Lake Machado Ecosystems Resource Management and Long Term Maintenance Project
Summary
SCH Number
2024090162
Public Agency
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, South Coast Region 5
(CDFW)
Document Title
Lake Machado Ecosystems Resource Management and Long Term Maintenance Project
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
9/5/2024
Document Description
The Project is limited to routine maintenance activities within the wetland areas at Ken Malloy Harbor Regional Park. The park contains 159 acres of maintenance area, including the Wilmington drain outlet, the riparian woodland area north of Lake Machado, Lake Machado with emergent wetland vegetation along the lake edges, and the lower freshwater marsh areas south of the dam. The Project will result in annual clearance of up to 4.25 acres of bulrush marsh habitat in rotating segments, for a total of 21.5 acres of treatment area. Project activities will be carried out to reduce the litter and invasive species within the wetland areas, and to allow access
for vector control activities.
Contact Information
Name
Andrew Aitken
Agency Name
California Department of Fish and Wildife
Job Title
Environmental Scientist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Los Angeles
Counties
Los Angeles
Regions
Southern California
Other Information
The Project is located at Ken Malloy Harbor Regional Park within the Wilmington Drain area including the north channel, Lake Machado, and the southern marsh areas below the Lake Machado dam. The Project is located in the City of Los Angeles, County of Los Angeles, State of California; Latitude 33.790823, Longitude -118.285811; 25820 South Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90710.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class (1); California Code of Regulations, title 14, section 15301
Reasons for Exemption
Class 1 addresses operation, maintenance, repair, or minor alteration of existing
facilities or topographical features. Included in this exemption is the maintenance of existing public structures involving negligible or no expansion of existing or former use. The removal of vegetation will not expand use of the existing wetlands. Additionally, section (h) includes the maintenance of existing landscaping, native growth, and water supply reservoirs.
County Clerk
Los Angeles
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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