Upper San Antonio Creek Watershed Giant Reed Removal Project
2 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2009061067
Lead Agency
Ventura County Watershed Protection District
Document Title
Upper San Antonio Creek Watershed Giant Reed Removal Project
Document Type
MND - Mitigated Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
Rural institutional, open space, rural residential, urban residential, agriculture exclusive
Document Description
The Ventura County Watershed District (VCWPD) proposes to remove giant reed (Arundo donax) within the upper San Antonio Creek watershed. Where castor bean (Ricimus communis) grows in close proximity to those creek reaches where giant reed occurs, VCWPD proposes to remove the castor bean as well. The objectives of the Upper San Antonio Creek Watershed Giant Reed Removal Project are to: Restore biological habitat, including special-status species habitat; Reduce flood hazards; Reduce fire risks; Improve water quality; and Enhance water suply reliability and groundwater recharge.
The Project would remove giant reed where it occurs along the upper San Antonio, McNell, Thacher and Reeves Creeks. The distribution of giant reed within these creeks is patchy; overall, its percent cover relative to other vegetation is faily low (less than about 20%). However, there are a few locations where its percent cover is as much as 76%
Contact Information
Name
Pam Lindsey
Agency Name
Ventura County Watershed Protection District
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Ojai
Counties
Ventura
Cross Streets
Grand Ave, Ojai Ave, Thacher Rd, Reeves Rd, Gorham Rd, Boardman Rd
Zip
93023
Total Acres
69.03
Parcel #
0140020070, 0140090130...+
State Highways
33, 150
Schools
San Antonio ES,Monica Ros,Thacher, Ojai Valley
Waterways
Upper San Antonio,McNell,Thacher,Reeves Creeks
Township
4,5N
Range
22W
Section
3,4,5
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 7 (DOT), California Highway Patrol, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Los Angeles Region 4 (RWQCB), Department of Toxic Substances Control, Department of Water Resources, Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, South Coast Region 5 (CDFW)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, South Coast Region 5 (CDFW)
Development Types
Other
Local Actions
Use Permit, Other
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Coastal Zone, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Growth Inducement, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Schools/Universities, Septic System, Sewer Capacity, Solid Waste, Transportation, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire
Disclaimer: The document was originally posted before CEQAnet had the capability to host attachments for the public. To obtain the original attachments for this document, please contact the lead agency at the contact information listed above. You may also contact the OPR via email at state.clearinghouse@opr.ca.gov or via phone at (916) 445-0613.