BIDWELL CREEK NEAR FORT BIDWELL STREAM GAGE INSTALLATION PROJECT
Summary
SCH Number
2026080836
Public Agency
Modoc Resource Conservation District
Document Title
BIDWELL CREEK NEAR FORT BIDWELL STREAM GAGE INSTALLATION PROJECT
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
8/24/2026
Document Description
The County of Modoc, through funding provided by the California Department of Water Resources Stream Gage Improvement Program (CalSIP), proposes installation of a stream gage and associated monitoring equipment to reestablish streamflow monitoring capabilities at a historically monitored location on Bidwell Creek near Fort Bidwell. Project improvements include installation of a solar-powered datalogger control box equipped with telemetry equipment, an antenna, and solar panel, approximately 300 feet upslope of the left (north) bank of Bidwell Creek. The control box will be supported by two posts installed in approximately 2-foot-deep, 6-inch-diameter augured holes and secured with concrete footings. A flexible 2-inch PVC conduit will extend from the control box to a gaging pool within the stream channel where a bubbler gage will be installed. The conduit and bubbler assembly will be secured using J-hook rebar anchors placed on the ground surface to maintain stability. Installation of the bubbler gage and conduit will not require excavation, dredging, streambank modification, or removal of material from the streambed. A tagline across Bidwell Creek will be installed to facilitate streamflow measurements and equipment maintenance. Tagline support will either be attached to existing trees or posts installed on each streambank using approximately 2-foot-deep by 6-inch-diameter augured holes backfilled with concrete. The project is intended to provide reliable, real-time streamflow data for water resource management, public safety, water supply planning, and conservation of freshwater resources.
Contact Information
Name
Michael Colbert
Agency Name
Modoc Resource Conservation District
Job Title
Projects Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Chester Robertson
Agency Name
County of Modoc
Job Title
County Administrative Officer
Contact Types
Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Fort Bidwell
Counties
Modoc
Regions
Northern California
Cross Streets
County Road 224
Total Acres
< 1
Waterways
Bidwell Creek
Township
46N
Range
16E
Section
6
Base
MDB&M
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 6, CCR Section §15306 Information Collection
Reasons for Exemption
The proposed project qualifies for a Class 6 Categorical Exemption under CEQA Guidelines Section 15306 (Information Collection), which consists of basic data collection, research, and resource evaluation activities that do not result in a serious or major disturbance to an environmental resource. The project involves installation and operation of a small stream gaging station for collection of hydrologic and streamflow data at a previously monitored location. Activities are limited to installation of minor monitoring equipment with minimal ground disturbance. No grading, channel modification, vegetation removal, alteration of streamflow, or substantial disturbance to environmental resources would occur.
None of the exceptions to categorical exemptions under CEQA Guidelines Section 15300.2 apply. Therefore, the project is appropriately exempt under CEQA Guidelines Section 15306, Class 6 (Information Collection).
County Clerk
Modoc
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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