Ewiiaapaayp Tribal Community and Fee-to-Trust Project
Summary
SCH Number
2025120953
Lead Agency
United States Department of the Interior, Indian Affairs
Document Title
Ewiiaapaayp Tribal Community and Fee-to-Trust Project
Document Type
EA - Environmental Assessment
Received
Present Land Use
Agriculture/Village Residential
Document Description
The Proposed Project consists of acquisition of the Project Site into federal trust status for the benefit of the Ewiiaapaayp Band of Kumeyaay Indians and the subsequent development by the Tribe of a permanent tribal administrative office facility, a library community center, two houses, and associated infrastructure, as well as the operation of an existing re-purposed single-family residence as an emergency Tribal center, and the establishment of a conservation area along Viejas Creek. Civil regulatory jurisdiction over the Project Site would shift from the State and County to the Tribe and the federal government.
Contact Information
Name
Kaitlan Alonzo
Agency Name
Acorn Environmental
Job Title
Project Manager
Contact Types
Consulting Firm
Phone
Email
Name
Jennifer Hayden
Agency Name
Bureau of Indian Affairs, Pacific Region
Job Title
Environmental Protection Specialist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Name
Will Micklin
Agency Name
Ewiiaapaayp Band of Kumeyaay Indians
Job Title
CEO
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Alpine
Counties
San Diego
Regions
Southern California
Cross Streets
Alpine Blvd. and Star Valley Road
Zip
91901
Total Acres
48.7
Jobs
25
Parcel #
4040802600, 4040901300, 4040900700
Schools
The Heights Charter School, Kinder-fun Preschool, Kinder Academy
Waterways
Viejas Creek
Township
15s
Range
2e
Section
25
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, South Coast Region 5 (CDFW), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Justice, Attorney General's Office, California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), California Department of Transportation, District 11 (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Highway Patrol (CHP), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Natural Resources Agency, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Diego Region 9 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Office of Historic Preservation, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, District 14, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, District 26, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality
Development Types
Residential (Units 2, Acres .5), Office (library/community center, tribal office, emergency tribal center)(Sq. Ft. 4924, Acres .5, Employees 10)
Local Actions
Planned Unit Development
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Economics/Jobs, Fiscal Impacts, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Growth Inducement, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Schools/Universities, Septic System, Solid Waste, Transportation, Tribal Cultural Resources, Utilities/Service Systems, Vegetation, Wildfire
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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