Ducharme Water Diversion and Crossing Project (Lake or Streambed Alteration Agreement no. 1600-2017-0559-R1)

SCH Number: 2015102005
Lead Agency: Humboldt County
Document Title: Ducharme Water Diversion and Crossing Project (Lake or Streambed Alteration Agreement no. 1600-2017-0559-R1)
Document Type: NOD - Notice of Determination
Received: 3/5/2018

Document Description: Project is limited to 9 encroachments. One encroachment is for water diversion from a lined pond that captures water instream from an unnamed Class III tributary to Jewett Creek. Water is diverted through a 3/4 poly-pipe for cannabis cultivation. A second encroachment is for water diversion from a lined pond that captures from an unnamed class III tributary to Jewett Creek. Water is diverted through 3/4 inch poly-pipe for cannabis cultivation. A third encroachment is to replace a failing 30 inch culvert with a minimum 54 inch culvert. A fifth, sixth, and seventh encroachment are to improve existing rocked ford crossings on class III streams by adding appropriately sized cleaned and washed rock. An eighth encroachment is to upgrade a low water dirt ford crossing to a rocked ford crossing by adding appropriately sized cleaned and washed rock. A ninth encroachment is to replace an undersized 12 inch culvert with an 18 inch culvert. Work for the water diversions and stream crossings will include use and maintenance of the infrastructure.

Contact Information: Angela Liebenberg
CDFW
619 Second St.
Eureka, CA 95501
707-964-4830

(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