Experimental Aquatic Vegetation Management on the Lower Owens River
Summary
- SCH Number
- 2007098284
- Public Agency
- City of Los Angeles
- Document Title
- Experimental Aquatic Vegetation Management on the Lower Owens River
- Document Type
- NOE - Notice of Exemption
- Received
- Posted
- 9/21/2007
- Document Description
- The City of Los Angeles Dept. of Water and Power proposes to undertake an experimental tule and cattail cutting and removal effort in the Lower Owens River using a floating barge equipped with a cutting apparatus. This effort will be undertaken to determine if the machine is effect in managing emergent aquatic vegetation in the river.
- Contact Information
-
Lori Dermody
Los Angeles City Department of Water and Power
Lead/Public Agency
300 Mandich St.
Bishop, CA 93514
Phone : (760) 873-0408
Location
- Counties
- Inyo
- Other Location Info
- Independence and Lone Pine
Notice of Exemption
- Exempt Status
- Categorical Exemption
- Type, Section or Code
- 15306
- Reasons for Exemption
- Provides for basic data collection, research, experimental management, and resource evaluation activities which do not result in major disturbances to an environmental resource. LADWP will use the cattail cutter in the Lower Owens River as "experimental management" under this statute to determine if it is an effective means of managing emergent aquatic vegetation.
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