Groundwater Monitoring Well Installation for Hot Creek Hatchery
Summary
SCH Number
2022090336
Public Agency
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Inland Deserts Region 6
(CDFW)
Document Title
Groundwater Monitoring Well Installation for Hot Creek Hatchery
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
9/20/2022
Document Description
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s (CDFW) Hot Creek Hatchery is located on Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) and Inyo National Forest owned property. As part of the Hatchery’s National Pollution Discharge Elimination System permit requirements, CDFW routinely collects water quality samples from the springs and discharge effluent to ensure compliance with the permit conditions. CDFW has been required by the RWQCB to develop a Groundwater Monitoring Program which includes the installation of monitoring wells and the collection of water quality samples from these observation points. The intent of the Groundwater Monitoring Program will be to establish baseline groundwater level and water quality parameters in the shallow aquifer system near the hatchery and to help identify any potential impacts associated with the percolation ponds and/or other point sources upgradient of the hatchery. This project will include the installation of four groundwater monitoring wells with 2-inch casing, estimated to be required no deeper than 100 feet below ground surface.
Contact Information
Name
Russell Black
Agency Name
CDFW, Region 6
Job Title
Environmental Program Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Mammoth Lakes
Counties
Mono
Regions
Southern California
Other Location Info
This project is located five miles east of the City of Mammoth Lakes, Mono County. Access is
gained via Hot Creek Hatchery Road, traveling north from U.S. Highway 395
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 4 (California Code of Regulations, Title 14, §15304) and Class 6 (California Code of Regulations, Title 14, §15304
Reasons for Exemption
Class 4, §15304, Minor Alterations to Land - the Project will result in minimal impacts to the condition of the land and will potentially result in the improvement of fish and wildlife habitat through improved water quality. Class 6 §15333, Information Collection – the project area will result in basic data collection activities which do not result in a serious or major disturbance to an environmental resource and will assist in determination of point source of increased nitrogen levels in water springs supplying Hot Creek.
County Clerk
Mono
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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