China Slough RMA (Streambed Alteration Agreement (Routine Maintenance Agreement) (RMA) EPIMS Notification No. YOL-61499-R2)
Summary
SCH Number
2026050573
Public Agency
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, North Central Region 2
(CDFW)
Document Title
China Slough RMA (Streambed Alteration Agreement (Routine Maintenance Agreement) (RMA) EPIMS Notification No. YOL-61499-R2)
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
5/14/2026
Document Description
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has executed
Streambed Alteration Agreement (RMA) EPIMS Notification Number YOL-61499-R2, pursuant
to Section 1602 of the Fish and Game Code to the project Applicant, Yolo Subbasin
Groundwater Agency.
The China Slough Routine Maintenance Project (Project) involves the removal of debris
blockages and overgrown vegetation from China Slough, to be conducted by local
landowners and Yolo County, to improve water conveyance in the channel and to prevent
damage to infrastructure, such as catch weirs, culverts, and bridges.
Contact Information
Name
Erik Cadaret
Agency Name
Yolo Subbasin Groundwater Agency
Contact Types
Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Email
Name
Alexander Fund
Agency Name
California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Job Title
Environmental Scientist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Counties
Yolo
Regions
Northern California
Other Location Info
project occurs within the El Dorado Bend, and Woodland, USGS quadrangles.
Latitude 38.821752 to 38.72459 and -121.795287 to -121.856631
Other Information
covering 0.124 square miles (79.2 acres) and approximately 11 linear miles of natural creek and artificial channels.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Existing Facilities – Class (1); California Code of Regulations, title 14, sections (15301 (b) and 15302 (c)).
Reasons for Exemption
Class 1 because this Project involves the routine
maintenance of existing facilities with negligible or no expansion of use, involving the
rehabilitation of water conveyance infrastructure. Class 2 because this Project involves the
reconstruction of an existing facility through sediment removal or minor erosion repair,
involving negligible or no expansion of capacity.
County Clerk
Yolo
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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