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West Sac West Safegu project: DWR approves $2.088M; Army Corps sends cash-request letter tied to project's 5% obligation
Summary
Agency staff presented an update on the West Sac West Safegu project including state fund releases, environmental permitting steps, supplemental design surveys and federal funding uncertainty.
Agency staff presented an update on the West Sac West Safegu project including state fund releases, environmental permitting steps, supplemental design surveys and federal funding uncertainty.
Staff said the agency received two fund-release letters from the Department of Water Resources totaling $2,088,000 in approvals tied to project credits. “We have submitted [the mitigation and monitoring report] now to the state and federal resource agencies,” the staff member said, adding that the agency will set up a meeting with California Fish and Wildlife to request release from permits that required mitigation for the Village Parkway road improvement.
On design work for the Sacramento River North Levy, staff said surveying consultant REY Engineers is conducting additional tree surveys and completed supplemental surveying for segment 3, which the staff expects to reach 60% design completion in May. On federal funding, staff said the Army Corps of Engineers sent a cash-request letter related to the project's 5% obligation under the Project Partnership Agreement; staff reported that the letter requests two payments of $1,900,000 in support of the project and said the agency will work with the state to ensure it can make those payments. Staff said it anticipates bringing the request to the board at the April meeting.
Two themes staff reported from the National Waterways Legislative Summit in Washington, D.C., were a high level of uncertainty across agencies and active rulemaking concerning waters of the United States, which could alter the regulatory status of many wetlands. Staff noted those national developments while saying they do not directly change the agency's ongoing local project work.
Board member Paul thanked staff and asked no further questions at the meeting. Chair Ramos later asked staff to prepare a short April presentation explaining how crediting with the Army Corps works and the percentage processes; staff agreed to place that item on the April agenda.
