Nash Ranch Seasonal Culvert (Notification of Lake or Streambed Alteration, No. EPIMS-SHA-60548-R1)
Summary
SCH Number
2025081402
Public Agency
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Northern and Eureka Region 1
(CDFW)
Document Title
Nash Ranch Seasonal Culvert (Notification of Lake or Streambed Alteration, No. EPIMS-SHA-60548-R1)
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
8/29/2025
Document Description
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has executed Lake and Streambed Alteration Agreement EPIMS Notification No. EPIMS-SHA-60548-R1, pursuant to Section 1602 of the Fish and Game Code to Nash Ranch, LLC represented by Louis Nash.
The project is limited to seasonal placement of three or four 18-inch diameter by 30-foot long culverts with a minimum 6-inch spacing and 12-inches of cover. Native material from an upstream gravel bar 100 feet away will be sourced as the gravel to be used as the fill material around the culverts. The culverts serve as a temporary low water crossing utilized by farm equipment and high-traffic public vehicles visiting the farm during the summer and fall. Approximately 40 cubic yards of gravel is skimmed from the gravel bar using a combination of a bulldozer and front loader. The culverts are placed in or near the thalweg of Stillwater Creek and the native gravel is placed over the culverts to provide a roadbed approximately 20 feet wide. The crossing is removed at the end of the farming season by pulling back the gravel onto the banks and stockpiling the culverts.
Contact Information
Name
Kate Blanchard
Agency Name
California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Job Title
Senior Environmental Scientist, Specialist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Redding
Counties
Shasta
Regions
Unincorporated
Cross Streets
10925 Old Oregon Trail
Parcel #
077-030-043-000
Waterways
Stillwater Creek
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 project is limited to annual installation, use, and removal of a temporary stream crossing used to support agricultural activities. The crossing is an existing access point, and the project will seasonally protect the stream while vehicles cross the stream. The project, as carried out in accordance with the Agreement, poses no significant adverse impacts to endangered, rare, or threatened species or their habitat.
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 2; California Code of Regulations, title 14, section 15302
Reasons for Exemption
Annual reconstruction of a temporary low water crossing will not have significant adverse impacts to endangered, rare, or threatened species or their habitat.
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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