Proclamation of a Local Emergency for Removal of Sediment and Vegetation
Summary
SCH Number
2024030422
Public Agency
City of Carlsbad
Document Title
Proclamation of a Local Emergency for Removal of Sediment and Vegetation
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
3/12/2024
Document Description
The recent severe storm events have brought an influx of heavy rain that has inundated the Buena Vista Creek with mobilized material, including vegetation, debris and sediment-dominated slurry from the Buena Vista Creek Watershed, which is about 10 miles long. These rapid debris flows have significantly diminished the capacity of the channel, which is very close to the outfall of the watershed, resulting in a significant risk of the channel overflowing, with the potential to cause significant damage to nearby property and infrastructure during severe storms. To mitigate the emergency situation, the City Engineer recommends expedited, or emergency, removal of some of the sediment and vegetation to increase the channel’s capacity.
Contact Information
Name
Tom Frank
Agency Name
City of Carlsbad
Job Title
Transportation Director/City Engineer
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Carlsbad
Counties
San Diego
Regions
Southern California
Cross Streets
Buena Vista Creek Concrete Channel near El Camino Real and State Route 78
Zip
92008
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Emergency Project
Type, Section or Code
Sec. 21080(b)(4); 15269(b)(c)
Reasons for Exemption
The recent severe storm events have brought an influx of heavy rain that has inundated the Buena Vista Creek with mobilized material, including vegetation, debris and sediment-dominated slurry from the Buena Vista Creek Watershed, which is about 10 miles long. These rapid debris flows have significantly diminished the capacity of the channel, which is very close to the outfall of the watershed, resulting in a significant risk of the channel overflowing, with the potential to cause significant damage to nearby property and infrastructure during severe storms. To mitigate the emergency situation, the City Engineer recommends expedited, or emergency, removal of some of the sediment and vegetation to increase the channel’s capacity.
Exempt Status
Emergency Project
Type, Section or Code
Sec. 21080(b)(4); 15269(b)(c)
Reasons for Exemption
The project has been determined to be exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act under Public Resources Code Section 21080(b)(3) and CEQA Guidelines Section 15269(a), which apply to projects undertaken, carried out or approved by a public agency to maintain, repair, restore, demolish or replace property or facilities damaged or destroyed as a result of a disaster in a disaster-stricken area in which a state of emergency has been proclaimed by the Governor. On February 4, 2024, the Governor of the State of California found that conditions of extreme peril exist in San Diego County and other counties due to the early February 2024 storms caused by the atmospheric river and proclaimed a state of emergency to make additional resources available to local governments, formalize emergency actions, and help the state prepare for the impact of the storms. On February 8, 2024, the Acting City Manager/Acting Director of Emergency Services proclaimed a storm-related local emergency for removal of sediment and vegetation on the Buena Vista Creek concrete channel near El Camino Real. The current storms have increased sediment and vegetation in the Buena Vista Creek, diminishing its capacity and risking significant damage to nearby property and infrastructure. Emergency removal of sediment and vegetation is necessary to ameliorate the risk.
County Clerk
San Diego
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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