Issuance of Streambed Alteration Agreement No. 1600-2016-0506-R1, Willow Creek Irrigation Diversion Project

SCH Number: 2018028155
Lead Agency: Fish & Wildlife 1 (Redding) (California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Region 1)
Document Title: Issuance of Streambed Alteration Agreement No. 1600-2016-0506-R1, Willow Creek Irrigation Diversion Project
Document Type: NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received: 2/13/2018
Posted: 2/13/2018

Document Description: The project is limited to activities associated with the diversion of water from Willow Creek via a temporary gravel dam, down a ditch approximately 250 feet to a weir/screen inlet, and then piped to nearby field for irrigation. The activities include moving approximately 1 cubic yard of material from the diversion ditch to the creek to establish a gravel dam for conveying water to conversion ditch. At the conclusion of the summer when the creek is dry, the material placed in the channel is moved back to the diversion ditch. The diversion is managed by the Scott Valley & Shasta Valley Watermaster District and in compliance with the State Water Resources Control Board Division of Water Rights. Work for the water diversions will include use and maintenance of existing water diversion infrastructure

Contact Information: Michael R. Harris
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Region 1
Northern Region 601 Locust Street
Redding, CA 96001
Phone : (530) 225-2300

Exempt Status: Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code: S: 15301
Reasons for Exemption: Consists of the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing, or minor alteration of existing public or private structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical features, involving negligible or no expansion of use beyond that existing at the time of the lead agency's determination