Extension of the Agreement for Routine Maintenance for Inyo and Mono Counties
Extension of the Agreement for Routine Maintenance for Inyo and Mono Counties
Summary
SCH Number
2019070086
Lead Agency
Fish & Wildlife, Region 6 (Ontario)
(Department of Fish and Wildlife, Region 6)
Document Title
Extension of the Agreement for Routine Maintenance for Inyo and Mono Counties
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
5/31/2019
Project Applicant
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
Document Description
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife is extending Streambed Alteration Agreement No. 1600-2007 -0111 -R6, pursuant to Section 1605 of the Fish and Game Code with the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP), represented by Mr. Clarence Martin, 300 Mandich Street, Bishop, CA 93514 (Permittee). The Agreement includes LADWP's routine maintenance of tributaries to the Owens River and Mono Lake and associated facilities in Inyo and Mono Counties, including the removal of debris, replacement of facilities, vegetation trimming and mowing, and sediment removal. This extension will expire on July 15, 2019. Access to work areas will occur along the existing roadways. Equipment staging and maintenance areas will be located on existing paved areas; nesting bird surveys will be implemented prior to any vegetation disturbance; any en-trained fish will be returned to the mainstem stream following the end of spreading activities.
The Project is located on tributaries to the Owens River and Mono Lake in Inyo and Mono Counties. Specific locations are located along existing water diversions and are listed in Attachment A of the Notification package.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
14, §15304
Reasons for Exemption
Class 4, §15304, Minor Alterations to Land- the Project will result in minimal impacts to the condition of the land and will not result in the removal of mature woody vegetation.
