Mel Canyon Debris and Sediment Basin
Summary
SCH Number
2023040633
Lead Agency
City of Duarte
Document Title
Mel Canyon Debris and Sediment Basin
Document Type
MND - Mitigated Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
GP=Very Low Density Residential (VLDR) / Z=Single Family Residential (R1-B) [no changes proposed]
Document Description
The City is proposing to construct a debris and sediment catchment basin in Mel Canyon to prevent rock, sand, silt, and organic debris from flowing downslope onto Melcanyon Road and surrounding streets, causing drainage and flooding issues for adjacent and downstream properties. Mel Canyon is located within the San Gabriel Mountain foothills.
The Project site comprises 2.82 acres consisting mainly of a small canyon floor just north of Brookridge Road at its intersection with Melcanyon Road. In addition, the Project site contains the lower portions of two small “feeder” canyons that form the upper northeast and northwest “arms”, or “ends”, of the debris basin. Runoff from the two feeder canyons has historically flowed downhill and collected in the flat canyon floor, along with sediment and various types and amounts of debris (e.g., vegetation, rocks, etc.). The Project would result in the removal of all existing vegetation within the entire 2.82-acre site.
Contact Information
Name
Craig Hensley
Agency Name
City of Duarte
Job Title
Community Development Director
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Azusa, Duarte, Monrovia
Counties
Los Angeles
Regions
Citywide, Countywide, Southern California
Cross Streets
Brookridge Road/Melcanyon Road
Zip
91010
Total Acres
2.82
Parcel #
8602-002-012, 8602-018-005
State Highways
I-210, I-605
Railways
None
Airports
None
Schools
Valley View Elem. School
Waterways
San Gabriel River, Santa Fe Recr. Area
Township
1N
Range
10W
Section
21
Base
SBBM
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, South Coast Region 5 (CDFW), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 7 (DOT), California Highway Patrol (CHP), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Natural Resources Agency, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Los Angeles Region 4 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Office of Historic Preservation, San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy (RMC), State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights, California Department of Water Resources (DWR)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Department of Water Resources (DWR)
Development Types
Other (Debris and Sediment Basin)
Local Actions
Project Authorization
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Energy, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Growth Inducement, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mandatory Findings of Significance, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Schools/Universities, Septic System, Sewer Capacity, Solid Waste, Transportation, Tribal Cultural Resources, Utilities/Service Systems, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire
Attachments
Draft Environmental Document [Draft IS, NOI_NOA_Public notices, OPR Summary Form, Appx,]
Notice of Completion [NOC] Transmittal form
State Comment Letters [Comments from state reviewing agencies]
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