Eagle Lake Sewage Ponds Project
2 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2009122076
Lead Agency
Regional Water Quality Control Board, Region 6 (Lahontan)
Document Title
Eagle Lake Sewage Ponds Project
Document Type
MND - Mitigated Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
National Forest
Document Description
The Eagle Lake Ranger District of the Lassen National Forest (NF) is proposing the following Eagle Lake Sewer Ponds Project (Project). The Eagle Lake sewage ponds service the Lassen NF's Eagle Lake Recreation Area (ELRA). The ponds, lined in the 1980's, are beginning to deteriorate. The draft Environmental Assessment/Initial Study (draft EA/IS) describes five alternatives (including a "No Action alternative") proposed in order to address the situation, and discloses the potential environmental effects of each of the alternatives. Patches are considered temporary fixes to mitigate the potential immediate safety hazard of small leaks in the lining. Complete replacement of the liners could prevent widespread failure of one or more of the ponds' linings, however, draining the ponds and replacing the liners could require closure for at least one season of the ELRA. Closure of these recreation facilities could have a negative impact-political and/or economic- on the public, surrounding communities, and the NF. Expansion of the facility could circumvent this issue, but the National Forest System (NFS) parcel on which the existing facility is located is limited in size. To add to the concerns, existing storage capacity of the evaporation ponds may be inadequate to handle future capacity increases to the ELRA.
Contact Information
Name
George Cella
Agency Name
Regional Water Quality Control Board, Region 6 (Lahontan)
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Susanville
Counties
Lassen
Cross Streets
National Forest System Road 31N07, approximately 2 miles SW of Route A1
Total Acres
40
Waterways
Little Merrill Flat Wetlands, Merrill Creek, Eagle Lake
Township
31N
Range
10E
Section
21
Base
MDM
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Northern and Eureka Region 1 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 2 (DOT), California Highway Patrol, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), Department of Toxic Substances Control, Department of Water Resources, Resources Agency
Development Types
Waste Treatment:Other (Type: Secondary (evap.) MGD: 0.007)
Local Actions
USFS LRMP
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Geology/Soils, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Sewer Capacity, Transportation, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire, Beneficial Uses
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