Eastwood Visitor Information Site Rehabilitation Project (Streambed Alteration Agreement No.1600-2019-0075-R4).
Summary
SCH Number
2019090039
Public Agency
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Region 4
(CDFW)
Document Title
Eastwood Visitor Information Site Rehabilitation Project (Streambed Alteration Agreement No.1600-2019-0075-R4).
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
8/29/2019
Document Description
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has executed Streambed Alteration
Agreement number 1600-2019-0075-R4, pursuant to Section 1602 of the Fish and Game Code to Southern California Edison. The Project includes activities related to rehabilitation of the Eastwood Visitor Information Site as required by a Settlement Agreement and USDA-FS 4(e); conditions developed during the Big Creek Alternative Licensing Process (ALP) for the Big Creek Nos. 1 and 2 Project which is currently undergoing relicensing by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERG). The rehabilitation includes the replacement of a culvert and outfall reinforcement, as well as the FERG required bank stabilization needed to repair damaged and undercut portions of the banks along the Portal Powerhouse Discharge Channel to prevent erosion and improve public safety.
Contact Information
Name
Laura Peterson-Diaz
Agency Name
Department of Fish and Wildlife
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Agency Name
Southern California Edison
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Location
Counties
Fresno
Other Location Info
The Project is located just upstream of Huntington Lake along Rancheria Creek and the Portal Powerhouse Discharge Channel, approximately 250 feet northeast of the State Route 168 bridge in unincorporated Fresno County, State of California; Section 5, Township 8 South, Range 26 East, United States Geological Survey (USGS) 7.5 Minute Quad Map Kaiser Peak, MDB&M; Latitude 37.256 ~orth, Longitude -119.1598 West.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15301
Reasons for Exemption
The Project includes the maintenance of an existing facility of a publicly-owned
utility used to provide electric power, natural gas, sewerage, or other public utility services with no expansion of use. The Project will not have significant environmental impacts if it is completed under the protective features of Streambed Alteration, Agreement No. 1600-2019-0075-R4.
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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