Section 401 Water Quality Certification Public Notice
Goat Rock BHR Pond PA 163 De-sedimentation and Repair Project
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: |
Goat Rock BHR Pond PA 163 De-sedimentation and Repair Project |
| City/County: |
Unincorporated, Alameda County |
| Comment Period: |
7/18/2025 - 8/7/2025 |
| Project Description: |
The Pond has become overgrown with cattails and has accumulated sediment over time due to natural erosion of the above ephemeral drainage. Additionally, both the spillway and pond bank have been trampled by cattle, causing erosion and destabilization concerns. To maintain appropriate depths to support California red-legged frog and California tiger salamander breeding and to meet the goals of the Sunol MMP, the Project proposes deepening the pond via the dredging of sediment removal, reinforcing the spillway with riprap within the existing grade and footprint, and reinforcing the pond embankment with compacted site sourced soil and native vegetation within the existing grade and footprint. |
| 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 |
