Slater Post Fire Restoration Project
Summary
SCH Number
2024060085
Public Agency
Shasta Valley Resource Conservation District
Document Title
Slater Post Fire Restoration Project
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
6/4/2024
Document Description
The project intends to accomplish the following goals: 1) reduce the threat of future wildfire by treating competing brush species around planted seedlings. 2) improve forest health by releasing healthy young tree seedlings from competing vegetation through nonrestrictive herbicide application 3) increase carbon storage through the management of newly planted tree seedlings. Treatment to accomplish these goals include herbicide applications to ensure seedling survival.
Contact Information
Name
Rod Dowse
Agency Name
Shasta Valley Resource Conservation District
Job Title
District Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
unincorporated area
Counties
Siskiyou
Regions
Countywide
Total Acres
400
Township
17N
Range
07E
Section
9
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Declared Emergency
Type, Section or Code
Sec. 21080(b)(3); 15269(a)
Reasons for Exemption
Pursuant to CEQA Section 21080(b)(3) and CEQA Guidelines Section 15269(a) this project is exempt from CEQA as the project will “maintain[s], repair[s], restore[s]… property or facilities damaged or destroyed as a result of a disaster-stricken area in which a state of emergency has been proclaimed by the Governor.
The preparation an ERRF is not in response to analyzing the applicability of a Categorical Exemption or the various classes of a Categorical Exemption, but rather to provide substantial information on the project, the environmental conditions of the project area, and the information known by the project proponent to demonstrate that compliance with other environmental laws and regulations will be complied with even though the project is statutorily exempted from CEQA. Pursuant to CEQA Section 21080(b)(3) and CEQA Guidelines Section 15269(a) this project is exempt from CEQA as the project will it “maintain[s], repair[s], restore[s]… 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. While an environmental checklist is not required, the information contained herein demonstrates that sufficient environmental data has been captured on the project area to assure that compliance with other environmental laws and regulations is attained. Therefore, no conclusion of determination of applicability of a Categorical Exemption has been provided.
County Clerk
Siskiyou
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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