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401 Certification Program

Section 401(a) of the Clean Water Act states that any applicant for a Federal license or permit to conduct any activity including, but not limited to, the construction or operation of facilities that may result in any discharge to navigable waters shall provide the licensing or permitting agency a certification from the State in which the discharge originates or will originate, or, if appropriate, from the interstate water pollution control agency having jurisdiction over the navigable water at the point where the discharge originates or will originate, that any such discharge will comply with the applicable provisions of Sections 301, 302, 303, 306, and 307 of the Clean Water Act. This State certification is referred to as “Section 401 Water Quality Certification.” The 401 Certification Permit Assistance web page provides further information.

Public Notices/Applications Received

Date Applicant
May 2012 Coachella Valley Water District - Whitewater Groundwater Replenishment Facility Improvements Project, WDID No. 7A333124001
May 2012 Coachella Valley Water District - Jefferson Street Grade Control and Sewer Pipeline Replacement Project, WDID No. 7A333123001
May 2012 Caltrans-Van Winkle Wash Bridge Replacement, WDID No. 7B363027001
March 2012 Salton Sea Species Conservation Habitat Project, WDID No. 7A133126001
February 2012 San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) - CMP Pole Replacements, 3 Distribution Poles, Carrizo Gorge project
January 2012 Union Pacific Railroad - Milepost (MP) 663.10 Improvement Project, WDID No. 7A133113001
January 2012 Union Pacific Railroad - Milepost (MP) 673.75 Improvement Project, WDID No. 7A133107001
January 2012 Union Pacific Railroad - Milepost (MP) 663.70 Improvement Project, WDID No. 7A133112001
January 2012 Union Pacific Railroad - Milepost (MP) 664.37 Improvement Project, WDID No. 7A133111001
January 2012 Union Pacific Railroad - Milepost (MP) 670.90 Improvement Project, WDID No. 7A133109001
January 2012 Union Pacific Railroad - Milepost (MP) 660.08 Improvement Project, WDID No. 7A133106001
January 2012 Union Pacific Railroad - Milepost (MP) 671.07 Improvement Project, WDID No. 7A133108001
January 2012 Union Pacific Railroad - Milepost (MP) 659.42 Improvement Project, WDID No. 7A133110001
January 2012 Union Pacific Railroad - Milepost (MP) 662.50 Improvement Project, WDID No. 7A133114001
January 2012 Union Pacific Railroad - Milepost (MP) 661.16 Improvement Project, WDID No. 7A133115001
January 2012 Union Pacific Railroad - Milepost (MP) 664.27 Improvement Project, WDID No. 7A133104001
January 2012 Union Pacific Railroad - Milepost (MP) 662.96 Improvement Project, WDID No. 7A133103001
January 2012 Union Pacific Railroad - Milepost (MP) 660.44 Improvement Project, WDID No. 7A133102001
January 2012 Union Pacific Railroad - Milepost (MP) 660.68 Improvement Project, WDID No. 7A133118001
January 2012 Union Pacific Railroad - Milepost (MP) 661.29 Improvement Project, WDID No. 7A133117001
January 2012 Union Pacific Railroad - Milepost (MP) 661.89 Improvement Project, WDID No. 7A133116001
January 2012 Union Pacific Railroad - Milepost (MP) 659.54 Improvement Project, WDID No. 7A133105001
January 2012 Union Pacific Railroad - Milepost (MP) 675.06 Improvement Project, WDID No. 7A133123001
January 2012 Union Pacific Railroad - Milepost (MP) 669.75 Improvement Project, WDID No. 7A133122001
January 2012 Union Pacific Railroad - Milepost (MP) 668.05 Improvement Project, WDID No. 7A133121001
January 2012 Union Pacific Railroad - Milepost (MP) 662.16 Improvement Project, WDID No. 7A133120001
January 2012 Union Pacific Railroad - Milepost (MP) 659.92 Improvement Project, WDID No. 7A133119001
January 2012 San Diego County Water Authority - Wister Sport Fishery Project, WDID No. 7A133125001
December 2011 Imperial Irrigation District - The 230-kV Transmission Imperial Valley to Dixieland Line and Expansion of Substations Project
December 2011 San Diego Gas & Electric Company - East County (ECO) Substation Project, WDID Number 7A373002001
December 2011 Union Pacific Railroad - Milepost (MP) 675.34 Improvement Project, WDID No. 7A133092001
December 2011 Union Pacific Railroad - Milepost (MP) 666.91 Improvement Project, WDID No. 7A133088001
December 2011 Union Pacific Railroad - Milepost (MP) 668.20 Improvement Project, WDID No. 7A13309001
December 2011 Union Pacific Railroad - Milepost (MP) 666.69 Improvement Project, WDID No. 7A133090001
December 2011 Union Pacific Railroad - Milepost (MP) 661.66 Improvement Project, WDID No. 7A133091001
December 2011 Union Pacific Railroad - Milepost (MP) 674.72 Improvement Project, WDID No. 7A133093001
December 2011 Union Pacific Railroad - Milepost (MP) 670.40 Improvement Project, WDID No. 7A133094001
December 2011 Union Pacific Railroad - Milepost (MP) 669.03 Improvement Project, WDID No. 7A133095001
December 2011 Union Pacific Railroad - Milepost (MP) 668.89 Improvement Project, WDID No. 7A133096001
December 2011 Union Pacific Railroad - Milepost (MP) 668.70 Improvement Project, WDID No. 7A133097001
December 2011 Union Pacific Railroad - Milepost (MP) 668.57 Improvement Project, WDID No. 7A133098001
December 2011 Union Pacific Railroad - Milepost (MP) 668.40 Improvement Project, WDID No. 7A133099001
December 2011 Union Pacific Railroad - Milepost (MP) 669.59 Improvement Project,WDID No. 7A133100001
November 2011 Centinela Solar Energy Project, WDID No. 7A133101001
October 2011 Southern California Edison - Leatherneck Substation and Electrical System Upgrade Project for the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, WDID No. A333121001
September 2011 Union Pacific Railroad - Milepost (MP) 659.16 Improvement Project, WDID No. 7A133083001
September 2011 Union Pacific Railroad - Milepost (MP) 658.59 Improvement Project, WDID No. 7A133085001
September 2011 Union Pacific Railroad - (MP) 658.75 Improvement Project,WDID No. 7A133084001
September 2011 Union Pacific Railroad - (MP) 658.96 Improvement Project, WDID No. 7A133082001
September 2011 Union Pacific Railroad - Milepost (MP) 659.40 Improvement Project, WDID No. 7A133086001
September 2011
California Dept. of Transportation - Tesla Wash Bridge Project
September 2011
City of Indio - Indio Boulevard over the Coachella Storm Drain Seismic Retrofit and Scour Project, WDID No. 7A333122001
September 2011
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation - Palo Verde Division Bankline Maintenance Project
September 2011
Lake Havasu Marine Association - Catfish Bay Maintenance Dredging Project
August 2011
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation - Laguna Settling Basin’s Rock Weir – Laguna Reservoir Restoration Project
July 2011
U.S. Gypsum Company - Devers-Plaster City Water Supply Pipeline Project, WDID No. 7A133081001
July 2011
Coral Mountain Apts, L.P. Project, WDID No. 7A333119001
July 2011
County of Imperial - Sunbeam Lake Project Project, WDID No. 7A133080001
July 2011
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation - Blythe Marina Training Structure Rehabilitation Project, WDID No. 7B333013001
June 2011
Imperial County - Right-Turn Lane Intersection Improvements at Forrester Road and Worthington Road Project, WDID No. 7A133035001
June 2011
CSOLAR Development - Imperial Solar Energy Center - West (ISEC-West) Project, WDID No. 7A133079001
June 2011
CSOLAR Development - Imperial Solar Energy Center - South (ISEC-South) Project, WDID No. 7A133078001
June 2011
Ocotillo Express LLC - OcotilloWind Energy Facility Project, WDID No. 7B133034001
June 2011
Southern California Edison - Devers-Mirage 115 kV Subtransmission System Split Project, WDID No. 7A333118001
June 2011
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation - Palo Verde Division Backwater Improvement and Maintenance Project - WDID No. 7B333012001
May 2011
Southern California Gas Company Line 5000 Exposure Repair
May 2011
Maintenance of the Palm Canyon Flood Control Facility Project
April 2011
City of Indio - Jackson Street Over Whitewater River Seismic Retrofit Project
March 2011
Salton Community Services District, WDID No. 7A133050001
January 2011
Desert Sands Unified School District - Palm Desert High School Project, WDID No. 7A333112001
January 2011
Union Pacific Railroad Bridge 637.95 on the Yuma Subdivision Replacement Project, WDID No. 7A333103001
January 2011
Union Pacific Railroad Bridge 638.88 on the Yuma Subdivision Replacement Project, WDID No. 7A333106001
January 2011
Union Pacific Railroad Bridge 639.85 on the Yuma Subdivision Replacement Project, WDID No. 7A333105001
January 2011
Union Pacific Railroad Bridge 639.59 on the Yuma Subdivision Replacement Project, WDID No. 7A333104001
January 2011
Union Pacific Railroad Bridge 637.44 on the Yuma Subdivision Replacement Project, WDID No. 7A333102001
January 2011
Union Pacific Railroad Bridge 640.31 on the Yuma Subdivision Replacement Project, WDID No. 7A333111001
January 2011
Union Pacific Railroad Bridge 639.28 on the Yuma Subdivision Replacement Project, WDID No. 7A333108001
January 2011
Union Pacific Railroad Bridge 639.12 on the Yuma Subdivision Replacement Project, WDID No. 7A333107001
January 2011
Union Pacific Railroad Bridge 640.22 on the Yuma Subdivision Replacement Project, WDID No. 7A333110001
January 2011
Union Pacific Railroad Bridge 637.18 on the Yuma Subdivision Replacement Project, WDID No. 7A333101001
January 2011
Union Pacific Railroad Bridge 640.11 on the Yuma Subdivision Replacement Project, WDID No. 7A333109001
December 2010
G & L Yucca Valley, LLC - Warren Vista Center WDID No. 7A363013001
November 2010
City of Cathedral City - Cathedral Canyon Drive Low Water Crossing Replacement (New Bridge) at the Whitewater River Project WDID No. 7A333099001
November 2010
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway - 2011 BNSF Bridge Replacement Project at Mile Post 568.1 WDID No. 7B363025001
November 2010
Windpower Partners - Palm Springs Repower Wind Energy Project, WDID No. 7A333100001
September 2010
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (Yuma Area Office) - Moabi Backwater - Inlet Channel Project WDID No. 7B363024001
June 2010
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (Yuma Area Office) - Palo Verde C Canal Culvert Replacement Project WDID No. 7B133033001
April 2010
Department of Transportation - Caltrans Colorado River Bridge Replacement Project
April 2010
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Regional General Permit (RGP) 22 for the Restoration of Backwaters along the Colorado River
February 2010
City of Palm Springs - Indian Canyon Drive Widening Project, WDID No. 7A333095001
February 2010
City of La Quinta - Adams Street Bridge Improvement Project, WDID No. 7A333097001
January 2010
Cornishe of Bighorn, LLC Project, WDID No. 7A333098001
January 2010
Southern California Edison - Invader 12KV Transmission Line Project, WDID No. 7A333096001
January 2010
California Department of Transportation - Wister Wash Bridge Repair Project, WDID No. 7A133034001
January 2010
Pacific Gas and Electric Company - Gas Lines 300A and 300B Maintenance - MP 0.00 to 3.40 Project, WDID No. 7B363021001
November 2009
Tessera Solar - Solar Two Project, WDID No. 7A133033001
November 2009
CA Department of Transportation - Median Guard Rail Installation Project - WDID No. 7A363011001
October 2009
CE Obsidian Energy, LLC - Black Rock 1, 2, and 3 Geothermal Power Project - WDID No. 7A133032001
October 2009
Pacific Gas and Electric Company - Gas Lines 300A and 300B Maintenance - MP 92.00 to 100.12 Project - WDID No. 7B363022001
October 2009
Pacific Gas and Electric Company - Gas Lines 300A and 300B Maintenance - MP 9.26 to 59.39 Project - WDID No. 7B363020001
October 2009
Southern California Gas Company - California Desert Region Natural Gas Supply System Operation and Maintenance Program Project - WDID No. 7B363019001
July 2009
Granite Construction Company, Inc. - Garnet Project Site Rehabilitation Project - WDID No. 7A333094001
July 2009
Southern California Gas Company – North-South Interconnect Project - WDID No. 7A363010001

Applications for the following projects are currently being reviewed for consideration of Water Quality Certification under Section 401 of the Clean Water Act.

If you wish to be informed of the status and/or final certification action on this project and/or for further information, please email Jay Mirpour or phone at 760 776-8981.

We encourage public input during the certification process. Comments on any of these projects may be submitted in writing to:

Jay Mirpour
Colorado River Basin Region
73-720 Fred Waring Drive - Suite 100
Palm Desert, CA 92260

Years: 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006

Note: These public notices are considered for removal after 12 months

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Questions or Comments?

Please email John Carmona or phone 760 340-4521