Russian River Estuary Management Project (Estuary Project)
7 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2010052024
Lead Agency
Sonoma County
Document Title
Russian River Estuary Management Project (Estuary Project)
Document Type
EIR - Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
The outlet channel would be established on the barrier beach, within the coasal zone, at the mouth of the Russian River which is owned and managed bu California Department of Parks and Recreation (identified as "public/quasi public" land in the Sonoma County General Plan/Zoning). The six-mile reach of the Estuary from the Pacific Ocean to Duncans Milis is primarliy bordered by public/quasi public land to the south and "diverse agriculture" to the north, with some residential areas in the Jenner area
Document Description
Note: Review per lead
The Estuary Management Project would involve three primary actions: lagoon adaptive management including monitoring and response to physical condition, creation of a lagoon outlet channel to control water surface elevation during a lagoon management period, and artificial breaching outside the lagoon management period consistent with current practices and as allowed under the NMFS' Russian River Biological Opinion. The Agency will implement adaptive management of the Estuary with the primary dual objectives of enhancing rearing habitat for juvenile salmonids, particularly steelhead, and managing Estuary water levels to minimize flood hazard.
Contact Information
Name
Jessica Martini-Lamb
Agency Name
Sonoma County Water Agency
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Counties
Sonoma
Cross Streets
Goat Rock Road, Goat Hill Road
Zip
95450
Parcel #
various
State Highways
Hwy 1
Waterways
Russian River, Pacific OCean, Willow and Austin Creeks, Jenner Gulch
Township
7N
Range
11W
Base
MDB&M
Other Location Info
City/Nearest Community: Jenner
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Coastal Commission (CCC), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 4 (DOT), California Highway Patrol, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), Department of Water Resources, Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency, California State Lands Commission (SLC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, North Coast Region 1 (RWQCB), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bay Delta Region 3 (CDFW)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California State Lands Commission (SLC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, North Coast Region 1 (RWQCB), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bay Delta Region 3 (CDFW)
Development Types
Other (Habitat enhancement and flood control)
Local Actions
Other
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Coastal Zone, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Growth Inducement, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Noise, Public Services, Recreation, Schools/Universities, Septic System, Solid Waste, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildlife
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.