SBCFCD Zone 6 Emergency Activities - Tropical Storm Rachel and El Nino 2026-2027
Summary
SCH Number
2026100550
Public Agency
San Bernardino County
Document Title
SBCFCD Zone 6 Emergency Activities - Tropical Storm Rachel and El Nino 2026-2027
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
10/15/2026
Document Description
Between October 10-12, 2026, the unincorporated communities of Yucca Valley and Twenty-Nine Palms, San Bernardino County, received between 1.5-2" of rain from Tropical Storm Rachel, which resulted in increased storm flows causing severe channel erosion and sediment deposition within 29 Palms Channel, Hospital Channel, and Church Channel. Additionally, on September 21, 2026, the Governor Proclaimed a State of Emergency, statewide, for the anticipated 2026-2027 El Nino. This project may include future emergency activities throughout SBCFCD's Zone 6 throughout the 2026-2027 fall and winter seasons, as El Nino continues to develop and create new storms. Emergency activities may include, but not be limited to, the removal of accumulated sediment and debris; repair of eroded or washed out side-slopes, levees, and access roads; and, repair of appurtenant flood control structures to protect private and public infrastructure, private property, and public safety.
Contact Information
Name
Arlene B. Chun
Agency Name
Representative, San Bernardino County Flood Control District
Job Title
Engineering Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Zachariah Smith
Agency Name
Lead Contact, San Bernardino County Flood Control District
Job Title
Planner III
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Unincorporated communities of Yucca Valley and Twenty-Nine Palms
Counties
San Bernardino
Regions
Southern California, Unincorporated
Other Location Info
The project is located along and within, but not limited to, the following facilities: 29 Palms Channel, Church Channel, Hospital Channel, Donnell Basin, Pinto Cove Creek, Yucca Creek, and Old Woman Springs Basin, in the unincorporated communities of Yucca Valley and Twenty-Nine Palms, San Bernardino County.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Emergency Project
Type, Section or Code
Sec. 21080(b)(4); 15269(b)(c)
Reasons for Exemption
15269(b) of the CEQA Guidelines allows for emergency repairs to publicly or privately owned facilities essential to public health, safety, or welfare, even those that require a reasonable amount of planning to address an anticipated emergency. Section 15269(c) exempts specific actions necessary to prevent or mitigate an emergency to maintain, repair, or restore an existing highway damaged by flood or other disaster.
County Clerk
San Bernardino
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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