C~LENDAR ITEM A 9 .08/22/90 PRC 7432 w 24397 s 3 Martinez
DREDGING PERMIT
· ~PPL.!CANT: Strawberry Recreation Dist. ·--~- -~ Attn: Stephen Kaufman 1299 ~ 4th Street, Suite S02 Sar. Rafael. California 94901
AGENT: Wes~ern Dock Enterprises p.6. Box 4669 Petaluma, California 94953 AREA, TYPE LAND AND LOCATIQN: Gr~nted mineral reservation lands in Richardsc~ Bay, Marin County.
LANO USE: Dredge a m~ximum 35,000 cubic yards .of material for the purpos~ of maintaining a n~vigable depth. The prospect is & ~mall po~tiori of a larger project consisting of the removal of a tot~l 200,000· ctibic yards includirg lands not under Commission jurisdiction. The a~plicant has propqsed disposal.oft~~ dredged rn~terial at th~ Co~ps/EPA ~pproued Alt@ltraz Disposal Site ·sF-11.
TERMS Of THt PROPOSED PERMIT: Initial p~riod: One .year beginning September 1, 1990.
Royalty: $0.25 per cubic yard for material removed as approued.
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Addilional fee: A fee of $0.25 por cubic yard for any dredged material disposed of at any site in San Francisco Bay, including but not limited to SF 11, to offset cost of studies ~ecessar~ to develop ncn-B~y disposal sites for future use (See below).
PREREQUISITE TERMS, FEES .AND EXPENSES: Filing and processing fees. ha.ue been received.
STATUTORY ANO OTHER REFERENCES: A. P.R.C.: Div. 6, Part!; 1 and. 2; Div. 13.
·B. Cal Cbde Regs.: Title 2, Div. 3; T~tle 14. Div. 6.
AB 8$4: 10/17/90. OTHER PERTINENT INFORMATION: 1. Water quality testing pe~formed pursuant to the Corps of Engineers and California .Regional Water Qu~li ty Coritrol Board permitting re~uirements found the ~aterials to ·be suitable for disposal at SF-1 t as proposed. 2. Questions have been raised about continuing to dispose of dredged material in San Francisco Bay. lt is anticipated the currently approved in-Bay sites will reach capacity within ten years. Howeuer, the current lack of suitable upland disposal ~ites or EPA/Corps approved offshore disposal sites severely limits the options available for disposal.
Through participation in the Fe~eral/State Jo~nt Long-Term Management St~¢~ being conducted to identify and eva~~a~e site options for the disposal of material dredged from San Francisco Bay, the State Lands Commission has emphasized the need to focus on the selecti'on of upland and ocean dispo~al ~ite{s). This need has also been expre~sed by concurrence with San Francisco
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CALENDAR ITEM N~ 4: ~CONT'D)
Bay Conservation and Devel~pmenl Commission (Sf"BCOC) and its proposed 1e~,..;.c:_1ation ·to authorize. the San f"ranci s co Bay Regional Dredging Plan.
Identification and evaluation of alternate disposal sites will require numerous studies at a cost of seve~al million dollars. Because ongoing in-Bay disposal contribut~s to the eventual obsolescence of in-Bay si~es, ~nd the nee~ to d~uelop oth~r altern8L1v~~. a fe~ will be charged as a condition to the proposed permit to be disposited in a fund to of'fset the cost ·of needed studies.
3. Pursuant to the Commission's d~legation of authority and the State CEQA Guidelines { 14 Cal.. Code Regs. 1502.S), the staff has prepared a ·proposed Negative Declaration, identitied as ND 508, State Clearinghouse r Based, upon· the initial study. the proposed Negative Deiiaration, and the comments received in response thereto, there is ·no substantial euiderce that the project, as proposed, will ~aJe a significant effect on the environment. (I~ Cal. Code Regs. l!i074)(b) APPROVALS REQUIRED: Corps of Engineers. SfBCOC, Regional Water Quality Control Bo~rd. Depa~~ment of Boating and Waterways, CouMty of Marin. EXHIBITS: n. Vicinity and Site Map. B. Ored~ing Permit. C. Negative Declaration. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE COMMISSION: l. CERTIFY THAT A NE -3- HAS AOOPrco. RtVIEwr:o. AND CONSIOCRCO TU( INfORMfll!ON CONTA1NE~ THEREIN~ 2. PETERM!NE THAT lHE PROJECT. AS APPROVED. WILL NOT HAUE A SIGNIFICANT EFFECT ON· T~E ENVIRONMENT. 3 AUTHORIZE STAFF TO ISSUE TO STRAWBERRY RECREATibN DISTRICT THE D~EDGING PERMIT ATTACHED ~S EXH~BIT 11 8". SAID PER~IT SHALL ALLOW DREDGING A MAXIMUM VOLUME OF 35,000 CUAJC YARDS OF MATERIAL FROM RICHARtiSON BAY, MARIN COUNTY FOR ONE YEAR BEGINNING Septemb2r 1. 1990. IT IS PREFERRED THAT DREOGEO MATERIALS SHALL B~ DISPOSED Of AT AN EPA/CORPS, OF £NGfNEERS APPROVEo"orrs110RE OCEAN DISPOSAL Sll£. lN TUE ABSENCE Of AVAILABILITY OF SUCH SITES. THE MATERIAL MAY 6E bISPOSED OF AT THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS ALCATRAZ OISPOS~L SITE, A ROYALTY OF $0.25 PER CUBIC YARD SH~LL BE CHARGED FOR MATERIAL REMOVED AS APPROVED. A FEE OF $0.25 WILL BE C~ARGEO FOR EACH CUBIC YA~O Of OREDGf.D MATERIAL PLACED AT IN-BAY DISPOSAL SITES. TO BE PLACED IN A SEPARATE FUND TO OFFSET COSTS OF STUDIES NtCESSARY TO IDENTIFY AND ANALYZE ALTERNATIVE DISPOSAL SITES. SUCH PERMITTED ACTIVITY IS CO~ITINGENT ·UPON THE APPLICANT'S ~OMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE PERMITS, RECOMMENDATIONS ANO l!MilATIONS ISSUED BY FEDERAL, STATE AND ~OCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. -4- I ~'~"'"•""""""T ~:i.··~~-"'~_,,.-,,~n-" ~l!!-"Yl ·~-~~~-.:::"~"-~ ...... ,,.~,,..-,~~"'.-;... , ...... ~ "'~"' .,._,,.~..,. 3''"'>.'l..H-. .... •r..•,D';l"S.~~·~--d:'t~ " • '.! ,:, ",:,: ·.-""", :'5,.. .. • ~: r~:;,;;,.i~.-:t..,_·....,. ··~· ~··~··~~ai~-- ,.~.. IQ«ll,~- ~·11 ·:••••mmalm ._ North Boy VICINITY MAP EXHIBIT"'A• APPUCATioN Fo~ .. ·oR~ING'·' PERMrr·~ ". STRAwser.;W RECREATION OISTFJ,ICT W24397 RICHARDSON ~'V MARIN COUNTY f ' ' D~EDSING srre-- : I .! No Seal~ • 't,_1 F;r..JiIBIT B STAl"!: O'i= CAUFORNIA-sTATI: LANOS COMMISSION GEORGE D!:UKMEJIAN. Gowmoi STATE LANDS CoMMISSION -. 1807 \3,J'H STREET ·SA~RAiiel'lTO. CALIFORNIA 9$81.C September l, 1990 File Ref.: W 24·397 Strawberry Recre~t~on District Attn: St~phen Kaufman t299 - 4th Stree~, Suite 502 S~n ~afael CA 94901 G:n;:.lemen: Purs~ant ~= you~ app::=ation and by the authorization o~ ~he Sta~e Lands ~ommiss~c~ on August =~. 1990 you ate ~ereby granted perm1ss1on ~o dr~cge, d::!· 1ng -:·fie ':erm of -:he per:nit a maxiri1um 35., 000 cubl.c y.a~ds o-£: sand, si:-:, c<:::· an9 grav~:. excluding all ot'i~~~ minerals, .!..-:eluding b~~ ~o: ::~1~?:: -:o oil, gas and geothermal from i~~rer of g~anted m~neral :--::se~va :.io::. la::cs in Richa::::son Bay, Ma.~ in County as desig:iat~d in Exh1bi~ ";" a~:a~hed h~ret:, which is by chis ~~%eren~e expressly made a pa~: h~r~~:. S~:~ p~rm!Ss~;~ inc!udes the r~ght ~O deposi~ c~edged mac~~hd a-: t:h-?· .:orps of ·E::gineers: EPA ap?:-6vec Alcatraz .;qua;:ic Di.sposa l S:t.:.-= SF-1!. ; ==Jal~y =~ S0.25 pP= =~bic yard shall be paid for ma~e=ial placed c. ~~~ a?p~ovpd 5isposal s::e. Said permissio~ is given on ~he cond1~Lon ~~a~ a~l c=~c9:~g and depos:ticn shall ~e done in accordance nith all app!icac:e ~ede=al. s:.a~e, a~d local government laws, rules and reguiacions. Saic ?e=~~ssio~ shall b~ :::ectiv~ from September l, 1990 ~hrough .:'l.ugus-:: ·::, !991. ~~ adl~:to~a1 fee of SC.25 pe: cubic yard shall be charged for ~ny d~edged materia: disposed ~~ at any si~e in San Francisco Say, l.n~luding but noc :i~lted to SF-1! to ~ffset costs of s~udies necessary to develop non-Bay disposal sites ~or ~uture use. ,.. is hereby agreed that. the' opera"C.ions authcri'ze.d under this permit sh?.11 be perfor~ed with di:igence, in a good' ~nd-workmanlike manner, and w:~h the ~se o: due care a~~ safety preca~tior.s. Navigation signs shall be placed a~ the diversion ?Oint ~o direct traffic away from the sea1 ~aul-ou~. Boa~ ~~affic wi~~i~ the Lagoon shall be constrained to 5 mph and confined ~o a specific area. ~redging activities shall be restr~ct~c ~o ~aylight .hours and hal~sd during low tide. Time wiqdows est~blished fo recognize seal haul-out, hercing runs ~nd sportfishing seasons shall be adhered -:o. Silencers shall be plac.eci on equipm~~t ~sed at the site. No. slurrv transfer of material or overflow of sediment laden water sha-11 be.alloweg. · · It i.$ further ag·x:eed that yo? shall submit cop~·,e~~:§'t. .repo:r;t~. or. . contraGts with the dredging operatf.)r substan~iating the:volume ya l t::;r due on. the volume removed during that quarte ·. · ~., ' -~ -2~ ... !j:: :.e:r shall be ~h~ ;irst thrje months following the effective date of this :ni ~, and ,vers three-month period thereafter shall be a permit q~arter. It is hereby agre~d that, pursuant to Public Resour.ces Code Se~~1on 622~, any installments -0f royalty accruing under the provisions of this permit that are not paid -when due shal.l b-e subject. to a five percent (5%) penalty and shall bear i~terest at the rate of one and one-half pet~ent (1~%) per month from the date when the same was payable by the terms hereof. 1t is agreed that you shall furnish the Commission with copies of final su~veys or copies of ·any other computations used as, a basis to verify ~~~dge volumes w1ch1n cwenty-five {25) days of compl~tion of ~ne ac~~··~~y =~~~~~iz~d h~~~~nd~r. ~t is agr~ad tha:. you shall 1~dernnify, ~ave ha::~less and a: :.hP ~?=:=n of ~he 5-:.at~ of Califorrila, defend said Sca:.2,. i~s ortl~~:s. ~g-::-:-.::s an.5 em;> _.::>y€'-es r against a.gy and a 11 claims, cemands, ca cs es o= a~-::~~. c~ liaoili~y of any ~~.ill-which may be asse~c~d agains~ ~:: i~?~sed -;,:;:c:: <:hE> Stat.I? o~ Cali'fornia dt.· any of i':s officers, agent.s o:: emplo;·-:es ::>.:·•· =·"::--·· ..___ ~.:_.,..:;, .;;.._-..; ?·~)--o _:. r. o ..- en~--1.-;.... ari..si· ng ou t o ..I:-...- ...., ...... ,..c-""'.:::.ctc,...: _ -'-' ;.,;i._r;- -h~._._ __ .;--i·-nr"'( :.:. .... c::: ..... ·~= :.=:is p~r:n!. t., ::.perat-io11s hereunder, o::- the use by you o:: yo\.!!" age~:.s • .;:.;;-::->?v~€>S or c~n:.:: ac :.ors, of ::h.:- a!:-ove--desc:: ibad l a.r:.:::s. ~-ii:.hcu.: l~;;;iting 'the generality cf the ·fo::e~o1:1g, such i:;ce::inif::.:-:-:.!..on sha1·1, include any cl~im, de~~rid, cause of action or liability ~; any :·~ir:c .:.-:.::..,-,0,..: 0'" o r-~~-=o··n~" ·-<:: -~:·'" __ .,. ;.~---·a:'"'<:"" .:.u-·- .,.. ;m-ounc·_,,.,.;-"::'. _ ... uo'on, • • ..':" he s··a- ..·-- --or _c:, • .:.~ -• .:."'"" c-._ -:::-··:--·· o-=:. :-::-- • ::.'~::s, agen:.s or:er.1?1oy~es, arising.out. o:: o::- .:c:n:ect:ed wJ.::::: :ny ~.teg~·..: -- a::~ai viola:!on by you, your agencs, emplor~es or con~ra~to:::s of :n~ ~=-::-~~=::::t or =o:?::.=actual ri9hts of any ch1~d F,ersons o~ :entit.y. It i.s ~;r~~c ::.ha:. yoc shall, a~ th~ O?tl~n of the C~rnmissioh, ?rocu::: anc ~ain~ai~ :~a~~:1~y 1nsura~~e ~~= ~he ben~f~::. of che sc~te i:1 an arnoun::. ~atisfac~ory ~o ~he commiss~o~. 7ou agree ~o comply wicb the cerms and conditions hereof, ~nd yo~ ~~=:~er ag~~e :hat apy violation ~hereof ~halt constitute grocnd~ fo~ -:i':::7:::.nation of t.hi1s oermit anc shall allow the Commission to oursue any othe: remedy ava~lable to it under the· law. It is fu~ther ag~eed that. chis ?~rm~t may be scs?ended, modified or terminated, whenever t~e S~~te Lands ~ornrnission deems such action to be in the best interests of the State, and ~ha~ nb such action by the Com~i~sion ·shall be deemed to be a ~asis tor any =la~~ o~ cause cf action for damages against the State or any of=icsr, employee or agency ther-:cf. STATE OF CALIFOR~IA STATE LANDS COMMISSION W. M.· THOMPSON, Chief Extractive Development Progra_m .. ·"t Date:. Accepted: By: ~~~----~~- Date:~--~~~-- DREDGING SITE VICINITY MAP ·EXHIBIT ·A~ APPUCATION FOR DREDGING PERMIT STRAWBERRY RECREATION DISTRICT W24397 RICHAROSi;)N f3AY MARIN COUNTY ~a ~- ~~ (')&q,: . <2 ~)- ... : DREDGING srte~."!'""'.-~:I' No Scale EXHIBIT C Sl'ATE OF (:~LIFOAtiM-STA.TE l.MIOS COMMISSION -~-··-"".... --·----· ______..... u.. e.o..,~ ....i_.._E ~.~MEJ1~. eo .. ~"'.'!! STATE U:\NOS COMMISSION Hl07 l3TH sT'~EEi S AMENTO. C.~l.tFORt~IA 9S91~ PROPOSED NEGATIVE DECLARATlON .. EIR ND -.....- -" '•. Fil~ Ref.: W 24397 Sail : 0 · :." ~:. .' •::: ?roject Title: Strawberry Lagoon Dredqing Project Project Prop~ot: Strawberry Recreation District ?roject Locad!on: Ric~cirdson Bay at Strawberry Lagoon.~ Marin County Project I>ascripti'oa: MaintenancP. dredainr. tn remnv~ 35, 000 cubic y&rds of mat~ridl over a ~ne-y~ar period fo~ the purpose of ~aintaining a navi~able depth. Coe.tact Perso::.: Telephoue:(9t5> 3.22--:3""5 '!"n~• docr.=~cc is ?re?ared pursuanc ~o the requ.ir~~nca ~f t~e ·Ca.liforuia Enviro:i:ieat~l Qua.J.i.cy Acc(S~c~i~~ 2t000 ec se~ •• ?~olLc Reaourc~s Cod~). ::he Stace CEQA C~tdel..1.nes(Scct::!.on iSOOO et se~ •• ~~tle l4. Cal~fornia AdcU..nist~uC~vc Cede). and ~he StACe L.s:::.da ~sGioa. re- ~la.t.!.on..s(Se:~~i:oc 290l et t1eq •• Title:?.. C.ll!on:ia, .tdmi.a.1.sc:rati.v.e Code).. , ~a vi :-on~n i:. PROJECT DETAILS Strawberry Recrea~ion District has submitted an application for a maintenance dredging ?erm1t for the remo~al of 35,000 cubic yards of material over a one-yea~ period from a small craft chahnel across the mudflats of Richa=dson Bay at Strawberry Lagoon, Marin County for the purpose of maintaining a navigable depth. The channel thrpugh Strawberry Spit is considere4 to have a long-term beneficial effect of diverting QOat tra;=~c away from the Seal Haul~out located just north of the ~rea~~ in S?it. The proposed Strawberry Lagoon inner cnan~~l c=~dging should enhance this benefit as well. It is be:ieve~ tta~ the increased tidal action ~esulting from ~he -a1nc~~ance dredging is likely to redu~e sedimentatjon in t~= !r~s. !~e ?reject is likely to Jmprcve circulation on ~~~ Lagoon side of the habitat islan~ . . ~ne proposal will diverc boat traffic be~ind the seal haul-~~~ :e~ause of che channel improvement and by the pla~~-~n: ~= ~avigation signs at the diversion point. Boats ope=atin; Ai~hin,the Lagoon will be constrained to a speed of 3 ~?n =~d confined to a specific area. It is believed the ~~~j~c~ w~ll result in a d~crease rat~er than increase in boa~ -::::af :ic. ~r~d;:.ng at the project site will be restricted to day::~~t ~ours and halted during low tide. Fish and Game, ~- s. ~is~ and Wildlife Service and the National Marine =is~~::ies revie~ jf the project will determine windows on ~he ~:~jec: to avoid significant impacts en the seal haul-outand her:: :.:-.•;r ::·.:.:1S as we 11 as any other spo::tf i.shing seasons. :~e ~se of silencers on equipment used at the site w~ll ~in1~ize noise ~o the level of existing boat traffic. Less :nan 3~ of the project will be within 100 meters of any St!a: ::.aul-out. !o minimize tu~bidity i~ Strawbe~ry Lagoon there will be no slur=y transfer of material ~r overflow of sediment lade~ Ha~e~. T~e material will be dredged using a flca~:ng cl3mshe11 crane and bottom dump barges with disposal =~ a Corps/EPA approved disposal site. Suction dredg~~g wili not be used. The narrow 'Winding channel will nacuraily limit the size and number of vessels used. Therefore, the specific fleet co~figuration will be determined by the dredging contractor.. Temp,orary mooring piles wil:l be used for equipment stagin~ and then removed. .. , "' - "'' " ,, -2- Stability of a·dr:edged cut can be estabJ.lshed through a variety of mechanisms, most of them natural. The proposed· dredging has the original ~hannel depch for i:s design grade and hence will introduce no additional ins~ab1lity ~o the upland areas. Th~ initial cut will have vertical sides which collapse to a natural slope within days of excavation. For the majority of the proposed project etjuilibrium will ~ccur at a 4 to r slope. INITIAL SfUDi' I nt:n:x:luc-ti on Strawberry Re-~t."eat1on District has su.bm1 lted an appl icat.ion for a ma intenaoce dr.ed9i ng permi l for the 1·esrova l of 35, 000 cubic' yards of material over a one-year period fr.cm a smal I craft. channel across i:l~ mudflc?ts o: Richardson Bay at Strawbe1:ry Lagoon, Marin County. The dredgrng is f"f?qufred r.o maintain a navigabl€' d~pl:h. '11\C' dn:>dged c-hannel is 1.0 be a "box C"ut" 60 f~t. wide to t.h'.? ong1:k1 l des1q11 d~.>?1.h of -6 fPet. MLLW. A I-foot:. OV';;'?"CUI. WI 11 be al la.-.'='<.!. STATE I..l\..t.lDS CCM'11SSIQ'Z SepteiTOe?' 1 1989