Carmel River Floodplain Restoration and Environmental Enchancement Project
8 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2011021038
Lead Agency
Monterey County
Document Title
Carmel River Floodplain Restoration and Environmental Enchancement Project
Document Type
NOP - Notice of Preparation of a Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
Recreation, State Parks/Open Space Recreation and Resource Conservation, both of which are located in the Design Control Districts of the Coastal Zone/Resource Conservation and Scenic & Natural Resource
Document Description
The Monterey County Resource Management Agency (County) proposes to implement the Carmel River Floodplain Restoration and Enhancement Project (Project). The proposed project consists of two interdependent project components: the Floodplain Restoration and the Causeway. The Floodplain Restoration Component consists of (1) remove approx. 1,470 linear feet of non-structural earthen levees on the south side of the Carmel River channel; (2) grading on approx. 100 acres to restore the site's ecological function as a floodplain by creating the hydrogeomorphic characteristics necessary to support floodplain restoration activities; (3) grading to elevate approx. 23 acres of existing farmland above the 100-year floodplain elevation to create an agricultural preserve; and (4) implementation of a Restoration Management Plan (RMP).
The Causeway Component consists of replacing a portion of the SR 1 roadway embankment with a 360 foot long causeway section to accommodate flood flows that enter into the south overbank area as a function of the removal of portions of the levees as described above and to restore hydrologic connectivity between the Project site and the Carmel Lagoon. The project would result in the reconnection and restoration of approx. 100 acres of historic floodplain.
Contact Information
Name
Melanie Beretti
Agency Name
County of Monterey Resource Management Agency
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Carmel-by-the-Sea
Counties
Monterey
Zip
93923
Total Acres
134.8
Parcel #
243-071-005-000, 243-071-006-000, 243-071-008-000, and 157-121-007-000, 157-121-001-000,
State Highways
SR 1
Schools
Carmel River ES, Junipero Serra School,
Waterways
Carmel River
Other Information
Continue Schools: Forest Hill School
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Coastal Commission (CCC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 5 (DOT), California Highway Patrol, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Coast Region 3 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Department of Toxic Substances Control, Department of Water Resources, Office of Emergency Services, California, Resources Agency, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC)
Development Types
Other (Restoration/open space/Recreational)
Local Actions
Use Permit, Coastal Permit
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Coastal Zone, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Noise, Public Services, Recreation, Septic System, Social, Transportation, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildlife
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