The Guadalupe River Bank Stabilization Project: Malone Road and Blossom Hill Road is intended to provide riverbank stabilization at two locations along the Guadalupe River downstream at Malone Road and Almaden Road and at Blossom Hill Road between Sanchez Drive and Blossom River Drive. Along many sections of the Guadalupe River, erosion from steady flows below the waterline can undercut critical structures like overpasses. This project repairs those impacted areas and provides needed protections to extend the life of these structures.
Construction activities are anticipated to occur between summer and fall 2026.
Guadalupe River Bank Stabilization Project: Malone Road and Blossom Hill Road
Draft Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration
Valley Water would like your feedback regarding the environmental review process for the Guadalupe River Bank Stabilization Project: Malone Road and Blossom Hill Road. The process started with the release of a Notice of Intent to adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND). A review of the project's environmental impacts resulted in the MND finding no significant environmental impacts that cannot be mitigated through measures implemented during project construction.
Your input on these issues is welcome and can be captured during the public review period from
June 26 through July 31, 2025.
For in-person review during regular business hours at:
• Valley Water HQ Building, 5700 Almaden Expressway, San José, CA 95118
• City of San José, Pearl Avenue Branch Library located at 4270 Pearl Ave., San José, CA 95136.
How to Submit Comments
Written comments on the Draft MND should be submitted electronically via email or
by hard copy via US mail by 5 p.m. on July 31, 2025.
Written comments can be emailed to [email protected].
Please include the commenter's name and mailing address in the body of the email, and
add "Guadalupe River Bank Stabilization Project: Malone Road and Blossom Hill Road"
to the subject line.
Comments by US Mail should be sent to:
Valley Water
Attention: Lawrence Truong
5750 Almaden Expressway,
San José, CA 95118