Section 1600 Memorandum of Understanding Renewal for Canal Maintenance and Restoration

SCH Number: 2016111041
Lead Agency: Friant Water Users Authority
Document Title: Section 1600 Memorandum of Understanding Renewal for Canal Maintenance and Restoration
Document Type: NOD - Notice of Determination
Received: 1/31/2017
Posted: 1/31/2017
Present Land Use: N/A

Document Description: The (LSA) Land and Streambed Alteration notification is for the processing of a CDFW Section 1600 MOU for the channel maintenance activities on the improved channels, unimproved channels, leveed channels, drain ditches, and toe-drains and other waters that are intercepted or related to the Friant-Kern Canal. The work areas are specified and described in the Section 1600 binder attached to the Initial Study. The maintenance activities include: (A) Debris or obstruction removal; (B) Silt, sand or sediment removal; (C) Maintenance of channel capacity; (D) Vegetation control: d-1 Mechanical control; d-2 Aquatic vegetation control; d-3 Chemical vegetation control; (E) Repair of existing erosion control work; and (F) Minor erosion control work and revegetation. Mitigation measures for environmental and wildlife protection, erosion control, and water quality are implemented to avoid significant adverse effects and to mitigate impacts to less than significant.

Contact Information: Douglas DeFlitch
Friant Water Users Authority
854 N. Harvard Avenue
Lindsay, CA 93247-1715
Phone : (559) 562-6305

(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: No
(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: Yes