EA 03-3G540_El Dorado County- State Route 49 Post Mile 21.44 to 22.33 Rehabilitate Culvert Project 3 (Streambed Alteration Agreement EPIMS Notification No. ELD-
Summary
SCH Number
2025050510
Public Agency
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, North Central Region 2
(CDFW)
Document Title
EA 03-3G540_El Dorado County- State Route 49 Post Mile 21.44 to 22.33 Rehabilitate Culvert Project 3 (Streambed Alteration Agreement EPIMS Notification No. ELD-
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
5/13/2025
Document Description
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has executed
Streambed Alteration Agreement EPIMS Notification Number ELD-56666 -R2, pursuant to
Section 1602 of the Fish and Game Code to the project Applicant, California Department of
Transportation (Caltrans).
The project is limited to replacing existing corrugated steel pipe (CSP) culverts with larger
reinforced concrete pipe (RCP) culverts. The existing 18-inch CSP at PM 21.44 will be
replaced with a 24-inch RCP and the 12-inch CSP at PM 22.19 and 22.33 will be replaced
with 18 -inch RCP’s. Rock slope protection will be installed at the outfall of the PM 21.44
culvert. Approximately 1,200 square feet of non-riparian herbaceous vegetation clearing and
grubbing will be conducted for construction access.
Contact Information
Name
Jennifer Key
Agency Name
California Department of Transportation
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Name
Samantha Morford
Agency Name
California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Job Title
Environmental Scientist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Counties
El Dorado
Regions
Northern California
Township
11N
Range
10E
Section
20&28
Other Location Info
unnamed tributary to Indian Creek and two (2) unnamed tributaries to South Fork American River along State Route (SR) 49 Post Mile (PM) 21.44 to 22.33
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Type – Class (2, 4); California Code of Regulations, title 14, sections (15302, 15304)
Reasons for Exemption
The project is exempt under section 15302 because it
involves the replacement of existing structures where the new structures will be located in the
same footprint as the structure replaced and will have substantially the same purpose and
capacity. The project is exempt under 15304 because it involves minor alterations to land
which does not include the removal of healthy, mature, or scenic trees.
County Clerk
El Dorado
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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