Hendrick Ranch Nature Area Wetland and Riparian Restoration (Project); Grant Agreement No. 06-276-554-0
Summary
- SCH Number
- 2008078018
- Lead Agency
- State Water Resources Control Board
- Document Title
- Hendrick Ranch Nature Area Wetland and Riparian Restoration (Project); Grant Agreement No. 06-276-554-0
- Document Type
- NOE - Notice of Exemption
- Received
- Posted
- 7/1/2008
- Document Description
- The purposes of the proposed Project are to restore and maintain 36 acres of riparian and wetland habitat between upslope agricultural areas and the Santa Clara River by removing invasive plant species, planting native riparian and wetland plants and densely plant of drainage ditches, and to quantify water quality benefits after Project implementation.
- Contact Information
-
Lisa Lee
State Water Resources Control Board
1001 I Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone : (916) 327-9401
Location
- Counties
- Ventura
- Other Location Info
- Hedrick Ranch Nature Area
Notice of Exemption
- Exempt Status
- Categorical Exemption
- Type, Section or Code
- Class3,4,6,Sec.15303,15304,15306
- Reasons for Exemption
- Friends of the Santa Clara River will be implementing the Project, which involves: 1) producing a detailed Restoration Plan, 2) reporting current and past agricultural practices on adjacent lands, 3) researching cropping patterns on farmed areas and determining areas that provide runoff into the Project site, 4) evaluating fertilization, chemical applications and irrigation practices, 5) reporting water volumes and quantity of pesticides and nutrients, 6) installing test wells, 7) conducting pre-and post-Project baseline biological monitoring, 8) installing a grid of lysimeters to depths of two to eight feet below the surface, 9) conducting the ecological restoration project as detailed in the Restoration Plan, 10) increasing public awareness by organizing tours, volunteer training, distributing educational materials and communicating with other professionals and agencies, 11) collecting data by using existing training program and materials, submitting training sign-in sheets, conducting water quality sampling, measurements and analyses, and 12) interpreting data. The Ecological Restoration Project will involve: 1) constructing a nursery area with a small greenhouse, herbivore-proof grow-out area and storage shed, 2) conducting minor alterations to land through weeding, mowing and vegetating activities and 3) monitoring and data collecting activities.
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