Fish Passage Improvement at Crossing 9, Quioata Creek (Request No. 1652-2018-021-001-R5)
Summary
- SCH Number
- 2018078370
- Public Agency
- California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Region 5 (CDFW)
- Document Title
- Fish Passage Improvement at Crossing 9, Quioata Creek (Request No. 1652-2018-021-001-R5)
- Document Type
- NOE - Notice of Exemption
- Received
- Posted
- 7/20/2018
- Document Description
- Pursuant to Fish and Game Code section 1652, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife has approved the Fish Passage Improvement at Crossing 9, Quiota Creek submitted by Cachuma Operation and Maintenance Board represented by Timothy H. Robinson. The project includes removing a concrete low-flow Arizona crossing, installing a new bottomless-arched culvert, grading the resulting creek bed to improve fish passage conditions for both juveniles and adults and to provide a more natural channel bed gradient under the bridge, placing rock weirs and a roughened channel to create hydraulic diversity and maintain channel stability, and adding vegetated rock slope protection upstream and downstream to prevent and/or limit scour. All areas disturbed by construction activities will be revegetated rock slope protection upstream and downstream to prevent and/or limit scour. All areas disturbed by construction activities will be revegetated using locally native plant cuttings and hydroseed. The Project will provide will provide a net benefit to southern California steelhead by re-opening access to 2.73 miles of spawning and rearing habitat within the creek. It will also improve riparian cover and creek functionality, eliminating migration delays and opening spawning. The project will also allow terrestrial species such as the California red-legged frog the option to cross underneath the new bridge and avoid being potentially killed or injured by vehicles traveling South Refugio Rd.
- Contact Information
-
Sarah Rains
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Region 5
Lead/Public Agency
South Coast Region 3883 Ruffin Road
San Diego, CA 92123
Phone : (805) 498-2385
Location
- Coordinates
- 34.55477000°'"N 120.0817100°'"W
- Counties
- Santa Barbara
- Cross Streets
- South Refugio Rd
- Waterways
- Santa Ynez River, Quiota Creek
- Other Information
- south of town of Santa Ynez
Notice of Exemption
- Exempt Status
- Categorical Exemption
- Type, Section or Code
- S: 15333
- Reasons for Exemption
- Consists of small projects not to exceed 5 acres in size to assure the maintenance, restoration, enhancement, or protection of habitat for fish, plants, wildlife.
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