Carmel River Floodplain Restoration and Environmental Enchancement Project

SCH Number: 2011021038
Lead Agency: Monterey County
Document Title: Carmel River Floodplain Restoration and Environmental Enchancement Project
Document Type: NOP - Notice of Preperation
Received: 3/12/2018
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: Melanie Beretti
County of Monterey Resource Management Agency
1441 Schilling Pl, 2nd Floor
Salinas, CA 93901
Phone : (831) 755-5025

Coordinates: 36.537273°'"N 121.925709°'"W
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

Review Period Start: 3/12/2018
Review Period End: 4/10/2018
Development Type: Other (Restoration/open space/Recreational)
Local Action: Use Permit Local Coastal Permit
Project Issues: Aesthetic/Visual Agricultural Land Air Quality Archaeologic-Historic Biological Resources Coastal Zone Drainage/Absorption Flood Plain/Flooding Geologic/Seismic Noise Public Services Recreation/Parks Septic System Social Soil Erosion/Compaction/Grading Traffic/Circulation Vegetation Water Quality Water Supply Wetland/Riparian Wildlife Land Use Cumulative Effects
Reviewing Agencies: California Coastal Commission California Department of Parks and Recreation California Highway Patrol Caltrans, District 5 Department of Fish and Wildlife, Region 4 Department of Toxic Substances Control Department of Water Resources Office of Emergency Services, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Region 3 Resources Agency State Lands Commission Native American Heritage Commission