Las Flores Pipeline CA-324 and CA-325 Repair and Maintenance Project at Nine Locations from Venadito Canyon to Gaviota State Park (Streambed Alteration Agreemen
Summary
SCH Number
2026060862
Public Agency
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, South Coast Region 5
(CDFW)
Document Title
Las Flores Pipeline CA-324 and CA-325 Repair and Maintenance Project at Nine Locations from Venadito Canyon to Gaviota State Park (Streambed Alteration Agreemen
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
6/18/2026
Document Description
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has executed Streambed Alteration Agreement No. EPIMS-SBA-61813-R5 pursuant to section 1602 of the Fish and Game Code to Sable Offshore Corp., as represented by B. Lance Yearwood (Sable).
The project is limited to restoration and revegetation activities to remediate the impacts resulting from Sable’s pre-notification work related to the repair of Pipeline anomalies that occurred within an approximately 0.23-acre area across nine streams. The disturbance area from the repair work will be actively or passively restored and revegetated to support in-kind and/or native plant communities that existed at each site prior to Sable’s pipeline work.
Contact Information
Name
B. Lance Yearwood
Agency Name
Sable Offshore Corp.
Job Title
Vice President
Contact Types
Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Name
Frederic Ritz
Agency Name
California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Job Title
Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisory)
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Santa Barbara
Counties
Santa Barbara
Regions
Southern California
Other Location Info
The project includes activities at the nine streams identified in Table 1.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Type – Class 4: California Code of Regulations, title 14, section 15304
Reasons for Exemption
Class 4 consists of minor public or private alterations in the condition of land, water, and/or vegetation which do not involve removal of healthy, mature, scenic trees except for forestry and agricultural purposes. The project consists of the restoration and revegetation of an approximately 0.23-acre area across nine streams. The project is exempt because it involves minor alterations to land and vegetation to restore and revegetate the disturbance area with in-kind and/or native plant communities that existed at each work site prior to Sable’s pre-notification work described above.
County Clerk
Santa Barbara
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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