Manton WUI Protection Project - Shasta Co (1838)
Summary
SCH Number
2026010498
Public Agency
Resource Conservation District of Tehama County
(RCD-TC)
Document Title
Manton WUI Protection Project - Shasta Co (1838)
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
1/16/2026
Document Description
The Manton WUI Protection Project (Project) serves to create strategic interconnected fuel breaks to provide a defendable perimeter around the Manton WUI community located in Northeast California. This project will mitigate the rural communities' susceptibility to high intensity wildfire
Contact Information
Name
Drew Hunter Barnhart
Agency Name
Resource Conservation District Tehama County
Job Title
Project Manager II
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Manton, Ca (Unincorporated)
Counties
Shasta
Regions
Unincorporated
Cross Streets
Battle Creek Bottom, Wilson Hill Road, Rock Creek Road, Ponderosa Way, Battle View Drive
Zip
96059
Total Acres
630
Jobs
14
Parcel #
Multiple - County Roads
State Highways
NA
Railways
NA
Airports
NA
Schools
NA
Waterways
North Fork Battle Creek
Township
30N
Range
1E
Section
16
Base
MDPM
Other Location Info
Mount Diablo Principle Meridian
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 4 - Minor Land Alterations (14 CCR 15304)
Reasons for Exemption
Based on the scope of work, project context, environmental controls, and location, this
project qualifies for a CEQA Notice of Exemption (NOE) under Public Resources Code,
Division 13, Chapter 6, Article 19, Section 15304 Minor Alterations to Land. This decision is
justified due to the fact that the project involves minor changes to the land that don't have a
significant or adverse environmental impact.
The rationale to qualify for this exemption criteria is all work occurs within prior disturbed
landscapes that have been subject to either County Maintenance, land/community
development, rangeland grazing or prior fuels reduction activity. These areas have already
been subject to historical maintenance, fuels reduction activities, sporadic use of herbicide
and prior disturbance. Although the Project includes up to 630 acres of treatment, activities
are dispersed across non-contiguous sites and implemented over time, rather than as a single
intensive disturbance.
The proposed treatments qualify under Section 15304 because:
• The Project involves minor alteration of vegetation and does not include grading, land
conversion, or development - No ground disturbance beyond existing disturbed
areas.
• No new structures, roads, or utilities will be constructed.
• Treatments will retain existing land uses and will not change the underlying landform,
drainage patterns, or topography.
• Fuel reduction methods are selective and non-intensive, consistent with routine
resource management and fire hazard reduction activities.
County Clerk
Shasta
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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