Avenue 66 Grade Separation Project (Lake or Streambed Alteration Agreement No. 1600-2018-0157-R6)

SCH Number: 2014051063
Lead Agency: Riverside County
Document Title: Avenue 66 Grade Separation Project (Lake or Streambed Alteration Agreement No. 1600-2018-0157-R6)
Document Type: NOD - Notice of Determination
Received: 6/18/2019
Posted: 6/18/2019

Document Description: The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has executed Lake and Streambed Alteration Agreement number 1600-2018-0157-R6, pursuant to section 1602 of the Fish and Game Code to he project Applicant, Riverside County Transportation Department. The project is limited to the construction of a new grade separation to cross the Union Pacific Railroad and SR-111 along a realigned Avenue 66. The project includes the installation of a new triple box culvert on the Lincoln Street agricultural drain.

Contact Information: Charles Land
Department of Fish and Wildlife Inland Deserts Region
3602 Inland Empire Boulevard, Suite C-220
Ontario, CA 91764
Phone : (760) 200-9418

Coordinates: 33.56921°'"N 116.07903°'"W
Counties: Riverside
Regions: Unincorporated
Township: 7S
Range: 9E
Section: 7
Base: SBM
Other Location Info: The project is located at the Lincoln Street Drain tributary to the Whitewater Riyer (Coachella Valley Stormwater Channel) at the intersection of Avenue 66 and State Route 111 (SR-111) in the unincorporated community of Mecca, in the County of Riverside, State of California; United States Geological Survey (USGS) map Mecca. Section: 8, 17, and 18

Final Environmental Document Available at: Available to the general public at the office location listed above for the Lead Agency. CDFW's record of project approval as Responsible Agency is available at CDFW's regional office.

(1) The project will have a significant impact on the environment: No
(2a) An Environmental Impact Report was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA: No
(2b) A Negative Declaration was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA: Yes
(2c) An other document type was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA: No
(3) Mitigated measures were made a condition of the approval of the project: Yes
(4) A mitigation reporting or monitoring plan was adopted for this project: N/A
(5) A Statement of Overriding Considerations was adopted for this project: No
(6) Findings were made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA: No