Tulare County Stream Channel Routine Maintenance Agreement Project
Summary
SCH Number
2026071141
Lead Agency
Tulare County
Document Title
Tulare County Stream Channel Routine Maintenance Agreement Project
Document Type
MND - Mitigated Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
Tulare County Right-of-Way
Document Description
Tulare County proposes to enter into a long-term 12-year Streambed Alteration
Agreement with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) for ongoing implementation of routine maintenance activities within jurisdictional improved and unimproved stream channels and drainage facilities, and associated CDFW jurisdictional areas throughout the County. The County anticipates completing approximately 30 maintenance projects per year over the 12-year life of the agreement. Routine maintenance activities may include removal, replacement, or repair of drainage facilities; channel alignment maintenance; debris or obstruction removal; silt, sand, gravel, or sediment removal under dry conditions; vegetation control in channels or on banks; goat/sheep grazing for vegetation and thatch management; minor erosion control work; repair of previous erosion control work; and geotechnical sampling or subsurface cultural resource sensitivity testing. Exact methods, locations, and the extent of individual maintenance activities would be submitted to CDFW for review and approval through the Verification Request Form process.
Contact Information
Name
Gary Mills
Agency Name
County of Tulare, Resource Management Agency
Job Title
Chief Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Scott Salembier
Agency Name
Dokken Engineering
Job Title
Senior Environmental Planner/ Biologist
Contact Types
Consulting Firm
Phone
Name
Aaron R. Bock
Agency Name
County of Tulare, Resource Management Agency
Job Title
Assistant RMA Director, Economic Development & Planning
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Michael G. Washam
Agency Name
County of Tulare, Resource Management Agency
Job Title
Associate RMA Director, Designee
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Denise England
Agency Name
County of Tulare, Public Works
Job Title
Grants and Resource Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
unincorporated area
Counties
Tulare
Regions
Countywide, Southern California, Unincorporated
Total Acres
3502
Railways
SJVR
Waterways
Packwood Creek
Other Location Info
Zip Code: 93215, 93221,93257, 93265, 93267, 93271, 93274, 93277, 93286, 93291, 93292
Waterways: Antelope Creek, Cottonwood Creek, Cross Creek, Deer Creek, Elk Bayou, Frazier Creek, Lewis Creek, Sand Creek, White River, and Yokohl Creek
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), California Department of Transportation, District 6 (DOT), California Department of Transportation, Division of Aeronautics (DOT), California Department of Transportation, Division of Transportation Planning (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Energy Commission, California Fish and Game Commission (CDFGC), California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES), California Highway Patrol (CHP), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Natural Resources Agency, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Fresno Region 5 (RWQCB), California San Joaquin River Conservancy (SJRC), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Central Valley Flood Protection Board, Delta Protection Commission, Delta Stewardship Council, Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), Department of General Services (DGS), Office of Historic Preservation, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights
Development Types
Other (Routine stream channel and drainage facility maintenance)
Local Actions
Countywide Stream Channel Routine Maintenance Program / Streambed Alteration Agreement
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Energy, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Growth Inducement, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mandatory Findings of Significance, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Schools/Universities, Transportation, Tribal Cultural Resources, Utilities/Service Systems, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire
Public Review Period Start
Public Review Period End
Attachments
Draft Environmental Document [Draft IS, NOI_NOA_Public notices, OPR Summary Form, Appx,]
Notice of Completion [NOC] Transmittal form
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