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Trinity River Restoration Program and Trinity County Resource Conservation District Finalize the Lewiston-Dark Gulch Rehabilitation Site Environmental Documents
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Jeffrey McCracken, 916-978-5100, 02/11/2008 17:33
For Release: February 11, 2008
The final environmental document has been released for the Lewiston-Dark Gulch Project (Project). The document meets California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and National Environmental Policy Act requirements.
The Lewiston-Dark Gulch mechanical channel rehabilitation project is one of those originally identified in the Interior Secretarys December 19, 2000, Record of Decision as a necessary step towards restoration of the Trinity Rivers anadromous fishery. The purpose of the proposed Project is to provide increased juvenile salmonid rearing habitat on the mainstem Trinity River. Construction will create additional fish and wildlife habitat that is expected to increase over time as river processes are restored. Gravel additions to the river are expected to start in May 2008 and to be performed annually thereafter. Construction in-river and the adjacent floodplain would begin in summer 2008.
The Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI), Environmental Assessment (EA), and Final Environmental Impact Report (Final EIR) includes the EA/Draft EIR (incorporated by reference), and a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program for the proposed Project. Prior to approving the Project, the Trinity County Resource Conservation District (TCRCD) will certify that the Final EIR is in compliance with CEQA and Reclamation's Trinity River Restoration Program (TRRP) will sign the FONSI. Then, the document will be used to support necessary permit applications as well as to identify and adopt appropriate monitoring and mitigation plans.
Electronic copies of the EA/Draft EIR, and the FONSI-EA/Final EIR are available on Reclamation's Mid-Pacific Region website at: http://www.usbr.gov/mp/nepa/nepa_project_details.php?Project_ID=2697. They are also on the TRRPs website at: http://www.trrp.net/implementation/DarkGulch.htm. The documents may also be reviewed at the TRRP Office at 1313 South Main Street; the TCRCD District, #1 Horseshoe Lane; or the Trinity County Library, 211 North Main Street; all in Weaverville, California.
If you have any questions concerning this document or the Project, please contact Mr. Alex Cousins of the TCRCD at 530-623-6004 or e-mail acousins@tcrcd.net; or Mr. Brandt Gutermuth, TRRP, at 530-623-1806 or bgutermuth@mp.usbr.gov.
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