Ventura River Fish Passage Improvements at Foster Park, Restoration Management Permit Number RMP-2022-005-R5 (Project)
Summary
SCH Number
2022080214
Public Agency
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, South Coast Region 5
(CDFW)
Document Title
Ventura River Fish Passage Improvements at Foster Park, Restoration Management Permit Number RMP-2022-005-R5 (Project)
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
8/10/2022
Document Description
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has taken final action to issue Restoration Management Permit Number RMP-2022-005-R5 to the City of Ventura for the Project. The Project will modify the existing diversion dam at Foster Park to include a trapezoidal notch that would improve fish passage and includes ongoing notch maintenance and obstruction removal to ensure fish passage for five years. 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 Southern California steelhead (Covered Species) 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 (before November 1).
Contact Information
Name
Christian Romberger
Agency Name
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, South Coast Region
Job Title
Environmental Scientist
Contact Types
Responsible 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, -119.309854.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Type – Class 33; California Code of Regulations, title 14, section 15333; Small Habitat Restoration Projects
Reasons for Exemption
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), by and through its South Coast Regional Manager, has taken final action to issue Restoration Management Permit Number RMP-2022-005-R5 (RMP) for the Ventura River Fish Passage Improvements at Foster Park (Project) relying on the Class 33 Categorical Exemption under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The Project will modify the
existing diversion dam at Foster Park to include a trapezoidal notch that would improve fish passage and includes and includes ongoing notch maintenance and obstruction removal to ensure fish passage for five years. 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 Southern California steelhead (Covered Species) 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 (before November 1). The Project is expected to contribute to their recovery; and will provide a net conservation benefit to the
Covered Species.
County Clerk
Ventura
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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