Madera County Flood Control and Water Conservation Agency Vegetation Management Program (Streambed Alteration Agreement No.1600-2018-0160-R4)
Summary
SCH Number
2022040110
Public Agency
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4
(CDFW)
Document Title
Madera County Flood Control and Water Conservation Agency Vegetation Management Program (Streambed Alteration Agreement No.1600-2018-0160-R4)
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
4/5/2022
Document Description
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has executed Streambed Alteration
Agreement number 1600-2018-0160-R4, pursuant to Section 1602 of the Fish and Game Code to the applicant, Madera County Flood Control and Water Conservation Agency. The Project includes routine, recurring channel maintenance activities to maintain channel flood capacity and water conveyance throughout Madera County. Maintenance projects include vegetation mowing, herbicide application, debris and trash removal, tree trimming, and giant reed eradication
Contact Information
Name
Jim Kitch
Agency Name
CDFW
Job Title
Environmental Scientist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Counties
Madera
Regions
Countywide
Other Location Info
The Project will occur within the Chowchilla and Fresno Rivers, Ash and Berenda Sloughs, and Dry Creek, in central and western Madera County, California. In the Chowchilla River, Ash Slough, and Berenda Slough, the Project spans from the diversion structure upstream and east of the City of Chowchilla, westward to the
Eastside Bypass Canal. The Project in Dry Creek spans from the Madera Canal and confluence of Daulton Creek approximately five miles northeast of the community of Madera Acres, westward to the Fresno River at Road 16. The Project in the Fresno River spans from the railroad crossing near Raymond Road (Road 28 1/2) and Highway 145 east of the City of Madera, westward to the Eastside Bypass Canal.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 1; CCR title 14, Section 15301
Reasons for Exemption
The Project includes activities involved in the ongoing maintenance of riparian
vegetation to maintain stream function. The Project will not result in the expansion of any facility use. The Project will not have significant environmental impacts if it is completed under the protective features of Streambed Alteration Agreement No. 1600-2018-0160-R4.
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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