Leek Springs Meadow Restoration Project
Summary
SCH Number
2023060005
Public Agency
El Dorado County Water Agency
Document Title
Leek Springs Meadow Restoration Project
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
6/1/2023
Document Description
The project would improve the quality of wetland and quantity of meadow habitat by installing beaver dam analogs (BDAs) and post assisted log structures (PALS) in stream channels. The structures would not exceed 2 feet in height and will be built using hand labor and onsite native materials, minimizing soil disturbance throughout the Project. Each BDA or PALs would disturb approximately 60 square feet of wetland/meadow vegetation and soil, for a total disturbance area of approximately 6,000 square beet within the Project area.
Contact Information
Name
Kyle Ericson
Agency Name
El Dorado County Water Agency
Job Title
Water Agency Resources Engineer
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Vicinity of Iron Mountain
Counties
El Dorado
Regions
Countywide
Zip
95666
Total Acres
0.1 to 0.2
Township
9N
Range
16E
Section
18
Other Location Info
The Project is located north of U.S. Highway 88 in Leek Springs Valley and south of the Mormon Immigrant Trail, in El Dorado County. Leek Spring Hill 7.5 quadrangle
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Article 19, Section 15333, Class 33,
Reasons for Exemption
The Class 33 exemption consists of “projects not to exceed five acres in size to assure the maintenance restoration, enhancement, or protection, of habitat for fish, plants, or wildlife.”
County Clerk
El Dorado
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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