Washington Street Sand Removal Project
Summary
SCH Number
2025100934
Public Agency
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Inland Deserts Region 6
(CDFW)
Document Title
Washington Street Sand Removal Project
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
10/21/2025
Document Description
The County of Riverside Transportation Department is proposing to remove windblown sand from Washington Street that collects along the street, adjacent to residential and business developments, and removed from the Coachella Valley Ecological Reserve and will be deposited on the Coachella Valley National Wildlife Refuge so the sand can drift back across the desert and enhance and preserve the windblown sand dune habitat within the Refuge.
Contact Information
Name
Bjana Jefferson
Agency Name
Calfornia Department of Fish and Wildlife
Job Title
Environmental Scientist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Palm Desert
Counties
Riverside
Regions
Southern California
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
California Coder of Regulations, Title 14, section 15304
Reasons for Exemption
This project involves minor alterations in land, water, and vegetation which do not involve removal of healthy, mature, scenic trees except for forestry or agricultural purposes. Maintenance dredging where the spoil is deposited in a spoil area authorized by all applicable state and federal regulatory agencies.
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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