P.L. 84-99 Levee Repair - Tehama County, Elder Creek, Mile 3.8 (Site 20051230-0017-001)
Summary
SCH Number
2007088306
Public Agency
California Department of Water Resources
(DWR)
Document Title
P.L. 84-99 Levee Repair - Tehama County, Elder Creek, Mile 3.8 (Site 20051230-0017-001)
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
8/24/2007
Document Description
The levee at this site is a component of the federal Tehama County Flood Control Project and protects the town of Gerber. The levee was damaged as a result of high water in December 2005 and January 2006. The damage consists of erosion approximately 110 feet in length located on the upper portion of the waterside levee slope. Future high flow events would continue to damage the levee, which would increase the chances of a levee failure. Tehama County, the local agency that maintains the levee, requested assistance from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers pursuant to the federal PL 84-99 levee repair program.
The project will repair the existing levee to the conditions that existed prior to the damage. The work will consist of reconstructing the levee slope with compacted fill material and providing new rock protection to restore the pre-existing levee slope. The Department of Water Resources is the lead agency, as it is currently overseeing levee repairs on a statewide level, including repairs under the federal PL 84-99 program.
Contact Information
Name
Tirath Pal Sandhu
Agency Name
Department of Water Resources
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Counties
Tehama
Other Location Info
City/Community: Gerber
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Section 15301
Reasons for Exemption
This project consists of the repair of an existing public facility involving negligible or no expansion of use. The project will repair the levee to the conditions that existed before the damage caused by high water in late 2005/early 2006. The project is not designed to improve, enlarge or expand the levee beyon these pre-existing conditions.
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