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What are relevant permits and regulations? Which agencies will need to be involved?
Stabilizing stream banks using biotechnical methods can require compliance and/or coordination with:
- California Environmental Quality Act (Required compliance with CEQA depends on funding source and potential impacts of project)
- National Environmental Policy Act (Required compliance with NEPA depends on funding source and potential impacts of project)
- Sections 404 and 401 of the Clean Water Act (involves U.S. Army Corp of Engineers and San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board)
- Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act
- State and federal endangered species acts (involves CDFG, USFWS, NOAA Fisheries)
http://ceres.ca.gov/topic/env_law/cesa/summary.html and
http://endangered.fws.gov/ - California Department of Fish and Game’s Streambed Alteration Agreement
- Private property access agreements
- San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC) permit
It should be noted that biotechnical methods are considered especially appropriate for environmentally sensitive areas. As a result, it is often easier to obtain environmental clearance and necessary permits for stabilization projects that incorporate biotechnical and habitat enhancing elements in their design.
Streambank Stabilization
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