Place and Purpose of Use, Extension of Time, and Instream Dedication Project
Summary
SCH Number
2025110455
Lead Agency
Redway Community Service District
Document Title
Place and Purpose of Use, Extension of Time, and Instream Dedication Project
Document Type
NEG - Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
Various
Humboldt County General Plan Land Use Designations: Commercial General (CG), Commercial Services (CS), Industrial-General (IG), Public (P), Public Facility (PF), Residential Agriculture (RA), Residential-Low Density (RL), and Timberland (T)
Humboldt County Zoning Designations: Agriculture Exclusive (AE), Agriculture General (AG), Business Park (MB), Flood Plain (FP), Forestry Recreation (FR), Industrial Commercial (C-3), Residential One-Family (R-1), Timberland Production Zone (TPZ), and Unclassified (U)
Document Description
The Redway Community Services District (RCSD, District), as Applicant, is applying to the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) – Division of Water Rights to amend existing water rights, including the following three components: An expansion in the Purpose and Place of Use (POU) for an existing diversion located in the South Fork of the Eel River (SF Eel River) to include all properties located within the District’s jurisdictional boundary under the respective appropriative license (Application No: A11876; Permit No.: 07489; License No.: 3791) and an appropriative permit (Application No.: 23017; Permit No.: 15665) for the existing diversion. The Meadows Business Park has been served by the RCSD since 1998. RCSD has also applied for a Petition for an Extension of Time associated with the SF Eel River appropriative permit (Application No.: 23017; Permit No. 15665) to include the recorded diversion from calendar year 2011 as the maximum beneficial use for the permit to ensure sufficient diversion amounts would be allowed and available to serve RCSD service connections once the future appropriative license is obtained. RCSD holds a third water right, which allows for diversion from an unnamed spring (Application No.: 23018; Permit No.: 15666), a tributary to the SF Eel River. RCSD is requesting the permit for the unnamed spring to be licensed by the SWRCB to retain the allocated diversion amount, although RCSD has not diverted water from the unnamed spring since 2008. As part of the Project, the RCSD is seeking to permanently dedicate their allocated diversion amount for instream use for recreational and fish and wildlife preservation and enhancement ecological and recreational purposes.
Contact Information
Name
Cody Cox
Agency Name
Redway Community Services District
Job Title
General Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Name
Megan Marruffo
Agency Name
LACO Associates
Job Title
Senior Planner
Contact Types
Consulting Firm
Phone
Location
Cities
Redway
Counties
Humboldt
Regions
Unincorporated
Total Acres
867.2
Parcel #
Various
State Highways
Highway 101
Township
4S
Range
3E
Section
2,3,10
Base
Humboldt
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Northern and Eureka Region 1 (CDFW), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 1 (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES), California Highway Patrol (CHP), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Natural Resources Agency, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, North Coast Region 1 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Office of Historic Preservation, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights
Development Types
Other (No development proposed - project is related to water rights)
Local Actions
Water Rights Amendment
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Schools/Universities, Transportation, Utilities/Service Systems
Public Review Period Start
Public Review Period End
Attachments
Draft Environmental Document [Draft IS, NOI_NOA_Public notices, OPR Summary Form, Appx,]
Notice of Completion [NOC] Transmittal form
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