Black Pearl (Streambed Alteration Agreement EPIMS Notification No. PLU- 61263-R2)
Summary
SCH Number
2026010996
Public Agency
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, North Central Region 2
(CDFW)
Document Title
Black Pearl (Streambed Alteration Agreement EPIMS Notification No. PLU- 61263-R2)
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
1/29/2026
Document Description
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has executed
Streambed Alteration Agreement EPIMS Notification Number PLU-61263-R2, pursuant to
Section 1602 of the Fish and Game Code to the project Applicant, Carl Lane.
The project consists of a portable pump and hose system to divert water from Mulligan Creek
at the afterbay from a manmade lake present in proximity to the Black Pearl mining claim.
The water will be used as process water for a small portable trommel system and for dust
control on the claim. No in-stream work will be required for the installation of the abovementioned processing operation or the ore test pits. All construction activity will occur outside
of the existing bed, bank channel or riparian vegetation zone associated with Mulligan Creek.
Contact Information
Name
Carl Lane
Agency Name
n/a
Contact Types
Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Email
Name
Robert Hosea
Agency Name
California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Job Title
Environmental Scientist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Counties
Plumas
Regions
Northern California
Waterways
Mulligan Creek, tributary to Spanish Creek
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Type – Class (4); California Code of Regulations, title 14, sections (15304)
Reasons for Exemption
Class 4 because the project will only involve the diversion
of a small volume of water daily from Mulligan Creek at a low rate, less than 24 hours per day
and it does not involve the removal of healthy, mature, scenic trees.
County Clerk
Plumas
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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