Coastal MRLE Advance Mitigation Project
Summary
SCH Number
2024050022
Public Agency
California Department of Transportation, District 1
(DOT)
Document Title
Coastal MRLE Advance Mitigation Project
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
5/1/2024
Document Description
The proposed Coastal Mad-Redwood and Lower Eel Watersheds (MRLE) Advance Mitigation Project (Project) in Humboldt County will utilize the Advance Mitigation Program (AMP) funding established by the Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 (Senate Bill 1). Utilizing the AMP funding would allow Caltrans to proactively contract a third party through a request for proposal (RFP) contract process to establish mitigation credits within the Coastal Zone areas of the MRLE HUC-8 watershed sub-basins to establish mitigation credits for waters of the U.S. and state (which include wetlands and non-wetlands), and riparian habitat for State Highway Operation and Protection Program (SHOPP) or State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) projects from the 10-Year Plan. The SHOPP or STIP projects proposed to use mitigation credits have been identified in District 1’s (District) AMP Mad-Redwood, Lower Eel and South Fork Eel sub-basins Regional Advance Mitigation Needs Assessment (RAMNA) document created by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) in 2021.
Contact Information
Name
Denise Walker-Brown
Agency Name
California Department of Transportation
Job Title
Environmental Scientist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Eureka
Counties
Humboldt
Regions
Northern California
Cross Streets
P.O. Box 3700
Zip
95501-3700
State Highways
U.S 101
Township
Eureka
Other Location Info
Coastal zone of the Mad-River Huc-8 18010102 and Lower eel Huc-8 1810105 watersheds
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
14 CCR 15061[b][3]
Reasons for Exemption
This project is contract through a request for proposal process to hire a contractor to establish mitigation credits.
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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