Tadpole Creek Tributary Remediation Project (Notification of Lake or Streambed Alteration, No. EPIMS-SHA-50417-R1)
Summary
SCH Number
2025120834
Public Agency
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Northern and Eureka Region 1
(CDFW)
Document Title
Tadpole Creek Tributary Remediation Project (Notification of Lake or Streambed Alteration, No. EPIMS-SHA-50417-R1)
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
12/18/2025
Document Description
The project is intended to remediate damages incurred to fish and wildlife resources resulting from Fish and Game Code violations and restoration of pre-violation hydrology allowing unobstructed flow from the unnamed tributary to Tadpole Creek, restoration of the channel, and installation of appropriate erosion control measures to reduce or eliminate sediment transport to the stream. : The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has executed Lake and Streambed Alteration Agreement EPIMS Notification No. EPIMS-SHA-50417-R1 pursuant to Section 1602 of the Fish and Game Code to Ryan Muse. The project is intended to remediate damages incurred to fish and wildlife resources resulting from Fish and Game Code violations and restoration of pre-violation hydrology allowing unobstructed flow from the unnamed tributary to Tadpole Creek, restoration of the channel, and installation of appropriate erosion control measures to reduce or eliminate sediment transport to the stream. The project has two components: 1) Tributary Restoration- Removal of an in-channel impoundment will include grading of earthen material within a 2-acre area to re-establish an ephemeral drainage. The earthen dam at the downstream end of the impoundment will be removed. Material from the dam and the elevated levee will be used to create a slope within the impoundment allowing surface flow through the area without ponding. Some of the elevated levee material will be left in place and compacted to avoid potential erosion of sediment to adjacent Tadpole Creek. The restored area will be replanted with native vegetation. 2) Pond Spillway Improvement- Spillway improvements will require installation of a 30-foot long, 24-inch diameter culvert installed through the southern end of the levee/dam with a 5-foot wide, rocked overflow above the culvert. The overflow and spillway will be lined with non-woven geotextile. Two to four-inch rock will be installed within the overflow. The spillway will be three feet wide and lined with 12 to 24-inch diameter rock. Spillway improvements will result in a disturbed area of 0.07 acres and will require 80 cubic yards of rock.
Contact Information
Name
Matthew Mitchell
Agency Name
CDFW
Job Title
Senior Environmental Scientist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Responsible Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Redding
Counties
Shasta
Regions
Countywide
Cross Streets
Simmons Road
Parcel #
208-120-001-000 and 208-120-015-000
Waterways
Tadpole Creek
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 2, Code of Regulations, title 14, section 15302, Class 8; California Code of Regulations, title 14, section 15308
Reasons for Exemption
The Project consists of activities intended to remediate Fish and Game Code violations and consists of reconstruction of previously existing hydrological features.
County Clerk
Shasta
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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