Machado Lake Ecosystem Routine Vegetation Management and Maintenance Program
2 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2007091100
Lead Agency
City of Los Angeles
Document Title
Machado Lake Ecosystem Routine Vegetation Management and Maintenance Program
Document Type
MND - Mitigated Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
Open Space / OS - Open Space / Open Space
Document Description
Machado Lake is located within Kern Malloy Harbor Regional Park (KMHRP), a 231-acre municipal park operated by the City of Los Angeles, Department of Recreation and Parks (RAP) within the Harbor City community of the City of Los Angeles. The proposed project involves conducting a comprehensive vegetation management and maintenance program within the Machado Lake Ecosystem. The project boundaries include the lake area as well as the surrounding areas consisting of the Wilmington Channel and riparian woodland to the north, the east and west shorelines, and the seasonal freshwater marsh downstream of the Machado Lake dam. The primary purpose of the project is to reduce excessive stands and mats of aquatic vegetation around the perimeter of the lake, primarily Water Primrose (Ludwigia) and to a lesser extent cattails and tules, to a manageable amount. RAP will continue its practice of treating excessive vegetation with a combination of chemical and mechanical control methods. Because Ludwigia propagates when fragmented, the emergent vegetation is treated repeatedly with aquatic herbicide and subsequently the dead plant material is removed from the lake with mechanical harvesters. To guarantee the success of the Ludwigia removal project, the remaining root masses along the shoreline will be extracted. Additional maintenance activities that support the primary project purpose include clearing of trash and debris; removing fallen, dead or dying trees and shrubs; trimming of branches and tree limbs; mowing along the shoreline and lake edge; locations with native species will also be conducted on a routine basis; these maintenance activities will be adopted as mitigation measures to reduce potential impacts to biological resources to a level of less than significant. As part of the proposed project, RAP will obtain and comply with requirements from the California Department of Fish and Game (CDFG) and the State and Regional Water Quality Control Boards (SWRCB) (RWQCB).
Contact Information
Name
Leila Barker
Agency Name
City of Los Angeles
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Address
Phone
Location
Cities
Los Angeles, Los Angeles, City of
Counties
Los Angeles
Cross Streets
Located on Vermont Avenue between Pacific Coast Highway and Anaheim Street
Zip
90710
Parcel #
7412-010-903
State Highways
CA-1, CA-213, I-110
Schools
Los Angeles Harbor College, Normont ES, 232nd Place ES, Catskill
Waterways
Dominguez Channel, Wilmington Drain, Machado Lake
Other Location Info
City/Nearest Community: Harbor City
Other Information
Schools: Catskill ES, Wilmington MS, Broad Avenue ES, Gulf ES, Fries ES, Banning HS, Hawaiian ES, Cooper HS, Taper ES, Dodson MS, Eshelman ES, Fleming MS, Narbonne HS, President ES, Harbor City ES, St. Margaret Mary School and various other private elementary schools and daycare centers.
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Coastal Commission (CCC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, South Coast Region 5 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of State Parks, Division of Boating and Waterways, California Department of Transportation, District 7 (DOT), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Los Angeles Region 4 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Department of Fish and Wildlife, Marine Region, Department of Toxic Substances Control, Department of Water Resources, Resources Agency, State Water Resources Control Board, Divison of Financial Assistance, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC)
Development Types
Other (Routine Vegetation Management and Maintenance Program)
Local Actions
LSAA/CDFG Permit
Project Issues
Air Quality, Biological Resources, Geology/Soils, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Noise, Recreation, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian
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