El Puente Floodplain Reconnection Project
2 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2024110685
Public Agency
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4
(CDFW)
Document Title
El Puente Floodplain Reconnection Project
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
2/6/2025
Document Description
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has executed Streambed Alteration Agreement Number EPIMS-STA-53226-R4 pursuant to Fish and Game Code section 1602 to River Partners. The Project is designed to restore 13.6 acres of Tuolumne River streambank by converting a farmed almond orchard to native riparian vegetation. The Project includes Restoration Activities (ground preparation and revegetation) and Restoration Management Activities (invasive species treatments and supplemental watering). The Project does not include modifications to existing earthen berms or existing irrigation infrastructure.
Contact Information
Name
Megan Rooney
Agency Name
CDFW
Job Title
Environmental Scientist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Annie Booth
Agency Name
River Partners
Job Title
Restoration Ecologist
Contact Types
Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project
Address
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Modesto
Counties
Stanislaus
Regions
Countywide
Parcel #
017-027-034-000
Township
04S
Range
08E
Section
00,07
Other Information
The Project is located along the Tuolumne River, within the City of Modesto, County of Stanislaus,
California; centered at latitude 37.60149 and longitude -121.13410; Section 00 and 07, Township 4 South, Range 8
East; U.S. Geological Survey Map Westley; Assessor’s Parcel Number 017-027-034-000.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Public Resources Code section 21080.56 (Statutory Exemption for Restoration Projects, “SERP”)
Reasons for Exemption
CDFW approved the Streambed Alteration Agreement relying on the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Statutory Exemption for Restoration Projects (SERP) (Cal. Pub. Res. Code, § 21080.56). Evidence in support of that determination is set forth in the Reclamation District 2092 August 15, 2024 CEQA SERP Lead Agency Determinations for the Project and the CDFW’s CEQA SERP Concurrence Number 21080.56-2024-059-R4. The Project falls within the SERP because the Project meets all of the following conditions: (1) the Project is exclusively to conserve, restore, protect, or enhance, and assist in the recovery of California native fish and wildlife, and the habitat upon which they depend; or is exclusively to restore or provide habitat for California native fish and wildlife; (2) the Project may have public benefits incidental to the Project’s fundamental purpose; (3) the Project will result in long-term net benefits to climate resiliency, biodiversity, and sensitive species recovery; and includes procedures and ongoing management for the protection of the environment; and (4) Project construction activities are solely related to habitat restoration
County Clerk
Stanislaus
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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