SAN JOAQUIN AREA FLOOD CONTROL AGENCY (SJAFCA) NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF A DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (EIR)

SAN JOAQUIN AREA FLOOD CONTROL AGENCY (SJAFCA) NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF A DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (EIR) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT SJAFCA is the Lead Agency for the Draft EIR for the proposed Mossdale Tract Area Urban Flood Risk Reduction Project (UFRR or proposed project). The proposed project area covers 22,400 acres including Reclamation District 17 ([RD 17], 16,110 acres) and portions of the cities of Stockton, Lathrop, Manteca, and unincorporated San Joaquin County. The RD 17 levee system is comprised of state-federal project levees (also referred to as State Plan of Flood Control [SPFC]) along the San Joaquin River and French Camp Slough. The proposed project would include the construction and operation and maintenance of flood risk reduction and multi-benefit components in and adjacent to the proposed project area. Project components include fix-in place improvements with habitat enhancement and revegetation, a dryland levee extension, ecosystem restoration, and recreational features along the levee system. The Draft EIR is available at: https://www.sjafca.org/projects/mossdale-tract. The document is also available at the Cesar Chavez Central Library at 605 North El Dorado Street. ANY INTERESTED PERSON may comment on the Draft EIR for the proposed project. Comments must be provided in writing and received by 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time on February 2, 2025, which is 45 days after publication of this notice on December 19, 2025. Please send your written comments to: Ryan Curry, Senior Project Manager, San Joaquin Area Flood Control Agency, 2800 March Lane, Suite 200, Stockton, CA 95219 or by email to: Ryan.Curry@sjafca.org. SJAFCA will also conduct a virtual public meeting on Zoom to receive comments on the adequacy of the analysis included in the Draft EIR. The meeting will be held on January 13 from 6-7 p.m. Pacific Time. To join the virtual meeting on your computer or Zoom mobile application, please click the following link or join by phone: Meeting URL: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87083637562?pwd=1x8FhWRoKxU1nf6qpJJGbecCYbnjgv.1 Meeting ID: 870 8363 7562 Passcode: 792847 Call-in number (audio only): 1-669-444-9171 December 19 2025 LYRK0425189