Cameron Creek Linear Recharge Project
2 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2024100477
Lead Agency
City of Visalia
Document Title
Cameron Creek Linear Recharge Project
Document Type
MND - Mitigated Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
The Project area itself does not have a General Plan or Zoning designation as it consists of the existing Cameron Creek channel. Lands surrounding Cameron Creek contain both County of Tulare and the City of Visalia designations.
Document Description
The proposed Project proposes to construct up to three (3) reinforced concrete check structure facilities within the Cameron Creek channel. All check structures would be equipped with control gates and weir boards capable of passing high flows (250 cubic feet per second) while maintaining high water levels in the channel making Cameron Creek a linear recharge basin. The section of the Cameron Creek to be utilized begins near the start of Cameron Creek where it diverts from TID’s Main Intake Canal east of Road 156, with the end location northeast of the Lovers Lane and Caldwell Avenue intersection.
For each check structure, it is anticipated that excavation through the creek channel and embankment would reach approximately 65 feet horizontally at a depth of about 10 feet from channel top (excavation from channel bottom will likely only 3-4 feet). Excavation for construction will be minimal and would only be the amount necessary for constructing the structures. Once completed, excavated soil would be backfilled around the structure and the channel prism re-graded to match existing conditions. No material export is anticipated, and earthwork would be balanced on site.
The Area of Potential Effect contains a total of 14 acres. This includes the proposed Project construction areas and an additional 25-foot buffer surrounding the proposed Project site.
Contact Information
Name
Brandon Smith
Agency Name
City of Visalia
Job Title
Principal Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Rebeccca Keenan
Agency Name
City of Visalia
Job Title
Engineer
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Briza Sholars
Agency Name
Provost & Pritchard Consulting Group
Job Title
Senior Planner, Environmental Project Manager
Contact Types
Consulting Firm
Address
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Visalia
Counties
Tulare
Regions
Southern California
Other Location Info
The Project is located in Tulare County just outside of the southeastern quadrant of the City of Visalia, approximately 200 miles southeast of Sacramento and 62 miles north of Bakersfield.
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, California Department of State Parks, Division of Boating and Waterways, California Department of Transportation, District 6 (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Highway Patrol (CHP), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Natural Resources Agency, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Fresno Region 5 (RWQCB), Central Valley Flood Protection Board, Office of Historic Preservation, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW)
Development Types
Other (Linear Recharge Project)
Local Actions
Linear Recharge Project
Project Issues
Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Tribal Cultural Resources
Attachments
Draft Environmental Document [Draft IS, NOI_NOA_Public notices, OPR Summary Form, Appx,]
Notice of Completion [NOC] Transmittal form
State Comment Letters [Comments from State Reviewing Agency(ies)]
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