LAGUNA-MARK WEST CREEK WATERSHED MASTER RESTORATION PLANNING PROJECT – HIGH PRIORITY PROJECT
2 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2023020533
Lead Agency
Sonoma County Water Agency
Document Title
LAGUNA-MARK WEST CREEK WATERSHED MASTER RESTORATION PLANNING PROJECT – HIGH PRIORITY PROJECT
Document Type
MND - Mitigated Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
Diverse Agriculture and Rural Residential
Document Description
The Proposed Project would restore a 3,200-foot-long reach of the Laguna and freshwater marsh, wet meadow, and riparian forest habitats on 119.43 acres along the Laguna. The Proposed Project site historically supported these habitat types prior to agricultural development. By realigning the Laguna channel to its historical path, the Proposed Project site would inundate more gradually during floods and drain slowly as floodwaters recede than under current conditions.
The restoration actions would consist of reestablishing the historic alignment of the Laguna, converting the existing engineered channel to a backwater, connecting two small east-west flowing tributary drainages to the new channel, and revegetation with native plants. The new channel and tributary connections would form a meandering stream configuration representative of the historic channel at the project site. The new channel and floodplain would be graded to inundate newly established wetland habitat types and to connect existing tributaries traversing the site. The Proposed Project would also include an access path to allow for trash and debris removal
Contact Information
Name
Connie Barton
Agency Name
Sonoma County Water Agency
Job Title
Senior Environmental Specialist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Santa Rosa
Counties
Sonoma
Regions
Citywide, Countywide
Cross Streets
Laguna Road and Guerneville Road
Zip
95401
Total Acres
119.43
Parcel #
057-080-029
State Highways
Highway 101
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bay Delta Region 3 (CDFW), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 4 (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Fish and Game Commission (CDFGC), California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES), California Highway Patrol (CHP), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Natural Resources Agency, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, North Coast Region 1 (RWQCB), Office of Historic Preservation, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water
Development Types
Other (Restoration)
Local Actions
Restoration
Project Issues
Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Biological Resources, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mineral Resources, Noise, Public Services, Tribal Cultural Resources, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian
Attachments
Draft Environmental Document [Draft IS, NOI_NOA_Public notices, OPR Summary Form, Appx,]
Notice of Completion [NOC] Transmittal form
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