Santa Clara River Levee Improvements Downstream of Union Pacific Railroad (SCR-3) Project (Lake or Streambed Alteration Agreement No. 1600-2016-0114-R5)

SCH Number: 2015021079
Lead Agency: Ventura County Watershed Protection District
Document Title: Santa Clara River Levee Improvements Downstream of Union Pacific Railroad (SCR-3) Project (Lake or Streambed Alteration Agreement No. 1600-2016-0114-R5)
Document Type: NOD - Notice of Determination
Received: 11/29/2016
Posted: 11/29/2016
Present Land Use: Open Space; City of Oxnard road rights-of-way

Document Description: CDFW has executed Lake and Streambed Alteration Agreement No. 1600-2016-0114-R5, pursuant to section 1602 of the Fish and Game Code to the Project applicant, Ventura County Watershed Protection District. The project will implement structural improvements to the existing SCR-3 levee to allow for FEMA certification. The Project will construct a continuous raised earthen levee on top of the existing levee (8,975 linear feet) with fill material and riprap to raise the existing levee 3-4 feet in height (8,875 feet) between the Bailard Landfill and N. Ventura Road. (Reaches 1-3). Between N. Ventura Road and the UPRR bridge (Reach 4), a968-foot long floodwall will be constructed on the river side of the road (6-foot visible height), a flood gate will be installed across N. Ventura Road., and a 4- to 6- foot floodwall will be constructed on the south side of N. Ventura Road. for 888 feet to the UPRR bridge, where it will tie into the railroad property via 40-foot-long earth embankments (north and south UPRR). At the El Rio Drain (which outlets to the river within Reach 4), the existing outlet structure will be reconstructed, and a flap gate will be added to the channel section that discharges directly under N. Ventura Road.

Contact Information: Angela Bonfiglio Allen
CDFW
3883 Ruffin Road
San Diego, CA 92123
Phone : (805) 477-7175

Coordinates: 34°14'12.37"N 119°11'31.17"W
Cities: Oxnard
Counties: Ventura
Cross Streets: along Santa Clara River, between Union Pacific Railroad and Bailard Landfill
Zip: 93036
Total Acres: 12.4
Parcel #: Multiple
State Highways: Hwy 101, State 1
Railways: UPRR
Schools: Rio Del Norte, Oxnard HS
Waterways: Santa Clara River

(1) The project will have a significant impact on the environment: Yes
(2a) An Environmental Impact Report was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA: Yes
(2b) A Negative Declaration 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 Statement of Overriding Considerations was adopted for this project: Yes
(5) Findings were made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA: Yes