Mattole Headwaters Drought Relief Project - Vanauken Ponds
Summary
SCH Number
2025030226
Lead Agency
Humboldt County
Document Title
Mattole Headwaters Drought Relief Project - Vanauken Ponds
Document Type
MND - Mitigated Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
Timberland Production Zone (TPZ)/ Timberland (T)/ Open Space
Document Description
A Special Permit (SP) for the construction of an approximately 2 million gallon water storage pond partially within the Streamside Management Area (SMA). The overall project will construct two ponds totaling 6 million gallons of capacity and associated plumbing infrastructure designed to deliver 25 gallons per minute (GPM) of flow augmentation to Vanauken Creek during the four month dry season for the purpose of improving instream aquatic habitat. These ponds will be off-channel and will be filled exclusively with runoff and direct precipitation and the project includes no stream diversions. The project is anticipated to provide significantly improved habitat for coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) and steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss) in Vanauken Creek, an important salmon bearing tributary to the Mattole River.
Contact Information
Name
Trevor Estlow
Agency Name
Humboldt County Planning and Building Department
Job Title
Senior Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Address
Phone
Name
Walker Wise
Agency Name
Sanctuary Forest Inc.
Job Title
Project Applicant
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Address
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Unincorporated area
Counties
Humboldt
Regions
Countywide
Cross Streets
Briceland-Thorne Road, Vanauken Creek Road
Zip
95589
Total Acres
± 3.0
Jobs
4
Parcel #
215-162-021, 215-162-022
State Highways
n/a
Railways
n/a
Airports
n/a
Schools
n/a
Waterways
Vanauken Creek, Mattole River
Township
5S
Range
2E
Section
4
Base
Humboldt
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Northern and Eureka Region 1 (CDFW), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of State Parks, Division of Boating and Waterways, California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), California Department of Transportation, District 1 (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Natural Resources Agency, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, North Coast Region 1 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Office of Historic Preservation, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights
Development Types
Other (Habitat Enhancement)
Local Actions
Use Permit
Project Issues
Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Biological Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Geology/Soils, Hydrology/Water Quality, Mandatory Findings of Significance, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire
Public Review Period Start
Public Review Period End
Attachments
Draft Environmental Document [Draft IS, NOI_NOA_Public notices, OPR Summary Form, Appx,]
Notice of Completion [NOC] Transmittal form
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