Sutter Basin Project
Summary
SCH Number
2013114003
Lead Agency
United States Army, Army Corps of Engineers
(USACE)
Document Title
Sutter Basin Project
Document Type
EIS - Draft EIS
Received
Present Land Use
Federal Levee and associated lands
Document Description
Report on flood risk management for the Sutter Basin. Plan to reduce flood risk by strengthening approximately 41 miles of existing Feather River West Levee from the Thermalito Afterbay to laurel Avenue. The primary method of strengthening the existing levee is the construction of soil-bentonite cutoff wall of various depths. Non-structural measures would be implemented in conjunctions with the recommended plan, including an emergency evacuation plan, identification of flood flight pre-staging areas, updates to floodplain management plan, and flood risk awareness communication.
Contact Information
Name
Scott Nicholson
Agency Name
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Yuba City
Counties
Sutter, Yuba
Cross Streets
Laurel Avenue
Waterways
Feather River, Thermalito Afterbay
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Air Resources Board (ARB), 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 Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Redding Region 5 (RWQCB), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Sacramento Region 5 (RWQCB), Central Valley Flood Protection Board, Department of Water Resources, Resources Agency
Development Types
Other (Flood Risk Report)
Local Actions
Other
Project Issues
Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Drainage/Absorption, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Other
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