Sisar Creek Bridge Construction Project (Restoration Management Permit No. RMP-2025-0015-R5)
Summary
SCH Number
2026010495
Public Agency
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, South Coast Region 5
(CDFW)
Document Title
Sisar Creek Bridge Construction Project (Restoration Management Permit No. RMP-2025-0015-R5)
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
1/16/2026
Document Description
On January 16, 2026, The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) issued this Restoration Management Permit (RMP) pursuant to section 1670 of the Fish and Game Code to the Friends of the Santa Clara River. This Project will remove a fish passage barrier on Sisar creek and install an approximate 90-foot free span bridge to allow for volitional fish passage to upstream habitat for southern California steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss). CDFW has determined that the Project is a Qualifying Restoration Project pursuant to section 1671(d)(1) of the Fish and Game Code, and the Project is expected to result in a substantial, cumulative benefit to native fish and their habitat. This notice is to advise that CDFW issued the above-described RMP on the date signed below.
Contact Information
Name
Candice Meneghin
Agency Name
Friends of the Santa Clara River
Job Title
Board Member
Contact Types
Parties Undertaking Project
Address
Phone
Name
Christian Romberger
Agency Name
California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Job Title
South Coast Cutting the Green Tape Coordinator
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Ventura
Counties
Ventura
Regions
Southern California
Zip
93060
Total Acres
1.5
State Highways
Highway 150
Waterways
Sisar Creek
Other Location Info
The 1.5-acre Project is located on Sisar Creek, at 14145 Highway 150, Santa Paula, CA 93060. The Project is located in the County of Ventura, State of California; Approximate coordinates 34.428611, -119.112778.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Type – Class 33; California Code of Regulations, title 14, section 15333
Reasons for Exemption
The Project shall not exceed five acres and will promote the maintenance, restoration, enhancement, or protection of habitat for fish, plants, or wildlife. There would be no significant adverse impact on endangered, threatened, or rare species or their habitat pursuant to California Code of Regulations, title 14, section 15065. There are no hazardous materials at or around the Project site that may be disturbed or removed. The Project will not result in impacts that are significant when viewed in connection with the effects of past projects, the effects of other current projects, and the effects of probable future projects.
County Clerk
Ventura
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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