Taliaferro Water Diversion and Pond Project (Lake or Streambed Alteration Agreement No. 1600-2017-0288-R1)

SCH Number: 2015102005
Lead Agency: Humboldt County
Document Title: Taliaferro Water Diversion and Pond Project (Lake or Streambed Alteration Agreement No. 1600-2017-0288-R1)
Document Type: NOD - Notice of Determination
Received: 4/30/2019

Document Description: The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has executed Lake and Stream bed Alteration Agreement number 1600-2017-0288-R 1, pursuant to Section 1602 of the Fish and Game Code to Mr. Shanon Taliaferro. The project is limited to 3 encroachments. One encroachment is for water diversion from a spring, an unnamed tributary to Rancheria Creek. Water is diverted for domestic, irrigation, and livestock use. Work for the water diversion will include use and maintenance of the water diversion infrastructure, and any work required to bring water diversion infrastructure into compliance with the Agreement. The two other proposed encroachments are for water diversion from two existing, spring-fed ponds, repair and reconstruction of pond outlets, and maintenance of the ponds. Work for these encroachments will include excavation, placement of new, properly sized outlet culverts, backfilling and compaction of fill, and rock armoring as necessary to minimize erosion. The notification also disclosed a new groundwater well, three existing, adequately-sized stream crossing culverts, and a Class Ill ford crossing on a road used only during the dry season.

Contact Information: Angela Liebenberg
Department of Fish and Wildlife Northern Region
619 Second Street
Eureka, CA 95501
7079644830

Counties: Humboldt
Other Location Info: The project to be completed is located within the South Fork Eel River watershed, approximately 6 miles east of the town of Garberville, County of Humboldt, State of California. The project is located in Section 25, T4S, R4E, Humboldt Base and Meridian; in the Harris U.S. Geological Survey 7.5-minute quadrangle.

Approving Agency: CDFW
Approving Agency Role: Responsible Agency
Approved On: 4/29/2019
Final EIR Available Location: Humboldt County Dept. of Planning and Building 3015 H Street Eureka, CA 95501

(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