BRRIT Resources and Tools

Baylands Habitat Map 2020 (SFEI)Baylands Resilience Metrics (SFEI)

SF Bay Shoreline Adaptation Atlas (SFEI)

Technical Update to Shoreline Adaptation Atlas (SFEI)

Sediment for Survival (SFEI)

Baylands Ecosystem Habitat Goals Project (SFEI)

Baylands Ecosystem Habitat Goals Science Update 2015 (SFEI)

San Francisco Bay Subtidal Habitat Goals Report (SFEI)

2024 California Sea Level Rise Guidance (Ocean Protection Council)

Sea Level Rise Viewer (BCDC)

Aquatic Resource Type Conversion Framework (EPA)

Native Olympia Oyster Collaborative SF Bay Eelgrass Impact Assessment Tool (BCDC)

SF Bay Eelgrass Habitat Suitability Model

California Eelgrass Mitigation Policy (NMFS)

Restoration Management Permit (CDFW)

Lake and Streambed Alteration Program (CDFW)

CESA Incidental Take Permitting Documents (CDFW)

Cutting the Green Tape (CDFW)

Permit Application Checklist
Projects are expected to participate in the BRRIT pre-application process and address any issues that would delay permit issuance prior to submitting permit applications. During the pre-application process, projects should review the permit application checklist and discuss with the BRRIT to facilitate submittal of a complete application.

How to Submit a Complete Resume Approval Request to USFWS or CDFW

CDFW Example Experience Table (Word Download)

CDFW Example Experience Table (PDF)

Helpful Links

Below are links to resources to help projects better understand the agencies' policies, regulations, and permitting requirements as well as information on topics such as sea level rise, monitoring, and species conservation.

Corps Jurisdiction and Determinations

Corps Regulatory Permitting

BCDC Permitting

BCDC Community Vulnerability Tool

BCDC Sea Level Rise Viewer

More information on the Water Board’s Clean Water Act section 401 Water Quality Certification program.

General Certification for Small Habitat Restoration Projects

Statewide Restoration General Order

Information on the Water Board’s climate change policy and regional and state resources related to climate change.

NPDES fact sheet on permitting horizontal levees

Restoration Management Permit

Lake and Streambed Alteration Program

Environmental Permit Information Management System

California Endangered Species Act

CESA Incidental Take Permitting Documents

Life History and Range Maps

Biogeographic Information and Observation System (BIOS)

California Natural Diversity Database (CNDDB)

San Francisco Bay Study

Commercial Pacific Herring Fishery

Special Animals List

Dredging Environmental Work Windows

Cutting the Green Tape

How to Submit a Complete Resume Approval Request to USFWS or CDFW

CDFW Example Experience Table (Word Download)

CDFW Example Experience Table (PDF)

Coastal Salmonids Multispecies Recovery Plan

Green Sturgeon Recovery Plan

Central Valley Salmonids Recovery Plan

Recovery Plan for Tidal Marsh Ecosystems of Northern and Central California

Western Snowy Plover Recovery Plan

California Least Tern Recovery Plan

Vernal Pool Ecosystems of California and Southern Oregon

ESA Consultations Overview

Biological Opinions

Essential Fish Habitat

EFH Consultations

Maps/Data

Protected Resources

Salmonid Critical Habitat

Green Sturgeon Critical Habitat

Essential Fish Habitat Mapper

San Francisco Bay Eelgrass Impact Assessment Tool

San Francisco Bay Eelgrass Habitat Suitability Model

California Eelgrass Mitigation Policy

Programmatic Biological and Conference Opinion for California Statewide Programmatic Restoration Efforts

ESA Section 7 Consultation

“Walking in the Marsh”, Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge

Environmental Conservation Online System (ECOS) tools

Consultation Package Builder

How to Submit a Complete Resume Approval Request to USFWS or CDFW

Wetlands Regional Monitoring Program

NOAA Restoration Monitoring

Tidal Marsh Monitoring

Water Quality Monitoring

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