Merced River Ranch Floodplain Restoration Project
4 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2010041098
Lead Agency
Fish & Game #4
Document Title
Merced River Ranch Floodplain Restoration Project
Document Type
MND - Mitigated Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
Dredger Tailings Reach/Exclusive Agriculture/Agricultural
Document Description
The objectives of the proposed project are to restore (i.e. rehabilitate and enhance) channel, floodplain and riparian ecosystem processes and critical habitats for juvenile and adult Chinook salmon and steelhead at the MRR, in coordination with local communities and stakeholders, and to promote the recovery of healthy and diverse Chinook salmon and steelhead populations in the Merced River. This project is a collaborative effort by CDFG, AFRP, and Cramer Fish Sciences (CFS), building on the work of Stillwater Sciences and others, as well as long-term coordination with the local community (Stillwater Sciences 2006). The proposed spawning gravel replenishment and floodplain rehabilitation activities will increase available and usable spawning areas for salmonids by providing spawning gravels within the appropriate size range; increase use of spawning habitat (Merz and Setka 2004); improve gravel permeability and intergravel water quality (Merz et al 2004); and, decrease redd superimposition.
Contact Information
Name
Patricia A. Brantley
Agency Name
California Department of Fish and Game
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Counties
Merced
Cross Streets
Merced Falls Rd and Snelling Hwy
Total Acres
6
Parcel #
043060011
State Highways
59
Waterways
Merced River
Township
5S
Range
14E
Section
11,12
Other Location Info
City/Nearest Community: Snelling
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 10 (DOT), California Highway Patrol, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Fresno Region 5 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Department of Toxic Substances Control, Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), Department of Water Resources
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), Department of Water Resources
Local Actions
habitat restoration
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Transportation, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, greenhouse gases
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