Outlet Creek Geotechnical Boring Project (Notification of Lake or Streambed Alteration, No. EPIMSMEN-42129-R1C)
Summary
SCH Number
2023110012
Public Agency
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Northern and Eureka Region 1
(CDFW)
Document Title
Outlet Creek Geotechnical Boring Project (Notification of Lake or Streambed Alteration, No. EPIMSMEN-42129-R1C)
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
11/1/2023
Document Description
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has executed Lake and Streambed Alteration Agreement EPIMS Notification No. EPIMS-MEN-42129-R1C, pursuant to Section 1602 of the Fish and Game Code to Howard Dashiell, representing Mendocino County – Department of Transportation. The project is limited to one encroachment. The encroachment is for three (3) geotechnical borings in the floodplain of Outlet Creek. The encroachment work will include removing/modifying riparian vegetation, using a rotary wash drill rig to bore holes four (4) inch to six (6) inch in diameter up to 100 feet deep, incorporating drilling fluids, and backfilling the boreholes.
Contact Information
Name
Adam Hutchins
Agency Name
CDFW
Job Title
Senior Environmental Scientist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Willits
Counties
Mendocino
Regions
Northern California
Cross Streets
approximately four (4) miles north-northwest of the City of Willits
Parcel #
037-180-21-00
Waterways
Eel River watershed
Township
19N
Range
14W
Section
25
Base
MtDiablo
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 6; California Code of Regulations, title 14, section 15306
Reasons for Exemption
The Dashiell Geotechnical Boring Project meets the criteria for categorical exemption type Class 6; California Code of Regulations, title 14, section 15306 because the project will collect geotechnical data for the Reynolds Highway Bridge initial study and mitigated negative declaration for the Mendocino County Department of Transportation replacement of the bridge spanning Outlet Creek.
County Clerk
Mendocino
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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