Tuolumne River Mainstem Channel Restoration Upstream of Old La Grange Bridge Project
2 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2022110483
Public Agency
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Administration Division
(CDFW)
Document Title
Tuolumne River Mainstem Channel Restoration Upstream of Old La Grange Bridge Project
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
11/21/2023
Document Description
On November 21, 2023, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) awarded a $5,464,129 grant from Proposition 68 and Drought – Protecting Salmon funding to the Turlock Irrigation District for implementation of the Project. The Project is designed to primarily benefit Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) and California Central Valley steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss) via the restoration of channel morphology from lake-cascade to more natural pool-riffle sequences, conducive to the preferred spawning habitat of salmonids.
Contact Information
Name
Megan Rooney
Agency Name
California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Job Title
Environmental Scientist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
La Grange
Counties
Stanislaus
Regions
Countywide
Waterways
Tuolumne River
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Public Resources Code section 21080.56
Reasons for Exemption
CDFW has determined that the Project meets the qualifying criteria set forth in Section 21080.56, subdivisions (a) through (d), inclusive. CDFW’s determination is supported by (1) Stanislaus County Parks and Recreation’s August 24, 2022, initial determination as lead agency that the Project meets the qualifying criteria set forth in Section 21080.56, subdivisions (a) through (d), inclusive; and (2) pursuant to Section 21080.56, subdivision (e), the CDFW Director’s October 28, 2022, concurrence with that Stanislaus County Parks and Recreation determination, which is available at wildlife.ca.gov/Conservation/Cutting-Green-Tape/SERP/Concurrences.
County Clerk
Stanislaus
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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