Ross Ranch Trenching Project
Summary
SCH Number
2023080065
Public Agency
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Northern and Eureka Region 1
(CDFW)
Document Title
Ross Ranch Trenching Project
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
8/2/2023
Document Description
The projects are part of a USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service cost-share funded project that will expand off-stream livestock water, which is intended to reduce negative impacts of cattle watering on streams. The project includes sourcing water from an existing gravity-fed livestock watering system and trenching 1,965 feet of pipeline to provide livestock water to a new 500-gallon trough in an adjacent field, where cattle currently obtain water directly from streams.
Project 1 is limited to the trenching of the ephemeral tributary to East Fork Stillwater Creek in which to place two-inch polyvinyl chloride (PVC) water pipeline. A skid steer with a trencher attachment will be used to trench a line approximately six-eight inches wide, 24 inches deep, and 18 feet long (approximately nine square feet total of ground disturbance) through the bed, bank, and channel of the ephemeral stream.
Project 2 is limited to the trenching of the intermittent tributary to East Fork Stillwater Creek, following the alignment of an existing low water crossing, and placement of a two-inch PVC water pipeline. A skid steer with a trencher attachment will be used to trench a line approximately six-eight inches wide, 24 inches deep, and 33 feet long (approximately 16.5 square feet total of ground disturbance) through the bed, bank, channel, and riparian corridor of the intermittent stream.
No woody riparian vegetation will be removed or disturbed to complete the projects.
Contact Information
Name
Helen Bowman
Agency Name
California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Job Title
Environmental Scientist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Counties
Shasta
Regions
Northern California
Zip
96003
Parcel #
074-350-002-000
Waterways
Unnamed Tributaries to East Fork Stillwater Creek
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Type – Class 4; California Code of Regulations, title 14, section 15304
Reasons for Exemption
The project will only temporarily impact .0028 acres of stream channel on private land and will not involve the removal of trees.
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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