Elk River Estuary (Planning Area 1) Restoration Project
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Summary
SCH Number
2019100230
Lead Agency
California Regional Water Quality Control Board, North Coast Region 1
(RWQCB)
Document Title
Elk River Estuary (Planning Area 1) Restoration Project
Document Type
NOD - Notice of Determination
Received
Posted
7/2/2025
Document Description
The Project includes the following restoration elements: remove and/or upgrade drainage infrastructure; reduce or remove levees; breach an abandoned railroad grade; restore tidal sloughs and tidal creek channels and their connectivity to mainstem channels; create backwater features for seasonal waterfowl and winter salmonid rearing habitat (primarily for federally listed Coho Salmon); manage invasive vegetation; expand native plant communities; and recontour portions of the floodplain to guide winter flood-flows across the floodplain and back into the slough channel network toward suitable aquatic habitat. Additionally, the project includes public access facilities that will also be used to support monitoring and maintenance of the project, in addition to controlling illicit access and habitat degradation.
Contact Information
Name
Jacob Shannon
Agency Name
North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board
Job Title
Sr. Environmental (Scientist)
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Darren Mierau
Agency Name
California Trout
Job Title
North Coast Regional Director
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Address
Phone
Email
Location
Notice of Determination
Approving Agency
North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board
Approving Agency Role
Lead Agency
Approved On
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
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
Yes (Programmatic Environmental Impact Report)
(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
No
(6) Findings were made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
Attachments
Notice of Determination
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