Extra Details
San Pedro Creek Fish Passage at Adobe Bridge
Program
In-stream Habitat Restoration
Primary RCD
San Mateo Resource Conservation District
Lead Implementer
San Mateo Resource Conservation District
Funders
City of Pacifica, Wildlife Conservation Board
Other Organizations
California Association of Resource Conservation Districts, California Department of Fish & Wildlife
Project Primary Contact
Colleen McNally-Murphy (colleen@sanmateorcd.org)
Project Stage
Planning/Design
Duration
2026 - 2027
Estimated Total Cost
$1,585,000.00
Secured Funding
$205,000.00
No Funding Source Identified Yet
$1,380,000.00
Targeted Funding
$0.00
Watershed Restoration
In-stream Habitat Restoration
This project will enhance riparian habitat and improve fish passage on San Pedro Creek by replacing the existing undersized box culvert with at bridge at the Adobe Road crossing. This will improve access to over 5 miles of instream habitat for federally threatened steelhead trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), reduce erosion and sediment in the creek, and improve habitat complexity. This project will also reduce flooding upstream of the crossing, aiding the residential neighborhood the creek flows through, and will reduce incision and excessive bed scour downstream of the crossing by dissipating flood flows and improving bank stability. The project also includes public education and outreach.
Targeted Performance Measure
- Fish Passage Barrier Treatment: 1
- Habitat Restoration/Creation
Project Themes
- Wildlife/Endangered Species
- Healthy Watersheds
Culvert from upstream
Credit: San Mateo Resource Conservation District
Location
Budget
$200,000.00 Secured Funding: CARCD Climate Habitat Block Grant (WCB)
$5,000.00 Secured Funding: General Fund (Pacifica)
$1,380,000.00 No Funding Source Identified Yet
Photos
Failing Sacrete at culvert (Timing: Before)
Credit: San Mateo Resource Conservation District
View downstream from culvert (Timing: Before)
Credit: San Mateo Resource Conservation District
Culvert from downstream (Timing: Before)
Credit: San Mateo Resource Conservation District
Project last updated 8/11/2025