Poso Creek Levee Restoration Project (Extension of Streambed Alteration Agreement No. 1600-2020-0075-R4)
Summary
SCH Number
2024120747
Public Agency
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4
(CDFW)
Document Title
Poso Creek Levee Restoration Project (Extension of Streambed Alteration Agreement No. 1600-2020-0075-R4)
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
12/17/2024
Document Description
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has executed an extension with changes to Streambed Alteration Agreement No. 1600-2020-0075-R4, issued to North West Kern Resource Conservation District.
The Agreement authorizes activities related to the repairs of levees along a 1.6-mile length of Poso Creek. Actions will include removing material from two borrow sites and filling erosions and blowouts ranging in size from one cubic yard to 862 cubic yards. The Project extends the Agreement expiration to December 1, 2029, and includes changes to address the California Endangered Species Act candidacy of western burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia hypugaea).
Contact Information
Name
Jim Kitch
Agency Name
California Department of Fish and Wildlife Region 4
Job Title
Environmental Scientist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Katherine Beth Hilbe
Agency Name
North West Kern Resource Conservation District
Job Title
Project Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Wasco
Counties
Kern
Regions
Countywide
State Highways
46, 43
Waterways
Poso Creek
Township
25S
Range
22E
Section
25
Base
MDBM
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 1; California Code of Regulations, title 14, section 15301
Reasons for Exemption
The Project extends the term of the Agreement for activities related to the
maintenance of an existing facility with no resulting expansion in use. No significant environmental impacts will result if the Project is completed under the protective features included in Streambed Alteration Agreement No.1600-2020-0075-R4.
County Clerk
Kern
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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