Lower Jalama Creek Fish Passage Implementation Project (Request No. 1652-2023-058-001-R5)
Summary
SCH Number
2023040650
Public Agency
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, South Coast Region 5
(CDFW)
Document Title
Lower Jalama Creek Fish Passage Implementation Project (Request No. 1652-2023-058-001-R5)
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
4/25/2023
Document Description
Pursuant to Fish and Game Code section 1652, the California Department of Fish and
Wildlife has approved the Lower Jalama Creek Fish Passage Implementation Project submitted by Laura Reige, The Nature Conservancy.
The primary purpose of the Project is barrier removal for fish passage. The Project will mediate the limiting factors of fish passage, by removal of concrete weir structure at JA-1 and installation of rock ramp roughened channel at JA-2. The species likely to benefit from this Project include but are not limited to southern California steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss), is designated as an endangered species pursuant to the federal Endangered Species Act (ESA) (16 U.S.C. § 1531 et seq.) and a candidate species pursuant to the California Endangered Species Act (CESA) (CESA candidate for endangered species status; Fish & G. Code, § 2050 et seq.). Total Project size is
0.33 acres.
Contact Information
Name
Christian Romberger
Agency Name
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, South Coast Region
Job Title
Senior Environmental Scientist (Specialist)
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Santa Barbara
Counties
Santa Barbara
Regions
Southern California
Cross Streets
Lower Jalama Creek, Santa Barbara County
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Type – Class 1; California Code of Regulations, title 14, section 15333
Reasons for Exemption
Class 33 consists of small projects not to exceed 5 acres in size to assure the
maintenance, restoration, enhancement, or protection of habitat for fish, plants, or wildlife.
County Clerk
Santa Barbara
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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