2025-2026 Batiquitos Lagoon Maintenance Dredging
Summary
SCH Number
2024090183
Public Agency
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, South Coast Region 5
(CDFW)
Document Title
2025-2026 Batiquitos Lagoon Maintenance Dredging
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
9/6/2024
Document Description
Maintenance dredging of Batiquitos Lagoon to remove sand from the flood shoal. Sand from the nearshore area is drawn into the lagoon by tidal action and forms the shoal. Shoal material has been tested and determined to be minimum 90% sand. Sand will be placed back on adjacent beaches, consistent with state and federal regulations. Dredging and redistribution will occur outside of avian nesting and grunion spawning seasons.
Contact Information
Name
Gabriel Penaflor
Agency Name
California Department of Fish and Wildife
Job Title
Environmental Scientist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Carlsbad
Counties
San Diego
Regions
Southern California
Other Location Info
Batiquitos Lagoon Ecological Reserve
Other Information
Located in the City of Carlsbad, San Diego County
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 4, Section 15304(g)
Reasons for Exemption
The project is exempt as maintenance dredging. The receiver sites are approved through Coastal Development Permit, US Army Corps Permit, Regional Water Quality Control Board permit and State Parks Encroachment Permit allow the deposition of sand on the beaches and tern sites. Project is part of the ongoing maintenance of the 1997 Batiquitos Lagoon Restoration Project
County Clerk
San Diego
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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