Agreement Regarding Proposed Stream Alteration (SAA R5-2002-0429) to Implement the Phase II Storm Drain Improvement Project

Agreement Regarding Proposed Stream Alteration (SAA R5-2002-0429) to Implement the Phase II Storm Drain Improvement Project

CDFG is executing a Lake and Streambed Alteration Agreement (SAA#R5-2002-0429) pursuant to Section 1601 of the Fish and Game Code to the project applicant, the City of Dana Point. The applicant proposes to alter the streambed to implement the Phase II Storm Drain Improvement Project in the Capistrano Beach area of Dana Point, which involves the construction of a new storm drain and associated inlet structures. The storm drain will be constructed under Camino Capistrano north of Palisades Drive, Coast Highway, and terminate on the beach owned by the County of Orange. The storm drain will capture bluff top drainage and carry it to the Pacific Ocean. The project includes the construction of a diversion structure that will divert the dry season low-flows into an existing sanitary sewer system. However, flows that exceed the diversion structure capacity will by-pass the sewer system and discharge into the ocean as currently exists. The storm drain outlet will be installed west of Coast Highway and the proposed diversion structure and Beach Road. The outlet will extend underground approximately 140 feet west of the main high tide line and will also include three 30-inch pipes. These three pipes will run 8 to 12 feet under the beach surface for a distance of approximately 60-feet, allowing the storm water flows to exit the pipes and flow into the ocean. Currently, storm flows enter the ocean by flowing this approximately 60 feet over the sandy beach surface. The project is located in the City of Dana Point in Orange County.

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