Permit No. 19707 – Butte Sink Mitigation Bank Project
3 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2016122004
Lead Agency
Colusa County
Document Title
Permit No. 19707 – Butte Sink Mitigation Bank Project
Document Type
NOD - Notice of Determination
Received
Posted
5/27/2025
Document Description
Approval of Permit No. 19707, under California Code of Regulations, Title 23, Article 3, Section 6, for work within an adopted plan of flood control: To restore 288.25 acres of stream and floodplain salmonid habitat from existing rice fields at Butte Creek Farms. Encroachments include planting native cottonwood and willow seedlings, notching an existing berm between the property and Butte Creek in five locations, removing sections of existing roads that have been abandoned by Colusa County, removing all existing culverts on site, bank stabilization with planted stakes and other bioengineered materials, installing twin 4 foot by 2 foot concrete box culverts, on-site temporary staging and stockpiling, installing natural debris racks, grading, removing an existing diversion structure, rerouting portions of the Highline Canal, installing signs on the existing gates, and installing a berm to establish a mitigation bank. Existing irrigation facilities may be used to inundate the property, as necessary.
Contact Information
Name
Jordan Robbins
Agency Name
Central Valley Flood Protection Board
Job Title
Senior Environmental Scientist (Specialist)
Contact Types
Responsible Agency
Phone
Name
Greg Plucker
Agency Name
Colusa County
Job Title
Director of Community Development
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Address
Phone
Name
Please contact Jordan Robbins at CVFPB
Agency Name
Butte Sink Mitigation, LLC
Job Title
Senior Environmental Scientist (Specialist)
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Unincorporated
Counties
Colusa
Regions
Northern California
Other Location Info
The project is located approximately 3.3 miles northeast of the City of Colusa and about 0.7 miles east of the Colusa weir and bypass, at 39.23000°N 121.94500°W, Butte Basin, Colusa County.
Notice of Determination
Approving Agency
Central Valley Flood Protection Board
Approving Agency Role
Responsible Agency
Approved On
County Clerk
Colusa
Final Environmental Document Available at
The Mitigated Negative Declaration, prepared by the lead agency for the project, is available to the general public at the lead agency’s office listed above. The Board’s administrative record related to the encroachment permit is available for public review at the Board’s 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
No
(2b) A Mitigated or a Negative Declaration was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
(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
No
(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
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