Owens River Water Trail
4 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2018051049
Lead Agency
Inyo County
Document Title
Owens River Water Trail
Document Type
FIN - Final Document
Received
Present Land Use
Open space
Document Description
The County of Inyo proposes to implement the Owens River Water Trail Project within the Lower Owens River floodplain from Lone Pine Narrow Gauge Road south to State Route 136, just east of Lone Pine. The project would allow recreational access for non-motorized watercraft (kayaks, stand-up paddleboards, and canoes) on an approximately 6.3-mile segment of the Owens River, representing approximately 10 percent of the newly rewatered, 62-mile Lower Owens River. The project would remove emergent vegetation and excavate within the river channel to remove occlusions and establish a continuous navigable waterway, and would develop boat launch and take-out facilities with limited amenities (vault restroom, wildlife-resistant trash receptacles, and signage). The project area is owned by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. The County would provide ongoing maintenance of the water trail.
Contact Information
Name
Larry Freilich
Agency Name
Inyo County
Job Title
Mitigation Projects Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Name
Heidi Alpert
Agency Name
Inyo County
Job Title
Director
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Bishop
Counties
Inyo
Regions
Southern California
Cross Streets
Lone Pine Narrow Gauge Road and the Owens River crossing
Zip
93526
Total Acres
430
Jobs
10
Parcel #
026-050-10
State Highways
136, 395
Railways
None
Airports
Lone Pine Airport
Schools
Lone Pine High School, Lo-Inyo Elementary School
Waterways
Lower Owens River
Township
T15S
Range
36E
Section
23
Base
USGS
Other Location Info
Owens River floodplain
Notice of Completion
State Reviewing Agencies
California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Inland Deserts Region 6 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of State Parks, Division of Boating and Waterways, California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), California Department of Transportation, District 9 (DOT), California Department of Transportation, Division of Aeronautics (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Fish and Game Commission (CDFGC), California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES), California Highway Patrol (CHP), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Natural Resources Agency, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Lahontan Victorville Region 6 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Office of Historic Preservation, Sierra Nevada Conservancy, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality
Development Types
Recreational (Development of a water trail on the Lower Owens River)
Local Actions
Specific Plan, Recreation development
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Drainage/Absorption, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Noise, Public Services, Recreation, Transportation, Tribal Cultural Resources, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian
Attachments
Final Document(s) [Approved_Certified draft environmental documents]
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