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
FIN - Final Document
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 project area is located at the Russian River Estuary, approximately 60 miles (97 kilometers) northwest of San Francisco Bay, near the town of Jenner, Sonoma County, CA. The Estuary extends from the mouth of the Russian River upstream approximately 6 mile (10 kilometers) between Austin Creek and the community of Duncans Mills. Please see attached. Currently, the Sonoma County Water Agency artificially breaches the barrier beach at Goat Rock State beach when the water surface level in the Estuary is between 4.5 and 7.0 feet NGVD 29, as determined by the gauge at the Jenner Visitor's Center. The National Marine Fisheries Service's (NMFS) Russian River Biological Opinion, issued in 2008, requires the Water Agency and United States Army Corps of Engineers to implement a series of actions (identified as Reasonable and Prudent Alternatives) to modify existing water supply and flood control activities. This EIR for the Estuary Management Project is one step in implementing the requirements of the NMFS' Russian River Biological Opinion.
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 & 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 Fish and Wildlife, Bay Delta Region 3 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of State Parks, Division of Boating and Waterways, California Highway Patrol, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Central Valley Flood Protection Board, Department of Water Resources, Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency, California Department of Transportation, District 4 (DOT), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, North Coast Region 1 (RWQCB)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Department of Transportation, District 4 (DOT), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, North Coast Region 1 (RWQCB)
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, Transportation, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildlife
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