Ledbetter Water Diversion, Crossing, and Ponds project (Lake or Streambed Alteration Agreement No. 1600-2017-0621-R1)

SCH Number: 2015102005
Lead Agency: Humboldt County
Document Title: Ledbetter Water Diversion, Crossing, and Ponds project (Lake or Streambed Alteration Agreement No. 1600-2017-0621-R1)
Document Type: NOD - Notice of Determination
Received: 8/21/2018
Posted: 8/21/2018
Present Land Use: The project applies across all land use designations

Document Description: The project is limited to five encroachments. one encroachment is for water diversion from a small existing shallow pool area on an unnamed class II watercourse tributary to the East Branch South fork EEl River. The depth of the pool is determined by a 24 inch stream crossing culvert. Water is diverted to storage for cannabis cultivation. A second encroachment is to replace an 18 inch diameter culvert with a 24 inch diameter culvert along with critical dips and rock armoring. A third encroachment is to replace an undersized 24 inch culvert with a minimum 30 inch culvert, install critical dips and rock armoring. A fourth encroachment is to improve an unined pond located at the headwater of a class III unnamed watercourse and used for cannabis cultivation by rock armoring a 40 ft x 4 ft outlet. A fourth encroachment is to improve an unline dpond located on a class III watercourse and used for cannabis cultivation by rock armoring.

Contact Information: T.O. Smith
CDFW, Northern region
619 Second St
Eureka, CA 95501
Phone : (707) 441-2091

(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