VEN126 Hopper Creek Bridge Postmile 26.48 (BR-520036) Debris Removal (Notification of Lake or Streambed Alteration, No. EPIMS-VEN-58510-R5)
Summary
SCH Number
2025100380
Public Agency
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, South Coast Region 5
(CDFW)
Document Title
VEN126 Hopper Creek Bridge Postmile 26.48 (BR-520036) Debris Removal (Notification of Lake or Streambed Alteration, No. EPIMS-VEN-58510-R5)
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
10/9/2025
Document Description
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has executed Lake and Streambed Alteration Agreement EPIMS Notification No. EPIMSVEN-58510-R5 pursuant to Section 1602 of the Fish and Game Code to the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans).
Caltrans will remove vegetation and sediment from the Hopper Creek channel within the area immediately surrounding the intersection of SR-126 and Hopper Creek. Deposited sediment will be removed from a section of the stream beginning 200 feet upstream of the bridge and ending 300 feet downstream of the bridge. Caltrans will access the stream channel at two locations located within previously disturbed areas on the south side of the bridge. Caltrans will remove an estimated 17,333 yards3 of material from the stream channel, resulting in up to an 11-foot reduction of the current stream bed elevation. Caltrans will conduct work only when the channel is completely dry.
Contact Information
Name
Mackenzie Rich
Agency Name
California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Job Title
Sr. Environmental Scientist (Specialist)
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Paul Caron
Agency Name
California Department of Transportation
Job Title
Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisor)
Contact Types
Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Piru
Counties
Ventura
Regions
Southern California
Other Location Info
The Ven126 Hopper Creek Bridge Postmile 26.48 (BR 52-0036) Debris Removal project (Project) is located within Hopper Creek where it intersects State Route 126 (SR-126) at postmile (PM) 26.48 in the city of Piru in Ventura County, California; (34.400858, -118.826735).
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Type – Class 1; California Code of Regulations, title 14, section 15301
Reasons for Exemption
On May 12, 2025, Caltrans, the Lead Agency, determined that the Project is Categorically Exempt pursuant to California Code of Regulations, title 14, section 15301, Existing Facilities, Class 1 consists of the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing, or minor alteration of existing public or private structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical features, involving negligible or no expansion of use beyond that existing. Under Public Resources Code section 21080.1(a), the lead agency is responsible for determining if the project is exempt from CEQA and that determination shall be final and conclusive on all persons, including responsible agencies. As a result, CDFW, acting as Responsible Agency, is bound by Caltrans’s determination that the Project is exempt.
County Clerk
Ventura
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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