Quagga and Zebra Mussel Prevention Plan for Mill Creek Ponds in Mendocino County
Summary
SCH Number
2024040729
Public Agency
Mendocino County
Document Title
Quagga and Zebra Mussel Prevention Plan for Mill Creek Ponds in Mendocino County
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
4/17/2024
Document Description
The purpose of this project is to implement the Quagga and Zebra Mussel Prevention Plan for Mill Creek Ponds in Mendocino County, approved by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife on December 9, 2019, in order to prevent the infestation of invasive Quagga and Zebra Mussels in Mill Creek Ponds. Among the key tasks of this project are to continue early detection monitoring for invasive mussels, which consists of Artificial Substrate sampling, Plankton Tows sampling. This project assumes a two-year period, from September 2024 to September 2026. The Mill Creek Ponds discharge water into Mill Creek on a year-round basis. Mill Creek flows into the Russian River between the communities of Ukiah and Talmage. The beneficiaries of this project are the communities in the Russian River Watershed.
Contact Information
Name
Josephine Slovut
Agency Name
County of Mendocino Department of Transportation
Job Title
Environmental Compliance Specialist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Counties
Mendocino
Regions
Northern California
Waterways
Mill Creek
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 6; California Code of Regulations, title 14, section 15306
Reasons for Exemption
CEQA Guidelines section 15306 exempts basic data collection, research, experimental management, and resource evaluation activities which do not result in a serious or major disturbance to an environmental resource. The Early Detection Mussel Monitoring of the Quagga and Zebra Mussel Prevention Plan for Mill Creek Ponds in Mendocino County involves negligible disturbance to Mill Creek Ponds and its purpose is to determine whether the ponds have been infested by invasive mussels and their level of risk for infestation.
County Clerk
Mendocino
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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