Medea Creek Maintenance Project #1 - 2024 (Notification of Streambed Alteration, No. EPIMS-VEN- 48802-R5)
Summary
SCH Number
2024100124
Public Agency
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, South Coast Region 5
(CDFW)
Document Title
Medea Creek Maintenance Project #1 - 2024 (Notification of Streambed Alteration, No. EPIMS-VEN- 48802-R5)
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
10/3/2024
Document Description
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has executed Streambed Alteration
Agreement EPIMS Notification No. EPIMS-VEN-48802-R5, pursuant to Section 1602 of the Fish and Game Code to Rancho Simi Recreation and Park District.
The Project is limited to the removal of deadwood, debris, and invasive plant species from Medea Creek. Project activities will be conducted by crews operating on foot and using hand tools. Vegetation and debris will be removed by hand-pulling, cutting, and direct application of herbicide. Non-native trees will be cut into several sections and carefully lowered to the ground by crew members. The remaining stumps will be retained and herbicide will be applied directly to the cut stump. Invasive plants will be removed off-site and disposed of at a landfill. Debris and deadwood material will be mulched and evenly spread across the Project area outside of the stream banks.
Contact Information
Name
Jennifer Blackhall
Agency Name
California Department of Fish and Wildife
Job Title
Environmental Scientist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Thousand Oaks
Counties
Ventura
Regions
Southern California
Other Information
The Medea Creek Maintenance Project #1 – 2024 (Project) is located at Medea Creek, tributary to Malibu Creek, in the City of Oak Park, County of Ventura, State of California; latitude 34.179272, longitude -118.76900. The Project is adjacent to Oak Hills Drive, west of Oak Park High School, and south of Kanan Road.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 1, Class 4; California Code of Regulations, title 14, section 15301, 15304
Reasons for Exemption
The Project seeks to maintain existing landscaping and native growth within this
particular section of Medea Creek by removing hazardous fuels and non-native plant species. The Project will not results in any expansion of the existing use.
County Clerk
Ventura
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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