CML-5921(099)_Signed_PES_Form_3.25.26.pdf
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This is a Preliminary Environmental Study (PES) Form submitted by Napa County Department of Public Works to the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) District 4 for the Napa Valley Vine Trail—Vista Carneros Project, a Class 1 multiuse path gap closure initiative. The project aims to construct approximately four miles of separated bicycle and pedestrian pathway connecting three gaps in the 47-mile Napa Valley Vine Trail between John F. Kennedy Park and the intersection of Devlin Road at Airport Boulevard. The path will begin at the San Francisco Bay Trail at Highway 29 Butler Bridge over the Napa River, continue east on Soscol Ferry Road along the Napa Sanitation District property perimeter, and conclude south on Devlin Road to Airport Boulevard, providing safe active transportation connections between the City of American Canyon and the City of Napa. The project is expected to commence final design with a construction start date targeted for Spring 2029. The PES identifies that the County will need to acquire permanent easements and temporary construction easements across approximately 20 parcels, with most of the path located on supportive Napa Sanitation District property. Construction activities include grading, drainage, retaining walls up to five feet tall, bridge barriers, signage, and striping, with anticipated contractor access from Soscol Ferry Road at the north end and Devlin Road at the south end.
The project carries a Federal State Transportation Improvement Program (FSTIP) allocation of $1,550,000 for preliminary engineering in Fiscal Year 2026. The environmental document classification is identified as a Categorical Exclusion with required technical studies, necessitating coordination with multiple agencies including the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for Section 404 Nationwide Permit, California Department of Fish and Wildlife for Section 1602 Streambed Alteration Agreement, Regional Water Quality Control Board for Section 401 Water Quality Certification, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and NOAA Fisheries for threatened and endangered species consultation, and local tribes for AB 52 consultations. The project qualifies for floodplain exemption under Caltrans Local Assistance procedures, though potential effects on water quality in Suscol Creek, Sheehy Creek, and the Napa River require mitigation measures. No significant impacts to farmland, state or federal lands, or residential relocation are anticipated. The County selected a prime consultant to provide comprehensive preliminary engineering, environmental documentation, right-of-way certification, and construction support services in turnkey fashion under Caltrans Local Assistance Procedures requirements, with Napa County indicating readiness to adjust scope as deemed appropriate and necessary.
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Local Assistance Procedures Manual Exhibit 6-A Preliminary Environmental Study (PES) Form
EXHIBIT 6-A PRELIMINARY ENVIRONMENTAL STUDY (PES)
Federal Project No.: Final Design:
(Federal Program Prefix-Project No., Agreement No.) (Expected Start Date)
To:
(District Local Assistance Engineer)
From:
(Local Agency)
(District) (Project Manager’s Name and Telephone No.)
(Address) (Address)
(Email Address) (Email Address)
Is this Project “ON” the Yes IF YES, STOP HERE and contact the District Local Assistance Engineer State Highway System? No regarding the completion of other environmental documentation.
Federal State Transportation Improvement Program (FSTIP) (Currently Adopted Plan Date) (Page No.___ attach to this form) https://dot.ca.gov/programs/financial-programming/office-of-federal-programming-data-management-ofpdm
Programming Preliminary Engineering for FSTIP: $
(Fiscal Year) (Dollars)
Right of Way
(Fiscal Year) (Dollars)
Construction
(Fiscal Year) (Dollars)
Project Description as Shown in RTP and FSTIP:
Detailed Project Description: (Describe the following, as applicable: purpose and need, project location and limits, required right of way acquisition, proposed facilities, staging areas, disposal and borrow sites, construction activities, and construction access.)
(Continue description on “Notes” sheet, last page of this Exhibit, if necessary)
Preliminary Design Information:
Does the project involve any of the following? Please check the appropriate boxes and delineate on an attached map, plan, or layout including any additional pertinent information.
Yes No Yes No Yes No
Ground disturbance Easements Road cut/fill Equipment staging Excavation: anticipated Temporary access road/detour maximum depth Utility relocation
Right of way acquisition Drainage/culverts (if yes, attach map with APN) Flooding protection Stream channel work Disposal/borrow sites
Pile driving Part of larger adjacent project
Widen existing roadway Increase number of through lanes New alignment Capacity increasing—other (e.g., channelization)
Realignment Ramp or street closure Bridge work
Vegetation removal Tree removal Demolition Railroad
January 2021
CML 5921-099 11/03/2027
District 4 Graham Wadsworth, P.E. at 707-259-8331
111 Grand Avenue, Oakland, CA,94612 1195 Third Street, Suite 101, Napa, CA 94559
Furquan.Shaikh@dot.ca.gov Graham.Wadsworth@countyofnapa.org
Furquan Shaikh Graham Wadsworth, P.E.
NAP250203359/25/24
2026 1,550,000.00
The project will close three gaps in the Napa Valley Vine Trail between John F. Kennedy Park and the intersection of Devlin Road at Airport Blvd.
The path begins on the San Francisco Bay Trail at the Highway 29 Butler Bridge over the Napa River, east on Soscol Ferry Road, continues along the perimeter of the Napa Sanitation District property, and south on Devlin Road to Airport Boulevard.
The purpose is to construct a Class 1 multiuse path between the existing Vine Trail paths to provide a safe place for people to walk and ride between the City of American Canyon and the City of Napa. The Napa Countywide Active Transportation Plan prioritizes the completion of the 47-mile long Vine Trail and this project would close a gap in the path. See notes.
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Local Assistance Procedures Manual Exhibit 6-A Preliminary Environmental Study (PES) Form
Required Attachments:
Regional map Project location map Project footprint map (existing/proposed right of way)
Engineering drawings (existing and proposed cross sections), if available Borrow/disposal site location map, if applicable (Note: all maps (except project location map and regional maps) should be consistent with the project description (minimum scale: 1" = 200').)
GeoTracker Printout for Hazardous Materials (http://geotracker.waterboards.ca.gov/).
Federal Threatened and Endangered Species List from USFWS (http://ecos.fws.gov/ipac/).
Federal Threatened and Endangered Species List from NMFS (https://www.westcoast.fisheries.noaa.gov/maps_data/california_species_list_tools.html).
Current Photos of Project Site FEMA map VIA Questionnaire
Examine the project for potential effects on the environment, direct or indirect and answer the following questions.
The “construction area,” as specified below, includes all areas of ground disturbance associated with the project, including staging and stockpiling areas and temporary access roads.
Each answer must be briefly documented on the “Notes” pages at the end of the PES Form.
A. Potential Environmental Effects Yes To Be No Determined
General
1. Will the project require future construction to fully utilize the design capabilities included in the proposed project?
2. Will the project generate public controversy?
Noise
3. Is the project a Type I project as defined in 23 CFR 772.5(h); “construction on new location or the physical alteration of an existing highway, which significantly changes either the horizontal or vertical alignment or increases the number of through-traffic lanes”?
4. Does the project have the potential for adverse construction-related noise impact (such as related to pile driving)?
Air Quality
5. Is the project in a NAAQS non-attainment or maintenance area?
6. Is the project exempt from the requirement that a conformity determination be made? (If “Yes,” state which conformity exemption per 40 CFR 93.126, or 40 CFR 93.128) (check one box below and identify the project type if applicable):
40 CFR 93.126 Project type:
40 CRF 93.128
7. Is the project exempt from regional conformity? (If “Yes,” state which conformity exemption in 40 CFR 93.127, Table 3 applies):
8. If project is not exempt from regional conformity, (If “No” on Question #7) Is project in a metropolitan non-attainment/maintenance area?
Is project in an isolated rural non-attainment area?
Is project in a CO, PM10 and/or PM2.5 non-attainment/maintenance area?
Hazardous Materials/Hazardous Waste
9. Is there potential for hazardous materials (including underground or aboveground tanks, etc.) or hazardous waste (including oil/water separators, waste oil, asbestos-containing material, lead-based paint, ADL, etc.) within or immediately adjacent to the construction area?
Water Quality/Resources
10. Does the project have the potential to impact water resources (rivers, streams, bays, inlets, lakes, drainage sloughs) within or immediately adjacent to the project area?
11. Is the project within a designated sole-source aquifer?
January 2021
Bicycle and Pedestrian✔
Local Assistance Procedures Manual Exhibit 6-A Preliminary Environmental Study (PES) Form
Coastal Zone
12. Is the project within the State Coastal Zone, San Francisco Bay, or Suisun Marsh?
Floodplain
13. Is the construction area located within a regulatory floodway or within the base floodplain (100-year) elevation of a watercourse or lake?
Wild and Scenic Rivers
14. Is the project within or immediately adjacent to a Wild and Scenic River System?
Biological Resources
15. Is there a potential for federally listed threatened or endangered species, or their critical habitat or essential fish habitat to occur within or adjacent to the construction area?
16. Does the project have the potential to directly or indirectly affect migratory birds, or their nests or eggs (such as vegetation removal, box culvert replacement/repair, bridge work, etc.)?
17. Is there a potential for wetlands to occur within or adjacent to the construction area?
18. Is there a potential for agricultural wetlands to occur within or adjacent to the construction area?
19. Is there a potential for the introduction or spread of invasive plant species?
Sections 4(f) and 6(f)
20. Are there any historic sites or publicly owned public parks, recreation areas, wildlife or waterfowl refuges (Section 4[f]) within or immediately adjacent to the construction area?
21. Does the project have the potential to affect properties acquired or improved with Land and Water Conservation Fund Act (Section 6[f]) funds?
Visual Resources
22. Does the project have the potential to affect any visual or scenic resources?
Relocation Impacts
23. Will the project require the relocation of residential or business properties?
(If the answer to questions 23-32 is “yes,” then Title VI Implementation and outreach may be triggered)
Land Use, Community, and Farmland Impacts
24. Will the project require any right of way, including partial or full takes? Consider construction easements and utility relocations.
25. Is the project inconsistent with plans and goals adopted by the community?
26. Does the project have the potential to divide or disrupt neighborhoods/communities?
27. Does the project have the potential to disproportionately affect low-income and minority populations?
28. Will the project require the relocation of public utilities?
29. Will the project affect access to properties or roadways?
30. Will the project involve changes in access control to the State Highway System (SHS)?
31. Will the project involve the use of a temporary road, detour, or ramp closure?
32. Will the project reduce available parking?
33. Will the project construction encroach on state or federal lands?
34. Will the project convert any farmland to a different use or impact any farmlands?
Cultural Resources
35. Is there National Register listed, or potentially eligible historic properties, or archaeological resources within or immediately adjacent to the construction area?
(Note: Caltrans PQS answers question #35 )
36. Is the project adjacent to, or would it encroach on Tribal land?
January 2021
Local Assistance Procedures Manual Exhibit 6-A Preliminary Environmental Study (PES) Form
For Sections B, C, and D, check appropriate box to indicate required technical studies, coordination, permits, or approvals.
B. Required Technical Studies and Analyses C. Coordination D. Anticipated
Actions/Permits/Approvals Traffic Check one:
Traffic Study Caltrans Approval Technical Memorandum Caltrans Approval Discussion in ED Only Caltrans Approval
Noise Check as applicable:
Traffic Related Construction Related
Check one:
Noise Study Report Caltrans Approval NADR Caltrans Approval Technical Memorandum Caltrans Approval Discussion in ED Only Caltrans Approval
Air Quality Check as applicable:
Traffic Related Construction Related
Check one:
Air Quality Report Caltrans Approval Technical Memorandum Caltrans Approval Discussion in ED Only Caltrans Approval
FHWA Conformity Finding (23 USC 327 CEs, EAs, EISs)
Caltrans Conformity Finding ( 23 USC 326 CEs) Regional Agency PM10/PM2.5 Interagency Consultation
Hazardous Materials/ Hazardous Waste Check as applicable:
Initial Site Assessment (Phase 1)
Caltrans Approval
Preliminary Site Assessment (Phase 2)
Caltrans Approval
Discussion in ED Only Caltrans Approval Cal EPA DTSC Review Database Local Agency Review Database
Water Quality/Resources Check as applicable:
Water Quality Assess. Report Caltrans Approval Technical Memorandum Caltrans Approval Discussion in ED Only Caltrans Approval
Sole-Source Aquifer (Districts 5, 6 and 11) EPA (S.F. Regional Office) Approval of Analysis in ED Coastal Zone CCC Coastal Zone Consistency Determination
January 2021 standard mitigation measures apply standard mitigation measures apply
PM2.5 email from MTC
Local Assistance Procedures Manual Exhibit 6-A Preliminary Environmental Study (PES) Form
B. Required Technical Studies and Analyses
C. Coordination D. Anticipated Actions/Permits/Approvals
Floodplain Check as applicable:
Location Hydraulic Study Caltrans Approval Floodplain Evaluation Report Caltrans Approval Summary Floodplain Encroachment Report
Caltrans Approval
Caltrans Only Practicable Alternative Finding FHWA Approves significant encroachments and concurs in Only Practicable Alternative Findings
Wild and Scenic Rivers River Managing Agency Wild and Scenic Rivers Determination
Biological Resources Check as applicable:
NES, Minimal Impact Caltrans Approval
NES
BA Caltrans Approves for Consultation
USFWS Section 7 Informal/Formal Consultation NOAA Fisheries
EFH Evaluation NOAA Fisheries MSA Consultation Bio-Acoustic Evaluation NOAA Fisheries Approval Technical Memorandum Caltrans Approval
Wetlands Check as applicable:
WD and Assessment Caltrans Approval ACOE Wetland Verification NRCS Agricultural Wetland Verification Caltrans Wetlands Only Practicable Alternative
Finding Invasive Plants
Discussion in ED Only Caltrans Approval Section 4(f) Check as applicable:
Caltrans Determine Temporary Occupancy De minimis Caltrans De minimis finding Programmatic 4(f) Evaluation Caltrans Approval Type: ___________________
Individual 4(f) Evaluation Caltrans Approval Agency with Jurisdiction
SHPO
DOI
HUD
USDA
January 2021
✔ coordinate 4(f) exemptions with Officials with Jurisdiction for Napa River Trail, Bay Trail, and John F. Kennedy Park include additional water quality mitigation measures, if needed.
if Section 7 determination is LAA, then a BA will also be required standard memo applies
Local Assistance Procedures Manual Exhibit 6-A Preliminary Environmental Study (PES) Form
B. Required Technical Studies and Analyses
C. Coordination D. Anticipated Actions/Permits/Approvals
Section 6(f) Agency with Jurisdiction NPS Determines Consistency with Long-Term
Management Plan NPS Approves Conversion
Visual Resources Caltrans Approval Technical
Memorandum 8 Caltrans Approval Moderate VIA Caltrans Approval Advance/Complex VIA Caltrans Approval
Relocation Impacts Check one:
Relocation Impact Memo Caltrans Approval Relocation Impact Study Caltrans Approval Relocation Impact Report Caltrans Approval
Land Use and Community Impacts Check one:
CIA Caltrans Approval Technical Memorandum Caltrans Approval Discussion in ED Only Caltrans Approval
Construction/Encroachment on State Lands Check as applicable:
SLC Jurisdiction SLC SLC Lease Caltrans Jurisdiction Caltrans Encroachment Permit SP Jurisdiction SP Encroachment Permit
Construction/Encroachment on Federal Lands
Federal Agency with Jurisdiction
Encroachment Permit
Construction/Encroachment On Indian Trust Lands
Bureau of Indian Affairs Right of Way Permit
Farmlands Check one:
CIA Caltrans Approval Technical Memorandum Caltrans Approval Discussion in ED Only Caltrans Approval
Check as applicable:
Form AD 1006 NRCS Approves Conversion
CDOC Approves Conversion Conversion to Non-Agri Use ACOE
January 2021
✔ summarize easement needs
Local Assistance Procedures Manual Exhibit 6-A Preliminary Environmental Study (PES) Form
B. Required Technical Studies and Analyses
C. Coordination D. Anticipated Actions/Permits/ Approvals
Cultural Resources (PQS completes this section)
Caltrans PQS Screened Undertaking APE Map Caltrans PQS and DLAE Approves APE Map
Local Preservation Groups and/or Native American Tribes
Provides Comments Regarding Concerns with Project
HPSR Caltrans Approves for Consultation
ASR
HRER
Finding of Effect Report Caltrans Concurs on No Effect, No Adverse Effect with Standard Conditions
SHPO Letter of Concurrence on Eligibility, No Adverse Effect without Standard
MOA Caltrans Approves MOA SHPO Approves MOA ACHP (if requested) Approves MOA
Permits Copies of permits and a list of ACOE Section 404 Nationwide Permit mitigation commitments are ACOE Section 404 Individual Permit mandatory submittals following NEPA/404 Integration MOU NEPA approval.
Caltrans/ACOE/EPA
USFWS
NOAA Fisheries ACOE Rivers and Harbors Act Section 10 Permit USCG USCG Bridge Permit RWQCB Section 401 Water Quality Certification CDFW Section 1602 Streambed Alteration
Agreement RWQCB NPDES Permit CCC Coastal Zone Permit Local Agency BCDC BCDC Permit
Notes: Additional studies may be required for other federal agencies.
January 2021
Local Assistance Procedures Manual Exhibit 6-A Preliminary Environmental Study (PES) Form
ACHP = Advisory Council on Historic Preservation HRER = Historical Resources Evaluation Report ACOE = U.S. Army Corps of Engineers HUD = U.S. Housing and Urban Development ADL = Aerially Deposited Lead MOA = Memorandum of Agreement APE = Area of Potential Effect MSA = Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and APN = Assessor Parcel Number Management Act ASR = Archaeological Survey Report NEPA = National Environmental Policy Act BA = Biological Assessment NADR = Noise Abatement Decision Report BCDC = Bay Conservation and Development Commission NES = Natural Environment Study BE = Biological Evaluation NHPA = National Historic Preservation Act BO = Biological Opinion NOAA = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Cal EPA = California Environmental Protection Agency NMFS National Marine Fisheries Service CCC = California Coastal Commission NPDES = National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System CDFW = California Department of Fish and Wildlife NPS = National Park Service CDOC = California Department of Conservation NRCS = Natural Resources Conservation Service CE = Categorical Exclusion PM10 = Particulate Matter 10 Microns in Diameter or Less CIA = Community Impact Assessment PM2.5 = Particulate Matter 2.5 Microns in Diameter or Less CWA = Clean Water Act PMP = Project Management Plan DLAE = District Local Assistance Engineer PQS = Professionally Qualified Staff DOI = U.S. Department of Interior ROD = Record of Decision DTSC = Department of Toxic Substances Control RTIP = Regional Transportation Improvement Program EA = Environmental Assessment RTP = Regional Transportation Plan ED = Environmental Document RWQCB = Regional Water Quality Control Board EFH = Essential Fish Habitat SER = Standard Environmental Reference EIS = Environmental Impact Statement SEP = Senior Environmental Planner EPA = U.S. Environmental Protection Agency SHPO = State Historic Preservation Officer FEMA = Federal Emergency Management Agency SLC = State Lands Commission FHWA = Federal Highway Administration SP = State Parks FONSI = Finding of No Significant Impacted TIP = Transportation Improvement Program FTIP = Federal Transportation Improvement Program USCG = U.S. Coast Guard HPSR = Historic Property Survey Report USDA = U.S. Department of Agriculture
USFWS = U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service WD = Wetland Delineation
January 2021
Local Assistance Procedures Manual Exhibit 6-A Preliminary Environmental Study (PES) Form
E. Preliminary Environmental Document Classification (NEPA) Based on the evaluation of the project, the environmental document to be developed should be:
Check one:
Environmental Impact Statement (Note: Engagement with participating agencies in accordance with 23 USC 139 required) Compliance with 23 USC 139 regarding Participating Agencies required
Complex Environmental Assessment Routine Environmental Assessment Categorical Exclusion without required technical studies.
Categorical Exclusion with required technical studies (if Categorical Exclusion is selected, check one of the following):
Section 23 USC 326 23 CFR 771 activity (c)( ) 23 CFR 771 activity (d) ( ) Activity listed in the Section 23 USC 326
Section 23 USC 327 F. Public Availability and Public Hearing
Check as applicable:
Not Required Notice of Availability of Environmental Document Public Meeting Notice of Opportunity for a Public Hearing Public Hearing Required
G. Signatures
Local Agency Staff and/or Consultant Signature
(Signature of Preparer) (Date) (Telephone No.)
(Name)
Local Agency Project Engineer Signature This document was prepared under my supervision, according to the Local Assistance Procedures Manual, Exhibit 6-B, “Instructions for Completing the Preliminary Environmental Study Form.”
(Signature of Local Agency) (Date) (Telephone No.)
January 2021
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707-259-833101/30/2026Graham Wadsworth Digitally signed by Graham Wadsworth Date: 2026.01.30 16:42:05 -08'00'
Graham Wadsworth, P.E.
707-259-833101/30/2026Graham Wadsworth Digitally signed by Graham Wadsworth Date: 2026.01.30 16:42:22 -08'00'
Local Assistance Procedures Manual Exhibit 6-A Preliminary Environmental Study (PES) Form
Caltrans District Professionally Qualified Staff (PQS) Signature
Project does not meet definition of an “undertaking”; no further review is necessary under Section 106 (“No” Section A, #35).
Project is limited to the type of activity listed in Attachment 2 of the Section 106 PA and based on the information provided in the PES Form, the project does not have the potential to affect historic properties (“No” Section A, #35).
Project is limited to the type of activity listed in Attachment 2 of the Section 106 PA, but the following additional procedures or information is needed to determine the potential for effect (“To Be Determined” Section A, #35):
Records Search
Project meets the definition of an “undertaking”; all properties in the project area are exempt from evaluation per Attachment 4 of the Section 106 PA (“No” Section A, #35).
The proposed undertaking is considered to have the potential to affect historic properties; further studies for 106 compliance are indicated in Sections B, C, and D of this PES Form (“Yes” Section A, #35).
(Signature of Professionally Qualified Staff) (Date) (Telephone No.)
The following signatures are required for all CEs, routine and complex EAs, and EISs:
Caltrans District Senior Environmental Planner (or Designee) and DLAE Signatures I have reviewed this Preliminary Environmental Study (PES) Form and determined that the submittal is complete and sufficient. I concur with the studies to be performed and the recommended NEPA Class of Action.
(Signature of Senior Environmental Planner or Designee)
(Name)
(Date) (Telephone No.)
(Signature of District Local Assistance Engineer or Designee)
(Name)
(Date) (Telephone No.)
HQ DEA Environmental Coordinator concurrence ________________________. Email concurrence attached.
(date)
January 2021
HPSR ASR APE
2/13/2026 (415) 852-1614
Dan Rivas
510-496-9416
510-926-0556
Herman Sealey
03/20/2026
03/21/2026
Preliminary Environmental Investigation Notes to Support the Conclusions of the PES Form
(May Also Include Continuation of Detailed Project Description)
Brief Explanation of How Project Complies, or Will Comply with Applicable Federal Mandate (Part A):
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1. The proposed Napa Valley Vine Trail (NVVT) Vista Carneros Project will provide a Class 1 multi-use path separated from Highway 29 and Devlin Road. It will connect to the existing path in the City of Napa to the existing path south of Airport Blvd. Highway 29 and Devlin Road are the only north - south roads available for walkers or bikers; however, people do not feel comfortable next to the high speed vehicles. Constructing the Project will provide a safe path of travel and shift vehicle trips off of Highway 29 and Devlin Road.
2. The County will need to acquire easements on private properties. The Napa Valley Vine Trail Coalition contacted the property owners in spreadsheet with parcel information and the property owners are supportive of the project. Napa County staff do not anticipate any controversy at this time.
3. The Project should reduce traffic along Highway 29 by allowing alternative transportation options. The Project does not include adding traffic lanes nor horizontal or vertical alterations of Highway 29.
4. The Project will probably involve jack hammering, excavations, and other construction noise. Most of the land use in the area is commercial and there are not any residential homes within 1,000 feet of the project.
5. This is a bicycle and pedestrian project in a metropolitan non-attainment or maintenance area and CO, PM10 and / or PM 2.5 non-attainment area.
6. This project is exempt as a bicycle and pedestrian project.
7. Not applicable.
8. Not applicable
9. See the GeoTracker printout that only shows closed sites at the Napa Sanitation District Plant and Napa County Airport.
10. There is the potential for the Project to affect water quality in Suscol Creek, Sheehy Creek, and the Napa River. It is anticipated that the consultants will assist the County in obtaining a CDFW 1602 Streambed Alteration Agreement, RWQCB 401 Water Quality Certification Permit, and USACE 404 Nationwide Permit for work near the creeks.
11. The Napa River Watershed is not a Sole-Source Aquifer.
12. The project might be within 100 feet of the tidal influence in the Napa River; however, the work is outside and above the Bay Conservation Development Commission jurisdiction.
13. The Project is within Zone AE of the regulatory floodplain as shown in the attached FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Maps. The finish grade of the existing creek crossings will not be altered. The project qualifies for the Caltrans Local Assistance "No Significant Encroachment" floodplain memo.
14. The Napa River is not designated as "Wild and Scenic".
15. To be determined. See the attached Federal Threatened and Endangered Species Lists from the USFWS and NOAA Fisheries.
16. There is the potential for the construction to affect migratory birds.
17. There is a potential to affect the wetlands.
18. The Project is adjacent to the NSD spray fields where farmers grow hay; however, the path is on the access road above any agricultural wetlands.
19. There is the potential for the introduction or spread of invasive plant species. It is anticipated that the County will prepare Natural Environment Study (NES).
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Continuation of Detailed Project Description:
Distribution 1) Original - DLAE, 2) Local Agency Project Manager, 3) DLA Environmental Coordinator
4) Senior Environmental Planner (or designee), 5) District PQS
January 2021
20. The Napa River Trail / SF Bay Trail is a 4f resource and Napa County will request an exemption from the Napa County Regional Parks and Open Space District. John F. Kennedy Park is a 4f resource and Napa County will request an exemption from the City of Napa. It is unlikely that there are potentially historic sites within the Project limits.
21. The Project is not within any of the areas on the Land and Water Conservation Fund website.
22. Based on the attached "Questionnaire to Determine Visual Impact Assessment (VIA) Level", there could be minor visual change to the environment.
23. The Project will not require the relocation of residential or business properties.
24. The attached Engineering Drawings show the property addresses and assessor's parcel number for the properties where the County might need to acquire permanent easements and temporary construction easements. The County also has a spreadsheet with information regarding each acquisition.
25. The Project is consistent with the Napa Countywide Bicycle Plan, Napa County General Plan and other plans.
26. The Project will create safe routes to schools, shopping, businesses, jobs, services, etc. to connect neighborhoods, including low income, minority and senior populations.
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28. Need to determine if the County will require water, gas and electrical providers to relocate their utilities.
29. The Project could temporary affect abutting properties and the reconstruction of driveways.
30. The Project will not change access control to Highway 29, which is on the SHS.
31. The Project will not use temporary roads, detours nor ramp closures.
32. It is not anticipated that the Project could reduce parking spaces.
33. The Project will not encroach on State or Federal land.
34. It is anticipated that the Project will not impact farmland.
35. It is anticipated that the County will submit an APE Map and cultural studies.
36. It is anticipated that the project will not encroach on tribal lands. The County will conduct AB 52 consultations with the local tribes and hire tribal monitors during construction if required.
There are two possible alignments and Napa County might need to acquire easements across 20 parcels. Most of the path is on Napa Sanitation District property and the NSD Board is supportive of the project. The construction activities include grading, drainage, up to five feet tall retaining walls, bridge barriers, signage, and striping. It is anticipated that the contractor will not need to work in Suscol Creek nor Sheehy Creek. The contractor will access the path from Soscol Ferry Road at the north end and Devlin Road at the south end. During the 1/29/26 Field Review Meeting, discussed adding a 250-foot-long gap closure between JFK Park and Kaiser Road and a 850-foot-long gap closure between Anselmo Court and the north end of the Napa River Trail.
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300 feet of Trail to connect Anselmo Court Bridge to Napa River Trail
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