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EPA Comments on Major Federal Projects in the San Francisco Bay Delta Watershed

EPA has a unique responsibility under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and Section 309 of the Clean Air Act to review and comment on Environmental Impact Statements (EISs), which analyze and disclose impacts of major federal actions to communities and natural resources. EPA's NEPA comments are part of the public record. Listed below are projects in the San Francisco Bay Delta Watershed which EPA has reviewed under NEPA. In some cases, EPA also serves as a cooperating agency, assisting in aspects of environmental review and analysis relevant to EPA's expertise and jurisdictional interests.

Available NEPA Comments

  • Bay Area to Central Valley High Speed Train
  • Bay Delta Conservation Plan/California WaterFix
  • California High Speed Rail
  • Central Valley Project and State Water Project
  • Delta Mendota Canal Recirculation Project
  • Don Pedro Hydroelectric Project Relicensing
  • Mendota Area Wildlife Water Supply
  • Sacramento Deep Water Ship Channel
  • San Francisco Bay to Stockton Navigation Improvement Project
  • San Joaquin River Restoration Program
  • San Joaquin/Stockton Deep Water Ship Channel
  • Shasta Lake Water Resources Investigation
  • Sites Reservoir Project
  • South Delta Improvements Program
  • Suisun Marsh Habitat, Management, Preservation and Restoration Plan
  • Upper San Joaquin River Basin Storage
  • Yolo Bypass Salmonid Habitat Restoration and Fish Passage Project

Bay Area to Central Valley High Speed Train link

  • Bay Area to Central Valley High Speed Train, FEIS (6/30/2008)
  • Bay Area to Central Valley High Speed Train, DEIS (10/29/2007)

California High Speed Rail

  • California High Speed Rail, Merced to Fresno, FEIS (4/18/2013)
  • California High Speed Rail, Merced to Fresno, DEIS (10/13/2011)
  • California High Speed Rail, Merced to Fresno, FEIS (5/01/2012)
  • California High Speed Rail, Fresno to Bakersfield, FEIS (5/27/2014)
  • California High Speed Rail, Fresno to Bakersfield, DEIS Supplement (10/19/2012)
  • California High Speed Rail, Fresno to Bakersfield, DEIS (10/13/2011)

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Last updated on May 5, 2025
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