Legally Required City of Los Angeles Environmental Monitoring Division's Monitoring Programs for NPDES permits or CIMPs
Summary
SCH Number
2025061027
Public Agency
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Marin Region 7
(CDFW)
Document Title
Legally Required City of Los Angeles Environmental Monitoring Division's Monitoring Programs for NPDES permits or CIMPs
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
6/23/2025
Document Description
The Department of Fish and Wildlife is issuing a permit to the City of Los Angeles – Environmental Monitoring Division pursuant to Fish and Game Code Section 2081(a) for scientific purposes. The Section 2081(a) permit authorizes the applicant to take steelhead trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) during the course of sampling, subject to terms and conditions set forth in the permit. The purpose of this sampling is for the City of Los Angeles Environmental Monitoring Division’s legally required monitoring sampling for National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits and Coordinated Integrated Monitoring Programs (CIMPs). The Section 2081(a) permit authorizes the applicant to potentially capture steelhead trout during surveys. The applicant will conduct year-round monitoring of benthic macrofauna, fish & invertebrate tissue chemistry sampling, trawl-caught marine & estuarine organisms, & debris sampling through the use of bottom trawl, beach seine, fish trap, beam trawl, hoop net, hook & line – surface, and hook & line – swimbait through December 31, 2027.
Contact Information
Name
Dylan Inskeep
Agency Name
California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Job Title
Environmental Scientist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Craig Campbell
Agency Name
City of Los Angeles
Job Title
Project Applicant
Contact Types
Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Location
Counties
Los Angeles
Regions
Countywide, Southern California
Other Location Info
Los Angeles County (Los Angeles Harbor, Long Beach Harbor, Santa Monica Bay, Ballona Creek, Ballona Wetlands, and Marina Del Rey)
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Calif. Code Regs., §15306, Information Collection, Class 6
Reasons for Exemption
The Project involves sampling within nearshore and estuarine waters of Los Angeles County which will not result in serious or major disturbance to steelhead trout which are listed under the California Endangered Species Act.
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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