Upper Perazzo Meadow Area Watershed Restoration Project

Upper Perazzo Meadow Area Watershed Restoration Project

The project focuses on reducing erosion and sedimentation from National Forest System Roads 07-30-20 and 07-30-20-20. Portions of these system roads are poorly drained, creating a source of overland flow, erosion, and sedimentation. Existing watercourse crossings on Road 07-30-20 within Perazzo Canyon Creek and its unnamed tributary have unstable banks and approaches which need to be improved to increase stability and reduce erosion and sedimentation. Additionally, these crossings are currently impassable by emergency vehicles. Portions of these system roads are located within sensitive riparian habitat corridors and in some instances travel within 25 feet of the watercourse. Unrestricted public use of these roads has also led to stream bank erosion and sedimentation of Perazzo Canyon Creek. Unauthorized, unclassified spur routes in the area are also eroding and contributing sediment to the unnamed tributary and wetlands.

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Cal Fire, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, North Central Region 2 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 3 (DOT), California Highway Patrol, Department of Water Resources, Office of Emergency Services, California, Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC)

California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC)

Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Septic System, Transportation, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire, Wildlife