Section 401 Water Quality Certification Public Notice
Pond 22 Permanente Creek Restoration 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: |
Pond 22 Permanente Creek Restoration Project |
| City/County: |
Cupertino, Santa Clara County |
| Comment Period: |
3/3/2026 - 03/23/2026 |
| Project Description: |
The purpose of the proposed Pond 22 Permanente Creek Restoration Project (Project) is to restore and modify Permanente Creek to Improve riparian habitat, including improvement to channel and stream bank stability and ecological/geomorphic function of Permanente Creek through the project reach; Remove man‐made structures to restore in-stream and riparian habitat; Remove mining‐related fill and sediments in the bed and banks of Permanente Creek and; Maintain a surface water connection to Pond 14 to support suitable breeding habitat for California red-legged frog (Rana draytonii). |
| Project Files: |
Contact Staff for files |
| Staff Contact: |
Nathaniel Goetz (510) 622-2346 Water Quality Control Board 1515 Clay Street, Ste 1400 Oakland, CA 94612 |
