Sherman and Twitchell Island Fish Screens Projects [California Endangered Species Act (CESA) Incidental Take Permit No. 2081-2017-049-03 (ITP)]

SCH Number: 2016032007
Lead Agency: Water Resources, Department of (California Department of Water Resources)
Document Title: Sherman and Twitchell Island Fish Screens Projects [California Endangered Species Act (CESA) Incidental Take Permit No. 2081-2017-049-03 (ITP)]
Document Type: NOD - Notice of Determination
Received: 9/24/2018
Posted: 9/24/2018
Present Land Use: Agricultural (AG-80), Delta Waterways, and Residential (RD-1)

Document Description: The project includes construction of five self-cleaning, retractable fish screens at the waterside termini of five existing DWR-owned intake siphons located on Sherman Island and Twitchell Island in order o reduce potential entrainment of Delta Smelt and other fish species by agricultural diversions on state-owned lands. The project is expected to cause the permanent loss of 0.0014 acres of giant garter snake habitat. The project is also expected to result in the remporary loss of 1.192 acres of giant garter snake habitat. The project is expected to result in incidental take of giant garter snake which is designated as a threatened species under CESA. The ITP referenced above as issued by CDFW authorizes incidental take of species listed under CESA that may occur as a result of project implementation.

Contact Information: Jeanette Griffin
CDFW
2825 Cordelia Road, Suite 100
Fairfield, CA 95434
Phone : (209) 234-3447

Coordinates: 38.070722°'"N 121.764229°'"W
Counties: Sacramento
Cross Streets: Highway 160 and W Sherman Island Road
Zip: 94571
Total Acres: 74.43
Parcel #: multiple
State Highways: 160
Waterways: Sacramento River, San Joaquin River
Township: 3N
Range: 2,3E
Section: 28,16
Other Information: Antioch North and Jersey Island; Lat: 38.097467, Long: -121.654265

Approving Agency: CDFW
Approving Agency Role: Responsible Agency
Approved On: 7/27/2018
Final EIR Available Location: 2825 Cordelia Rd, Suite 100, Fairfield, CA 95434

(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