Butano Creek Backfield Floodplain Restoration and Streamflow Enhancement Project (Notification of Streambed Alteration, No. EPIMS-SMO-46266-R3).
Summary
SCH Number
2024090620
Public Agency
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bay Delta Region 3
(CDFW)
Document Title
Butano Creek Backfield Floodplain Restoration and Streamflow Enhancement Project (Notification of Streambed Alteration, No. EPIMS-SMO-46266-R3).
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
9/17/2024
Document Description
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has executed Lake and Streambed Alteration Agreement EPIMS Notification No. EPIMS-SMO-46266-R3, pursuant to Section 1602 of the Fish and Game Code to Peninsula Open Space Trust as represented by Daniel Olstein.
The Project modifies the existing water diversion operations from Butano Creek by eliminating dry-season withdrawals and increasing the water flows in Butano Creek during the dry-season to benefit sensitive species. The Project is limited to activities to 1) removal of the existing diversion intake infrastructure and replacement with new improved diversion infrastructure, 2) seasonal diversion under State Water Resource Control Board (SWRCB) Division of Water Rights, water rights A025337 and A033395, to an enlarged16-acre feet reservoir and 3) diversion from within the reservoir.
Contact Information
Name
Jason Teichman
Agency Name
CA Department of Fish and Wildlife
Job Title
Environmental Scientist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Pescadero
Counties
San Mateo
Regions
San Francisco Bay Area
Other Location Info
The Butano Creek Backfield Floodplain Restoration and Streamflow Enhancement Project (Project) is located at 4309 Cloverdale Road, Pescadero, CA, along the Pescadero Creek in the City of Pescadero, California, in the County of San Mateo; latitude 37.23710, longitude -122.37868 and latitude 37.1419 and longitude -122.2221.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Statutory Exemption for Restoration Projects (SERP) Pub. Resources Code, 21080.56
Reasons for Exemption
The Project consists of activities to benefit Central California Coast coho salmon, Central California Coast steelhead trout, California red-legged frog, San Francisco garter snake, and other native species as well as implement recommendations from the Pescadero-Butano Sediment TMDL.
County Clerk
San Mateo
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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