Meamber Fish Screen
Summary
SCH Number
2024080105
Public Agency
Shasta Valley Resource Conservation District
Document Title
Meamber Fish Screen
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
8/5/2024
Document Description
The landowners, Don Meamber and Barbara Hull own adjoining parcels and divert from a shared irrigation diversion and pump station on the Shasta River near the town of Montague, CA. The project will replace an existing tube screen that does not meet current NOAA standards. It will be replaced with a cone screen, and associated appurtenances to allow for continued legal riparian diversion of irrigation flows from the Shasta River. Benefits will include continued agricultural diversion for the landowner as well as improved protection for salmonid species at all life stages that utilize the river environment.
Contact Information
Name
Jocelyn Ayn Perry
Agency Name
Shasta Valley RCD
Job Title
Project Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Name
Ethan D. Brown
Agency Name
Shasta Valley RCD
Job Title
Senior Project Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Montague
Counties
Siskiyou
Regions
Unincorporated
Cross Streets
near Oberlin Road and Montague-Grenada Road (County Road A-28)
Zip
96064
Total Acres
4.5
Jobs
6
Parcel #
013-420-250, 013-420-200
State Highways
State Hwy 3
Railways
Yes, not sure of ownership
Airports
Siskiyou County Airport
Schools
Montague Elementary School, Delphic School
Waterways
Shasta River
Township
T45N
Range
R6
Section
33
Base
none
Other Information
nearest address is 1317 Montague-Grenada Road, Montague CA 96064
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15333
Reasons for Exemption
The project will replace an existing fish screen with minimal disturbance to the bed or bank of the Shasta River. A small area will be dewatered and concrete will be poured to anchor the new cone screen in the intake bay of the pump station. The project is less than 5 acres and is primarily being implemented to protect habitat and environmental conditions for salmonid species. The North Coast Water Quality Control Board will issue the General 401 Certification For Small Habitat Restoration Projects Notice of Applicability. SHRP projects are eligible for a NOE Notice of Exemption status.
County Clerk
Siskiyou
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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