Elk River Sediment Remediation and Habitat Rehabilitation Pilot Implementation Project
Summary
SCH Number
2019059020
Lead Agency
Regional Water Quality Control Board, Region 1 (North Coast), Santa Rosa
Document Title
Elk River Sediment Remediation and Habitat Rehabilitation Pilot Implementation Project
Document Type
MND - Mitigated Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
various - see project description, primarily Ag, timberlands, and rural residential
Document Description
The goal of the Proposed Project is to begin to remediate excess fine sediment, nuisance flooding, loss of water quality beneficial uses, and degraded juvenile salmonid rearing habitat uses by excavating approximately 18,000 cubic yards of sediment from the bed and banks of the North Fork Elk River within the Project area to re-create a more natural channel form and salmonid habitat.
Contact Information
Name
Chuck Striplen
Agency Name
North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Eureka
Counties
Humboldt
Cross Streets
Elk River Road and Wrigley Road
Zip
95503
Total Acres
8.8
Parcel #
311-041-006
State Highways
101
Waterways
Elk River
Township
4N
Range
1W
Section
26
Base
HBM
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Coastal Commission (CCC), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 1 (DOT), California Highway Patrol, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, North Coast Region 1 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Department of Fish and Wildlife, Marine Region, Department of Toxic Substances Control, Department of Water Resources, Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Eureka Region 1 (CDFW)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Eureka Region 1 (CDFW)
Development Types
Other (Restoration)
Local Actions
Restoration
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Solid Waste, Transportation, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian
Attachments
Environmental Document
State Comments
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