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JARPA Aquatic Permitting Workshops

You Are Invited to a Workshop on Aquatic Permitting For Public Agency Personnel.....Aquatic projects – projects that take place by streams, along the coast, along, the bay, in wetlands, or endangered species habitats - involve multiple permits from different agencies. Find out who these agencies are and what their mandates are to protect the environment while permitting projects. Find out where your agency fits into the mix. Find out about the new Fish and Game Streambed Alteration Agreement Process and the Joint Aquatic Resources Permit Application. Meet permitting agency personnel from around the Bay concerned about improving the quality of projects by assisting the public.

WORKSHOP DATES

August 16, 1999, 9:00 - 11:00
Board Chambers (Room 330), Marin County Civic Center, 3501 Civic Center Drive, San Rafael

September 15,1999 9:00-11:00
Council Chambers, Walnut Creek City Hall, 1666 North Main Street, Walnut Creek

October 20, 1999 9:00-11:00
Council Chambers, San Mateo City Hall, 330 West 20th Avenue, San Mateo

Workshop Agenda

9:00 Welcome By ABAG, SFEP

9:10 Overview of types of projects that require aquatic permits

9:30 The New Fish and Game Streambed Alteration Agreement. California Dept. of Fish and Game will explain their new 1600 Permitting Process for Streambed Alteration Agreements.

9:50 Roundtable of Other Permitting Agencies including Army Corps of Engineers, BCDC, Coastal Commission, National Marine Fisheries Service, US Fish and Wildlife Services , State and Regional Water Boards

10:30 How to use JARPA - one permit application for all agencies

10:50 Wrap Up

What is JARPA?

We at the San Francisco Estuary Project and the Association of Bay Area Governments have been working with federal, state and local agencies since August, 1998, to develop one permit application that will serve the needs of the regulatory agencies as well as simplify the process for applicants. The San Francisco Bay Area's Joint Aquatic Resource Permit Application (JARPA) is the name of the form being created. The form will provide the following benefits:

Reduced paperwork and processing time

Improved information submitted to agency/local government and local government staff

Reduced revisions and increased coordination among agencies

Reduced violations

For more information, please visit our web site http://www.abag.ca.gov/bayarea/sfep/projects/JARPA/JARPA.html

No Charge to Attend, but Please let us know when you are coming.

Register by email— sharonk@abag.ca.gov

By Fax—(510)464-7980

Or By Mail—JARPA Workshop, ABAG, PO Box 2050, Oakland, CA 94604-2050

For more information, call Sharon Kendrick at (510)464-7964

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