Coachella Valley Stormwater Improvement Project – Ave 54 to Thermal Drop Structure (Streambed Alteration Agreement No. 1600-2019-0235-R6)

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Summary

SCH Number: 2015111067
Lead Agency: Coachella Valley Water District
Document Title: Coachella Valley Stormwater Improvement Project – Ave 54 to Thermal Drop Structure (Streambed Alteration Agreement No. 1600-2019-0235-R6)
Document Type: NOD - Notice of Determination
Received: 10/9/2020
Posted: 10/9/2020
Project Applicant: Coachella Valley Water District

Document Description: The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has executed Streambed Alteration Agreement number 1600-2019-0235-R6, pursuant to section 1602 of the Fish and Game Code to the project Applicant, Coachella Valley Water District, as represented by Steve Bigley. The Project proposed to install channel modifications to reduce the flood hazard associated with a 100-year flood event and to meet the minimum requirement of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Channel modifications include installation of reinforced concrete-lined slope protection from about 130 feet upstream of Avenue 54 to about 300 feet downstream of the existing Thermal Drop Structure. Side-slope protection is to be buried with soil. Concrete channel bottom lining will occur at two locations. Channel bottom lining will occur from about 250 feet upstream to 250 feet downstream of the Airport Boulevard bridge. Channel bottom lining will also occur from about 600 feet upstream of the northernmost Union Pacific Railroad to about 500 feet downstream of the Highway 111 bridge. The channel is proposed to be lowered for a distance of about 5000 feet upstream from the Thermal Drop Structure.

Contact Information: Heather Pert
Department of Fish and Wildlife
3602 Inland Empire Blvd. Suite C-220
Ontario, CA 91764
Phone : (909) 980-1381
Heather.Pert@wildlife.ca.gov

Location

Counties: Riverside
Regions: Southern California
Other Information: The Project is located in the Coachella Valley Stormwater Channel, between the Avenue 52 and the Thermal Drop Structure between Avenues 57 and 58, about 0.5 miles north of the unincorporated community of Thermal in the County of Riverside, State of California; Latitude 33.648360 N,Longitude 116.140860 W, Township 6 South, Range 8 East, U.S. Geological Survey maps Indio and Mecca, California, San Bernardino Meridian.

Notice of Determination

Approving Agency: Department of Fish and Wildlife
Approving Agency Role: Responsible Agency
Approved On: 10/6/2020

Final Environmental Document Available at: The final environmental impact report prepared for the project is available to the general public at the office location listed above for the Lead Agency. CDFW’s record of project approval as Responsible Agency is available at CDFW’s regional office.

Determinations

(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: Yes
(2b) A Mitigated or a Negative Declaration was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA: No
(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: No
(5) A Statement of Overriding Considerations was adopted for this project: No
(6) Findings were made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA: Yes

Attachments

Notice of Determination: NOD_1600-2019-0235-R6 PDF 202 K

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