Markleeville Creek Floodplain Restoration Project Alpine County, California Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration - Volume I
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Markleeville Creek Floodplain Restoration Project Alpine County, California Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration - Volume I February 2014 Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration Markleeville Creek Floodplain Restoration Project Document Information Prepared for Alpine County, CA Project Name Markleeville Creek Floodplain Restoration Project Project Number 3343000100 Project Manager Virginia Mahacek Date February 2014 Lead Agency: Alpine County 50 Diamond Valley Road, Markleeville, CA 96120 530.694.2140 www.alpinecountyca.gov Sponsor: Alpine Watershed Group 270 Laramie St. Markleeville, CA 96120 530.694.2327 www.alpinecountyca.gov Prepared by: Cardno ENTRIX 295 Highway 50, Suite 1 / PO Box 1533, Zephyr Cove, NV 89448 775.588.9069 www.cardno.com February 2014 Cardno ENTRIX Document Information i Markleeville IS-MND_Volume I_Feb2014_final.docx Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration Markleeville Creek Floodplain Restoration Project This Page Intentionally Left Blank ii Document Information Cardno ENTRIX February 2014 Markleeville IS-MND_Volume I_Feb2014_final.docx Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration Markleeville Creek Floodplain Restoration Project Table of Contents 1 Overview ........................................................................................................................1-1 1.1 Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 1-1 1.2 CEQA Review ................................................................................................................... 1-1 1.3 Location ............................................................................................................................ 1-1 2 Project Description .......................................................................................................2-1 2.1 Background....................................................................................................................... 2-1 2.1.1 Site History and Flooding .................................................................................. 2-1 2.1.2 Project History ................................................................................................... 2-1 2.1.3 Purpose ............................................................................................................. 2-2 2.2 Project Goals and Objectives ........................................................................................... 2-2 2.3 Project Components ......................................................................................................... 2-3 2.3.1 Major Elements ................................................................................................. 2-3 2.3.2 Design Features ................................................................................................ 2-4 2.4 Project Phasing .............................................................................................................. 2-15 2.4.1 Sewer System Phasing Options ..................................................................... 2-15 2.5 Construction Activities .................................................................................................... 2-16 2.5.1 Personnel and Equipment ............................................................................... 2-17 2.5.2 Construction Personnel and Employee Vehicles ............................................ 2-17 2.5.3 Heavy Equipment ............................................................................................ 2-17 2.5.4 Duration ........................................................................................................... 2-18 2.5.5 Schedule ......................................................................................................... 2-18 2.5.6 Access, Traffic, Staging, Storage .................................................................... 2-18 2.5.7 Utilities and Services ....................................................................................... 2-18 2.5.8 Vegetation Handling ........................................................................................ 2-19 2.5.9 Vegetation Protection/Avoidance .................................................................... 2-19 2.5.10 Vegetation Salvage for Reuse ........................................................................ 2-19 2.5.11 Vegetation Removal ........................................................................................ 2-19 2.5.12 Noxious Weed Measures ................................................................................ 2-19 2.5.13 Rock and Soil Handling ................................................................................... 2-19 2.5.14 Abandonment-in-Place of Selected Infrastructure .......................................... 2-20 2.5.15 Existing Infrastructure and Materials ............................................................... 2-20 2.5.16 Water Quality Protection ................................................................................. 2-20 2.5.17 Air Quality Protection ...................................................................................... 2-21 2.5.18 Noise Restrictions ........................................................................................... 2-21 2.5.19 Aquatic Resources Protection ......................................................................... 2-22 2.5.20 Cultural Resource and Archaeological Protection .......................................... 2-22 2.6 Post-Construction Activities ............................................................................................ 2-22 2.6.1 Contractor Obligations .................................................................................... 2-22 2.6.2 Permit and CEQA Compliance ....................................................................... 2-22 2.6.3 Sewer System Monitoring and Maintenance .................................................. 2-22 2.6.4 Long-Term Operations & Maintenance/Adaptive Management ..................... 2-22 February 2014 Cardno ENTRIX Table of Contents iii Markleeville IS-MND_Volume I_Feb2014_final.docx Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration Markleeville Creek Floodplain Restoration Project 2.7 Environmental Review and Potential Permits and Approvals ........................................ 2-22 3 Environmental Checklist .............................................................................................3 -24 3.1 Aesthetics ....................................................................................................................... 3-24 3.1.1 Impact Analysis ............................................................................................... 3-24 3.2 Agriculture ....................................................................................................................... 3-25 3.2.1 Regulatory Setting........................................................................................... 3-25 3.2.2 Impact Analysis ............................................................................................... 3-26 3.3 Air Quality ....................................................................................................................... 3-27 3.3.1 Environmental Setting ..................................................................................... 3-27 3.3.2 Regulatory Setting........................................................................................... 3-28 3.3.3 Impact Analysis ............................................................................................... 3-29 3.4 Biological Resources ...................................................................................................... 3-31 3.4.1 Environmental Setting ..................................................................................... 3-31 3.4.2 Regulatory Setting........................................................................................... 3-35 3.4.3 Impact Analysis ............................................................................................... 3-38 3.5 Cultural Resources ......................................................................................................... 3-51 3.5.1 Environmental Setting ..................................................................................... 3-51 3.5.2 Regulatory Setting........................................................................................... 3-53 3.5.3 Impact Analysis ............................................................................................... 3-56 3.6 Geology and Soils .......................................................................................................... 3-61 3.6.1 Environmental Setting ..................................................................................... 3-61 3.6.2 Regulatory Setting........................................................................................... 3-62 3.6.3 Impact Analysis ............................................................................................... 3-62 3.7 Greenhouse Gas Emissions ........................................................................................... 3-64 3.7.1 Environmental Setting ..................................................................................... 3-64 3.7.2 Regulatory Setting........................................................................................... 3-65 3.7.3