South Bay Salt Pond (SBSP) Restoration Project (December 19, 2007; 72 FR 71937). The overall SBSP restoration area includes 15,100 acres, which the USFWS and the CDFW acquired from Cargill, Inc. in 2003. The lands acquired from Cargill are divided into three pond complexes: The Ravenswood Pond complex, in San Mateo County, managed by the USFWS; the Alviso Pond complex, also managed by the USFWS, which is mostly in Santa Clara County, with five ponds in Alameda County; and the Eden Landing Pond complex, in Alameda County, which is owned and managed by the CDFW. The SBSP Restoration Project presented in the Final EIS/EIR was both programmatic, covering a 50-year period, and project-level, addressing the specific components and implementation of Phase 1. In January 2008, we signed a Record of Decision selecting the Tidal Emphasis Alternative (Alternative C) for implementation. This alternative will result in 90 percent of the USFWS's and CDFW's ponds being restored to tidal wetlands and 10 percent converted to managed ponds. Under Phase 1 of Alternative C, we restored ponds E8A, E8X, E9, E12, and E13 at the Eden Landing complex; A6, A8, A16, and A17 at the Alviso complex; and SF2 at the Ravenswood complex. We also added several trails, interpretive features, a kayak launch, and other recreational access points. Construction was completed on the USFWS ponds in 2013 and on the CDFW ponds in 2016. We now propose restoration or enhancement of over 2,270 acres of former salt ponds in the second phase of the SBSP Restoration Project at Eden Landing. In the DEIS/EIR, we provide project level analysis of proposed restoration or enhancement of portions of Eden Landing, specifically at the Bay Ponds (E1, E2, E4, and E7), the Inland Ponds (E5, E6, E6C), and the Southern Ponds (E1C, E2C, E4C, and E5C). These ponds are illustrated on the SBSP Restoration Project website at http://www.southbayrestoration.org/planning/phase2/. Phase 2 of the SBSP Restoration Project is intended to restore and enhance tidal wetlands and managed pond habitats in South San Francisco Bay while simultaneously providing flood risk management and wildlife- oriented public access and recreation. In this Phase 2 document, we would continue habitat restoration activities and public access opportunities in the CDFW pond complex, while maintaining or improving current levels of flood risk management in the surrounding communities. [[Page 14669]] Alternatives We consider a range of alternatives and their impacts in the DEIS/ EIR, including a No Action Alternative. The range of alternatives include varying approaches to restoring tidal marshes (including number and location of breaches, other levee modifications, and beneficial reuse of dredged material), habitat enhancements (islands, transition zones, and channels), modifications to existing levees and berms to maintain or improve flood risk management, and recreation and public access components (trails, boardwalks, and viewing platforms) which correspond to the project objectives. The alternatives are described below. Alternative Eden A (No Action) Under Alternative Eden A (the No Action Alternative), no new activities would be implemented as part of Phase 2. The ponds would continue to be monitored and managed through the activities described in the Adaptive Management Plan (AMP) and in accordance with current CDFW practices. The high priority levees that function as inland flood risk management would continue to be maintained as appropriate and with consultation with the Alameda County Flood Control and Water Conservation District (ACFCWCD). Alternative Eden B Alternative Eden B would breach and lower levees to restore the ponds to tidal marsh and thereby improve the ecological function of the ponds. The easternmost levees would be improved to provide flood risk management to the inland communities. The internal levees along the J- ponds and other ACFCWCD-owned channels would also be improved, as needed. The tidal marsh habitats would also be enhanced by placing dredged material to raise pond bottoms, using remnant levees as habitat islands, constructing habitat transition zones, excavating pilot channels to enhance water circulation, and increasing connectivity for anadromous fish habitat. Root wads and logs would be used to prevent erosion on the Bay side of Pond E2. Water control structures would be used during the transition of the Southern Ponds into tidal marsh. Implementation of this alternative would increase wildlife-oriented public access and recreational opportunities in the region. A piped connection from the Alameda County Water District's nearby Aquifer Reclamation Program wells would be added to deliver brackish groundwater and water habitat transition zones in the Inland and Southern Ponds. Finally, a piped connection with the adjacent Union Sanitary District (USD) would be added to deliver treated wastewater from that facility and deliver it onto the habitat transition zone that would be built in the Inland Ponds. This would water the vegetation on that feature and also add a salinity gradient to the marsh that would form there. Alternative Eden C Alternative Eden C would retain the Inland and Southern Ponds as managed ponds, and the Bay Ponds would be restored to tidal marsh. A mid-complex levee would be constructed mostly by improving existing internal levees along the Inland Ponds, the J-Ponds, and Pond E1C of the Southern Ponds. Several water control structures would be placed within the Inland and Southern Ponds so that a variety of pond characteristics could be modified as necessary to support a range of pond-dependent wildlife. This alternative would implement many of the same habitat enhancements as Alternative Eden B, but in different locations. For example, the habitat transition zone would be built against the mid-complex levee, and the excavated pilot channels would also be in different places. Similar recreational opportunities would be created under this alternative, but additional trails have been proposed. These include a set of trails along, and a bridge across, the Old Alameda Creek. These trails would end at the Alvarado Salt Works at a new viewing platform. This alternative also proposes to build a bridge to extend the Bay Trail spine over the Alameda Creek Flood Control Channel beyond the Eden Landing Ecological Reserve boundary. Alternative Eden D Alternative Eden D would restore the ponds to tidal marsh in a staged approach. Similar to Alternative Eden C, a mid-complex levee would be constructed; however this levee would be temporary. The first stage of this alternative would restore the Bay Ponds to tidal marsh and retain the Inland and Southern Ponds as managed ponds using the temporary mid-complex levee and water control structures. These water control structures would be installed in the Inland and Southern Ponds while they are managed ponds. Once tidal marsh becomes established in the Bay Ponds, the Inland and Southern Ponds would likely be restored to tidal marsh by removing the water control structures and introducing tidal flows to the Inland and Southern Ponds. This end result would be much like Alternative Eden C. However, if ongoing wildlife monitoring conducted under the AMP shows that the pond-associated wildlife species continue to require pond habitat, the Inland Ponds and Southern Ponds could be retained in that managed pond configuration indefinitely. The end result in that case would be much like Alternative Eden C. The proposed recreational features for this alternative are identical to Alternative Eden B, which includes extending the Bay Trail spine through southern Eden Landing on top of improved internal levees and also adding a viewing platform. National Environmental Policy Review Act Compliance We are conducting environmental review in accordance with the requirements of NEPA, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), its implementing regulations (40 CFR parts 1500-1508), other applicable regulations, and our procedures for compliance with those regulations. The DEIS/EIR discusses the direct, indirect, and cumulative impacts of the alternatives on biological resources, cultural resources, water quality, and other environmental resources. Measures to minimize adverse environmental effects are identified and discussed in the DEIS/ EIR. Public Comments We request that you send comments only by one of the methods described in ADDRESSES. If you submit a comment that includes personal identifying information, you may request at the top of your document that we withhold this information from public review. However, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. In addition to providing written comments, the public is encouraged to attend a public meeting on (see DATES), to solicit comments on the DEIS/EIR. The location of the public meeting is provided in the ADDRESSES section. We will accept both oral and written comments at the public meeting. Jody Holzworth, Acting Regional Director, Pacific Southwest Region. 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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), as provided by 43 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Background CFR 46.205 and 46.210. A low-effect
HCP is one involving (1) minor or Fish and Wildlife Service
Section 9 of the Endangered Species negligible effects on federally listed or [FWS–R8–R–2017–N124;
Act of 1973, as amended (ESA; 16 candidate species and their habitats, FXRS282108E8PD0–178–F2013227943]
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and our and (2) minor or negligible effects on
implementing regulations in the Code of South Bay Salt Pond Restoration
other environmental values or
Federal Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR Project, Phase 2, Eden Landing
resources.
part 17 prohibit the ‘‘take’’ of fish or Ecological Reserve; Draft
wildlife species listed as endangered or Next Steps Environmental Impact Statement/
threatened. Take of listed fish or Environmental Impact Report
wildlife is defined under the ESA as ‘‘to We will evaluate the HCP and
harass, harm, pursue, hunt, shoot, comments we receive to determine AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,
wound, kill, trap, capture, or collect, or whether the ITP application meets the Interior.
to attempt to engage in any such requirements of section 10(a) of the ACTION: Notice of availability; request
conduct’’ (16 U.S.C. 1532(19)). ESA. We will also conduct an intra- for public comments; announcement of
However, under limited circumstances, Service consultation to evaluate take of meeting.
we issue permits to authorize incidental the sand skink in accordance with
take—i.e., take that is incidental to, and SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and
section 7 of the ESA. We will use the
not the purpose of, the carrying out of Wildlife Service, in coordination with
results of this consultation, in
an otherwise lawful activity. the California Department of Fish and
combination with the above findings, in
Regulations governing incidental take Wildlife and the California State Coastal
our analysis of whether or not to issue Conservancy, announce the availability
permits for endangered and threatened the ITP. If the requirements are met, we
wildlife species are at 50 CFR 17.22 and of a Draft Environmental Impact
will issue ITP number TE59063C–0 to Statement/Environmental Impact Report
17.32, respectively. In addition to
the Applicant. (DEIS/EIR) for Phase 2 of the South Bay
meeting other criteria, the take
authorized by an incidental take permit Public Comments Salt Pond Restoration Project at the
must not jeopardize the existence of Eden Landing Ecological Reserve in
federally listed fish, wildlife, or plants. If you wish to comment on the permit Alameda County, California. The DEIS/
application, HCP, or associated EIR, which we prepared in accordance
Applicant’s Proposal documents, you may submit comments with the National Environmental Policy
Meritage Homes of Florida, Inc. (the by any one of the methods listed above Act of 1969, describes and analyzes the
Applicant), is requesting an incidental in ADDRESSES. alternatives identified for Phase 2 of the
take permit (ITP) to take sand skink South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project.
(Neoseps reynoldsi) through the Public Availability of Comments DATES: We will accept comments
permanent destruction of approximately received or postmarked on or before
Before including your address, phone
3.6 acres (ac) of occupied foraging and May 21, 2018. A public meeting will be
number, email address, or other
sheltering habitat incidental to held on May 8, 2018, from 6 p.m. to 8
personal identifying information in your
construction of a residential p.m. (see ADDRESSES).
development in Orange County, Florida. comment, you should be aware that
Persons needing reasonable
Included with the permit application is your entire comment—including your
accommodations in order to attend and
a draft habitat conservation plan (HCP). personal identifying information—may participate in the public meeting should
The 126.94-ac HCP project site is be made publicly available at any time. contact Ariel Ambruster, by email at
located on parcel number 05–23–27– While you can ask us in your comment aambrust@ccp.csus.edu or by phone at
0000–00–002, within sections 5 and 6, to withhold your personal identifying 510–528–5006, at least 1 week in
Townships 23 South, Range 27 East in information from public review, we advance of the meeting to allow time to
Orange County. The project activities cannot guarantee that we will be able to process the request.
also include the clearing, infrastructure do so. ADDRESSES:
building, and landscaping associated Document Availability: You may
Authority
with residential construction. The sand obtain copies of the document in the
skink will likely be subjected to take in We provide this notice under section following places:
the forms of injury, mortality, and/or 10 of the ESA and NEPA regulation 40 • Internet: http://
loss of habitat. The Applicant proposes CFR 1506.6. www.southbayrestoration.org/planning/
to mitigate for take of the species by phase2/.
purchasing 7.2 mitigation credits within Jay B. Herrington, • In-Person:
the Sebring Scrub Conservation Bank or Field Supervisor, Jacksonville Field Office, Æ San Francisco Bay National
another Service-approved sand skink Southeast Region. Wildlife Refuge Complex Headquarters,
conservation bank. [FR Doc. 2018–06940 Filed 4–4–18; 8:45 am] 1 Marshlands Road, Fremont, CA 94555.
Æ The following libraries:
Our Preliminary Determination BILLING CODE 4333–15–P
D California State University, East Bay
We have determined that the Library, 25800 Carlos Bee Blvd.,
Applicant’s proposed plan, including Hayward, CA 94542.
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the proposed mitigation and D Fremont Main Library, 2400
minimization measures, would have Stevenson Blvd., Fremont, CA 94538.
minor or negligible effects on the D Hayward Public Library, Central
covered species and the environment so Library, 835 C St., Hayward, CA 94541.
as to be ‘‘low effect’’ and qualify for D Natural Resources Library, U.S.
categorical exclusion under the National Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA; 42 NW, Washington, DC 20240.
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Alternatives Reclamation Program wells would be Southern Ponds would likely be
added to deliver brackish groundwater restored to tidal marsh by removing the
We consider a range of alternatives
and water habitat transition zones in the water control structures and introducing
and their impacts in the DEIS/EIR,
Inland and Southern Ponds. Finally, a tidal flows to the Inland and Southern
including a No Action Alternative. The
piped connection with the adjacent Ponds. This end result would be much
range of alternatives include varying
Union Sanitary District (USD) would be like Alternative Eden C. However, if
approaches to restoring tidal marshes
added to deliver treated wastewater ongoing wildlife monitoring conducted
(including number and location of
from that facility and deliver it onto the under the AMP shows that the pond-
breaches, other levee modifications, and
habitat transition zone that would be associated wildlife species continue to
beneficial reuse of dredged material),
built in the Inland Ponds. This would require pond habitat, the Inland Ponds
habitat enhancements (islands,
water the vegetation on that feature and and Southern Ponds could be retained
transition zones, and channels),
also add a salinity gradient to the marsh in that managed pond configuration
modifications to existing levees and that would form there. indefinitely. The end result in that case
berms to maintain or improve flood risk
Alternative Eden C would be much like Alternative Eden C.
management, and recreation and public
The proposed recreational features for
access components (trails, boardwalks, Alternative Eden C would retain the this alternative are identical to
and viewing platforms) which Inland and Southern Ponds as managed Alternative Eden B, which includes
correspond to the project objectives. The ponds, and the Bay Ponds would be extending the Bay Trail spine through
alternatives are described below. restored to tidal marsh. A mid-complex southern Eden Landing on top of
Alternative Eden A (No Action) levee would be constructed mostly by improved internal levees and also
improving existing internal levees along adding a viewing platform.
Under Alternative Eden A (the No the Inland Ponds, the J-Ponds, and Pond
Action Alternative), no new activities E1C of the Southern Ponds. Several National Environmental Policy Review
would be implemented as part of Phase water control structures would be Act Compliance
2. The ponds would continue to be placed within the Inland and Southern
monitored and managed through the We are conducting environmental
Ponds so that a variety of pond
activities described in the Adaptive review in accordance with the
characteristics could be modified as
Management Plan (AMP) and in requirements of NEPA, as amended (42
necessary to support a range of pond-
accordance with current CDFW U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), its implementing
dependent wildlife. This alternative
practices. The high priority levees that regulations (40 CFR parts 1500–1508),
would implement many of the same
function as inland flood risk other applicable regulations, and our
habitat enhancements as Alternative
management would continue to be Eden B, but in different locations. For procedures for compliance with those
maintained as appropriate and with example, the habitat transition zone regulations. The DEIS/EIR discusses the
consultation with the Alameda County would be built against the mid-complex direct, indirect, and cumulative impacts
Flood Control and Water Conservation levee, and the excavated pilot channels of the alternatives on biological
District (ACFCWCD). would also be in different places. resources, cultural resources, water
Similar recreational opportunities quality, and other environmental
Alternative Eden B resources. Measures to minimize
would be created under this alternative,
Alternative Eden B would breach and but additional trails have been adverse environmental effects are
lower levees to restore the ponds to tidal proposed. These include a set of trails identified and discussed in the DEIS/
marsh and thereby improve the along, and a bridge across, the Old EIR.
ecological function of the ponds. The Alameda Creek. These trails would end Public Comments
easternmost levees would be improved at the Alvarado Salt Works at a new
to provide flood risk management to the viewing platform. This alternative also We request that you send comments
inland communities. The internal levees proposes to build a bridge to extend the only by one of the methods described in
along the J-ponds and other ACFCWCD- Bay Trail spine over the Alameda Creek ADDRESSES. If you submit a comment
owned channels would also be Flood Control Channel beyond the Eden that includes personal identifying
improved, as needed. The tidal marsh Landing Ecological Reserve boundary. information, you may request at the top
habitats would also be enhanced by of your document that we withhold this
placing dredged material to raise pond Alternative Eden D information from public review.
bottoms, using remnant levees as habitat Alternative Eden D would restore the However, we cannot guarantee that we
islands, constructing habitat transition ponds to tidal marsh in a staged will be able to do so.
zones, excavating pilot channels to approach. Similar to Alternative Eden C, In addition to providing written
enhance water circulation, and a mid-complex levee would be comments, the public is encouraged to
increasing connectivity for anadromous constructed; however this levee would attend a public meeting on (see DATES),
fish habitat. Root wads and logs would be temporary. The first stage of this to solicit comments on the DEIS/EIR.
be used to prevent erosion on the Bay alternative would restore the Bay Ponds The location of the public meeting is
side of Pond E2. Water control to tidal marsh and retain the Inland and provided in the ADDRESSES section. We
structures would be used during the Southern Ponds as managed ponds will accept both oral and written
transition of the Southern Ponds into using the temporary mid-complex levee comments at the public meeting.
tidal marsh. Implementation of this and water control structures. These
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alternative would increase wildlife- water control structures would be Jody Holzworth,
oriented public access and recreational installed in the Inland and Southern Acting Regional Director, Pacific Southwest
opportunities in the region. A piped Ponds while they are managed ponds. Region.
connection from the Alameda County Once tidal marsh becomes established [FR Doc. 2018–06941 Filed 4–4–18; 8:45 am]
Water District’s nearby Aquifer in the Bay Ponds, the Inland and BILLING CODE 4333–15–P
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