Maintenance of the San Felipe Creek for the Elmore Desert Ranch (Notification of Lake and Streambed Alteration, No. EPIMS-IMP-35221-R6).
Summary
SCH Number
2023110729
Public Agency
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Inland Deserts Region 6
(CDFW)
Document Title
Maintenance of the San Felipe Creek for the Elmore Desert Ranch (Notification of Lake and Streambed Alteration, No. EPIMS-IMP-35221-R6).
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
11/30/2023
Document Description
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has executed Lake and Streambed Alteration Agreement EPIMS Notification No. EPIMS-IMP-35221-R6, pursuant to Section 1602 of the Fish and Game Code to Southern California Edison. The project is limited to the annual remove of tamarisk from the bed of the San Felipe Creek where it is growing adjacent to the Elmore Desert Ranch over the term of the Agreement. Phasing will take place annually over 5 years, starting at the north of the Project area and working towards the south. Approximately 100 tamarisks greater than 2 inches in diameter at breast height or mature trees are expected to be removed over the term of the Agreement. Removal techniques may include mechanical removal including hand equipment, backhoes, excavators, bulldozers, and/or graders. Use of herbicides in San Felipe Creek is not an authorized project activity under this Agreement. Project activities described above are anticipated to temporarily impact 11.94 acres and permanently impact 7.04 acres (31,000 linear feet) of resources subject to Fish and Game Code section 1602.
Contact Information
Name
Alyssa Hockaday
Agency Name
Fish and Wildlife, Region 6
Job Title
Senior Environmental Scientist (Specialist)
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 7; California Code of Regulations, title 14, section 15307
Reasons for Exemption
Class 7, section 15307; The project is exempt because it proposes routine
vegetation removal to restore and enhance the natural environment from being overrun by nonnative tamarisk vegetation.
County Clerk
Imperial
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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