SCH Number 2015021089

Project Info

Title

State Route 269 Bridge Project

Description

The project is being implemented to prevent flooding of SR 269 where it passes through the Westside Detention Basin, and involves: 1) elevating a 1.8-mile segment of SR 269 between points of conformance 1.125 miles north and 0.675 miles south of Los Gatos Creek; 2) modifying a 6,000 foot segment of Los Gatos Creek between points 5,300 feet upstream and 700 feet downstream of where SR 269 crosses Los Gatos Creek; and 3) the use of a 70.5 acre temporary borrow pit/stockpiling area with ingress/egress from SR 269. Project could result in take of Swainson's hawk (Buteo swainsoni) in the form of mortality ("kill") due to vehicle strikes, nest abandonment, or destruction of nests resulting in the loss of young, fledglings, or eggs over the 5-year term of the ITP. Swainson's hawk is listed as threatened under the CESA. This Major Amendment No. 1 allows Permittee to remove trees during the Covered Species nesting season only after consulting with and receiving written approval from CDFW. Permittee will still mitigate through the purchase of three (3) Covered Species credits at the Alkali Sink Conservation Bank.

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