Robert A. Perdue Water Treatment Plant Tree Hazard Removal and Habitat Restoration
Summary
SCH Number
2023100684
Public Agency
Sweetwater Authority
Document Title
Robert A. Perdue Water Treatment Plant Tree Hazard Removal and Habitat Restoration
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
10/24/2023
Document Description
The Proposed Project consists of hazardous tree removal and fuel reduction, soil stabilization and slope protection, reforestation with fire-resilient native habitat, and maintenance and monitoring. The Proposed Project would occur on an approximately 4.25-acre steep slope, on the west side of the Sweetwater Reservoir property, and adjacent to the Robert A. Perdue Water Treatment Plant and residential areas of the unincorporated community of Spring Valley, in San Diego County, California.
Contact Information
Name
Israel Marquez
Agency Name
Sweetwater Authority
Job Title
Land and Environmental Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Counties
San Diego
Regions
Unincorporated
Cross Streets
South of Ranza Rd, North of Lakeview Avenue
Zip
91977
Total Acres
4.3
Parcel #
585-161-01-00
State Highways
125, 54
Waterways
Unnamed tributary of Sweetwater River
Other Location Info
Just northwest of the Perdue Water Treatment Plant facilities, on an undeveloped steep hill.
Other Information
Site Address: 100 Lakeview Avenue, Spring Valley CA 91977
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
CEQA Guidelines Section 15269(C) Emergency Projects;
Reasons for Exemption
Many of the trees are dead or dying and some have fallen in the area and are deemed hazardous. The area is also subject to burning due to periodic wildfires, one
of the recent fires reached a building at the adjacent water treatment plant. Removal of trees will prevent and mitigate future hazards.
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 1(H). Existing Facilities; Class 33. Small Habitat Restoration Projects
Reasons for Exemption
The proposed project includes (1) the removal of overgrown, dead, and dying non-native invasive eucalyptus trees, which were considered landscape trees for the Perdue Water Treatment Plant property; (2) maintenance and stabilization of the slope area; and (3) and replacement of removed landscape trees with fire-resilient native habitat. The proposed site does not exceed the 5-acrc limitation of Class 33t and it would eventually be resto1·ed from landscape nonnative invasive vegetation that is currently dead or in bad condition, to fire resilient native vegetation and potential habitat for sensitive wildlife species, including California gnatcatcher and cactus wren.
County Clerk
San Diego
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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