Water Storage Reservoirs and Community Forest Project

Water Storage Reservoirs and Community Forest Project

The proposed project includes construction of three raw water reservoirs and development of a publicly-accessible community forest. Each reservoir would have a storage capacity of 45 acre-feet (approximately 14.6 million gallons), for a combined storage capacity of 135 acre-feet (approximately 44 million gallons). The reservoirs would be located approximately 0.3 mile southeast of Summers Lane Reservoir, north of an existing dirt road and south of the PG&E utility easement. The project would include a lot line adjustment such that the three reservoirs are within one parcel. A raw water pipeline, approximately 5,000 feet in length, would travel along the reservoirs to the northwest and would turn east at Summers Lane Reservoir to connect to the City’s existing water infrastructure. The reservoirs would be filled during the winter with water pumped up from the Noyo River or from Waterfall Gulch. Water would be drawn from the reservoirs during summer when flows in the channels are low, reducing the impact on aquatic species. The water would flow primarily by gravity to the City’s Water Treatment Plant. A two-bedroom, two-bathroom caretaker unit and storage building would be constructed adjacent to the Summers Lane Reservoir, on APN 019-070-11. A second caretaker unit may also be constructed. Figure 3 shows the proposed conceptual site plan. The proposed community forest, which would encompass the remainder of the project site, may include public trails throughout the project site. A trailhead, parking lot, and vault toilet would be constructed at an existing disturbed site approximately 750 feet north of Highway 20 and Gravel Pit Road. The parking lot would be approximately 1,800 square feet.

Fort Bragg

Mendocino

Northern California, Unincorporated

California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Coastal Commission (CCC), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), California Department of Transportation, Division of Aeronautics (DOT), California Energy Commission, California Fish and Game Commission (CDFGC), California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES), California Highway Patrol (CHP), California Natural Resources Agency, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, North Coast Region 1 (RWQCB), California State Coastal Conservancy (SCC), Office of Historic Preservation, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, District 3, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights, State Water Resources Control Board, Divison of Financial Assistance, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Northern and Eureka Region 1 (CDFW)

California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Northern and Eureka Region 1 (CDFW)

Recreational (community forest/conservation easements), Water Facilities (Surface Water Storage)(Type Reservoirs, MGD 45)

Site Plan, Rezone, Annexation

Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Energy, Geology/Soils, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mandatory Findings of Significance, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Transportation, Tribal Cultural Resources, Utilities/Service Systems, Wildfire