The Douds Fuels Reduction Project is adjacent to and includes portions of the Douds Community, approximately three miles south of Arnold in Calaveras County. It
Summary
SCH Number
2024041000
Public Agency
Calaveras County Water District
(CCWD)
Document Title
The Douds Fuels Reduction Project is adjacent to and includes portions of the Douds Community, approximately three miles south of Arnold in Calaveras County. It
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
4/24/2024
Document Description
The Douds Fuels Reduction Project is adjacent to and includes portions of the Douds Community, approximately three miles south of Arnold in Calaveras County. It is bounded by New McKays Dam Road on the north, SPI lands on the west, steep lands of the North Fork Stanislaus River on the south, and USFS lands on the east. The elevation range is roughly 3,680 feet - 4,120 feet. Reducing fuels in the project area will provide protection to the Douds community from fires emanating from the North Fork Stanislaus River (historical fire patterns). The project area is located within the Cal Water Hydrologic Unit: #18040010; Stanislaus River. Situated on the rim of the North Fork Stanislaus River, the Douds Fuels Reduction project is integral to the Highway 4 Strategic Wildfire Defense System. The project area includes 158 acres of private land consisting of 24 parcels with 11 habitable structures. The site includes a mixture of Sierran hardwood and conifer species. The fuels reduction treatment will be a mixture of pruning, thinning and mechanical mastication or hand work with chipping on site, targeting ladder fuels (brush and small trees).
Contact Information
Name
Kaylee Dillashaw
Agency Name
Calaveras County Water District
Job Title
Project Manager
Contact Types
Parties Undertaking Project
Address
Phone
Name
Michael Minkler
Agency Name
Calaveras County Water District
Job Title
General Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Murphys
Counties
Calaveras
Regions
Northern California
Cross Streets
New McKays Dam Rd.
Zip
95224
Total Acres
158
Jobs
4
Parcel #
30021001-30021009, 30022001-30022006, 30028001-30028010
State Highways
Highway 4
Schools
Avery Middle School
Waterways
Stanislaus River, Love Creek, Moran Creek
Township
4N
Range
15E
Section
9
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 4; California Code of Regulations, title 14, section 15304
Reasons for Exemption
Minor alterations to land, no significant environmental impact would occur to aesthetics, agriculture, forestland/timberland, air quality, biological resources, cultural resources, energy, geology, soils, greenhouse gas emissions, hazardous material, hydrology, water quality, land use planning, mineral resources, noise, population or housing, public services, recreation, transportation/traffic, utilities, or service systems.
County Clerk
Calaveras
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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