Alamitos Bay Entrance Channel Maintenance Dredging
Summary
SCH Number
2024080264
Public Agency
City of Long Beach
Document Title
Alamitos Bay Entrance Channel Maintenance Dredging
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
8/7/2024
Document Description
Maintenance dredging is proposed at the entrance channel to a design depth of -20 feet mean lower low water (MLLW), plus 2 feet of overdredge allowance. The total volume of material proposed for dredging is estimated to be approximately 411,000 cubic yards (cy), consisting of approximately 300,000 cy above design depth and 111,000 cy of allowable overdredge volume.
Dredged material will be characterized to determine suitability for beach nourishment or nearshore placement at Peninsula Beach. Peninsula Beach is located adjacent to the entrance channel on a spit between the Pacific Ocean and Alamitos Bay (Figure 2). If suitable, sediment from the entrance channel would be hydraulically dredged and placed at Peninsula Beach to create a wider, gently sloping beach profile.
Dredging is needed to maintain adequate navigational depths for boater recreation and access.
Contact Information
Name
Maryanne Cronin
Agency Name
City of Long Beach Community Development Department, Planning Bureau
Job Title
Zoning Administration Officer
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Long Beach
Counties
Los Angeles
Regions
Citywide
Cross Streets
72nd Place and Ocean Blvd
Zip
90803
State Highways
SR-1
Airports
Long Beach Airport
Waterways
Alamitos Bay, Pacific Ocean, San Gabriel River
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15301, 15304
Reasons for Exemption
Class 1 includes maintenance of existing public facilities involving negligible or no expansion of existing or former use. The project would be exempt as it would involve dredging activities as part of the operation and maintenance of the existing Entrance Channel, and would not expand existing use. Class 4 consists of minor public or private alterations in the condition of land, water, and/or vegetation which do not involve removal of healthy, mature, scenic trees except for forestry and agricultural purposes. Stabilization of shorelines in areas that are not environmentally sensitive is also included in this item. The project would be exempt per Subsection (g) Maintenance dredging where the spoil is deposited in a spoil area authorized by all applicable state and federal regulatory agencies.
County Clerk
Los Angeles
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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