DWR 2006 Critical Levee Emergency Repair Project - Site 54 BUC 14.0R, Unit 2
Summary
SCH Number
2008028214
Public Agency
Fish & Game #2
Document Title
DWR 2006 Critical Levee Emergency Repair Project - Site 54 BUC 14.0R, Unit 2
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
2/26/2008
Document Description
Repair the damage at the Butte Creek site and mitigate the potential for levee failure. DWR would install rockfill and earthfill soil at the site to fill the scoured or lost areas, and re-establish the supporting slope and bench that was previously present. DWR will incorporate willow plantings and shrub vegetation to promote bank stabilization and increase instream habitat value, riparian habitat and shaded stream habitat.
Contact Information
Name
Gary Hobgood
Agency Name
California Department of Fish and Game
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Chico
Counties
Butte
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Declared Emergency
Type, Section or Code
15269
Reasons for Exemption
As a result of the imminent threat of catastrophic levee failure, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a state of emergency for California's levee system on February 24, 2006. The emergency repairs specified for this project are necessary (1) to maintain the levee system which is essential to protecting public health, safety, and welfare, and (2) to prevent an emergency from catastrophic levee failure.
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