Gas Point Road Fuel Reduction
Summary
SCH Number
2025011023
Public Agency
Western Shasta Resource Conservation District
Document Title
Gas Point Road Fuel Reduction
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
1/30/2025
Document Description
Western Shasta RCD serves as a project partner with the CAL FIRE Shasta-Trinity Unit to help plan and implement hazard fuel reduction work in Shasta County. The current project will implement fuel reduction work on privately-owned lands along Gas Point and Platina Roads. CAL FIRE will implement treatment activities, which will consist of manual and/or mechanical fuels reduction and prescribed burning of approximately 440 acres on privately-owned lands. Burning will be performed during favorable weather conditions with the approval of the Shasta County Air Quality Management District and will be implemented under an approved burn plan. The project will benefit local communities by reducing wildfire risk.
Contact Information
Name
Andrea Claassen
Agency Name
Western Shasta Resource Conservation District
Job Title
Project Specialist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
unincorporated area
Counties
Shasta
Regions
Unincorporated
Cross Streets
Gas Point Road and Platina Road
Total Acres
440
Other Location Info
Private land adjacent to Gas Point Road south of the intersection of Gas Point Road and Platina Road
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
§15304(i): Minor Alterations to Land
Reasons for Exemption
Western Shasta RCD has determined that the objectives of the fuel reduction and the implementation activities as designed for this project will result in minor alterations to vegetation and land and therefore fit within the §15304 exemption. WSRCD has also determined that no exceptions exist which would preclude the use of this exemption, such as: (a) sensitive location, (b) cumulative impact, (c) significant effects on the environment, (d) impacts to scenic highways, (e) activities within a hazardous waste site, and (f) significant adverse change to the significance of any historical resource. Contact WSRCD to arrange viewing of the environmental review report.
County Clerk
Shasta
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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