Forni Meadow Complex Restoration Project
Summary
SCH Number
2026060606
Public Agency
California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Sacramento Region 5
(RWQCB)
Document Title
Forni Meadow Complex Restoration Project
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
6/12/2026
Document Description
The Project consists of constructing beaver dam analogs (BDAs), large woody debris
jams (LWDJs), and post assisted log structures (PALS) within incised stream channels
in the Forni Meadow Complex. Installing these structures is expected to stop channel
incision and reconnect the stream channels to the meadow floodplains.
Contact Information
Name
Nicholas Savino
Agency Name
California Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board
Job Title
Environmental Scientist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Andrew Mishler
Agency Name
El Dorado National Forest
Job Title
Placerville District Ranger
Contact Types
Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Email
Name
Allison Hacker
Agency Name
American Rivers
Job Title
Associate Director
Contact Types
Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Counties
El Dorado
Regions
Northern California
Waterways
Forni Creek
Other Location Info
The Project is located along Forest Road 11N28Y, approximately 4.2 miles west of the
Forni Meadows Trailhead on Wrights Lake Road within the El Dorado National Forest in El Dorado County.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15333 Small Habitat Restoration Projects
Reasons for Exemption
The Project is under 5 acres and will enhance approximately 50 acres of wetland habitat and 5 acres of stream channel habitat.
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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