Permit No. 19943 - Johnson Cosumnes Mitigation Bank Floodplain Restoration Project
2 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2025051267
Public Agency
Central Valley Flood Protection Board
Document Title
Permit No. 19943 - Johnson Cosumnes Mitigation Bank Floodplain Restoration Project
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
9/12/2025
Document Description
To construct a 204-acre mitigation bank, 200 acres of which quality for mitigation bank credits, by selectively notching the existing agricultural berms along the Cosumnes River ‘mainstem’ and the Cosumnes River ‘west branch’ and constructing a series of shallow swales and secondary pilot channels to promote flow onto and across the floodplain for the development, restoration, and protection of wetland, riparian, and riverine habitat within the Cosumnes River floodway. The project also includes revegetation, re-distributing 30,200 cubic yards of native material to form an undulating floodplain surface, and placement of erosion control.
Contact Information
Name
Jordan Robbins
Agency Name
Central Valley Flood Protection Board
Job Title
Senior Environmental Scientist (Specialist)
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Allegra Bukojemsky
Agency Name
Westervelt Ecological Services, LLC
Job Title
Landscape Architect
Contact Types
Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
unincorporated
Counties
Sacramento
Regions
Northern California
Waterways
Laguna Creek and Cosumnes River
Other Location Info
The project is located at 8700 Twin Cities Road at the confluence of Laguna Creek and the Cosumnes River approximately 3 miles northwest of the City of Galt in south Sacramento County (38.2874, -121.38143).
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
21080.56
Reasons for Exemption
The Board has determined that the Johnson Cosumnes Mitigation Bank Floodplain Restoration Project is statutorily exempt from CEQA pursuant to Section 21080.56 of the PRC, which exempts a project to restore or provide habitat for California native fish and wildlife meeting certain requirements. On May 23, 2025, the CDFW Director concurred with Sacramento County’s determination that the Project meets the qualifying criteria set forth in PRC Section 21080.56, subdivisions (a) to (d), inclusive. Specifically, the CDFW Director concurred with Sacramento County that the Project meets all of conditions in PRC Section 21080.56 and is statutorily exempt. This concurrence is posted on the CDFW SERP Concurrence website.
County Clerk
Sacramento
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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