San Jose Family Camp Storm Damage and Repair Project (Request No. 1652-2025-084-001-R4)
Summary
SCH Number
2025090940
Public Agency
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4
(CDFW)
Document Title
San Jose Family Camp Storm Damage and Repair Project (Request No. 1652-2025-084-001-R4)
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
9/19/2025
Document Description
Pursuant to Fish and Game Code section 1652, the California Department of Fish and
Wildlife has approved the San Jose Family Camp Storm Damage and Repair Project submitted by Katherine Brown, City of San Jose, Department of Public Works.
The Project includes the repair and replacement of San Jose Family Camp facilities that were damaged during storm events. Facilities consist of retaining walls and shallow steps around the north and south sides of a pooled area, as well as southwest of the pooled area, within the Middle Fork of the Tuolumne River. To isolate the Project site from streamflow, the site will be dewatered with a sandbag or waterbag cofferdam and a 200-foot long, 24- to 36-inch diameter corrugated plastic pipe. Approximately three white alder trees (Alnus rhombifolia) measuring between four and 12 inches in diameter at breast height and one additional stump will be removed from the streambank. All mature trees will be replaced by planting appropriate native species at a 3:1 ratio (replace to lost). Replacement plantings will be subject to up to five years of monitoring until established. All disturbed streambanks will be graded to a smooth slope matching adjacent undisturbed streambanks, and hydroseeded with a mix of native forbs and grasses. The primary purposes of the Project are habitat improvement, streambank stabilization, and sediment control. The Project will stabilize streambanks, thereby reducing sedimentation into the receiving watershed and improving water quality to the benefit of fish and wildlife species.
Contact Information
Name
Heather Rodriguez
Agency Name
CDFW
Job Title
Senior Environmental Scientist, Specialist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Address
Phone
Name
City of San Jose
Agency Name
Party Undertaking Project
Job Title
Contact Heather Rodriguez, CDFW SESS
Contact Types
Parties Undertaking Project
Address
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Counties
Tuolumne
Regions
Northern California
Cross Streets
11401 Cherry Lake Road
Parcel #
068-130-012-000
State Highways
Hwy 120
Waterways
Tuolumne River
Township
18E
Section
1
Base
MDBM
Other Location Info
The Project includes instream activities located within the 46.7-acre San Jose Family Camp property at 11401 Cherry Lake Road, approximately 14.3 miles east of the town of Groveland along Highway 120, Tuolumne County, California; Section 1, Township 18 East; USGS 7.5 Minute Quad Map Jawbone Ridge, MDB&M; Assessor’s Parcel Number 068-130-012-000; Latitude 37.82817, Longitude -120.00640. The Project will occur along the Middle Fork of the Tuolumne River, on land owned by the United States Forest Service and leased by the City of San Jose from the Stanislaus National Forest.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 33 California Code of Regulations, title 14, section 15333
Reasons for Exemption
Class 33 consists of small projects not to exceed 5 acres in size to assure the
maintenance, restoration, enhancement, or protection of habitat for fish, plants, or wildlife.
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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