Big Canyon Creek Restoration
2 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2007071081
Lead Agency
City of Newport Beach
Document Title
Big Canyon Creek Restoration
Document Type
MND - Mitigated Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
Open Space / Open Space Active / Open Space (OS)
Document Description
Big Canyon is the only natural, undeveloped portion of the Big Canyon Creek Watershed and the only significant remaining natural canyon on the east side of Newport Bay. This project will restore the tidal marsh by removing about 65,000 cubic yards and create about 7.9 acres of vegetated and non-vegetated salt marsh habitats. Back Bay Drive will be realigned in-land out of the historical tidal inundation boundary. The new road alignment will follow the existing maintenance road and trail dike and will increase in length from 1000 to 1500 feet. The existing freshwater marsh will be modified to a transitional marsh complex that will support a more diverse community of native wetlands plants. Two freshwater ponds are planned as habitat areas and elements of the water quality improvement design. Another freshwater pond will provide a sediment management function. Invasive plants will be removed and the area replanted with native species.
Contact Information
Name
Mark Reader
Agency Name
City of Newport Beach
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Newport Beach
Counties
Orange
Cross Streets
Backbay Drive and Jamboree Road
Zip
92660
Total Acres
60
Parcel #
440-092-78, 440-132-35, 440-092-75
State Highways
1
Schools
Corona del Mar High School
Waterways
Big Canyon Creek, Newport Bay
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Coastal Commission (CCC), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, South Coast Region 5 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 12 (DOT), California Highway Patrol, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Santa Ana Region 8 (RWQCB), Department of Water Resources, Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), Department of Toxic Substances Control
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), Department of Toxic Substances Control
Development Types
Recreational
Local Actions
Coastal Permit
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Coastal Zone, Cultural Resources, Drainage/Absorption, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Transportation, Vegetation
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