Novato Baylands Restoration
Update December 2022
Phase 1 is now completed. Point Blue Conservation Science’s STRAW Program will be stepping in to manage the nursery and restored wetlands. More information on the restoration of the seasonal wetlands and volunteer opportunities will be available on their website in early 2023.
Library
This is a list of documents relevant to the Hamilton-Bel Marin Keys Wetland Restoration Project. If you would like a copy of any, please send an email to: virgilio.cuasay (at) scc.ca.gov
Bel Marin Keys Unit V
- BMKV Phase 1 Project
- BMKV Phase I Plan – BMKCSD 8-18-16 (pdf)
- BMKV Plans Set (pdf)
- BMKV Phase 1 Technical Specifications (pdf)
- Addendum to SEIR/S for BMKV Phase 1 Project, August 2017 (pdf)
- BMK Preliminary Design Report Feb 2016 (pdf)
- BMKV Phase 1 Seasonal Wetland Preliminary Design Report, Aug 2017 (pdf)
- BMKV Geotechnical Investigation Report, Aug 2017 (pdf)
- Staff Recommendation – BMK Design 6-25-2015 (pdf), Exhibit 1 (pdf), Exhibit 2 (pdf)
- BMKV Phase 1 Staff Recommendation 9-28-17 (pdf)
- BMKV Phase 1 Construction Staff Recommendation 8-22-2019 (pdf)
- BMKV Phase 1 Jurisdictional Determination Maps (pdf)
- BMKV Phase 1 JARPA Permit Application (pdf)
- BMKV Phase 1 BCDC Permit (pdf)
- BMKV Phase 1 CDFW Permit (pdf)
- BMKV Phase 1 RWQCB Permit (pdf)
- BMKV Phase 1 USACE Permit (pdf)
- BMKV Phase 1 USFWS Informal Consultation (pdf)
- Final General Reevaluation Report and Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Report / Environmental Impact Statement, 2003 – State Coastal Conservancy and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: Text and Figures
- Hydrology and Hydraulics Study, Bel Marin Keys Expansion of Hamilton Wetlands (pdf)
Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan for FUDS Generated Soils Stored on BMKV (large pdf)
Hamilton
- Hamilton Wetland Restoration Plan (pdf)
- Wildlife Corridor Planting Plan and Native Plant Nursery Plan, May 2010, BMP Ecosciences (pdf)
- Monitoring and Adaptive Management Plan, 2013 (large pdf)
- Hamilton Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement, 1998 (pdf)
- Hamilton Wetland Restoration Project 2015 Report (Year 0 – 2014/15 Monitoring, June 2016) (pdf)
- Hamilton Wetlands Restoration Project Year 1 – 2015/16 Monitoring Report (May 2017) (pdf)
- Hamilton Wetlands Post-Construction As-Built Survey Review – Breach and Completion Contract (January 2016) (pdf)
- Creating Seasonal Wetlands and Upland Vegetation for the Hamilton Wetlands Restoration Project 2015-2016 (September 2016) (pdf)
- Public Outreach, Restoration Outplanting, Monitoring and Management Activities at the Hamilton Wetlands Restoration Project 2016-2017 (April 2017) (pdf)
- General Presentation (large PowerPoint)
- Aquatic Transfer Facility
- Aquatic Transfer Facility Presentation (pdf)
- Aquatic Transfer Facility for Dredged Material, 2008, Draft SEIS/R (large pdf)
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San Francisco Bay Area
News
- News Release: State Coastal Conservancy Awards $78 Million for Climate Resilience, Public Access, Habitat Restoration and Wildfire Resilience(Sacramento, CA) – Today (6/1/2023), the Board of the State Coastal Conservancy authorized funding totaling nearly $78 million for 34 projects to protect and restore coastal lands, increase coastal resilience to climate change, improve public access to the coast, and reduce the impact of wildfire on coastal lands. “Our California coast is under growing threat […] (Read more on News Release: State...)
- San Francisco Bay Restoration Funding Forum, May 3Two federal funders of wetland restoration projects have five to ten times their usual levels of funding. If you’re thinking about applying for federal funds but aren’t sure which programs are the best fit for your project, join us for a conversation with the staff who run them and get your questions answered. We will […] (Read more on San Francisco Bay...)
- Press Release: Coastal Conservancy Awards over $13 million in Grants for Coastal Access, Restoration, and ResilienceCoastal Conservancy Awards over $13 million in Grants for Coastal Access, Restoration, and Resilience 12/1/2022, Pacific Grove, CA – Today, the Board of the State Coastal Conservancy approved grants for 17 projects, totaling over $13 million, for coastal access, restoration, and climate resilience. Included in the grants approved today were $3.5 million for the Regionally Advancing […] (Read more on Press Release: Coastal...)


