What are relevant permits and regulations? Which agencies will need to be involved?
- California Department of Pesticide Regulation
- Napa County Agricultural Commissioner
- California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA)
- United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
- Compliance with the California Food and Agriculture Code
- USFWS, NOAA Fisheries, and CDFG (for endangered species consultation)
- Clean Water Act of 1972, as amended, 33 U.S.C 1251, et seq. (involves U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board)
o Section 404 permits for fill of waters of the United States or associated wetlands
o Section 401 waiver of water quality certification from the RWQCB - California Environmental Quality Act compliance (Required compliance with CEQA depends on funding source and potential impacts of project)
- National Environmental Policy Act compliance (Required compliance with NEPA depends on funding source and potential impacts of project)
- Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act
- Private property access agreements
- California Department of Fish and Game’s Streambed Alteration Agreement (Fish and Game Code Section 1600)
- San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC) permit
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