Butte Sink Mitigation Bank Restoration Project (Streambed Alteration Agreement EPIMS Notification No. COL-56051-R2)
4 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2016122004
Lead Agency
Colusa County
Document Title
Butte Sink Mitigation Bank Restoration Project (Streambed Alteration Agreement EPIMS Notification No. COL-56051-R2)
Document Type
NOD - Notice of Determination
Received
Posted
4/1/2026
Document Description
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has executed
Streambed Alteration Agreement EPIMS Notification Number COL-56051-R2, pursuant to
section 1602 of the Fish and Game Code to the project Applicant, Butte Sink Mitigation, LLC.
The Butte Sink Mitigation Bank Restoration Project (Project) will restore approximately 191.41
acres of farmed rice land into floodplain riparian habitat for the benefit of Sacramento River
winter-run and Central Valley spring-run Chinook salmonids (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) as
well as California Central Valley steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss) and preserve existing
riparian and shaded riverine aquatic habitat. Project activities include: grading of floodplain and
breaching farm berms; construction of rolling dips, return flow channels, and Butte Creek side
channels; re-routing of the Highline Canal; installation of debris racks; and planting and seeding
to create native riparian habitat.
Contact Information
Name
Greg Plucker
Agency Name
Colusa County Department of Planning and Building
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Stephanie Buss
Agency Name
California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Job Title
Senior Environmental Scientist, Specialist
Contact Types
Responsible Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Colusa
Counties
Colusa
Regions
Northern California
Other Location Info
along Butte Creek and its associated floodplain at the
terminus of Laux Road, approximately two miles northeast of the City of Colusa
Notice of Determination
Approving Agency
California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Approving Agency Role
Responsible Agency
Approved On
County Clerk
Colusa
Final Environmental Document Available at
CDFW regional office
Determinations
(1) The project will have a significant impact on the environment
No
(2a) An Environmental Impact Report was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(2b) A Mitigated or a Negative Declaration was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
(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
No
(5) A Statement of Overriding Considerations was adopted for this project
No
(6) Findings were made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
Attachments
Notice of Determination
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