Permit No. 19445-4 – Lower American River Anadromous Fish Habitat Restoration Project, Upper River Bend Phase 1
11 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2019069088
Lead Agency
City of Sacramento
Document Title
Permit No. 19445-4 – Lower American River Anadromous Fish Habitat Restoration Project, Upper River Bend Phase 1
Document Type
NOD - Notice of Determination
Received
Posted
6/28/2023
Document Description
Approval of Permit No. 19445-4, under California Code of Regulations, Title 23, Article 3, Section 6, for work within an adopted plan of flood control: The City proposes to perform habitat restoration activities as part of the Lower American River (LAR) Anadromous Fish Habitat Restoration Project - Upper River Bend Phase 1 site, previously authorized under Programmatic Letter of Permission 408-SPK-2022-0009. Project activities include excavating, sorting, and grading 44,911 Cubic Yards (CY) of material to create a 2,200-foot-long side channel; in-channel grading and placement of 23,378 CY of onsite-generated gravel and 6,572 CY of cobble to create a spawning riffle; placing 4,670 CY of excess gravel on-site; excavating 3,331 CY of material to create a 420-foot-long alcove habitat; establishing temporary site access routes; placing 43 instream woody habitat structures; and planting 3.7 acres of shaded riverine aquatic vegetation (such as willows) along project margins. 5,473 CY and 543 CY of gravel will also be used as backfill fill to achieve design grade in the side channel and alcove habitat, respectively. The project design will generate a cumulative total of 7,606 cy of excess grading material from the Designated Floodway that will be hauled out of the Floodway for disposal.
Contact Information
Name
Jamie Silva
Agency Name
Central Valley Flood Protection Board
Job Title
Senior Environmental Scientist
Contact Types
Responsible Agency
Phone
Location
Counties
Sacramento
Regions
Northern California
Other Location Info
This project is located in an approximately 0.9 mile stretch of the American River beginning approximately 4.2 miles downstream from the Sunrise Bridge crossing over the American River in Sacramento County, California.
Notice of Determination
Approving Agency
Central Valley Flood Protection Board
Approving Agency Role
Responsible Agency
Approved On
County Clerk
Sacramento
Final Environmental Document Available at
The environmental document is available to the general public at the lead agency's office. The Central Valley Flood Protection Board's (Board’s) administrative record related to the approval of this encroachment permit is available for public review at the Board's office. Please note, the signed NOD is not attached. If you would like to request a signed copy of the NOD, please contact Board staff at: questions@cvflood.ca.gov.
Determinations
(1) The project will have a significant impact on the environment
No
(2a) An Environmental Impact Report was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(2b) A Mitigated or a Negative Declaration was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
(2c) An other document type was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(3) Mitigated measures were made a condition of the approval of the project
No
(4) A mitigation reporting or monitoring plan was adopted for this project
No
(5) A Statement of Overriding Considerations was adopted for this project
No
(6) Findings were made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
Attachments
Notice of Determination
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