Sun Valley Watershed Management Plan: Rory M. Shaw Wetlands Park Project and Upper Storm Drain System Phases 2 through 4 Project
6 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2002111051
Lead Agency
Los Angeles County Flood Control District
Document Title
Sun Valley Watershed Management Plan: Rory M. Shaw Wetlands Park Project and Upper Storm Drain System Phases 2 through 4 Project
Document Type
NOD - Notice of Determination
Received
Posted
10/30/2025
Document Description
The Sun Valley Watershed Management Plan (SVWMP) Program Environmental Impact Report (2004 PEIR) was certified by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors as governing body of the District on June 29, 2004, and outlined multiple projects including the Park project (previously named the Strathern Pit Multiuse Project) and Drain project, each designed to manage stormwater runoff and reduce flooding. The Addendum to the 2004 PEIR evaluates proposed updates to these two projects and concludes that the two projects did not constitute a substantial change or result in new significant impacts or an increase in the severity of a previously identified impact or substantial new information pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines section 15162.
The Park project includes conversion of a 46-acre, non-operating inert construction debris landfill into a constructed wetlands park that would provide flood control, habitat, recreation, and water quality enhancements to the Sun Valley community, including a 21-acre detention pond, 10 acres of wetlands, and 15 acres of recreational space. The Park project was also analyzed in a previously certified 2013 Addendum to the SVWMP EIR
The Drain project includes installation of storm drain lines below existing roads in the Sun Valley area. Phases 2 through 4 involve installation of approximately 28,200 linear feet of storm drain lines below existing roads in the Sun Valley area as well as installation of catch basins, connector pipes, and other drainage structures. The Drain project was also analyzed in previously certified Addenda to the SVWMP EIR in 2013 and 2020.
Contact Information
Name
Matthew Frary
Agency Name
Los Angeles County Flood Control District
Job Title
Assistant Deputy Director
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Name
Ernesto Rivera
Agency Name
Los Angeles County Department of Public Works
Job Title
Senior Civil Engineer
Contact Types
Responsible Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Sun Valley, Los Angeles
Counties
Los Angeles
Regions
Citywide
Cross Streets
Strathern Street and Tujunga Avenue
Zip
91352
Other Location Info
The proposed Rory M. Shaw Wetlands Park Project (Park project) and the proposed Sun Valley Watershed Upper Storm Drain System project (Drain project) are located in the Sun Valley Community within the City of Los Angeles, approximately 14 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles in the northeastern portion of San Fernando Valley. See Figure 1. The Park project site is a 46.62-acre lot bounded by Strathern Street to the south, Tujunga Avenue to the west, Fair Avenue to the east, industrial operations and a barren field to the north. The Drain project is located along San Fernando Road, Tuxford Street, Glenoaks Boulevard, Sheldon Street, Vineland Avenue, Tujunga Avenue, and Saticoy Street. Phase 2 would be installed northeast of the Park project (Penrose Street, San Fernando Road, Tuxford Street, Norris Avenue, Bradley Avenue, De Garmo Avenue, Glenoaks Boulevard, Peoria Street, Pendleton Street, and Randall Street), Phase 3 would be constructed northwest of the Park project (Sheldon Street and San Fernando Road), and Phase 4 would be located south of the Park project (Tujunga Avenue and Saticoy Street).
Notice of Determination
Approving Agency
Los Angeles County Flood Control District
Approving Agency Role
Lead Agency
Approved On
County Clerk
Los Angeles
Final Environmental Document Available at
Los Angeles County Flood Control District, 900 South Fremont Ave, 11th Floor, Alhambra, CA 91803
Determinations
(1) The project will have a significant impact on the environment
Yes
(2a) An Environmental Impact Report was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
(2b) A Mitigated or a Negative Declaration was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(2c) An other document type was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(3) Mitigated measures were made a condition of the approval of the project
Yes
(4) A mitigation reporting or monitoring plan was adopted for this project
Yes
(5) A Statement of Overriding Considerations was adopted for this project
Yes
(6) Findings were made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
Attachments
Notice of Determination
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