FAHCE Final Program Environmental Impact Report

Notice of Determination

On Aug. 8, 2023, the Valley Water Board of Directors certified the Fish and Aquatic Habitat Collaborative Effort’s final environmental impact report (EIR). A Notice of Determination (NOD) has been filed with: 

• State Clearing House CEQAnet Web Portal: HERE.
• Santa Clara County Clerk-Recorder posting: HERE.

Notice of Availability and Public Meeting

Valley Water has completed a Final Program EIR for the FAHCE Project, which is located in Santa Clara County. Notice of Availability has been posted at the State of California CEQAnet Web Portal. 

The Final Program EIR has been posted at the above site on June 30, 2023. The document is also available for in-person review at the Valley Water headquarters located at: 5750 Almaden Expressway, San Jose, CA 95118.

A public meeting by the Valley Water Board of Directors (Board) for certification of the Final Program EIR is scheduled for August 8, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. For more information about the public hearing, please visit the Board meetings webpage. The Board meeting on the FAHCE Project will be held in-person at HQ. Bldg. Boardroom, 5700 Almaden Expressway, San Jose, CA 95118-3686. The Board meeting will also be available via the following Zoom meeting link: https://valleywater.zoom.us/j/84454515597

To schedule an in-person review or request for a CD copy, please contact Mr. Ryan Heacock at (408) 265-2600, or email: [email protected].

Final EIR – Quick Links

• Final Program Environmental Impact Report
• Volume I (Appendices A to F)
• Volume II (Appendices G to R)

Final Program Environmental Impact Report - Executive Summary & Chapters

• Cover and Table of Contents
• Executive Summary
• Chapter 1 - Introduction
• Chapter 2 - Project Description
• Chapter 3 - Environmental Setting and Impact Analysis
• Chapter 4 - Alternatives
• Chapter 5 - Other Statutory Considerations
• Chapter 6 - Draft EIR Comments and Responses
• Chapter 7 - Preparers
• Chapter 8 - References

Appendices - Volume I

• Appendix A - Fish Habitat Restoration Plan
• Appendix B - Settlement Agreement
• Appendix C - Stakeholder Engagement
• Appendix D - District Best Management Practices
• Appendix E - General Conditions of Valley Habitat Plan
• Appendix F - Initial Study

Appendices - Volume II

• Appendix G - WEAP Model
• Appendix H - Methods for Reach of Interests and Points of Interests
• Appendix I - Temperature Modeling
• Appendix J - White Paper on Work Flow HEC-RAS Analysis
• Appendix K - Fisheries and Aquatic Habitat
• Appendix L - Petitions to Change Water Rights
• Appendix M - Water Supply
• Appendix N - Fisheries Habitat Availability Estimation Methodology
• Appendix O - Use of Habitat Data in CEQA Analysis
• Appendix P - Terrestrial Biological Resources
• Appendix Q - CalEEMod Air Quality Modeling
• Appendix R - Freshwater Impact to Salinity