Salado Creek Maintenance Project
Summary
SCH Number
2024080850
Public Agency
City of Patterson
Document Title
Salado Creek Maintenance Project
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
8/21/2024
Document Description
The City of Patterson is proposing to conduct routine maintenance within Salado Creek to address overgrown vegetation, including woody and herbaceous vegetation; removal of flood-deposited vegetation that substantially obstructs (or could obstruct) water flow or poses as a potential safety hazard; trash/debris removal; erosion control; and managing sediment accumulation. The objective of the ongoing routine maintenance is to help maintain low-growing vegetation for fire suppression purposes and to maintain a constant flow of water during the rainy season to prevent flooding. The routine maintenance plan would include year-round vegetation removal, including a mix of manual and mechanical weed abatement from the top of bank, working downward into the creek bed. Vegetation removal will take place in all reaches of the creek.
The routine maintenance plan would include dredging one reach of Salado Creek, between Highway 33 and the inflow trash rack at Ramos Storage. Dredging associated with the routine maintenance plan would include removal of silt that builds up during the year which increases the potential for flooding and overtopping onto the adjacent Highway 33. Dredging within the reach would occur once per year and utilize a 65-foot boom excavator to remove excess sediment and vegetation. Maintenance activities associated with dredging would occur on one day and are proposed between September through December.
Contact Information
Name
Michael Renfrow
Agency Name
City of Patterson
Job Title
Management Analyst
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Patterson
Counties
Stanislaus
Regions
Citywide
Total Acres
13.08
Other Location Info
The proposed project is located within Salado Creek, which is bounded by Highway 33 to the east and the southern terminus of American Eagle Avenue, where residential development meets agricultural lands at the southern boundary of the City.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Sec. 15301 Class 1 & Sec. 15308 Class 8
Reasons for Exemption
Maintenance of a topographic feature involving negligible or no expansion of existing former use is Categorically Exempt from CEQA under 15301 (h) - Existing Facilities (Class 1). Also exempt under 15308 - Actions by Regulatory Agencies for the Protection of the Environment.
County Clerk
Stanislaus
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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