PG&E HDD Project at Salmon Creek (35056808 R20A) - 2025 (Notification of Lake or Streambed Alteration, No. EPIMS-SON-55357-R3)
Summary
SCH Number
2025050855
Public Agency
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bay Delta Region 3
(CDFW)
Document Title
PG&E HDD Project at Salmon Creek (35056808 R20A) - 2025 (Notification of Lake or Streambed Alteration, No. EPIMS-SON-55357-R3)
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
5/20/2025
Document Description
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has executed Lake and Streambed Alteration Agreement EPIMS Notification No. EPIMS-SON-55357-R3, pursuant to Section 1602 of the Fish and Game Code to Pacific Gas and Electric Company as represented by Jeremiah Davis.
The project is limited to installation of a PG&E electrical line approximately 10 feet beneath Salmon Creek and the unnamed tributary to Salmon Creek using a horizontal directional drill (HDD). In conjunction with the HDD, the Permittee will remove trash for 0.5 miles upstream and downstream of the bridge at the Salmon Creek.
Contact Information
Name
Amanda Culpepper
Agency Name
CA Department of Fish and Wildlife
Job Title
Senior Environmental Scientist (Specialist)
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Name
Jeremiah Davis
Agency Name
Pacific Gas and Electric Company-Auburn
Job Title
Person or Public Agency Carrying Out Project
Contact Types
Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Email
Location
Counties
Sonoma
Regions
San Francisco Bay Area
Other Location Info
The project is located at Salmon Creek and an unnamed tributary to Salmon Creek at approximately Latitude 38.37256, Longitude -122.91417 and Latitude 38.37270, Longitude -122.91358.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Classes 3 and 4; California Code of Regulations, title 14, section 15303 and 15304
Reasons for Exemption
The project is exempt because it consists of new construction limited to small electrical utility installation. The project is also exempt because it includes minor alteration of the condition of land, water, and vegetation and will not remove healthy, mature, scenic trees.
County Clerk
Sonoma
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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