Breaching of Pajaro River Sandbar
7 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2002122066
Lead Agency
Santa Cruz County
Document Title
Breaching of Pajaro River Sandbar
Document Type
NOD - Notice of Determination
Received
Posted
12/30/2005
Present Land Use
Agriculture and Residential/Agriculture (A), Commercial Agriculture (CA), Urban low Residential (R-UM)
Document Description
The Operator proposes to use large equipment to breach the sandbar at the mouth of the Pajaro River when rising river water has the potential to flood adjacent agricultural and residential land and roads. The need to reduce the water level in the lagoon can occur during the rainy season (October 15th through June 15th) or outside of the rainy season (June 15th until the first rain). The sandbar is normally breached by winter flood flows and high-energy waves associated with winter storms. In years with drier winters, breaching occurs less frequently, and resource protection conditions will differ for the two seasons. The California Department of Fish and Game is executing a Lake and Streambed Alteration Agreement Number R3-2002-0668 pursuant to Section 1602 of the Fish and Game Code to the Project Operator, Thomas Bolich / Santa Cruz County Department of Public Works.
Contact Information
Name
Serge Glushkoff
Agency Name
California Department of Fish and Game
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Watsonville
Counties
Santa Cruz
Cross Streets
South of West Beach Road, and Shell Road
Parcel #
052-231-18
State Highways
1
Waterways
Monterey Bay, Watsonville Slough, McCluskey Slough
Notice of Determination
Approving Agency
California State Lands Commission
Approving Agency Role
Responsible Agency
Approved On
Determinations
(1) The project will have a significant impact on the environment
No
(2a) An Environmental Impact Report was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(2b) A Mitigated or a Negative Declaration was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
(2c) An other document type was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(3) Mitigated measures were made a condition of the approval of the project
Yes
(4) A mitigation reporting or monitoring plan was adopted for this project
N/A
(5) A Statement of Overriding Considerations was adopted for this project
No
(6) Findings were made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
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