Ferndale Drainage Project
2 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2023040707
Public Agency
State Water Resources Control Board
Document Title
Ferndale Drainage Project
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
2/12/2024
Document Description
The Project involves replacement and new storm-drain infrastructure on Arlington Avenue, 5th Street, and Van Ness Avenue, as well as the Humboldt County (County) owned property north of Van Ness Avenue. The project includes the replacement of the existing storm drain inlets and piping on Arlington Avenue with a combination of tree planting wells, new drain inlets, subsurface water quality treatment units, and new piping. A new 18-inch storm-drain pipe would be installed along Arlington Avenue, conveying runoff to a new 18-inch storm-drain pipe on 5th Street. A manhole would be installed at the junction of Arlington Avenue and 5th Street. The 5th Street pipe alignment would outlet to a new vegetated swale along the frontage of the fairgrounds and eastern edge of the roadway, with culvert/pipe crossings at existing pedestrian and vehicle access points to the fairgrounds parking lot. The new swale would tie into the existing drainage ditch alignment and the existing ditch would be graded to conform to the new swale geometry near the intersections of 5th Street and Van Ness Avenue. The existing culvert crossings would remain in place and the existing drainage ditch on the County-owned property north of Van Ness
Avenue would be graded and vegetated along with the implementation of a shallow 0.5-acre detention basin.
Contact Information
Name
Cedric Irving
Agency Name
State Water Resources Control Board
Job Title
Environmental Scientist
Contact Types
Responsible Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Ferndale
Counties
Humboldt
Regions
Citywide
Other Location Info
Arlington Avenue, 5th Street, Van Ness Avenue, Ferndale, 95536, Humboldt County
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 2: Replacement or Reconstruction, Class 3: New Construction, Class 4: Minor Alterations
Reasons for Exemption
The Project has been determined to meet the requirements of the exemptions selected above and will not have a significant impact on water quality. The Project involves replacement and new utility infrastructure, and the installation of a 0.5-acre stormwater retention pond.
Class 2: Replacement or Reconstruction
(California Code of Regulations, title 14, division 6, chapter 3, article 19, section 15302)
Class 3: New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures
(California Code of Regulations, title 14, division 6, chapter 3, article 19, section 15303)
Class 4: Minor Alterations to Land
(California Code of Regulations, title 14, division 6, chapter 3, article 19, section 15304)
County Clerk
Humboldt
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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