Channel Repair at the Hess Creek Restoration Project (Adaptive Management Repair) (Notification of Lake or Streambed Alteration, No. EPIMS-CCA-31060-R3)
Summary
SCH Number
2022120655
Public Agency
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bay Delta Region 3
(CDFW)
Document Title
Channel Repair at the Hess Creek Restoration Project (Adaptive Management Repair) (Notification of Lake or Streambed Alteration, No. EPIMS-CCA-31060-R3)
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
12/28/2022
Document Description
The purpose of this project is to stabilize a head cut and restore step-pool habitat at a restoration site in the headwaters of Hess Creek. This will be accomplished by installing a staked log jam, consisting of three logs embedded into the stream channel to a depth of 4 feet, disturbing approximately 10 linear feet of channel.
Contact Information
Name
Michael Stuhldreher, Environmental Scientist
Agency Name
CDFW
Job Title
Environmental Scientist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
at Hess Creek, in the County of Contra Costa
Counties
Contra Costa
Regions
Northern California, San Francisco Bay Area
Other Location Info
The project is located at Hess Creek, in the County of Contra Costa, State of California; Latitude 37.97097, Longitude -121.91958, Section 36, Township 2N, Range1W, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) map Clayton in the Mt. Diablo meridian; Assessor’s Parcel Number (APN) 075-080-011-0.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Categorical Exemption. Type – Class 4; California Code of Regulations, title 14, section 15304 Minor Alterations to Land
Reasons for Exemption
Class 4, Section 15304. This project is exempt because it consists of minor
public alterations in the condition of land, water, and vegetation. It also does not involve the removal of healthy, mature, and scenic trees. Class 33, Section 15333; The project is exempt because it does not exceed five acres in size and includes restoration of a head cut in Hess Creek.
County Clerk
Contra Costa