Jackisch Water Diversion and Reservoir Spillway Improvements Project (Notification of Lake or Streambed Alteration, No. EPIMS-MEN-32979-R1C)
Summary
SCH Number
2025080089
Public Agency
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Northern and Eureka Region 1
(CDFW)
Document Title
Jackisch Water Diversion and Reservoir Spillway Improvements Project (Notification of Lake or Streambed Alteration, No. EPIMS-MEN-32979-R1C)
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
8/4/2025
Document Description
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has executed Lake
and Streambed Alteration Agreement EPIMS Notification No. EPIMS-MEN-32979-R1C,
pursuant to Section 1602 of the Fish and Game Code to Scott Jackisch.
The Project is limited to two (2) encroachments associated with Small Domestic Use
(SDU) Registration No. D033333. The first encroachment is for water diversion from a
horizontal well (spring) for domestic use. Work will include operation and maintenance
of the water diversion infrastructure, and modifications as needed to comply with the
terms of this Agreement. The second encroachment is for water diversion from an
onstream pond (reservoir) for domestic use including irrigation, as well as improvements
to the spillway, and bypass infrastructure installation as conditioned in SDU Registration
No. D033333 to discharge water out of the reservoir for downstream resources. Work
for the water diversion will include operation and maintenance of water diversion
infrastructure, and modifications as needed to comply with the terms of this Agreement.
Work for the spillway improvements will include excavation, removal of the existing 24-
inch diameter culvert, installation of an upgraded spillway with appropriate rock sizing,
and rock armoring as necessary to minimize erosion that shall extend below the
footbridge to address the downstream erosion.
Contact Information
Name
Jessica Ryan
Agency Name
CDFW
Job Title
Environmental Scientist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Scott Jackisch
Agency Name
Person Carrying Out Project
Job Title
Jessica Ryan - CDFW Environmental Scientist
Contact Types
Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Willits
Counties
Mendocino
Regions
Northern California
Cross Streets
approximately 6.65 miles northwest of the town of Willits
Parcel #
037-640-01
Waterways
Upper Eel River watershed
Township
19N
Range
14W
Section
21
Base
MtDiablo
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 1; California Code of Regulations, title 14, section 15301
Reasons for Exemption
The Jackisch Water Diversion and Reservoir Spillway
Improvements Project (Project) meets the criteria for the above categorical exemption
because the Project consists of the operation, repair, maintenance, and permitting of
private structures, involving no expansion of existing or former use.
County Clerk
Mendocino
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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