Section 1653 Of Chapter 6.5. Habitat Restoration And Enhancement Act From California Fish And Game Code >> Division 2. >> Chapter 6.5.
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. (a) A project proponent may submit a written request to
approve a habitat restoration or enhancement project to the director
pursuant to this section if the project has received certification
pursuant to the State Water Resources Control Board's Order for Clean
Water Act Section 401 General Water Quality Certification for Small
Habitat Restoration Projects, or its current equivalent at the time
the project proponent submits the written request.
(b) A written request to approve a habitat restoration or
enhancement project pursuant to this section shall include all of the
following:
(1) Notice that the project proponent has received a notice of
applicability that indicates that the project is authorized pursuant
to the State Water Resources Control Board's Order for Clean Water
Act Section 401 General Water Quality Certification for Small Habitat
Restoration Projects, or its equivalent at the time the project
proponent submits the written request.
(2) A copy of the notice of applicability.
(3) A copy of the notice of intent provided to the State Water
Resources Control Board or a regional water quality control board.
(4) A description of species protection measures incorporated into
the project design, but not already included in the notice of
intent, to avoid and minimize impacts to potentially present species
protected by state and federal law, such as appropriate seasonal work
limitations and the use of qualified professionals for standard
preconstruction surveys where protected species are potentially
present.
(5) The fees required pursuant to Section 1655.
(c) Upon receipt of the notice specified in paragraph (1) of
subdivision (b), the director shall immediately have published in the
General Public Interest section of the California Regulatory Notice
Register the receipt of that notice.
(d) Within 30 days after the director has received the notice of
applicability described in subdivision (b), the director shall
determine whether the written request accompanying the notice of
applicability is complete.
(e) If the director determines within that 30-day period, based
upon substantial evidence, that the written request is not complete,
then the project may be authorized under Section 1652.
(f) The director shall immediately publish the determination
pursuant to subdivision (d) in the General Public Interest section of
the California Regulatory Notice Register.
(g) The project proponent shall submit the monitoring plan,
monitoring report, and notice of completion to the department as
required by the State Water Resources Control Board's Order for Clean
Water Act Section 401 General Water Quality Certification for Small
Habitat Restoration Projects, or its current equivalent at the time
the project proponent submits the written request. The order or its
current equivalent may include programmatic waivers or waste
discharge requirements for small scale restoration projects.