MS4 Discharge Bioaccumulation Monitoring in Benthic Invertebrates, Mytilus sp., and sportfish for LA County NPDES Stormwater Permit Compliance
Summary
SCH Number
2024050125
Public Agency
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Marin Region 7
(CDFW)
Document Title
MS4 Discharge Bioaccumulation Monitoring in Benthic Invertebrates, Mytilus sp., and sportfish for LA County NPDES Stormwater Permit Compliance
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
5/2/2024
Document Description
The Department of Fish and Wildlife is issuing a permit to the City of Los Angeles
– Bureau of Sanitation – Watershed Protection Division pursuant to Fish and Game Code Section 2081(a) for educational purposes. The Section 2081(a) permit authorizes the applicant to take steelhead trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss irideus) during the course of sampling, subject to terms and conditions set forth in the permit. The purpose of this sampling is for the City of Los Angeles’ in order to fulfill the legal monitoring requirements that are defined in the Coordinated Integrated Monitoring
Programs (CIMP) for Ballona Creek, Dominiguez Channel, and Upper Los Angeles River, as promulgated by the Los Angeles County National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) Permit Order R4-2021-0105 under the purview of the Federal Clean Water Act. The Section 2081(a) permit authorizes the applicant to potentially capture steelhead trout during surveys. The applicant will conduct year-round research of nearshore invertebrate and sportfish species through the use of hook & line – surface, beach seines, and cast nets through December 31, 2026.
Contact Information
Name
Dylan Inskeep
Agency Name
California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Job Title
Environmental Scientist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Counties
Los Angeles
Regions
Southern California
Other Location Info
Los Angeles County (Ballona Creek/Marina Del Rey; Ballona Wetlands; Los Angeles Harbor)
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Calif. Code Regs., §15306, Information Collection, Class 6
Reasons for Exemption
The Project involves monitoring sampling within Ballona Creek/Marina Del Rey, Ballona Wetlands, and Los Angeles Harbor within Los Angeles County which will not result in a serious or major disturbance to steelhead trout which are listed under the California Endangered Species Act.
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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