Union Pacific Railroad Tajiguas Landslide Repair Project
Summary
SCH Number
2009111014
Lead Agency
Santa Barbara County
Document Title
Union Pacific Railroad Tajiguas Landslide Repair Project
Document Type
NEG - Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
PLU: Transportation Corridor, Rural Residential, 40 acre minimum lot size
Z: TC and RR-40, minimum lot size of 40 acres
Document Description
The proposed project involves the validation of structures installed and work conducted under the temporary authority of an emergency permit issued by the County to support a segment of the Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) trackbed that was destroyed by a landslide in August, 2000. The trackbed repair project included grading and excavation within a 4 acre area along the coastal bluff, the installation and removal of an ungrouted rock revetment on the sandy beach, the installation of a bluff face retaining wall immediately adjacent to the railroad trackbed, re-construction of the railroad bed and embankment, and backfill of the slope beneath the retaining wall. Grading on the bluff face and within the railroad right-of-way is estimated to have involved several thousand cubic yards of earth movement for preparation of an access road, installation of the bluff face retaining wall, and backfill of the retaining wall excavation. The bluff face retaining wall is about 300 ft long and is comprised of 60 two-ft diamter concrete piles and 120 steel angled tiebacks drilled into the bluff face. The upper parts of the concrete piles are incorporated into a steel reinforced shotcrete wall installed on the bluff face. This wall was buried by the placement of fill derived from the onsite landslide debris. Disturbed areas were seeded with native coastal sage scrub species.
Contact Information
Name
Mark Walter
Agency Name
Santa Barbara County Planning and Development Department
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Goleta
Counties
Santa Barbara
Cross Streets
Hwy 101 & Tajiguas Landfill Access Rd
Total Acres
99.5
Parcel #
081-010-005; 081-180-001, 002, 003
State Highways
101
Railways
UPRR
Waterways
Pacific Ocean
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Coastal Commission (CCC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, South Coast Region 5 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 5 (DOT), California Highway Patrol, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Coast Region 3 (RWQCB), Department of Water Resources, Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC)
Development Types
Transportation:Rail
Local Actions
development plan
Project Issues
Cultural Resources
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.