Fish Habitat Flows and Water Rights Project
2 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2010092087
Lead Agency
Sonoma County Water Agency
Document Title
Fish Habitat Flows and Water Rights Project
Document Type
EIR - Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
Ag and Res
Document Description
NOTE: Extended Review Per Lead
The proposed Fish Habitat Flows and Water Rights project change the Water Agency's existing water right permits and management of water supply releases from Lake Mendocino and Lake Sonoma to provide min instream flows that will improve rearing habitat for threatened and endangered salmon, as required by the NMSF's Russian River Biological Opinion and CDFW's Consistency Determination, and to update the Water Agency's existing water rights to reflect current conditions. The Fish Flow Project would replace the existing hydrologic index, which is based in the Eel River watershed, with a new index based on Russian River conditions. Changes to the Water Agency's existing water right permits includes extending the time to complete beneficial use of the existing 75,000 acre ft of water, no additional water rights are being requested.
Contact Information
Name
Jessica Martini-Lamb
Agency Name
Sonoma County Water Agency
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Cloverdale, Healdsburg, Windsor
Counties
Sonoma
State Highways
Hwy 101, 116
Airports
Sonoma County
Waterways
Russian River, Dry Creek
Other Location Info
Healdsburg, Guerneville
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Eureka Region 1 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 1 (DOT), California Highway Patrol, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, North Coast Region 1 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Caltrans, Division of Aeronautics, Central Valley Flood Protection Board, Department of Water Resources, Resources Agency, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights, California Department of Transportation, District 4 (DOT), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bay Delta Region 3 (CDFW)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Department of Transportation, District 4 (DOT), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bay Delta Region 3 (CDFW)
Development Types
Other (Instream flows and water rights)
Local Actions
Other
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Growth Inducement, Hydrology/Water Quality, Public Services, Recreation, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian
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.