Zajac Stream Crossings and Pond Project (Lake or Streambed Alteration Agreement No. 1600-2019-0860- R1)

Zajac Stream Crossings and Pond Project (Lake or Streambed Alteration Agreement No. 1600-2019-0860- R1)

This Agreement relies on the Notification materials and a desk review without a CDFW site inspection. The project is limited to three (3) encroachments (Table 1). Two proposed encroachments are for maintenance of existing stream crossings and the other is for maintenance of rainwater catchment pond spillway that is connected to surface waters of the State. Work for these encroachments will include general maintenance to keep the culverts clear of debris and rock armoring as necessary to minimize erosion. The Notification also discloses two wells (Table 2). Well 1 is a shallow well presented as the sole source of domestic water and is 100 feet away from the nearest stream. Well 2 was constructed in 2017 has not been put into use according to a supplemental document provided with the Notification dated 10/22/19. CDFW did not evaluate hydraulic connection of the well to surface water, nor was a hydrogeologic evaluation prepared by a licensed geologist provided for CDFW review. No other projects that may be subject to FGC section 1602 were disclosed. This Agreement does not retroactively permit any constructed reservoirs (including “ponds”), stream crossings, water diversions, modifications to riparian buffers, or other encroachments not described in Table 1. (See NOD for full details)

Redwood Valley

Mendocino