Austin Creek - Adaptive Management Instream Mining Fisheries Enhancement Project
4 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2004082120
Lead Agency
Sonoma County
Document Title
Austin Creek - Adaptive Management Instream Mining Fisheries Enhancement Project
Document Type
NEG - Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
Rural and Residential Development, Biotic Resources, Primary Floodway, Secondary Floodplain, Scenic Resources, Mineral Extraction
Document Description
Bohan & Canelis is requesting authorization to expand the area of instream gravel mining activities on Austin Creek and to carry out a modified mining and reclamation approach which departs from the existing ARM Plan and County Code. The proposed mining plan would remove gravel below the water surface by excavating alcoves on the downstream ends of bars, and pools on the outside bends of bars. Setback zones along the low flow channel will be allowed to build up in order to encourage more natural scouring of deep pools by winter floods. These pools and alcoves and buffer zones would be retained and maintained in the reclamation plan. The application requests a change in the mining standards to provide improved salmonid habitat and migration for instream mining in Austin Creek within a 4,000-foot Lower Reach where it joins the Russian River.
Contact Information
Name
Mike Sotak
Agency Name
Sonoma County Permit and Resources Management Department
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Counties
Sonoma
Cross Streets
Highway 116 / Austin Creek Road
Zip
95421
Total Acres
4,000 feet in Au
Parcel #
097-080-007, et. al.
State Highways
116
Waterways
Austin Creek, Russian River
Township
7N
Range
11
Section
11
Base
Diablo
Other Location Info
City: Cazadero
Other Information
Total Acres: Austin Creek Channel.
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
Air Resources Board, Major Industrial Projects, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bay Delta Region 3 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 4 (DOT), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, North Coast Region 1 (RWQCB), Department of Toxic Substances Control, Department of Water Resources, Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency
Development Types
Mining (mining)(Mineral Instream gravel)
Local Actions
Use Permit, Zoning, Amendments
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Air Quality, Cultural Resources, Drainage/Absorption, Geology/Soils, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Noise, Transportation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildlife
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