Elk River Estuary (Planning Area 1) Restoration Project (Restoration Management Permit No. RMP-2026-0019-R1
77 Documents in Project
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 (Restoration Management Permit No. RMP-2026-0019-R1
Document Type
NOD - Notice of Determination
Received
Posted
4/16/2026
Document Description
This Project proposes to benefit native fish, wildlife, plants, and their habitat. The Project is expected to increase and improve aquatic habitat for native fish and wildlife, including coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch), Chinook salmon (O. tshawytscha), steelhead trout (O. mykiss), longfin smelt (Spirinchus thaleichthys), and tidewater goby (Eucyclogobius newberryi). This will be achieved by removing or breaching levees and an abandoned railroad grade, removing tide gates or replacing them with fish friendly tide gates; restoring tidal marshes, sloughs and creek channels and their connectivity to mainstem channels; creating backwater features for seasonal waterfowl, amphibian, and winter salmonid rearing habitat; placement of large wood structures in fluvial and tidal habitats; expanding native plant communities including tidal marsh, riparian, and coastal scrub habitats; excluding cattle from waterways and riparian areas adjacent to pastures; and managing invasive vegetation.
CDFW has determined that the Project is a Qualifying Restoration Project pursuant to section 1671(d)(1) of the Fish and Game Code, and the Project is expected to result in a substantial, cumulative benefit to native fish, wildlife, plants, and their habitat, or any combination thereof. This notice is to advise that CDFW issued the above-described RMP and has made the following determinations regarding the project pursuant to California Code of Regulations section 15096, subdivision (i):
Contact Information
Name
James Ray
Agency Name
CA Fish and Wildlife
Job Title
Senior Environmental Scientist Specialist
Contact Types
Responsible Agency
Address
Phone
Name
Jake Shannon
Agency Name
North Coast Regional Water Quality Control
Job Title
Contact
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Eureka
Counties
Humboldt
Regions
Northern California
Total Acres
857
Waterways
Elk River
Notice of Determination
Approving Agency
CA Fish and Wildlife
Approving Agency Role
Responsible 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
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
No
(6) Findings were made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
Attachments
Notice of Determination
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