Notice of Preparation of a Subsequent Environmental Impact Report for the Matilija Dam Ecosystem Restoration Project
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Summary
- SCH Number
- 2002011094
- Lead Agency
- Ventura County Watershed Protection District
- Document Title
- Notice of Preparation of a Subsequent Environmental Impact Report for the Matilija Dam Ecosystem Restoration Project
- Document Type
- NOP - Notice of Preparation
- Received
- Present Land Use
- Matilija Dam and Ventura River
- Document Description
- In October 2000, VCPWA – WP, then the Ventura County Flood Control District, initiated the Matilija Dam Ecosystem Restoration Study as a joint effort between Watershed Protection and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to develop a project resulting in the removal of Matilija Dam. The primary Project objectives included: aquatic and terrestrial habitat improvement, facilitating the return of a viable and abundant run of steelhead trout; and restoration of natural sediment transport processes along Matilija Creek and the Ventura River. The secondary objective was enhancement of recreational opportunities along these two waterways. The joint Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR) certified in 2004 evaluated alternatives combining dam removal, sediment relocation, flood protection (levees), two bridge replacements, new recreation features, giant reed removal, and water supply improvements. Technical studies to refine project features continued between 2008 and 2016, resulting in a new dam removal method and reevaluation of other project components. In June 2017, VCPWA – WP received funding to implement the Matilija Dam Removal 65% Design Planning Project, comprising additional technical studies, construction design, and CEQA analyses. The VCPWA – WP has determined that preparation of a Subsequent EIR is warranted to provide a complete and objective analysis of the revised Project components developed to date.
- Contact Information
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Tyler Barns
Ventura County Public Works Agency- Watershed Protection
Lead/Public Agency
800 S. Victoria Avenue, #1600
Ventura, CA 93009
Phone : (805) 654-2064
MDERP@ventura.org -
Ventura County Public Works Agency- Watershed Protection
Project Applicant
Location
- Coordinates
- 34°29'0"N 119°18'0"W
- Cities
- Ojai Ventura
- Counties
- Ventura
- Regions
- Countywide Unincorporated
- Cross Streets
- North End: SR-33 and S. Matilija Hot Springs Rd. South End: SR-33 and Sycamore Dr.
- Zip
- 93023
- Total Acres
- TBD
- Parcel #
- Multiple
- State Highways
- 33
- Railways
- None within 2 miles
- Airports
- None within 2 miles
- Schools
- Ojai Unified, Ventura Unified
- Waterways
- Matilija Creek, Ventura River
- Township
- NA
- Range
- NA
- Section
- NA
- Base
- NA
Notice of Completion
- Review Period Start
- Review Period End
- Development Type
- Other (Dam removal, flood control, ecosystem restoration)
- Local Action
- Use Permit
- Project Issues
- Aesthetics Agriculture and Forestry Resources Air Quality Biological Resources Coastal Zone Cultural Resources Cumulative Effects Drainage/Absorption Economics/Jobs Flood Plain/Flooding Geology/Soils Greenhouse Gas Emissions Growth Inducement Hazards & Hazardous Materials Hydrology/Water Quality Land Use/Planning Mineral Resources Noise Population/Housing Public Services Recreation Schools/Universities Septic System Sewer Capacity Social Solid Waste Transportation Tribal Cultural Resources Vegetation Wetland/Riparian Wildfire Wildlife Energy
- Reviewing Agencies
- California Air Resources Board (ARB) California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) California Department of Parks and Recreation California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery California Department of Water Resources (DWR) California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES) California Highway Patrol (CHP) California Natural Resources Agency California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Los Angeles Region 4 (RWQCB) California State Lands Commission (SLC) Department of Toxic Substances Control Office of Historic Preservation State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC) California Department of Transportation, District 7 (DOT) California Department of Fish and Wildlife, South Coast Region 5 (CDFW) California Department of Conservation (DOC)
Attachments
- Environmental Document
- MDERP NOP PDF 497 K
- NOC
- MDERP NOC PDF 284 K
- State Comments
- 2002011094_Caltrans Comment PDF 216 K 2002011094_CDFW Comment PDF 559 K 2002011094_Conservation Comment PDF 898 K 2002011094_NAHC Comment PDF 279 K
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