Arundell Barranca Detention Basin Cleanout
Summary
SCH Number
2025081270
Public Agency
Ventura County Watershed Protection District
Document Title
Arundell Barranca Detention Basin Cleanout
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
8/28/2025
Document Description
Watershed Protection is proposing to remove 70,000 cubic yards of accumulated sediment and debris in the existing 5.9-acre Arundell Barranca Detention Basin. Sediment and debris removed last occurred in 2017. Much of the sediment was captured during the 2023 and 2024 storm seasons. Access to the work area will be from Sexton Canyon Road and County-owned Right-of-Way. Work is scheduled between September and December 2025 after bird nesting season. Nonetheless, biological surveys will be performed prior to and periodically during work to identify and avoid sensitive biological resources. No mature trees will be removed during work.
A final Program Environmental Impact Report (EIR) on Environmental Protection Measures for the Ongoing Routine Operations and Maintenance Program was prepared in May 2008 (SCH No. 2002091107). All applicable Best Management Practices described in the EIR and subsequent regulatory permits will be used for the proposed project. Debris excavated from this existing facility will be disposed of at a site approved by the County of Ventura Integrated Waste Management Division.
Contact Information
Name
Jeff Palmer
Agency Name
Ventura County Public Works Agency
Job Title
Assistant Director
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Ventura
Counties
Ventura
Regions
Southern California
Cross Streets
Sexton Canyon Road and Lake Canyon Road
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 1, Existing Facilities (Section 15301)
Reasons for Exemption
The Project consists of sediment removal work within an existing detention basin facility "involving...no expansion of existing or former use." (Sec. 15301; see also Sec. 15301[b] explaining "existing facilities" to include "facilities used to provide...public utility services"). The proposed actions are necessary to provide public safety and protection of downstream properties of downstream properties. Exceptions to the exemption do not apply to the project (Section 15300.2).
County Clerk
Ventura
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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