Caples Spillway Channel Stabilization Project
Summary
SCH Number
2020030127
Public Agency
State Water Resources Control Board
Document Title
Caples Spillway Channel Stabilization Project
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
3/4/2020
Document Description
The Project implements the Caples Spillway Channel Stabilization Plan, which was developed as a result of the 2008 Sensitive Site Investigation/Geomorphology Plan and prepared in consultation with the United States Forest Service, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, State Water Resources Control Board staff, and members of the El Dorado Hydroelectric Project Environmental Resource Committee (ERC). The Caples Spillway Channel Stabilization Plan includes measures to protect the spillway channel stream banks from erosion that could occur during flows of up to 60 cubic feet per second ( cfs ).
Contact Information
Name
Jordan Smith
Agency Name
State Water Resources Control Board
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Agency Name
El Dorado Irrigation District
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Location
Counties
Alpine, El Dorado
Other Location Info
Caples Lake near Kirkwood
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15333
Reasons for Exemption
The Class 33 exemption applies because the Project is small habitat restoration project that is less than five acres in size, which involves stream bank stabilization to reduce erosion. Informal consultation with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service concluded the project is not likely to adversely affect the Yosemite toad, Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frog, or critical habitat for the Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frog.
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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