Ventura River Fish Passage Improvements at Foster Park (Request No. 1652-2021-048-001-R5)
Summary
SCH Number
2022030224
Public Agency
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, South Coast Region 5
(CDFW)
Document Title
Ventura River Fish Passage Improvements at Foster Park (Request No. 1652-2021-048-001-R5)
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
3/8/2022
Document Description
Pursuant to Fish and Game Code section 1652, the California Department of Fish and
Wildlife has approved the Ventura River Fish Passage Improvements at Foster Park Project submitted by the City of Ventura Public Works Department.
The Project includes modifications to the existing diversion dam at Foster Park to include a trapezoidal notch that would improve fish passage. The Project plans were designed to meet the physical and hydraulic design criteria (depth, velocity, and jump height parameters) included in the CDFW Salmonid Stream Habitat Restoration in order to provide adequate fish passage conditions for adult and juvenile steelhead at varied instream conditions. Construction activities will temporarily occupy 0.15 acres of space, including staging and construction areas, and will be completed in the fall of 2022 when bird nesting season is complete (after September 15) and in advance of
seasonal rains.
Contact Information
Name
Audrey Kelly
Agency Name
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, South Coast Region
Job Title
Environmental Scientist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Ventura
Counties
Ventura
Regions
Southern California
Cross Streets
See below "Other Location Info."
Other Location Info
The Project is located at the diversion dam along the Ventura River Foster
Park, nearest address 438 Casitas Vista Road, in unincorporated Ventura County. The Project is located at approximately 34.355440°N, -119.309854°W.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Type – Class 33; California Code of Regulations, title 14, section 15333
Reasons for Exemption
Class 33 consists of small projects not to exceed 5 acres in size to assure the
maintenance, restoration, enhancement, or protection of habitat for fish, plants, or wildlife. There are no unusual circumstances that would exempt this Project from qualifying for this Categorical Exemption. No cumulatively significant impacts or significant adverse impacts to rare, threatened, or endangered species are anticipated.
County Clerk
Ventura
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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