Lindo Channel Defensible Space Project, Streambed Alteration Agreement (EPIMS Notification No. BUT-38115-R2)
4 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2020090170
Lead Agency
City of Chico
Document Title
Lindo Channel Defensible Space Project, Streambed Alteration Agreement (EPIMS Notification No. BUT-38115-R2)
Document Type
NOD - Notice of Determination
Received
Posted
10/5/2023
Document Description
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has executed Streambed
Alteration Agreement EPIMS Notification No. BUT-38115-R2, pursuant to section 1602 of the Fish and Game Code to the project Applicant, the City of Chico.
The project proposes to improve wildfire safety, reduce fire hazards and create defensible space along Lindo Channel from Highway 99 to Manzanita Avenue in-between homes bordering the channels open space in the City of Chico. This will be accomplished through thinning, chipping and grazing by goats or other small
livestock. Treatment will limit growth of tall grasses and smaller shrubs. No work will be conducted within 50 feet of or in Lindo Channel. The initial thinning area would be approximately 44 acres, and annual livestock grazing would occur across 96 acres.
Initial work would involve manual thinning of woody vegetation while leaving root systems intact using hand tools (e.g., saws, weed wrenches, pole saws, and loppers), chainsaws, and rubber-tired equipment to minimize ground disturbance. Most of the activities would concentrate on removing and reducing shrub and understory vegetation. Crews would also focus on removing dead or unstable trees while thinning smaller live trees. Live trees over 4-inch diameter at breast height will only be removed if it poses an immediate hazard to structures.
Contact Information
Name
Amy Kennedy
Agency Name
Department of Fish and Wildlife
Job Title
Senior Environmental Scientist (Specialist)
Contact Types
Responsible Agency
Phone
Location
Counties
Butte
Regions
Northern California
Other Location Info
The project is located along Lindo Channel, City of Chico, Butte County, California, from Highway 99, Latitude 39.751343, Longitude -121.839439 to Manzanita Avenue, Latitude 39.760347, Longitude, -121.801799.
Notice of Determination
Approving Agency
Department of Fish and Wildlife
Approving Agency Role
Responsible Agency
Approved On
County Clerk
Butte
Final Environmental Document Available at
The final environmental impact report prepared for the project is available to the general public at the office location listed above for the Lead Agency. CDFW’s record of execution of the above Lake and Streambed Alteration Agreement as Responsible Agency is available at CDFW’s regional office.
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
Yes
(2b) A Mitigated or a Negative Declaration was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(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
Yes
(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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