Upper American River Project Recreation Development Phase 4
Summary
SCH Number
2001112046
Lead Agency
Sacramento Municipal Utility District
Document Title
Upper American River Project Recreation Development Phase 4
Document Type
NEG - Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
National Forest System Land
Document Description
Sacramento Municipal Utility District's Upper American River Project is licensed through the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission as Project 2101. The License requires SMUD to develop recreation facilities within the Project Boundary for public use. Three phases of recreation development have been completed. Numerous campgrounds, bicycle facilities, picnic areas, a ski chalet, boating facilities and hiking trails have been completed. The final phase under the current license; Phase 4 is scheduled for construction in 2002 and 2003. The 2002 work is called Phase 4A and the 2003 work is called Phase 4B. The Phase 4A work includes 1) Gerle Creek Parking Area, 2) Gerle Creek Foot Trail, 3) Union Valley Bike Trail, 4) Fashoda Campground Shower Building, 5) Fashoda Campground Improvements, and 6) Big Hill Overlook. The Phase 4B work includes: 7) Northstar Campground.
Contact Information
Name
Patrick Frost
Agency Name
Sacramento Municipal Utility District
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Counties
El Dorado
Cross Streets
Ice House Road
Waterways
Union Valley Reservoir, Yellowjacket Creek Wolf Creek, Gerle Creek
Other Location Info
City: Pollock Pines
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
Cal Fire, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, North Central Region 2 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of State Parks, Division of Boating and Waterways, California Department of Transportation, District 3 (DOT), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Sacramento Region 5 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Department of Housing and Community Development, Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency
Development Types
Recreational (campgrounds, hiking and biking trails, shower)
Project Issues
Air Quality, Cultural Resources, Drainage/Absorption, Geology/Soils, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Noise, Public Services, Recreation, Transportation, Vegetation, Wildlife
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