Boggs Mountain Best Management Practices Runoff Simulation
Summary
SCH Number
2019080420
Public Agency
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
(CAL FIRE)
Document Title
Boggs Mountain Best Management Practices Runoff Simulation
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
8/26/2019
Document Description
The proposed project will assess current and developmental post-fire salvage logging best management practices (BMPs) at Boggs Mountain Demonstration State Forest. The developmental designs are intended to further reduce runoff and sediment
delivery from skid trails to the stream network. We will establish an approximately 1.2-acre test site to compare current and alternative BMPs and determine their effectiveness at reducing sediment delivery and rill formation. Skid trails will be
constructed and treated using a variety of best management practices, including the standard BMPs required under the California Forest Practice Rules. Comparisons will be made using runoff experiments designed to simulate sheetflow. The test site will also function as a longer-term demonstration site, where the current and developmental BMPs will be monitored through one winter to assess their effectiveness under natural precipitation
Contact Information
Name
Drew Coe
Agency Name
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE)
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Agency Name
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE)
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Location
Counties
Lake
Other Location Info
Boggs Mountain Demonstration State Forest
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Type and Section: Class 6 § 15306 - Information Collection / Research
Reasons for Exemption
Field review by CAL FIRE staff confirmed that no exceptions apply that would preclude the use of a notice of exemption for this project. The Department has concluded that no significant environmental impact would occur to aesthetics, agriculture and forestland or timberland, air quality, biological resources, cultural resources, geology and soils, greenhouse gas emissions, hazards and hazardous materials, hydrology and water quality, land use planning, mineral resources, noise, population and housing, public services, recreation, transportation or traffic, or to utilities and service systems. Documentation of the environmental review completed by the Department is kept on file at 6105 Airport Road, Redding, CA 96002.
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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