Plumas County Public Works County-wide Routine Maintenance - Lake and Streambed Alteration Agreement

SCH Number: 2019069006
Lead Agency: Plumas County
Document Title: Plumas County Public Works County-wide Routine Maintenance - Lake and Streambed Alteration Agreement
Document Type: MND - Mitigated Negative Declaration
Received: 6/3/2019
Project Applicant: Plumas County Public Works
Present Land Use: Various

Document Description: The County is required to perform regular routine maintenance of drainage facilities and water crossings at approximately 175 locations throughout Plumas County (Figure 1), generally within or adjacent to County roads. All of the maintenance locations are in watercourses or riparian habitats (stream/riparian zones) which may fall under the jurisdiction of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW). As such, CDFW may require a Lake and Streambed Alteration Agreement (LSAA) to authorize the maintenance activities. The County wishes to simplify and expedite the LSAA approval process by obtaining from CDFW a long-term (e.g., 12 year) Routine Maintenance LSAA that would allow for maintenance activities at various locations. Routine maintenance activities, or treatment types, include 1) Debris or obstruction removal, 2) Beaver dam removal, 3) Silt, sand or sediment removal. 4) Vegetation control in channels, 5) Minor erosion control work, 6) Channel alignment and levee maintenance, 7) Repair of facilities, 8) Geotechnical sampling, 9) Temporary water diversions, and 10) Bridge washing, graffiti removal and painting. Detailed mitigation measures are specified for each maintenance location based on biological and cultural investigations and the anticipated maintenance treatment.

Contact Information: Jim Graham
Plumas County
1834 E. Main Street
Quincy, CA 95971
Phone : (530) 283-6169

Review Period Start: 6/3/2019
Review Period End: 7/3/2019
Development Type: Other (Routine Maintenance of Transportation Infrastructure)
Local Action: LSAA
Project Issues: Aesthetic/Visual Agricultural Land Air Quality Archaeologic-Historic Biological Resources Drainage/Absorption Flood Plain/Flooding Forest Land/Fire Hazard Geologic/Seismic Noise Soil Erosion/Compaction/Grading Toxic/Hazardous Traffic/Circulation Vegetation Water Quality Wetland/Riparian
Reviewing Agencies: Air Resources Board, Transportation Projects California Department of Parks and Recreation California Highway Patrol California Public Utilities Commission Caltrans, District 2 Caltrans, Division of Aeronautics Central Valley Flood Protection Board Department of Fish and Wildlife, Region 2 Department of Toxic Substances Control Department of Water Resources Regional Water Quality Control Bd., Region 5 (Redding) Resources Agency State Lands Commission State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights Native American Heritage Commission

Environmental Document: IS-MND for Plumas County Routine Maintenance LSAA w Exhibit 1 - 5-22-2019 PDF 64691 K Summary_Form_for_Document_Submittal - 5-22-19 PDF 193 K
NOC: NOC PDF 1916 K
State Comments: 2019069006 nahc PDF 2782 K