Riverside-Corona Resource Conservation District Restoration Project LSA Agreement, No. EPIMS-RIV-50012-R6 (1600-2007-088-R6 Amendment and Extension)
Summary
SCH Number
2024120697
Public Agency
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Inland Deserts Region 6
(CDFW)
Document Title
Riverside-Corona Resource Conservation District Restoration Project LSA Agreement, No. EPIMS-RIV-50012-R6 (1600-2007-088-R6 Amendment and Extension)
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
12/17/2024
Document Description
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has amended and extended Lake and Streambed Alteration Agreement EPIMS Notification No. EPIMS-RIV-50012-R6 (1600-2007-088-R6), pursuant to Section 1602 of the Fish and Game Code to the Riverside Corona Resource Conservation District (RCRCD) (Permittee).
The Permittee’s Regional Habitat Enhancement, Restoration, Creation, and Conservation Project includes the enhancement, restoration, creation and conservation of various habitats, native buffers, and other lands within the Santa Ana River Watershed. Project activities will occur on private and public lands, including conservation easements held by the Permittee. Habitat types where project activities will occur include: riparian; wetland; perennial, intermittent, and ephemeral streams; lakes and ponds; vernal pools; riparian-upland transitional; upland; oak woodland; sage scrub; and grassland. Native buffers include habitat types that protect sensitive habitat types such as riparian or wetland from disturbances associated with adjacent land uses such as urban development. The Permittee proposes to continue activities and expand the number of enhanced and restored sites, create new native habitat, and conserve existing native habitat within the watershed by conducting the activities
authorized under the Agreement.
Contact Information
Name
Lydia Rodriguez
Agency Name
Fish and Wildlife, Region 6
Job Title
Senior Environmental Scientist (Specialist)
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Counties
Riverside, Sacramento
Regions
Southern California
Other Location Info
Located within several lakes and streams and associated habitats within the Santa Ana River Watershed within Permittee’s service area boundaries, within the following
State of California USGS Quadrangles: Riverside East, Riverside West, Fontana, Sunnymead, Corona North, Corona South, Blackstar Canyon, Estella Mountain, Alberhill, Lake Matthews, San Bernardino South, Elsinore, Prado Dam, Steel Peak, and Santiago Peak.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 1, §15301(h) and (I), Existing Facilities
Reasons for Exemption
The project is exempt under Class 1 because it consists of the maintenance of topographical features such as existing landscaping and native growth; wildlife habitat areas; and waterbodies such as stream channels and riparian areas, through habitat restoration, enhancement, and conservation, to protect fish and wildlife resources.
County Clerks
Riverside, San Bernardino
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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