Big River M9 Road Maintenance and Upgrade
Summary
SCH Number
2017078059
Public Agency
California Department of Parks and Recreation
Document Title
Big River M9 Road Maintenance and Upgrade
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
7/6/2017
Document Description
Perform minor maintenance and drainage improvements on 1.75 miles of Road M9 in the Big River area of Mendocino Headlands State Park to reduce chronic and episodic sediment delivery to No Name Creek and maintain a secondary access to the Big River area. Minor maintenance performed over the entire road will include: brushing to maintain road width; install rolling dips to control drainage; and cover all disturbed areas outside the road surface with slash to reduce potential erosion impacts.
Additional work/improvements to the lower 1,500 lf of the road will: remove ditch relief culverts; re-slope existing road inslopes to outslopes to eliminate drainage concentration; install rock armored dips or fords; remove perched road fill and install rolling dips prior to slides; excavate along road bank, as needed, to maintain roadway width; and place course rock, as needed, for both erosion control and to provide a stable driving surface.
Contact Information
Name
Roy McNamee
Agency Name
California Department of Parks and Recreation
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Counties
Mendocino
Other Location Info
Mendocino Headlands State Park
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15301, 15303, 15304
Reasons for Exemption
Project consists of the maintenance or minor alteration of existing public structures involving negligible or no expansion of use beyond current levels; the construction and location of limited numbers of new, small facilities or structures; and the minor public alterations in the condition of land which do not involve the removal of healthy, mature, scenic trees and is included as "Trail or road repairs" in the Parks and Rec's list of exempt activities, in accordance with CCR 15300.4.
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