Shale Creek Daylighting Project (Streambed Alteration Agreement No. EPIMS-SBA-16697-R5)
Summary
SCH Number
2021100005
Public Agency
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, South Coast Region 5
(CDFW)
Document Title
Shale Creek Daylighting Project (Streambed Alteration Agreement No. EPIMS-SBA-16697-R5)
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
10/1/2021
Document Description
California Department of Fish and Wildlife has executed Streambed Alteration Agreement number EPIMS-SBA-16697-R5, pursuant to Section 1602 of the Fish and Game Code to Wil Crummer.
This project is in response to part of a litigation and 2007 Judgement (Case No. 1088751) by the Honorable Rodney S. Melville. The Judgement specifically ordered that the streambed lying within the "Lower Donovan parcel [APN 083-150-011] daylight into the Santa Ynez River and [that it] be engineered to permit the flow to continue to the Santa Ynez River unimpeded by a gradient that is too flat to permit such flow". The purpose of this project is to fulfill the “daylighting” requirement of the litigation so Shale Creek will flow to the Santa Ynez River. To fulfill the requirement, Permittee proposes to daylight (remove obstructions covering) Shale Creek where it runs through the length of Permittee’s property, a distance of 2,834.67 linear feet. This activity will entail grading of approximately 460 cubic yards of cut and removal of a 24-inch culvert that is 12 linear feet long. The slope of the daylighted creek will vary from -.02% to -1.49%. The final width of the creek will be an average of 15 linear feet wide. The final area of the creek will amount to 66,918.75 square feet or 1.54 acres. The daylighted creek will be seeded with a Basic Native Erosion Control Seed Mix from S&S Seeds. A mini excavator and backhoe will be used to complete project activities.
Contact Information
Name
Sarah Rains
Agency Name
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, South Coast Region 5 (CDFW)
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Santa Barbara
Counties
Santa Barbara
Regions
Southern California
Cross Streets
Shale Creek, tributary to the Santa Ynez River, in the County of Santa Barbara
Other Location Info
The project is located at Shale Creek, tributary to the Santa Ynez River, in the
County of Santa Barbara, State of California; Latitude 34.605718, Longitude -120.300611; 5935 Santa Rosa Road, Lompoc, CA, 93436; Assessors Parcel Number (APN) 083-150-011
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Type – Class (21); California Code of Regulations, title 14, section 15321 Enforcement Actions by Regulatory Agencies
Reasons for Exemption
This project is required as a stipulation in a 2007 Judgement (Case No. 1088751) by the Honorable Rodney S. Melville in which the property owners and Santa Barbara County were ordered to maintain their respective portions of Shale Creek and daylight and engineer the streambed in APN 083-150-011 so that it connects to Santa Ynez river.
County Clerk
Santa Barbara
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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