Neary Lagoon Vegetation Management and Sediment Removal Project
Summary
SCH Number
2021020160
Lead Agency
City of Santa Cruz
Document Title
Neary Lagoon Vegetation Management and Sediment Removal Project
Document Type
MND - Mitigated Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
Public Facility/Park
Document Description
The proposed project is to conduct annual marsh vegetation removal and sediment dredging in Neary Lagoon to reduce sedimentation and increase lagoon depths in order to: 1) improve water circulation and flow rates; 2) improve water quality; 3) reduce the proliferation of vegetative (tule) growth; 4) improve habitat; 5) provide access for the tule removal equipment and to prevent the lagoon from “filling” up. Vegetation removal will be done to achieve a 1:1 ratio of open water to marsh with locations and extent of work to vary annually, based on vegetation conditions and growth rates. Depending upon the accumulation of sediment over the winter months and resulting lagoon depths, up to 2,000 cubic yards of sediment may be removed each year that dredging is conducted. Dredging may be conducted annually if necessary for a period of five years which is the duration of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and all other applicable permits
Contact Information
Name
Suzanne Healy
Agency Name
City Of Santa Cruz
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Santa Cruz
Counties
Santa Cruz
Regions
Citywide, Countywide, Northern California, San Francisco Bay Area, Statewide
Cross Streets
California Street and Bay Avenue
Zip
95060
Total Acres
44
Parcel #
004-331-05
State Highways
1,17
Railways
Union Pacific
Airports
NA
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Coastal Commission (CCC), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bay Delta Region 3 (CDFW), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Marin Region 7 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of State Parks, Division of Boating and Waterways, California Department of Transportation, District 5 (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Natural Resources Agency, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Coast Region 3 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Department of Toxic Substances Control, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, District 3, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality
Development Types
Other (Habitat maintenance activities)
Local Actions
Coastal Permit
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Coastal Zone, Cultural Resources, Geology/Soils, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Noise, Public Services, Recreation, Transportation, Wetland/Riparian