Ken Fire Restoration Project
Summary
SCH Number
2011118137
Public Agency
Fish & Game Eastern Sierra-Inland Deserts Region
Document Title
Ken Fire Restoration Project
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
11/17/2011
Document Description
SAA #1600-2011-0250-R5 The Project is limited to constructing a 100 square-foot, 1 to 2 foot deep earthen-bottomed debris basin and installing a standpipe riser within an unnamed tributary to Cajon Creek within the Caltrans Interstate 15 right-of-way within the Ken Fire burn area. The basin will be constructed immediately upstream of an existing 36" culvert that runs under Interstate 15. The purpose of the project is to prevent and control the anticipated flow of burned debris, sediment, and other materials from the Ken Fire burn area and consequently protect the structural integrity of the exisitng culvert, and Interstate 15 during project construction.
Contact Information
Name
Joanna Gibson
Agency Name
California Department of Fish & Game Eastern Sierra-Inland Deser
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Counties
San Bernardino
Other Location Info
near the community of Devore
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Emergency Project
Type, Section or Code
21080.33
Reasons for Exemption
It is being approved and undertaken by a Public Agency (Caltrans) to maintain an existing highway (I-15), within the existing right-of-way, to remediate damage caused by the "Ken Fire" which occurred on August 22, 2011.
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