Oregon Gulch Restoration Project (Notification of Lake or Streambed Alteration, No. EPIMS-TRI-66943-R1)
Summary
SCH Number
2026080424
Public Agency
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Northern and Eureka Region 1
(CDFW)
Document Title
Oregon Gulch Restoration Project (Notification of Lake or Streambed Alteration, No. EPIMS-TRI-66943-R1)
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
8/13/2026
Document Description
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has executed Lake and Streambed Alteration Agreement EPIMS Notification No. EPIMS-TRI-66943-R1, pursuant to Section 1602 of the Fish and Game Code to Dustin Tillinghast. The purpose of the project is to implement corrective actions to comply with Cleanup and Abatement and Water Code Section 13267 Investigative Order No. R1-2023-0036 from the North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board, and a CDFW Notice of Violation, for impacts to Oregon Gulch and associated tributaries resulting from unauthorized activities including stream channel relocation, impoundment, and obstruction.
The project will include removal of one stream crossing, breaching of a constructed channel in four locations to restore floodplain connectivity, removal of the remnants of an onstream impoundment to restore additional floodplain connectivity, and removal of deleterious materials placed where they may enter waters of the state.
Contact Information
Name
Matthew Mitchell
Agency Name
CDFW
Job Title
Senior Environmental Scientist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Junction City
Counties
Trinity
Regions
Northern California
Parcel #
024-010- 046-000
State Highways
299W
Waterways
Oregon Gulch
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 4, Code of Regulations, title 14, section 15304, Class 8; California Code of Regulations, title 14, section 15308
Reasons for Exemption
The Project consists of minor grading which does not remove healthy, mature scenic trees, and activities intended to remediate Fish and Game Code violations.
County Clerk
Trinity
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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