Cerro Alto Ranch Headcut Repair (Request No. 1652-2026-096-001-R4)
Summary
SCH Number
2026070531
Public Agency
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4
(CDFW)
Document Title
Cerro Alto Ranch Headcut Repair (Request No. 1652-2026-096-001-R4)
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
7/15/2026
Document Description
Pursuant to Fish and Game Code section 1652, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife has approved the Cerro Alto Ranch Headcut Repair Project as submitted by the Coastal San Luis Resource Conservation District as represented by Hayley Barnes. The 950 square-foot Project will stabilize an existing headcut to curb erosion within the unnamed tributary and abate sedimentation into Warden Creek. Specifically, the Project includes the grading of the headcut, installation of a rock grade control structure, and revegetation of the disturbed area with a native seed mix. A total of 43 linear feet of stream will be affected by the Project. The Project does not include the removal of mature trees or shrubs, and Project activities will be conducted when the stream is dry. California red-legged frog (Rana draytonii) and south-central California coast steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss) are expected to benefit from the water quality improvements the Project will provide to the receiving watershed. Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus plexippus) and Crotch’s bumble bee (Bombus crotchii) are expected to benefit from the enhanced foraging opportunities provided by the Project’s seed mix, which will establish floristic species with bloom periods throughout the year.
Contact Information
Name
Megan Rooney
Agency Name
CDFW
Job Title
Environmental Scientist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Address
Phone
Name
Hayley Barnes
Agency Name
Coastal San Luis Resource Conservation District
Job Title
Contact Megan Rooney, CDFW ES
Contact Types
Parties Undertaking Project
Address
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
San Luis Obispo
Counties
San Luis Obispo
Regions
Southern California
Parcel #
067-021-002
Waterways
Unnamed tributary to Warden Creek
Township
30S
Range
11E
Section
10
Other Location Info
The Project is located within an unnamed ephemeral tributary to Warden Creek in the Morro Bay watershed; in the City of San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo County; centered at approximately 35.32876, -120.797805; Section 10, Township 30 South, Range 11 East; U.S. Geological Survey Map Morro Bay South
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 33 California Code of Regulations, title 14, section 15333
Reasons for Exemption
Class 33 consists of small projects not to exceed five acres in size to assure the
maintenance, restoration, enhancement, or protection of habitat for fish, plants, or wildlife.
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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