EA 03-3G790 Sierra County - State Route 49 Post Mile 64.0 Loyalton Culvert Rehabilitation (Streambed Alteration Agreement EPIMS Notification No. SIE-62727-R2)
Summary
SCH Number
2026020542
Public Agency
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, North Central Region 2
(CDFW)
Document Title
EA 03-3G790 Sierra County - State Route 49 Post Mile 64.0 Loyalton Culvert Rehabilitation (Streambed Alteration Agreement EPIMS Notification No. SIE-62727-R2)
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
2/13/2026
Document Description
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has executed Streambed Alteration Agreement EPIMS Notification Number SIE-62727-R2, pursuant to Section 1602 of the Fish and Game Code to the project Applicant, California Department of Transportation (Caltrans).
The project is limited to removing the existing 12-inch diameter, 63.1-foot-long corrugated steel pipe culvert with a 24-inch diameter reinforced concrete pipe culvert of the same length. A 2-foot-long concrete flared end section will be installed at the inlet and outlet of the new culvert.
Contact Information
Name
Sammi Morford
Agency Name
California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Job Title
Environmental Scientist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Gary Dekens
Agency Name
Caltrans District 3
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Counties
Sierra
Regions
Northern California
Waterways
Unnamed tributary to Middle Fork Feather River
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class (2, 4); California Code of Regulations, title 14, sections (15302, 15304)
Reasons for Exemption
The project is exempt under section 15302 because it involves the replacement of existing structures where the new structures will be located in the same footprint as the structure replaced and will have the same purpose and capacity. The project is exempt under 15304 because it involves minor alterations to land which does not include the removal of healthy, mature, or scenic trees.
County Clerk
Sierra
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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