Via Ballena – Shorecliffs Golf Course Landslide Repair (Lake or Streambed Alteration Agreement No. 1600-2016-0131-R5)
Summary
SCH Number
2021080126
Public Agency
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, South Coast Region 5
(CDFW)
Document Title
Via Ballena – Shorecliffs Golf Course Landslide Repair (Lake or Streambed Alteration Agreement No. 1600-2016-0131-R5)
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
8/6/2021
Document Description
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has executed Major Amendment to Lake and Streambed Alteration Agreement number 1600-2016-0131-R5, pursuant to Section 1602 of the Fish and Game Code to OC Re-Hab 1, LLC.
The Major Amendment includes a 6-month extension to complete the mitigation obligations for the project that will change the expiration date from February 15, 2022, to August 15, 2022, and modification of the Project Description to remove the mechanical pump system. It also includes the adoption of a new Restoration, Mitigation, Monitoring, and Maintenance Plan (RMMMP) prepared by E. Read and Associates, Inc and dated April 26, 2021.
The project will repair a landslide area between houses along Via Ballena and the fifth hole of the golf course within the Shorecliffs Golf Club. The project will remove landslide debris and reconstruct the hillside slope that failed. A series of back drains, terrace drains, down drains, and other surface and subsurface drainage improvements will be installed on the reconstructed hillside. The stream at the toe of the hillside slope will be replace with underground storm drain infrastructure. The project will install a 7-foot by 7-foot box culvert which will connect the existing culvert underneath Interstate 5 upstream of the project area to the existing culvert at Via Cascadia downstream of the project area. The installed culvert will convey surface flows through the project area
Contact Information
Name
Jennifer Blackhall
Agency Name
CDFW
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
San Clemente
Counties
Orange
Regions
Southern California
Cross Streets
The project is located at an unnamed tributary to the Pacific Ocean, in the City of San Clement
Other Location Info
The project is located at an unnamed tributary to the Pacific Ocean, in the City
of San Clemente, County of Orange; Latitude 33.44378, Longitude -117.63814; U.S. Geological Survey 7.5-minute map Dana Point quadrangle, Section 29, Township 8 south, Range 7 west, San Bernadino meridian. The project is generally located southwest of Interstate 5, northwest of Via Ballena, northeast of Via Cascadia, and southeast of Via Alegre. The project site is located at a portion of the golf course within the Shorecliffs Golf Club
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15269(c) - Emergency Projects
Reasons for Exemption
The project will prevent an emergency. Evaluations of the previous landslide areas show that there is a high probability of additional landslides in the area if not mitigated by the project.
County Clerk
Orange
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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