Section 401 Water Quality Certification Public Notice
Temescal Creek Soil Testing and Removal 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: |
Temescal Creek Soil Testing and Removal Project |
| City/County: |
Emeryville, Alameda County |
| Comment Period: |
3/19/2025 - 4/8/2025 |
| Project Description: |
Temescal Creek is a concrete-lined channel through the Project reach, maintained by the District. Sediment has accumulated along the bed of the channel and needs to be removed to maintain flood flow capacity. The District has determined that 3 to 5 feet of debris and sediments have accumulated within the channel with an additional 2 feet of silt present within a 60-inch diameter, 320-foot long reinforced concrete pipe (RCP) owned by the City of Emeryville. |
| 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 |
