Common Features/Natomas PACR/Natomas Levee Improvement Program, Phase 4b Project

SCH Number: 2009112025
Lead Agency: Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency
Document Title: Common Features/Natomas PACR/Natomas Levee Improvement Program, Phase 4b Project
Document Type: EIR - Draft EIR
Received: 7/1/2010

Document Description: The overall purpose of the Natomas Levee Improvement Program (NLIP) is to bring the entire 42-mile Natomas Basin perimeter levee system into compliance with applicable Federal and state standards for levees protecting urban areas. The Phase 4b - Project - a component of the NLIP - consists of improvements to the remaining portions of the Natomas Basin's perimeter levee system and associated landscape, irrigation/drainage infrastructure modifications, and environmental mitigation, including habitat creation and management.

Contact Information: John Bassett
Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency
1007 7th Street, 7th Floor
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 874-7606

Review Period Start: 7/1/2010
Review Period End: 8/16/2010
Development Type: Other (Levee System Improvements)
Local Action: Other Action Other Action: Levee Improvement
Project Issues: Cumulative Effects Landuse Growth Inducing Wetland/Riparian Water Supply Water Quality Vegetation Traffic/Circulation Toxic/Hazardous Solid Waste Soil Erosion/Compaction/Grading Recreation/Parks Public Services Population/Housing Balance Noise Minerals Geologic/Seismic Forest Land/Fire Hazard Flood Plain/Flooding Economics/Jobs Drainage/Absorption Biological Resources Archaeologic-Historic Air Quality Agricultural Land Aesthetic/Visual
Reviewing Agencies: Caltrans, District 3 State Lands Commission Central Valley Flood Protection Board California Department of Parks and Recreation California Highway Patrol Department of Conservation Department of Fish and Wildlife, Region 2 Department of Water Resources Native American Heritage Commission Office of Historic Preservation Regional Water Quality Control Bd., Region 5 (Sacramento) Resources Agency