Santa Cruz Route 17 Drainage Improvement
4 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2023100271
Lead Agency
California Department of Transportation, District 5
(DOT)
Document Title
Santa Cruz Route 17 Drainage Improvement
Document Type
NOD - Notice of Determination
Received
Posted
1/30/2024
Document Description
The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) proposes to repair or replace 13 drainage culverts along State Route 17 in Santa Cruz County between post miles 1.0 and 11.3. Multiple culvert structures within the project limits are in various states of disrepair and, if not addressed, could lead to failure or damage to the highway. The project will repair or replace culverts that have deteriorated due to age and will not construct new culverts at new locations. Also, improvements to drainage systems will help minimize the discharge of sediment into the San Lorenzo River watershed. Excessive sedimentation due to anthropogenic watershed disturbances has led to a decline in the health of San Lorenzo River watershed ecosystems and interfered with beneficial uses of the river. As a result, a regulatory order called a sedimentation/siltation Total Maximum Daily Load imposed by the Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board requires that Caltrans minimize sediment loading to the receiving waters of the San Lorenzo River watershed. This can be accomplished in part via the rehabilitation of deteriorated culverts as part of this project.
Contact Information
Name
Lara Bertaina
Agency Name
Caltrans D5
Job Title
Senior Environmental Scientist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Santa Cruz, Scotts Valley
Counties
Santa Cruz
Regions
Southern California
Cross Streets
RTE 17& RTE 1; & El Rancho Rd; & La Madrona Dr.; & Mt. Hermon Rd; &Granite Creek Rd.; & Summit R
Zip
95066
Total Acres
13.39
Parcel #
multiple
State Highways
1, 9
Railways
none
Airports
none
Schools
multiple
Waterways
San Lorenzo River, Branciforte Creek, Carbonera Creek, Bean Creek, Granite Creek, Burns Creek +
Township
9s/10
Range
1W/2W
Section
multi
Base
Mt Diabl
Notice of Determination
Approving Agency
California Department of Transportation, District 5
Approving Agency Role
Lead Agency
Approved On
County Clerk
Santa Cruz
Final Environmental Document Available at
50 Higuera St, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Determinations
(1) The project will have a significant impact on the environment
No
(2a) An Environmental Impact Report was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(2b) A Mitigated or a Negative Declaration was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
(2c) An other document type was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(3) Mitigated measures were made a condition of the approval of the project
Yes
(4) A mitigation reporting or monitoring plan was adopted for this project
Yes
(5) A Statement of Overriding Considerations was adopted for this project
No
(6) Findings were made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
Attachments
Notice of Determination
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