Fairmount Park Stormdrain Outlet Sediment Removal and Fire Fuel Reduction Project (Notification of Lake or Streambed Alteration, No. EPIMS-RIV-39817- R
Summary
SCH Number
2025101543
Public Agency
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Inland Deserts Region 6
(CDFW)
Document Title
Fairmount Park Stormdrain Outlet Sediment Removal and Fire Fuel Reduction Project (Notification of Lake or Streambed Alteration, No. EPIMS-RIV-39817- R
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
10/31/2025
Document Description
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has executed Lake and Streambed Alteration Agreement EPIMS Notification No. EPIMS-RIV-39817-R6], pursuant to Section 1602 of the Fish and Game Code to City of Riverside - Parks, Recreation, and Community Services Department.
The Project includes two routine maintenance activities, vegetation management
activities and removal of sediment. Fire fuel reduction and weed abatement activities will involve removing non-native plants and thinning of understory. Trees will be limbed up to 8 feet, understory thinned out according to California defensible space standards. Equipment includes mechanical cutters, shredders, string trimmers, and chainsaws. The Project site will be accessed using the maintenance road being created from the parking lot at Legion Hall. The Project includes the removal of sediment from the outlet and about 230 feet downstream of the storm drain outlet structure to create and maintain a low-flow channel.
Contact Information
Name
Pamela Galera
Agency Name
City of Riverside
Job Title
Director
Contact Types
Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Email
Name
Michael Tovar
Agency Name
Fish and Wildlife, Region 6
Job Title
Environmental Scientist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Counties
Riverside
Regions
Southern California
Parcel #
207-070-001
State Highways
Route 60
Township
2S
Range
5W
Other Location Info
Located south of State Route 60 and Market Street, on the northwest side of Lake Evans in Fairmount Park at 2601 Fairmount Blvd, in the City of Riverside.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Type – Class 01; California Code of Regulations, title 14, section (15301)
Reasons for Exemption
The storm drain system was constructed in 1985 (City of Riverside Public Works Plan D-431). The work being preformed now is maintenance and minor alteration of existing facility not expanding uses.
County Clerk
Riverside
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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