Lower Scott Valley Off-Channel Habitat Project
Summary
SCH Number
2019048277
Public Agency
Siskiyou Resource Conservation District
Document Title
Lower Scott Valley Off-Channel Habitat Project
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
4/12/2019
Document Description
The Siskiyou Resource Conservation District will establish a 0.25 acre off-cl]annel pond in a terrace adjacent to river-kilometer 42.8 of the Scott River (between Shackleford Creek and Kidder Creek). The pond will be enhanced with large woody debris features and connected to an oxbow of the Scott River by a single access channel. The entire project footprint will be approximately 1 acre. The pond is intended to increase the availability of refugial habitat for juvenile salmonids during critical winter rearing periods.
Contact Information
Name
Lindsay Magranet
Agency Name
Siskiyou Resource Conservation District
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Address
Phone
Location
Cities
Fort Jones
Counties
Siskiyou
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15333, Class 33
Reasons for Exemption
The Lower Scott Valley Off-Channel Habitat Project will involve approximately 1 acre of the northern terrace to the Scott River and has been is designed to provide suitable habitat for salmonids during their rearing stages. There will be no significant impacts on endangered, rare, or threatened species or their habitat pursuant to section 15065; there are no hazardous materials at the site that would be removed or disturbed; and the project will not result in impacts that are significant when viewed in connectiqn with the effects of past projects, the effects of other current projects, and the effects of probable future projects. The project has undergone consultation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, which
determined that the project may affect, but is unlikely to adversely affect coho salmon and its critical habitat.
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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