Knight Water Diversion, Stream Restoration, and Stream Crossings Project (Notification of Lake or Streambed Alteration, No. EPIMS-MEN-50806-R1C)
Summary
SCH Number
2025040541
Public Agency
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Northern and Eureka Region 1
(CDFW)
Document Title
Knight Water Diversion, Stream Restoration, and Stream Crossings Project (Notification of Lake or Streambed Alteration, No. EPIMS-MEN-50806-R1C)
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
4/10/2025
Document Description
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has executed Lake and Streambed Alteration
Agreement EPIMS Notification No. EPIMS-MEN-50806-R1C, pursuant to Section 1602 of the Fish and Game Code
to William Knight.
The Project is limited to 9 (nine) encroachments. One encroachment (POD-1) is for water
diversion from an unnamed tributary to Cold Creek. Water is diverted for domestic use. Work
for the water diversion will include use and maintenance of the water diversion infrastructure.
Three proposed encroachments (Crossing-1, Crossing-4, and Crossing-5) are to upgrade
existing culverts. Work for these encroachments will include excavation, removal of the existing
culverts, replacement with new properly sized culverts, backfilling and compaction of fill, and
rock armoring as necessary to minimize erosion.
One proposed encroachment (Crossing-2) is to decommission and remove an existing stream
crossing culvert and to implement stream restoration and revegetation of the disturbed area.
Stream banks will be laid back to 2:1 slopes or flatter. Work for this encroachment will include
excavation, removal of the existing culvert, recontouring of the slopes, and rock armoring as
necessary to minimize erosion.
Two proposed encroachments (Crossing-3 and Crossing-6) are to improve existing rock ford
crossings. Work for these encroachments will include, excavation, installation of appropriately
sized rock within the crossing, and rock armoring as necessary to minimize erosion.
Two proposed encroachments (Crossing-7 and Crossing-8) are to replace existing unimproved
low water crossings with new culverts. Work for these encroachments will include excavation,
placement of new properly sized culverts, backfilling and compaction of fill, and rock armoring
as necessary to minimize erosion.
Contact Information
Name
John Herrera
Agency Name
CDFW
Job Title
Environmental Scientist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
William Knight
Agency Name
Person Carrying Out Project
Job Title
Please contact John Herrera, CDFW
Contact Types
Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Potter Valley
Counties
Mendocino
Regions
Northern California
Cross Streets
approximately 7.3 miles south of the town of Potter Valley
Parcel #
177-250-06, 177-250-07, and 188-230-02
Waterways
Russian River watershed
Township
16N
Range
11W
Section
21, 28
Base
MtDiablo
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Classes 1, 2, and 4; California Code of Regulations, title 14, sections 15301, 15302, and 15304
Reasons for Exemption
This project meets the criteria for categorical exemption type Class 1, California
Code of Regulations, title 14, section 15301 because the project involves improvements and upgrades to stream
crossings in existing locations. The project involves negligible or no expansion of the existing use. The Project
meets the criteria for categorical exemption type Class 2, California Code of Regulations, title 14, section 15302
because the project consists of replacement or reconstruction of existing facilities where the new structure will be
located on the same site as the structure replaced and will have substantially the same purpose and capacity as the
structure replaced. The Project meets the criteria for categorical exemption type Class 4, California Code of
Regulations, title 14, section 15304 because the project includes minor alteration of land and does not involve
removal of healthy, mature, scenic trees.
County Clerk
Mendocino
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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