Restore Raft Put-In Site at Stoneman Bridge
Summary
SCH Number
2021070114
Public Agency
California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Fresno Region 5
(RWQCB)
Document Title
Restore Raft Put-In Site at Stoneman Bridge
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
7/7/2021
Document Description
This project will restore the retired Stoneman raft launch riverbank site to natural conditions as called for in the Merced River Comprehensive Wild and Scenic River Management Plan. This site was once a commercial raft launch site in Yosemite Valley with associated loss of vegetation, channel widening and eroding banks. It is now closed. In addition, the site is directly downstream of Stoneman Bridge, an undersized stone arch bridge that contributes to bank erosion at the site during high flows. Studies have shown that the Merced River in this location has unnaturally widened by about 30 percent since 1919.
Contact Information
Name
Brandon Salazar
Agency Name
Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Address
Phone
Name
Cicely Muldoon
Agency Name
Yosemite National Park
Contact Types
Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project
Address
Phone
Email
Location
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15333 Small Habitat Restoration Projects
Reasons for Exemption
This project will restore the retired Stoneman raft launch riverbank site to natural conditions as called for in the Merced River Comprehensive Wild and Scenic River Management Plan. Doing so will create new habitat and improve function of existing wetland / riparian habitat.
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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