Modjeska Canyon Road Embankment Repair and Restoration (Streambed Alteration Agreement No. EPIMS-ORA-16484-R5)
Summary
SCH Number
2021120540
Public Agency
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, South Coast Region 5
(CDFW)
Document Title
Modjeska Canyon Road Embankment Repair and Restoration (Streambed Alteration Agreement No. EPIMS-ORA-16484-R5)
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
12/22/2021
Document Description
The project is limited to the repair and restoration of 224 feet of Santiago Creek adjacent to Modjeska Canyon Road. Currently, the creek banks are nearly vertical and continue to erode, which poses an immediate hazard to Modjeska Canyon Road. Heavy equipment will enter the Creek upstream from a County gate, dig out five feet down into the Creek bed and place riprap as foundation, then backfill with the original bed substrate. At the toe of the bank, riprap will be placed up to 12 feet out from the existing embankment and piled up against the slope. A topsoil layer of a minimum of 6 inches will be set on top of the new slope, which will be hydroseeded with native coastal sage scrub seed on the upper part of the slope. On the lower part of the slope, mulefat and willow stakes local to the area will be planted. On top of the slope, coastal live oak acorn will be planted.
Contact Information
Name
Jennifer Blackhall
Agency Name
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, South Coast Region 5 (CDFW)
Job Title
Environmental Scientist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Silverado, an unincorporated community in Orange County
Counties
Orange
Regions
Southern California
Cross Streets
The project is located at Santiago Creek, in the County of Orange
Other Location Info
The project is located at Santiago Creek, in the County of Orange, State of California; Latitude 33.71035, Longitude -117.62188; Section 28 of Township 5 South, Range 7 West on the Santiago Peak U.S. Geological Survey 7.5-minute quadrangle map; Assessor’s Parcel Number 105-262-08. The project site is located in the upper Modjeska Canyon near where Modjeska Canyon Road terminates at Cleveland
National Forest.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Type – Class 1; California Code of Regulations, title 14, section 15301
Reasons for Exemption
Class 1 includes the repair and maintenance of existing public or private structures, facilities, or topographical structures including highways and streets. The proposed project will be reinforcing and restoring Santiago Creek banks to maintain the integrity of Modjeska Canyon Road.
County Clerk
Orange
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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