McCauley Water Diversion and Stream Crossings Project (Lake or Streambed Alteration Agreement No. 1600-2017-0004-R1)

SCH Number: 2015102005
Lead Agency: Humboldt County
Document Title: McCauley Water Diversion and Stream Crossings Project (Lake or Streambed Alteration Agreement No. 1600-2017-0004-R1)
Document Type: NOD - Notice of Determination
Received: 11/5/2018

Document Description: The project is limited to seven encroachments. One encroachment is for water diversion for domestic use from a Class II spring. A second encroachment is for water diverted from an off-channel pond. Work for the water diversion will include use and maintenance of the water diversion infrastructure. Four other encroachments are proposed to upgrade, realign, and armor cuverts at existing road/stream crossings. Work for these encroachments includes excavation, removal of culverts, replacement with a new culverts, backfillinf and compaction of fill, and rock armoring as necessary to minimize erosion. The final encroachment will remove a culvert along a stream that is encorached by cannabis cultivation. The cultivation activity will be set back to a minimum of 50 feet from any channel, and the area will be vegetated with willow springs (~130 SPRINGS) per the Notification.

Contact Information: David Manthorne
CDFW, Northern Region
619 Second St
Eureka, CA 95501
707-441-5900

(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
(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: No
(5) Findings were made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA: No