Lake California Water Intake Fish Screen
Summary
SCH Number
2009068267
Public Agency
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Region 1
(CDFW)
Document Title
Lake California Water Intake Fish Screen
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
6/19/2009
Document Description
Project Goal: To improve fish protection by constructing a new fish screen that meets federal and state mandates for safe fish passage. The design, construction, and implementation will be done under an agreement with CDFG, willing landowners and relevate agencies to resolve this compliance issue. Two riparian water rights existing at this site (2.65 cfs and 5.68 cfs). Lake California Property Owners Association has a contract with U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to obtain 200 acre feet of Central Valley Project water per Water-use season (as per Reclamation Contract No. 14-06-200-4961A-R-1).
Description: Construct a DFG and NOAA Fisheries-approved screen design. Remove the existing screen and associated framework. Install a retrievable cone screen mounted on a metal housing installed on existing concrete footings. CDFG will likely subcontract a portion of this work to Intake Screens, Inc.
Contact Information
Name
Jim Thompson
Agency Name
California Department of Fish and Game
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Counties
Tehama
Other Location Info
Cottonwood
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15333
Reasons for Exemption
This project would protect naturally produced juvenile salmon and steelhead from being drawn into an irrigation diversion due to a current inadequate fish screen. The following runs and/or species would therefore not be affected by an inadequate diversion screen: spring-run, winter-run and late fall-run Chinook, Central Valley steelhead, and the Southern District Population Segment, North American green sturgeon.
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