Benton Water Diversion, Stream Crossings, and Pond Spillway Project (Notification of Lake or Streambed Alteration, No. 1600-2017-0884-R1)
Summary
SCH Number
2026091211
Public Agency
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Northern and Eureka Region 1
(CDFW)
Document Title
Benton Water Diversion, Stream Crossings, and Pond Spillway Project (Notification of Lake or Streambed Alteration, No. 1600-2017-0884-R1)
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
9/29/2026
Document Description
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has executed Lake and Streambed Alteration Agreement EPIMS Notification No. 1600-2017-0884-R1, pursuant to Section 1602 of the Fish and Game Code to Brer Benton.
The Project is limited to five encroachments. One encroachment is for water diversion from an unnamed tributary to Burright Creek. Water is diverted for domestic use. Work for the water diversion will include use and maintenance of the water diversion infrastructure. One proposed encroachment is to upgrade an existing culvert. Work for this encroachment will include excavation, removal of the existing culvert, replacement with new properly sized culvert, backfilling and compaction of fill, and rock armoring as necessary to minimize erosion.
One proposed encroachment is to perform maintenance on an existing culvert. Work for this encroachment will include regularly clearing the inlet and outlet, removing the existing concrete armoring, and replacing it with rock armoring as necessary to minimize erosion.
One proposed encroachment is to fully decommission an existing stream crossing, restore the stream channel, and revegetate the banks of the stream. Work for this encroachment will include excavation, removal of the existing culvert, recontouring the stream banks to match the original channel grade, excavating the channel to be as wide or slightly wider than the original channel, rock armoring as necessary to minimize erosion, hydrologically disconnecting the road surface approaches, and revegetating the affected area.
The final proposed encroachment is to perform maintenance on the spillway of an existing on-stream pond. Work for the is encroachment will include rocking armoring the spillway outfall area.
Contact Information
Name
John Herrera
Agency Name
CA Fish and Wildlife
Job Title
Senior Environmental Scientist Specialist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Address
Phone
Name
Brer Benton
Agency Name
Permittee
Job Title
Please contact John Herrera of CDFW
Contact Types
Parties Undertaking Project
Address
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Potter Valley
Counties
Mendocino
Regions
Northern California
Parcel #
173-300-12, 173-310-02
Waterways
Russian River watershed
Township
17N
Range
11W
Section
24
Base
MtDiablo
Other Location Info
approximately 4.8 miles east of the town of Potter Valley
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Classes 1, 2, and 4; California Code of Regulations, title 14, sections 15301, 15302, and 15304
Reasons for Exemption
Diaz Water Diversion and Stream Crossings Project meets the criteria for categorical exemption type Class 1, California Code of Regulations, title 14, section 15301 because the project involves improvements and upgrades to stream crossings in existing locations. The project involves negligible or no expansion of the existing use. The Project meets the criteria for categorical exemption type Class 2, California Code of Regulations, title 14, section 15302 because the project consists of replacement or reconstruction of existing facilities where the new structure will be located on the same site as the structure replaced and will have substantially the same purpose and capacity as the structure replaced. The Project meets the criteria for categorical exemption type Class 4, California Code of Regulations, title 14, section 15304 because the project does not involve removal of healthy, mature, scenic trees.
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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