Big Chico Creek Iron Canyon Fish Passage (Streambed Alteration Agreement EPIMS Notification No. BUT-54712-R2)
Summary
SCH Number
2025060055
Public Agency
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, North Central Region 2
(CDFW)
Document Title
Big Chico Creek Iron Canyon Fish Passage (Streambed Alteration Agreement EPIMS Notification No. BUT-54712-R2)
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
6/3/2025
Document Description
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has executed
Streambed Alteration Agreement EPIMS Notification Number BUT-54712-R2, pursuant to
Section 1602 of the Fish and Game Code to the project Applicant, California Trout.
The project is limited to the modification and restoration of a fish passage barrier in Big Chico
Creek. The barrier is currently impassible due to large boulders and high vertical drops. The
project will allow Chinook salmon - Central Valley spring-run ESU (Oncorhynchus
tshawytscha pop. 11), steelhead - Central Valley DPS (Oncorhynchus mykiss irideus pop. 11),
and a suite of native fish species access to upstream habitat that has been inaccessible for
the past seven (7) years.
Contact Information
Name
Damon Goodman
Agency Name
California Trout
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Name
Zach Kearns
Agency Name
California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Job Title
Senior Environmental Scientist, Specialist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Counties
Butte
Regions
Northern California
Parcel #
016- 240-002
Waterways
Big Chico Creek
Other Location Info
39.78365, -121.74013 and 38.78629, -121.73855
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Public Resources Code section 21080.56 (Statutory Exemption for Restoration Projects)
Reasons for Exemption
CDFW has determined that the project meets the
qualifying criteria set forth in Section 21080.56, subdivisions (a) through (d), inclusive.
CDFW’s determination is supported by (1) the City of Chico’s May 16, 2024, initial determination as lead agency that the project meets the qualifying criteria set forth in Section
21080.56, subdivisions (a) through (d), inclusive; and (2) pursuant to Section 21080.56,
subdivision (e), the CDFW Director’s January 9, 2024, concurrence with that City of Chico
determination, which is available at wildlife.ca.gov/Conservation/Cutting-GreenTape/SERP/Concurrences.
County Clerk
Butte
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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