Yosemite Slough Restoration Project

Status Planning County San Francisco
Project Type Compensatory mitigation Location 37.72292° N, -122.38355° W Map
Project Area (Acres) 12.00 Last Updated 13 April 2022
Project Abstract The project involves: Restoration of 12 acres of uplands to a tidally-influenced wetland area including the remediation of contaminated soil areas. Creation of isolated bird nesting islands. Creation of 5,000 linear feet of interpretive trails as well as a 1,200 square foot interpretive center.
Administrative Region San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board - Xavier Fernandez, SFBRWQCB

Project Identification

IDType
6-93 BCDC - Permit Number
02-38-C0095 SWRCB - 401 Certification Letter (e.g., Site Number or WDID)
R2-2009-0019 SWRCB - Waste Discharge Requirement
28439S USACE - DA File Number
23754S USACE - DA File Number

Habitat Plan

Site NamePhaseActivitySubActivitiesHabitatSubHabitatAcresActivity StatusWater Regime
Yosemite Slough Restoration Project None Creation/Establishment Unspecified Estuarine Wetland Marsh 12.00 Construction planned

Related Habitat Impacts

Impact Project NameHabitatAcres LostType of Loss
Yosemite Slough Restoration Project-impact Estuarine Wetland < 0.1 Lost Permanent

Sites

NameStatusAcres
Yosemite Slough Restoration Project Construction planned 12.00

Events

DateTypeDescriptionSite Name
2012-12-11 Update Phase I construction completed
2009-05-20 Update Impacts updated
2009-04-15 Update Project information updated
2009-03-11 Permit RWQCB WDR permit issued
2009-01-01 Other SFEP Estuary 2100 project
2008-11-01 Project entered Project entered into database
1999-06-07 Permit USACE permit issued
1999-05-25 Permit BCDC record number issued
1999-03-11 Project start date Estimated date

People

TypeNameOrganizationDepartment
Contact Michael Josselyn WRA, Inc. Not applicable/Unknown
Contact Nixon Lam San Francisco International Airport Not applicable/Unknown
Contact Melissa Diehl California State Parks Foundation Not applicable/Unknown
Contact California Department of Parks and Recreation Not applicable/Unknown
Contact California Department of Parks and Recreation Benicia State Recreation Area

Funding

PhaseActivityFunderAmount
None Creation/Establishment California Department of Parks and Recreation
None Creation/Establishment SCC State Coastal Conservancy

Related CRAM Assessments

Visit DateVersionSite NameWetland TypeIndex Score
No Data

Performance Criteria

StatusDetailsEvaluation Date
Project not underway See plan in Files & Links 2008-11-01
Name File Type Submitted On Submitted By
Aerial Photograph of Project Area Photo 2009-05-07 Parvaneh Abbaspour, SFEI
Asbestos Dust Mitigation Plan, Yosemite Slough Restoration Project, Phase I Plan Or Permit 2012-02-15 Elizabeth Nixon, P.E., Northgate Environmental Management, Inc.
BAAQMD Approval Letter for Asbestos Dust Mitigation Plan Plan Or Permit 2012-02-15 Elizabeth Nixon, P.E., Northgate Environmental Management, Inc.
Biological Issues of Proposed Project Other 2009-05-21 Parvaneh Abbaspour, SFEI
Completion of Phase I Construction Letter Other 2013-01-16 Elizabeth Nixon, P.E., Northgate Environmental Management, Inc.
Concurrence of the Revised Risk Management Plan (RMP) and Amendment No. 1 to the RMP Other 2013-03-14 Elizabeth Nixon, P.E., Northgate Environmental Management, Inc.
Corrected Wetland Tracker Form Other 2009-05-21 Parvaneh Abbaspour, SFEI
Description of Wetlands Proposed to be Filled Other 2009-05-21 Parvaneh Abbaspour, SFEI
Environmental Health and Safety Plan Plan Or Permit 2012-02-15 Elizabeth Nixon, P.E., Northgate Environmental Management, Inc.
Final Initial Study, Mitigated Negative Declaration Plan Or Permit 2012-02-15 Elizabeth Nixon, P.E., Northgate Environmental Management, Inc.
Hydrodynamic Modeling, Wave Analysis and Sedimentation Evaluation for the Yosemite Canal Wetland Restoration Project Plan Or Permit 2012-02-15 Elizabeth Nixon, P.E., Northgate Environmental Management, Inc.
Map of Proposed Impacts Other 2009-05-21 Parvaneh Abbaspour, SFEI
Phase II Environmental Site Assessment, Yosemite Slough Wetlands Restoration Other 2013-06-05 Elizabeth Nixon, P.E., Northgate Environmental Management, Inc.
Proposed Restoration Plan Map Other 2009-05-18 Parvaneh Abbaspour, SFEI
RMP - Conditional Approval Letter Plan Or Permit 2012-02-15 Elizabeth Nixon, P.E., Northgate Environmental Management, Inc.
Request for Approval on Revised Risk Management Plan, September 15, 2011 and Proposed Amendment No. 1 Other 2013-03-14 Elizabeth Nixon, P.E., Northgate Environmental Management, Inc.
Request for Retroactive Approval of Imported Bay Mud Other 2012-12-06 Elizabeth Nixon, P.E., Northgate Environmental Management, Inc.
Restoration and Management Plan Plan Or Permit 2009-05-18 Parvaneh Abbaspour, SFEI
Risk Management Plan, Yosemite Slough Restoration Project, Phase I, San Francisco, California Plan Or Permit 2013-03-14 Elizabeth Nixon, P.E., Northgate Environmental Management, Inc.
SWPPP - Conditional Approval Letter Plan Or Permit 2012-02-15 Elizabeth Nixon, P.E., Northgate Environmental Management, Inc.
Soil Handling and Materials Management Plan, Yosemite Slough Restoration Project, Phase I Plan Or Permit 2012-02-15 Elizabeth Nixon, P.E., Northgate Environmental Management, Inc.
Soil Handling and Materials Management Plan, Yosemite Slough Restoration Project, Phase I, San Francisco, California Plan Or Permit 2013-03-14 Elizabeth Nixon, P.E., Northgate Environmental Management, Inc.
Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan and Discharge Monitoring Plan for Yosemite Slough Wetlands Restoration Plan Or Permit 2012-02-15 Elizabeth Nixon, P.E., Northgate Environmental Management, Inc.
Waste Discharge Requirements Plan Or Permit 2009-05-21 Parvaneh Abbaspour, SFEI
Waste Discharge Requirements - Order No. R2-2007-0046 Plan Or Permit 2012-02-15 Elizabeth Nixon, P.E., Northgate Environmental Management, Inc.
Waste Discharger Identification/Notice of Intent Receipt Letter Plan Or Permit 2012-02-15 Elizabeth Nixon, P.E., Northgate Environmental Management, Inc.
Wetland Restoration and Management Plan, Yosemite Slough Plan Or Permit 2012-02-15 Elizabeth Nixon, P.E., Northgate Environmental Management, Inc.
Wetland Tracker Form Other 2009-05-09 Parvaneh Abbaspour, SFEI
Work Plan Conditional Concurrence Letter Plan Or Permit 2012-02-15 Elizabeth Nixon, P.E., Northgate Environmental Management, Inc.
Work Plan for Yosemite Slough Wetland Restoration, Waste Discharge Requirements Plan Or Permit 2012-02-15 Elizabeth Nixon, P.E., Northgate Environmental Management, Inc.
Yosemite Slough North Phase Construction As-Builts Plan Or Permit 2012-11-20 Elizabeth Nixon, P.E., Northgate Environmental Management, Inc., Northgate Environmental Management, Inc.
Yosemite Slough Phase I Sampling and Analysis Report Monitoring Report 2012-11-20 Elizabeth Nixon, P.E., Northgate Environmental Management, Inc.
Yosemite Slough Restoration - Contract Documents Plan Or Permit 2012-02-15 Elizabeth Nixon, P.E., Northgate Environmental Management, Inc.

How to Use the Habitat Development Curve

Habitat Development Curves (HDCs) are used to determine the developmental status and trajectory of on-the-ground projects to create, restore, or enhance California wetland and stream habitats. Each HDC is based on assessments of habitat condition for different age areas of one habitat type that in aggregate represent the full spectrum of habitat development. The assessments of condition are provided by expert applications of the California Rapid Assessment Method (CRAM). Visit the CRAM website for more information about CRAM.

For each HDC, reference condition is represented by areas of a habitat that consistently get very high CRAM scores, have not been subject to disruptive management practices, and exist within landscapes that are protected and managed for their natural conditions. The horizontal lines intersecting the top of an HDC represent the mean CRAM score and standard deviation of scores for 25 qualifying reference areas.

The age of a project is estimated as the elapsed time in years between the groundwork end date for the project and the date of the CRAM assessment. To add or update a groundwork end date, use the Project Events form in Project Tracker (ptrack.ecoatlas.org). The minimum age in years of a non-project area, including any natural reference area, is estimated from all available local information, including historical maps and imagery, historical written accounts, and place-specific scientific studies of habitat development.

An HDC can be used to address the following questions:

  1. At what time in the future will the area of assessed habitat achieve the reference condition or other milestones in habitat development? The HDC can answer this question if the CRAM score for the assessed area is within the confidence interval of the HDC. The answer is the time in years along the HDC between the current age of the assessed area and the future date corresponding to the intersection of the HDC and the reference condition or other milestone.
  2. Is the area of assessed habitat likely to develop faster, slower, or at the same pace as most other areas of the same habitat type? The habitat area is likely to develop faster, slower, or at the same pace if the CRAM score for the area is above, below, or within the confidence interval of the HDC, respectively.
  3. What can be done to improve the condition of the habitat area or to increase its rate of development? HDCs by themselves cannot answer this question. Possible answers can be inferred by the following analysis that involves HDCs:
    1. Examine the HDC for each of the four CRAM Attributes;
    2. Identify the Attribute(s) scoring below the HDC;
    3. For any low-scoring Attribute, examine the component Metric Scores (note: the Metric Scores for any public CRAM assessment in the CRAM database can be obtained through EcoAtlas);
    4. Assume the low score of an Attribute is due to its low-scoring Metric(s);
    5. Consider modifying the design or management of the habitat area in ways that will sustainably increase its score(s) for the low-scoring Metric(s).

For more information about CRAM Attributes and Metrics, including their scientific rationale, see the CRAM Manual.

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