Section 401 Water Quality Certification Public Notice
Maintenance Desilting of Lower Alameda Creek (Zone 5, Line A) Fish Ladder and Resting Pool
The San Francisco Regional Water Quality Control Board is currently reviewing an application for the following project for water quality certification under Section 401 of the Clean Water Act. We encourage public comments on the proposed work, which will be considered in the decision on certification. You may submit comments on this project to the staff member below.
| Project Name: |
Maintenance Desilting of Lower Alameda Creek (Zone 5, Line A) Fish Ladder and Resting Pool |
| City/County: |
Fremont, Alameda County |
| Comment Period: |
3/7/2026 - 03/27/2026 |
| Project Description: |
As part of the joint Lower Alameda Creek Fish Passage Improvements Project (Project) to reestablish passage of federally threatened Central California Coast steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss or O. mykiss) Alameda County Flood Control and Water Conservation District (ACFCWCD) seeks to maintain and remove accumulated sediment in the lower BART fish ladder. This fish ladder allows fish to access miles of spawning habitat upstream of these previously inaccessible barriers. |
| Project Files: |
Contact Staff for files |
| Staff Contact: |
Brian Wines (510) 622-5680 Water Quality Control Board 1515 Clay Street, Ste 1400 Oakland, CA 94612 |
