South Pacific Division
San Francisco District
District code SPN
Regional conditions (3)
Read from the San FranciscoDistrict's 2026 nationwide permit public notice. Each condition below narrows, adds a notification requirement to, or otherwise modifies the national rule within this district.
PCN required for all 2026 NWPs for: (a) new bank stabilization activities that do not incorporate bioengineering techniques; (b) discharges of dredged or fill material in waters of the US on Tribal Lands; (c) permanent channelization, realignment or relocation of streams; and (d) activities with potential to adversely affect Essential Fish Habitat as designated by the Pacific Fishery Management Council, requiring an EFH assessment under 50 CFR 600.920(e).
VerifiedSourceUse of NWPs 29 and 39 is prohibited within the San Francisco Bay diked baylands.
VerifiedSourcePCN required for all 2026 NWP activities within the San Francisco Bay diked baylands.
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What a regional condition can do
- Narrow a nationwide permit within the district, for example by lowering its acreage limit or excluding a resource type the national rule would otherwise cover.
- Add a notification requirement beyond general condition 32, so a project that needs no PCN nationally still has to notify this district before starting work.
- Revoke a nationwide permit inside the district entirely, so activities that would qualify nationally have to seek an individual permit here instead.
Confirm with the district directly
The office below is the authoritative source for San Francisco District regional conditions.