Draft environmental impact statement concerning a regulatory permit application by the Santa Clara Valley Water District, under jurisdiction of Section 10 of the River and Harbor Act of 1899 and Section 404 of the Clean Water Act. The proposal involves construction of flood control measures on Coyote Creek in the southerm San Francisco Bay region. Significant environmental impacts include elimination of wetland and riparian vegetation and effects on endangered species. A mitigation program was developed to compensate for the environmental losses, including planting of riparian vegetation, creation wetland habitat, and protection and long-term management of endangered species habitat.

Appendices: Definition of Terms; Public Review of Draft Environmental Impact Statement; U.S. fish and Wildlife Service and Corps of Engineers Coordination; Corps of Engineers Public Notice and Notice of Intent Review; Public Review of Coyote Creek Planning Study: Environmental Impact Report; Biological Report: Section 7, Endangered Species Act; Seasonal Wetland Management Plan: Salt Marsh Harvest Mouse; Archaeological Survey Report; Lower Coyote Creek Environmental Setting Report; Corps of Engineers Permit No. 15962S49; Salt Marsh Wandering Shrew: Technical Information.

Final environmental impact statement concerning a Corps of Engineers regulatory action for a proposal by the Santa Clara Valley Water District, San Jose, California to construct flood control facilities on Coyote Creek in south San Francisco Bay, Santa Clara County, California. The permit applicant's preferred alternative, which is under jurisdiction of Section 10 of the River and Harbor Act of 1899 and Section 404 of the Clean Water Act, would involve an earthen channel, overflow channels and levees along a 6.5 mile stretch of the Creek to provide protection from major flooding. Environmental effects of the proposal would include elimination of wetland and riparian vegetation and impacts to fish and wildlife habitat, adverse impacts on the endangered Salt Marsh Harvest Mouse, relocation of historic properties, and degradation of the aesthetic environment. A mitigation program would be implemented to compensate for the environmental losses, including a riparian revegetation plan, creation of wetland habitat, and protection and long-term management of endangered species habitat. Keywords: Environmental Impact/Effect, Overflow Channel/Levees, Fish and Wildlife, Flood Control Facilities, Riparian Corridor, Endangered Species.