DSH Napa Camille Creek Monitoring Program (CCMP)
Summary
SCH Number
2022020422
Public Agency
California Department of State Hospitals
(DSH)
Document Title
DSH Napa Camille Creek Monitoring Program (CCMP)
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
2/17/2022
Document Description
DSH-Napa manages five water storage facilities (Coombs Ranch Dam, Lake Camille Dam, Lake Louise Dam, Como Dam, and Lake Marie Dam) which are operationally retired, but have now been determined to potentially affect downstream fish populations. The proposed project involves employment of the CCMP, as developed through collaboration between DSH and California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), which includes a flow release and implementation monitoring program designed to maintain and improve fish habitat below Lake Marie Dam for consistency with Fish and Game Code Section 5937. In-stream flow releases would augment low spring and summer flows, potentially benefiting relevant fish species, including resident Oncorhynchus mykiss (rainbow trout) residing upstream from Coombs Ranch Dam, with some potential secondary benefits to steelhead trout in lower reaches of Camille Creek. The proposed project area includes Lake Marie and the reach of Camille Creek between Lake Marie and Coombs Ranch Dam in the upper portion of the Camille Creek watershed within the Skyline Wilderness Park (a DSH-Napa lessee), approximately 2 miles east of Highway 221 in the City of Napa, California.
Contact Information
Name
Robert Horsley
Agency Name
Department of State Hospitals, Business Management Branch
Job Title
Chief Operations Officer, Acting
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Name
Debi Nishimoto
Agency Name
Department of State Hospitals
Job Title
Senior Architect
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Location
Cities
Napa
Counties
Napa
Regions
Northern California
Cross Streets
Napa State Hospital, 2100 Napa Vallejo Highway
Other Location Info
proposed project area includes Lake Marie and the reach of Camille Creek between Lake Marie and Coombs Ranch Dam in the upper portion of the Camille Creek watershed within the Skyline Wilderness Park (a DSH-Napa lessee), approximately 2 miles east of Highway 221 in the City of Napa, California.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Section 15301 (i) Existing Facilities
Reasons for Exemption
Class 1(i) allows for the maintenance of fish screens, fish ladders, wildlife habitat areas, artificial wildlife waterway devices, streamflows, springs and waterholes, and stream channels (clearing of debris) to protect fish and wildlife resources. The proposed project does not include any infrastructure improvements, ground disturbing activities, or vegetation removal; streamflows would be adaptively managed, in coordination with CDFW, based on implementation monitoring data which include monitoring of flow in Camille Creek, monitoring of temperature in Camille Creek, and monitoring of Lake Marie elevations, temperature, and storage.