Levee Vegetation Research Program Windthrow, Root Architecture, Tree Root Seepage and Piping Studies
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Summary
SCH Number
2009102078
Lead Agency
Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency
Document Title
Levee Vegetation Research Program Windthrow, Root Architecture, Tree Root Seepage and Piping Studies
Document Type
MND - Mitigated Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
Levees on or near Lower Yuba, Bear, Feather, Sacramento, San Joaquin Rivers and Sutter Bypass
Document Description
The project would conduct field experiments on topics relevant to levee vegetation in California flood control systems and collect data to characterize the forces leading to windthrow of trees on levees and analyze tree root architecture to determine effects on levee slope stability. Windthrow study would involve conducting tree pulling experiments and root architecture study would involve excavating the roots of trees and standing stumps at 6 selected sites on levees along waterways in the Yuba County, Sutter County, Sacramento County and Stanislaus County.
Contact Information
Name
Peter Buck
Agency Name
Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Marysville, Modesto, Sacramento
Counties
Sacramento, Stanislaus, Sutter, Yuba
Cross Streets
Hwy 20, Hwy 70, Feather River Rd; Pocket Area, Sac; San Joaquin River NWR
Total Acres
10 +/-
State Highways
20, 70, 160, 132
Railways
UPRR
Airports
No
Schools
various in Sacramento
Waterways
Yube, Feather River, Sacramento, San Joaquin, SBP
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, North Central Region 2 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 10 (DOT), California Department of Transportation, District 3 (DOT), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Sacramento Region 5 (RWQCB), Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), Department of Water Resources, Office of Emergency Services, California, Resources Agency, Central Valley Flood Protection Board, California State Lands Commission (SLC)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
Central Valley Flood Protection Board, California State Lands Commission (SLC)
Development Types
Other (levee vegetation research program)
Local Actions
ED approval
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Noise, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildlife
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