Lauer Dam Rehabilitation Project

Lauer Dam Rehabilitation Project

Lauer Dam is located on a tributary of the North Fork of the Pit River approx 15 miles northeast of Alturas in Modoc County, CA. Lauer Dam was constructed in 1895, and purchased in trust for the Tribe to augment their irrigation program in 1953. The BIA has documented the poor condition of Lauer Dam. The Dam has deteriorated over the years to the extent that it does not meet current dam safety requirements and has been designated a high-hazard structure due to the potential for loss of life following a failure. The preferred alternative (and Least Environmentally Damaging Practicable Alternative) to rehabilitate the Dam is to construct a new embankment just downstream of the existing dam and to modify the spillway.

Alturas

Modoc

Cal Fire, California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 2 (DOT), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, North Coast Region 1 (RWQCB), Department of Water Resources, Office of Emergency Services, California, Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights, California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Northern and Eureka Region 1 (CDFW)

California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Northern and Eureka Region 1 (CDFW)

Other (dam rehabilitation)

Aesthetics, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Drainage/Absorption, Economics/Jobs, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Noise, Public Services, Recreation, Solid Waste, Transportation, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian