TD1660228/TD1979623 Woodside Pole Removal Project (Notification of Lake or Streambed Alteration, No. EPIMS-LAN-31643-R5)
Summary
SCH Number
2023040281
Public Agency
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, South Coast Region 5
(CDFW)
Document Title
TD1660228/TD1979623 Woodside Pole Removal Project (Notification of Lake or Streambed Alteration, No. EPIMS-LAN-31643-R5)
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
4/12/2023
Document Description
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has executed Lake and Streambed Alteration Agreement EPIMS Notification No. EPIMS-LAN-31463-R5, pursuant to Section 1602 of the Fish and Game Code to Southern California Edison as represented by Hazem Gabr.
The Project involves the removal of two wood poles, 1008164E and 1004588E, from Haskell Creek. Access to the removal sites will occur using a bucket truck and boom trucks via existing unpaved roads. Crews will park along the roads and access each location by foot. Once crews reach the work sites, they will stage within the 10-foot
work area at each pole. Crews will then use hand tools to remove the top four inches of soil immediately around the pole butt. The soil will be set on a tarp within the 10-foot work area and used to backfill the top of the pole removal site. Removal of the structures will be conducted using hand tools, including but not limited to shovels,
chainsaws, a hydraulic jack, and jackhammer. Crew members will use shovels to dig around the structures to loosen them for removal. The hydraulic jack will be placed at the base of each structure to lift them out of the ground. Once a pole is removed, it will be moved out of the streambed and stored along the access road.
Following the pole removal, the empty pole sites will be backfilled with soil from the streambed or clean pea gravel.
Contact Information
Name
Frederic (Fritz) Rieman
Agency Name
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, South Coast Region 5 (CDFW)
Job Title
Senior Environmental Scientist (Specialist)
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Santa Clarita
Counties
Los Angeles
Regions
Southern California
Cross Streets
See below "Other Location Info."
Other Location Info
The Project is located in Haskell Creek and an unnamed tributary to the Santa Clara River, approximately 0.5 miles northeast of the City of Santa Clarita, in the County of Los Angeles, State of California; Latitude 34.480228° N, Longitude -118.509555° W and Latitude 34.467747° N, Longitude -118.486778° W; Section 36, Township 5 North, Range 16 West of USGS Newhall California 7.5-minute quadrangle map and Section 31, Township 5 North, Range 15 West of USGS Mint Canyon California 7.5-minute quadrangle map, respectively; Assessor’s Parcel Numbers (APN) 3244-031-272 and 2813-010-800.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Type – Class 1; California Code of Regulations, title 14, section 15301
Reasons for Exemption
The Project consists of the removal of two deteriorated wood poles. No expansion of use is proposed. The Project is exempt because it involves the maintenance of existing structures and/or facilities.
County Clerk
Los Angeles
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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