Project Goals

The purpose of this demonstration project is to develop a process and permit application form that consolidates federal, state and local permits and simplifies the permit process for applicants proposing construction, fill placement, public access impingement, and other development activities in or near aquatic environments and wetlands, and to do so without requiring regulatory or statutory changes. This project will focus on the San Francisco Bay Area with the hope that the process and permit form that are developed will have applicability on a statewide basis.

The objectives of the project include the following:

• Develop a single form to be submitted by applicants to the necessary permitting agencies.
• Reduce paperwork and processing time for applicants
• Reduce violations by improving applicant knowledge of permit requirements
• Improve coordination between agencies
• Reduce the number of permit revisions and delays due to permit sequencing

San Mateo County published an excellent Guide to Creek and Wetland Project Permitting. To view this page click here. You will need the Adobe Acrobat plug-in to view this document.