Monthly Reporting
- Type
- Action List
- Project
- Delta Conveyance
- Exported
- 2026-10-19
- Actions
- 21
| Action | Frequency | Commitments |
|---|---|---|
| Monitoring | ||
| Conduct Annual TRBL Survey During Construction | Recurring | COA 11.84 |
| Conduct Baseline and Annual In-Water Mercury Monitoring | Recurring | COA 11.30 |
| Conduct Photo Monitoring of Temporary Impact Areas | Recurring | COA 10.6 |
| Reporting | ||
| Deliver Annual Status Report to CDFW | Recurring | COA 10.13, COA 11.35, COA 11.36, COA 12 |
| Deliver Final Phase Mitigation Report to CDFW | One time | COA 10.15 |
| Notify CDFW of TRBL Colony or Roost Disturbance | As needed | COA 11.86, COA 11.88 |
| Report Construction-Phase CBB and MALI Survey Results | Recurring | COA 11.97, COA 11.105 |
| Report Covered Species Take or Injury to CDFW | As needed | COA 10.16, COA 11.2, COA 11.52.4, COA 11.68, COA 11.68.2, COA 11.68.4, COA 11.93 |
| Report CTS and MALI Relocations to CDFW | As needed | COA 11.51.3, COA 11.108 |
| Report GGS Relocations to CDFW | As needed | COA 11.67.1 |
| Report Habitat Disturbance Acreage and GIS Layers to CDFW | Recurring | COA 10.3, COA 10.5 |
| Report Hydroacoustic and Pile Driving Monitoring Results | Recurring | COA 11.33 |
| Report Mercury Monitoring Results to CDFW | Recurring | COA 11.30 |
| Submit Covered Species Observations to CNDDB | As needed | COA 10.14 |
| Submit Monthly Compliance Report to CDFW | Recurring | COA 9.9, COA 10.12 |
| Submit Phase 2 Project Operations Report to CDFW | One time | COA 7.5 |
| Submit Photo Monitoring Documentation Report | Recurring | COA 10.6 |
| Survey | ||
| Conduct and Report Annual CTS Surveys | Recurring | COA 11.42 |
| Conduct and Report Annual GGS Surveys | Recurring | COA 11.56 |
| Conduct and Report Annual SWHA Nest Tree Surveys | Recurring | COA 11.71 |
| Conduct Preconstruction TRBL Breeding-Colony Surveys | Recurring | COA 11.84.1 |
Monitoring
Conduct Annual TRBL Survey During Construction
COA 11.84
The Designated Biologist surveys TRBL habitat each year Covered Activities are expected to occur in it, and Permittee reports each survey to CDFW in the Monthly Compliance Report and summarizes them in the Annual Status Report.
- Frequency
- Recurring
- Timing
- each year Covered Activities are expected to occur in TRBL habitat
- Twin Cities Complex
- In ProgressDue 2027-01-191 of 3 done
Conduct Baseline and Annual In-Water Mercury Monitoring
COA 11.30
Permittee evaluates baseline water quality before construction to characterize mercury sources and concentrations of mercury, methylmercury, organic carbon, iron and sulfate at each construction site, then implements MMMP mercury monitoring each year in-water Covered Activities occur, reporting results in the Monthly Compliance Report and summarizing them in the Annual Status Report.
- Frequency
- Recurring
- Timing
- each year in-water Covered Activities are expected to occur
- Byron Tract Forebay
- Not StartedDue 2027-04-262 of 3 done
- Intake B — North Delta
- In ProgressDue 2027-02-281 of 3 done
Conduct Photo Monitoring of Temporary Impact Areas
COA 10.6
Permittee photographs each established photo monitoring station before construction and every month until construction and initial restoration are complete, then every three months until restoration success is reached, visiting all stations within two days per cycle and delivering the images in a geographic format monthly with the Monthly Compliance Report and in full with the Annual Status Report.
- Frequency
- Recurring
- Timing
- each month thereafter until construction and initial restoration is complete, then every three months following the initial restoration until restoration success is reached
- Intake B — North Delta
- Not StartedDue 2026-08-151 of 3 done
Reporting
Deliver Annual Status Report to CDFW
COA 10.13, COA 11.35, COA 11.36, COA 12
Permittee prepares and delivers the Annual Status Report to CDFW by January 31 each year until CDFW accepts the Final Mitigation Report. It summarizes the year's Monthly Compliance Reports, the annotated MMRP table, incidental take, disturbance acreage, the 10 percent HM lands stay-ahead demonstration for each Covered Species, the fish salvage implementation and results summary, and the annual barge monitoring summary with riverbank and vegetation imagery.
- Frequency
- Recurring
- Timing
- no later than January 31 of every year
- Intake C — North Delta
- Not StartedDue 2026-12-171 of 3 done
- Bethany Reservoir Aqueduct
- Not StartedDue 2026-12-041 of 3 done
Deliver Final Phase Mitigation Report to CDFW
COA 10.15
Within 45 days of completing Covered Activities and all mitigation measures for a Project Phase — and again after all Phases are complete — the Designated Biologist or Biological Monitor prepares and Permittee delivers a Final Phase Mitigation Report to CDFW summarizing the Phase's Monthly Compliance Reports and Annual Status Reports, MMRP implementation dates, incidental take and impacts, Covered Activity start and end dates, an effectiveness assessment and recommendations.
- Frequency
- One time
- Timing
- no later than 45 days after completion of Covered Activities and all mitigation measures for each Project Phase
- Twin Cities Complex
- Not StartedDue 2026-07-10
Notify CDFW of TRBL Colony or Roost Disturbance
COA 11.86, COA 11.88
The Designated Biologist or Biological Monitor consults CDFW immediately when a TRBL colony is at risk, notifies CDFW within 24 hours when Covered Activities are stopped for disrupting a colony or when nests or nestlings are abandoned, works with CDFW on actions for surviving nestlings, contacts CDFW when roost protective measures are not reducing disruption, and files a written incident report within two days that is carried into the Monthly Compliance Report and Annual Status Report.
- Frequency
- As needed
- Timing
- within 24 hours (one calendar day)
- Southern Forebay & Pumping Plant
- Not Started
Report Construction-Phase CBB and MALI Survey Results
COA 11.97, COA 11.105
Permittee reports the construction-phase CBB and MALI survey efforts conducted each year work occurs in suitable habitat to CDFW in the Monthly Compliance Report and summarizes them in each Annual Status Report.
- Frequency
- Recurring
- Timing
- reported to CDFW within the Monthly Compliance Reporting and summarized within each Annual Status Report
- Bethany Reservoir Aqueduct
- Not StartedDue 2026-12-242 of 3 done
Report Covered Species Take or Injury to CDFW
COA 10.16, COA 11.2, COA 11.52.4, COA 11.68, COA 11.68.2, COA 11.68.4, COA 11.93
On any take, injury or death of a Covered Species, the Designated Biologist or Designated Representative calls the CDFW Bay-Delta Region Stockton Office with the GPS location, date, time, species, number, injury type or likely cause of death, receiving facility and ITP number, and Permittee follows with a written incident report to CDFW within two business days covering circumstances, photographs, procedure followed and final disposition. The written report is also included in the next Monthly…
- Frequency
- As needed
- Timing
- within two business days
- Bethany Reservoir Aqueduct
- In Progress
- Southern Forebay & Pumping Plant
- Not Started
Report CTS and MALI Relocations to CDFW
COA 11.51.3, COA 11.108
The Designated Representative or Designated Biologist notifies CDFW by telephone and email each time a CTS is relocated or a MALI plant is transplanted, giving date, time, location and circumstances, and follows with a written incident report within two days that is also included in the Monthly Compliance Report.
- Frequency
- As needed
- Timing
- within 24 hours (one calendar day) of each time a plant is transplanted
- Byron Tract Forebay
- In Progress
- Intake B — North Delta
- In Progress
Report GGS Relocations to CDFW
COA 11.67.1
The Designated Representative or Designated Biologist notifies CDFW by telephone and email within 24 hours each time a GGS is relocated, giving date, time, location and circumstances, and follows with a written incident report that is also included in the Monthly Compliance Report.
- Frequency
- As needed
- Timing
- within 24 hours each time GGS is relocated
- Intake C — North Delta
- In Progress
- Bethany Reservoir Aqueduct
- Completed
- Southern Forebay & Pumping Plant
- Not Started
Report Habitat Disturbance Acreage and GIS Layers to CDFW
COA 10.3, COA 10.5
Permittee attaches to each Monthly Compliance Report the current GIS layers of suitable habitat features and disturbance with full metadata, plus cumulatively disturbed acreage per Covered Species and the acreage anticipated to be disturbed over the next 30 days. Updated per-species maps and an annual summation of all habitat feature disturbance go to CDFW with the Annual Status Report.
- Frequency
- Recurring
- Timing
- attached to the Monthly Compliance Report
- Intake B — North Delta
- Not StartedDue 2026-09-032 of 3 done
Report Hydroacoustic and Pile Driving Monitoring Results
COA 11.33
Permittee makes hydroacoustic monitoring results available to CDFW on request and submits them in the Monthly Compliance Report, and provides the annual pile driving monitoring information — including the sound abatement plan performance evaluation and any threshold exceedances and remediation — in the Annual Status Report.
- Frequency
- Recurring
- Timing
- submitted in the appropriate Monthly Compliance Report
- Bethany Reservoir Aqueduct
- In ProgressDue 2026-09-141 of 3 done
Report Mercury Monitoring Results to CDFW
COA 11.30
Permittee reports the information obtained through the Mercury Management and Monitoring Plan in the Monthly Compliance Report and summarizes it in the Annual Status Report for each year in-water Covered Activities occur.
- Frequency
- Recurring
- Timing
- reported in the Monthly Compliance Report
- Intake C — North Delta
- In ProgressDue 2027-02-211 of 3 done
- Bethany Reservoir Aqueduct
- In ProgressDue 2026-12-221 of 3 done
Submit Covered Species Observations to CNDDB
COA 10.14
The Designated Biologist or Biological Monitor files each Covered Species observation with CDFW's California Natural Diversity Database within 60 calendar days of the observation, and includes copies of the submitted CNDDB forms with the next Monthly Compliance Report or Annual Status Report, whichever comes first.
- Frequency
- As needed
- Timing
- within 60 calendar days of the observation
- Intake C — North Delta
- Not Started
- Bethany Reservoir Aqueduct
- Not Started
Submit Monthly Compliance Report to CDFW
COA 9.9, COA 10.12
The Designated Representative or Designated Biologist compiles the daily observation and inspection records into a Monthly Compliance Report, attaches the MMRP table annotated with each measure's implementation status and the biologist's verification of habitat fencing, stake and flag status, and submits it to the CDFW offices listed in the ITP Notices section and by email to wbswppermitting@wildlife.ca.gov and CESA@wildlife.ca.gov.
- Frequency
- Recurring
- Timing
- Monthly Compliance Report
- Southern Forebay & Pumping Plant
- In ProgressDue 2026-10-261 of 3 done
- Twin Cities Complex
- Not StartedDue 2026-11-212 of 3 done
- Bouldin Island Geotechnical Exploration
- Not StartedDue 2026-10-201 of 3 done
Submit Phase 2 Project Operations Report to CDFW
COA 7.5
No more than six months after Phase 2 Operations begin, Permittee provides CDFW a Phase 2 Project Operations Report summarizing all Monthly Compliance Reports and Annual Status Reports, the MMRP table with implementation dates, all Project-related take and other impacts, Covered Activity start and end dates, an effectiveness assessment and recommendations.
- Frequency
- One time
- Timing
- No more than six months after the initiation of Phase 2 Operations
- Byron Tract Forebay
- Completed
- Intake B — North Delta
- Not StartedDue 2026-05-20
Submit Photo Monitoring Documentation Report
COA 10.6
Photo monitoring obtained at the stations established for each temporarily impacted habitat area is delivered to CDFW for each calendar month with the Monthly Compliance Report, in a geographic format with the coordinate system identified, and all photo monitoring for the year is included with the Annual Status Report.
- Frequency
- Recurring
- Timing
- provided for each calendar month with the Monthly Compliance Report ... and included with the Annual Status Report
- Intake C — North Delta
- Not StartedDue 2027-01-252 of 3 done
- Bethany Reservoir Aqueduct
- On HoldDue 2026-10-051 of 3 done
Survey
Conduct and Report Annual CTS Surveys
COA 11.42
Each year Covered Activities are expected in CTS habitat or within 75 feet of it, the Designated Biologist repeats the CTS protocol survey and Permittee reports the results to CDFW in the Monthly Compliance Reporting and summarizes them in that year's Annual Status Report.
- Frequency
- Recurring
- Timing
- each year Covered Activities are expected to occur in CTS habitat or within 75 feet of the habitat
- Bouldin Island Geotechnical Exploration
- In ProgressDue 2026-08-281 of 3 done
- Byron Tract Forebay
- Not StartedDue 2026-06-091 of 3 done
Conduct and Report Annual GGS Surveys
COA 11.56
After the Construction Phase Authorization Package is submitted, the Designated Biologist repeats the GGS survey each year Covered Activities are expected in GGS habitat or within three feet of it, and Permittee reports the results to CDFW in the Monthly Compliance Reporting and summarizes them in the Annual Status Report.
- Frequency
- Recurring
- Timing
- each year Covered Activities are expected to occur in GGS habitat
- Byron Tract Forebay
- On HoldDue 2027-01-051 of 3 done
Conduct and Report Annual SWHA Nest Tree Surveys
COA 11.71
Each year Covered Activities are expected in or within 0.5 mile of SWHA nesting habitat, the Designated Biologist surveys all suitable and known nest trees on the seasonal schedule set by COA 11.71, reports each survey in the Monthly Compliance Report, and summarizes results and the locations of all known and occupied nest trees within 0.5 mile in the Annual Status Report.
- Frequency
- Recurring
- Timing
- Survey efforts shall occur each year Covered Activities are expected to occur in or within 0.5 miles of SWHA nesting habitat.
- Intake B — North Delta
- Not StartedDue 2027-01-281 of 3 done
- Intake C — North Delta
- OverdueDue 2027-03-261 of 3 done
- Bethany Reservoir Aqueduct
- On HoldDue 2027-03-151 of 3 done
Conduct Preconstruction TRBL Breeding-Colony Surveys
COA 11.84.1
Each year Covered Activities are expected in or within 1,300 feet of TRBL habitat, the Designated Biologist surveys for breeding colonies and suitable nesting habitat during the breeding season, monthly in March, April, May, June, July and September, in the year before and the year of the work. If work begins during the breeding season, three surveys occur within 15 days of commencement with one within three days of ground disturbance, and a survey is run three days before reinitiating after…
- Frequency
- Recurring
- Timing
- each year Covered Activities are expected to occur in or within 1,300 feet of TRBL habitat
- Bouldin Island Geotechnical Exploration
- Not StartedDue 2026-12-022 of 3 done
- Byron Tract Forebay
- OverdueDue 2026-09-261 of 3 done
- Intake B — North Delta
- Not StartedDue 2026-06-101 of 3 done