Issuance of Streambed Alteration Agreement No. 1600-2017-0368-R1, Lawrence Off-Channel Coho Rearing Habitat Project

SCH Number: 2017098361
Lead Agency: Fish & Wildlife 1 (Redding) (California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Region 1)
Document Title: Issuance of Streambed Alteration Agreement No. 1600-2017-0368-R1, Lawrence Off-Channel Coho Rearing Habitat Project
Document Type: NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received: 9/21/2017
Posted: 9/21/2017

Document Description: The project is limited to the construction of 2(two) separate off-channel Coho salmon (oncorhynchus kisutch) rearing ponds and approximately 300 linear feet of LWD Alder Addition, approximately 2 miles upstream on Horse Creek above its confluence with Klamath River, The ponds will provide favorable temperature and low velocity habitat requirements for winter rearing and provide cool groundwater and abundant food sources for summer rearing.

Contact Information: Mike Harris
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Region 1
Northern Region 601 Locust Street
Redding, CA 96001
Phone : (530) 225-2306

Counties: Siskiyou
Parcel #: 007-130-190, 007-130-010
Other Information: Upstream Off-Channel Pond Location: Section 8, Township 46N, Range 10W; -map Hamburg, Mount Diablo Base and Meridian; Lat/Long: 41.843927N/123.039404W Downstream Off-Channel Pond Location: Section 8, Township 46N, Range 10W; -map Hamburg, Mount Diablo Base and Meridian; Lat/Long: 41.843200N/123.037901W Large Wood Debris Alder addition Location: Section 5, Township 46N, Range 10W; Hamburg, Mount Diablo Base and Meridian; Lat/Long: 41.843927N/123.039404W

Exempt Status: Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code: Class 33; S: 15333
Reasons for Exemption: Small habitat restoration prokect not to exceed five acres in size to assure the maintenance, restoration, enhancement, or protection of habitat for fish, plants, or wildlife.