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SOPA Reports
The Schedule of Proposed Actions (SOPA) contains a list of proposed
actions for Klamath National Forest & Butte Valley National Grassland that will soon begin or are currently undergoing environmental
analysis and documentation. It provides information so that you can become
aware of and indicate your interest in specific proposals. We encourage your
early and ongoing involvement in any proposals of interest to you.
Underburning every 3-5 years in 7 units (308 ac.) containing cultural use species selected with input from Karuk basketmakers to maintain and improve traditional gathering sites & provide accessible sites for Elders & children. NCRWQCB Waiver Cat. B.
Implement controlled burns on private lands to work toward landscape level habitat restoration, using the Prescribed Fire Training Exchange model. 200-1120 acres will be treated depending on burn conditions. Water waiver does not apply on private.
Project will decrease hazardous fuel loadings and stand densities to reduce the potential for severe fire effects to vegetation, wildlife habitat, and the surrounding communities. Water Board Waiver Category B.
To accelerate the re-establishment of burned forest areas, reduce dead and down fuel loading, promote resilient forest conditions, felling and removal of hazard trees for public safety. Includes post-treatment prescribed fire.
Plan of Operations to conduct an exploratory operation for one year or less on mining claim Arrowhead #1. The exploratory trench/pit would be a test site to explore for mineralization and would be reclaimed following excavation. Waterboard waiver n/a
Plan of Operations to core drill 10 sites on 3 mining claims. Drill sites: 10'x10' with a sump area 5'x5' at 4'. Holes: 4-6" in diameter, less than 150' deep; filled with concrete slurry at the end of drilling. Waterboard Waiver B.
Special use permit renewal authorizing the maintenance and operation of an existing water transmission pipeline and water storage tank. No new disturbance will take place as a result of this renewal. NCRWQCB waiver category exempt.
Replacement of approximately 0.75 miles of deteriorating 1" pipe with 1.5" PVC to an existing trough. Implementation will require digging of a 2' deep ditch in a previously disturbed area. Water Board Waiver n/a.
Authorize grazing throuh issuance of grazing permits for the Ball Mt., Panther Creek,Bogus, and McGavin Peak Allotments. Prepare new allotment mnagement plans designed to meet Klamath Forest Plan Standards and focus on achieveng desired conditions
Install two wildfire cameras and associated equipment on the Forest Service communications tower at Ball Mountain and a solar panel array adjacent to the tower.
The proposed project encompasses about 40,000 acres and is located on the Salmon River Ranger District. The focus is on fuels reduction for community protection and stand health. Water Board waiver Category B.
The project will treat 25 acres of private property in the vicinity of Forks of Salmon, plus 60 acres on private properties located in the Bear Country neighborhood (Godfrey, Harris, Blue Ridge, and Black Bear Ranches). NCRWQCB waiver does not apply.
The project will close 4 miles of illegal user created routes and rehabilitate hydrologic regimes that have been disrupted by the routes. Water Board Waiver Category B.
Special use permit renewal authorizing the operation and maintenance of a gate and name signs, installation of locks, and maintenance of an existing road. No new disturbance will take place as a result of this renewal. NCRWQCB waiver category exempt.
Reissue special use permit for two existing water systems on private property. No new disturbance is proposed with this project. NCRWQCB Waiver exempt.
To reduce the potential fire impacts to permanent research plots within and adjacent to WUI. To reduce forest susceptibility to stand replacing wildfire, while increasing stand resiliency(3,328 treatment acres). 2004 NCWQCB Waiver.
Install barriers along illegal vehicular access routes within the Big Red Mountain Special Interest Area (SIA) and at the Meridian Overlook to protect and maintain botanical resources and SIA integrity. Water Board Waiver Exempt since in Oregon.
Special use permit renewal authorizing the maintenance and operation of an existing water transmission pipeline. No new disturbance will take place as a result of this renewal. NCRWQCB waiver category exempt.
Existing Brooks 20 acres mining claim with a new plan of operations. Mining using backhoe, 2.5 cubic yard dump truck, grizzly, and trammel. Opening existing road to new extraction site. Water Board Waiver Category A.
Special use permit renewal authorizing the operation and maintenance of a pedestrian bridge and trail right of way. No new disturbance will take place as a result of this renewal. NCRWQCB waiver category exempt.
To provide radio communications to Bureau of Land Management (BLM) field office. The proposed facility would be installed at Mahogany Point adjacent to the existing radio facilities. The facility would rest on a portable foundation. Water Waiver N/A.
Special use permit renewal to authorize the maintenance and operation of a domestic water transmission pipeline. NCWQCB waiver category exempt. Correction to July SOPA: NO APPEAL PERIOD
The purpose of this project is to promote reforestation and reduce fuel loading on National Forest System lands burned in late 2013. NCRWQCB waiver category A.
Improve habitat for northern spotted owl and other old-forest associated species, improve conditions for aspen and meadow communities, and re-introduce fire as a natural disturbance in a late-successional reserve. NCWQCB 2010 Waiver, Cat B.
To expand the meadow enhancement area planned for Cabin Meadows by removing small diameter conifer encroachment on about 35 acres adjacent to previously planned meadow enhancement work.
The Goosenest District proposes to renew the existing special use permit for the existing Cal-Ore facility at the communications site at Herd Peak. Waterboard Cat A.
Cal-Trans proposes to widen the Beaver Creek bridge on Hwy 96. Bridge work will be within the Cal-Trans DOT easement. Staging areas will be outside the DOT easement, and covered by NEPA analysis.
To renew the Department of Water Resources Special Use Permit for the continued use of snow survey data collection, and to amend the permit to include installation of three soil moisture sensors at the Scott Mountain location.
Amendment of a special use permit for an existing electronic communication site to authorize the installation of an emergency backup propane powered generator. All ground disturbance will take place within the footprint of previous site disturbance.
Fuel reduction on 200 acres of private land in and around the community of Callahan and adjacent to the Salmon/Scott River Ranger District. Water Board Waiver - n/a, private land.
Improvements to the Callahan Water District's water system, including the intake structure, storage, water treatment, and distribution. Water Waiver NA.
Replacement of existing 12" to 30" culverts that are in the Caltrans right-of-way using the jack and bore method and the cut and cover method. Waterboard waiver exempt.
Replacement of existing 36" culvert that is not in the Caltrans right-of-way using the jack bore method (using an auger boring machine that creates a trenchless hole that the culvert is inserted into). Water Board Waiver N/A.
To replace two existing culverts with two new bridges at Cade Creek and Portuguese Creek and restore/reconstruct the stream channels upstream and downstream of the new bridges.
Treatments to reduce forest fuel loading and begin reforestation efforts on National Forest System lands on about 400 acres in the Rays Gulch and China Creek area.
Operating, maintaining a water system consisting of a diversion dam (about 8 feet wide and 6 feet high) and 400 feet of a 2 inch plastic pipe from Slater Creek to private property for domestic use. No new ground disturbance. Water Board Waiver n/a.
Installation of a permanent cattle guard on 46N50 within the Horse Creek Special Interest Area. The cattle guard would be 12 to 14 feet wide, tied in to a six to eight foot wide bypass gate, with a short length of fence. RWB Waiver Category B.
Special use permit renewal authorizing the operation and maintenance of existing service building, parking lot, waterlines, and water storage tanks. No new disturbance will take place as a result of this renewal. NCRWQCB waiver category exempt.
Special use permit and amendment to include installation of metal service building for the storage of fire trucks and rescue vehicles at the Forest Service administrative site in Forks of Salmon, CA. Water Board Waiver n/a.
Special use permit renewal authorizing the maintenance and operation of an existing water transmission pipeline and water storage tank. No new disturbance will take place as a result of this renewal. NCRWQCB waiver category exempt.
Stormproofing approximately 12 miles of Forest roads. Work would consist of improving road drainage and upgrading stream crossings to protect and enhance riparian and aquatic systems while reducing road maintenance needs. NCWQCB category B waiver.
Installation of Caltrans radio equipment into Collins Baldy Lookout. Project includes installation of a cabinet, new solar panels, and two antennas. SUP includes granted use of parking space for service truck. NCWQCB waiver category exempt.
Install two wildfire cameras, a solar panel array adjacent to the tower, and associated equipment on the Forest Service lookout tower at Collins Creek Baldy. Waiver n/a.
Reissuance of an expired Special Use permit to operate and maintain an existing water system consisting of approximately 900 feet of 2-inch buried pipeline from an unnamed spring to private property for domestic use. NCRWQCB waiver - not applicable.
Improve fire resiliency by reducing fuels and stand density in strategic areas to protect communities and promote forest health in lands near Yreka, CA on about 11,000 acres within a 29,500 acres project area. Water Board Waiver Category B.
Thinning in stands for forest health and fuels reduction, with fuels treatments including underburning and pile burning on about 1,600 acres. Water Board 2010 Waiver Category B.
Special use permit renewal for continued use of existing FLPMA road (non-system) to access permittee's private property, road travels .1 mile across NFS lands. NCRWQCB waiver category: exempt.
Special Use Permit Renewal to authorize the existing operation/maintenance of water system consisting of 60' of 4" plastic pipeline and 400' of 2" plastic pipeline from unnamed tributary of Elk Creek to private property for domestic use. Waiver n/a
Vegetation management with an emphasis on improving forest resilience to wildfire, insects and disease, while improving wildlife habitat. NCWQCB Category A:
Reissuance of a special use permit for an existing water system on private land. No new disturbance is proposed with the project. NCRWQCB Waiver exempt.
Special use permit renewal authorizing the maintenance and operation of an existing water transmission pipeline. No new disturbance will take place as a result of this renewal. NCRWQCB waiver category exempt.
This is a reissuance of a Special Use permit covering an existing right-of-way 2,640 feet long, 12 feet wide, containing approximately .73 acres. NCRWQCB - water board waiver not applicable.
Treating 300 acres of hazardous fuels adjacent to private lands and along Forest roads within the Klamath River Community WUI. Work includes thinning small trees, removing brush, handpiling, chipping, and burning piles. NCWQCB 2004 waiver.
Proposes felling and removing merchantable timber or felling and leaving non-merchantable timber that meet Hazard Tree Guidelines on about 56 miles of road. This project should meet the 2010 NCWQCB waiver category A.
Commercial and noncommercial thinning with fuels treatments on about 1,200 acres to reduce stand density, promote structural and species diversity, , and promote resiliency to large-scale disturbance. NCWQCB Waiver Cat. B.
The project would improve aquatic habitat in the lower 0.4 miles of East Fork Elk Creek & provide volitional access for Coho Salmon over an exposed mid-channel bedrock strath to over two miles of suitable spawning & rearing habitat. Waiver n/a.
To improve conditions within the E Fork Scott watershed. Treatments within 31,540 acres may include meadows, riparian areas, fuels reduction, mine reclamation, stand density reduction, and wildlife habitat improvements. RWB Waiver Category B expected
Protect late-successional habitat used by the northern spotted owl and other late-successional-dependent species, to protect communities, and create safer emergency access routes in the Eddy LSR. 25,969 treatment acres. NCWQCB 2004 Waiver.
Integrated resource management project that aims to improve physical and biological conditions in the Elk Creek watershed. Water Board Waiver Category B.
Forest road stream crossing improvements and road prism stabilization on approximately 12 miles of roads affected by the 2008 Panther wildfire. NCWQCB category B waiver.
Nineteen road sites damaged during 2010 winter storms on the Six Rivers and Klamath NFs (managed by the Six Rivers) are proposed to be fixed using ERFO funds obtained from the Federal Highways Administration.
Renew special use permit to remove the longest road on site and keep the shortest route. No new disturbance is proposed with the project. NCRWQCB Waiver exempt.
SUP renewal for operation/maintenance of existing water system consisting of 2' width & 1,000' length of 2" buried plastic pipe and 300 gal polypropylene water storage tank from Macks Creek to residence for domestic/irrigation use. Waiver n/a
Thinning, sanitation, regeneration with green tree retention and reforestation (on about 1,700 acres), as well as underburning and other fuel treatments (about 300 acres) to maintain or develop healthy forested stands.
Thinning small conifers < 12" DBH on approximately 200 acres to inhibit meadow encroachment and improve wildlife habitat. Work will be accomplised by posi-track machine and hand work. Area will be handpiled and underburned. NCWQCB cat. B waiver.
Project activities are include road maintenance, such as: brushing, blading, grading, outsloping, spot rocking, culvert cleaning, slope stabilization, constructing water bars or rolling dips, replacing culverts, installing drop inlets, etc.
To renew an existing special use permit for the operation and maintenance of the post office at Forks of Salmon. Permit would be amended to include 120 feet of buried waterline to the post office.
Special use permit reissue to operate and maintain a public cemetery at the intersection of State Highway 96 and Fort Goff Creek. NCRWQCB waiver category exempt.
Expanding the western boundary of the cemetery to the private property boundary and remove smaller diameter trees and brush. Water Board Waiver Category A.
Prevent entrapment of fish into an existing water diversion ditch where they could be injured or killed. Conserve water for the benefit of salmon and steelhead trout in Fort Goff Creek and the Klamath River. Water Board Waiver not eligible.
The Goosenest Ranger District has received an application from the Fun Factory to renew their existing permit which allows for the rental of snowmobiles on USFS lands, and allows for guided snowmobile trips, mostly on designated trails. NCWQCB Exempt
Renewal of an SUP for a water line system to private property consisting of a 550 gallon water tank, a 400 gallon tank, 260 feet of 1 inch pipe and 100 feet of 2 inch pipe for domestic use. Water Board Waiver N/A.
Special use permit renewal authorizing the maintenance and operation of an existing water transmission pipeline. No new disturbance will take place as a result of this renewal. NCRWQCB waiver category exempt.
The Forest Service was a cooperating agency, assisting the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in that Agency's geothermal leasing analysis and decision. The BLM issued a record of decision on 12/17/2008.
Special use permit renewal authorizing the maintenance and operation of an existing water transmission pipeline. No new disturbance will take place as a result of this renewal. NCRWQCB waiver category exempt.
Special use permit renewal authorizing the operation and maintenance of a right-of-way road. No new disturbance will take place as a result of this renewal. NCRWQCB waiver category exempt.
Fuels reduction treatments within the wildland urban interfaceinclude removal of fire damaged trees, noncommercial thinning, chipping, mastication, piling, and pile burning. NCWQCB waiver category B. Field trip Saturday May 3 at 11 a.m.(see flyer).
Planting and subsequent release treatments on approxmiately 310 acres affected by the Goff Fire. All treatments will be hand work. NCRWQCB waiver category A.
Removal of 3 cattle guards and installation of 2 cattle guards in new locations in response to a change in grazing management. 220 ft. of fencing would be used to connect new cattle guards to existing fences. RWB Waiver Category A expected.
The project will install 13 wildlife guzzlers on the Goosenest Ranger District. Installation of the guzzlers will improve the availability of water to wildlife and improving the quality of wildlife habitat. Waterboard Waiver n/a.
Maintain two OSV trailheads, associated snow removal, and snow grooming of about 154 miles along existing NFTS rds; facilities maintenance; trail and public info signing. Activities ongoing since 1990. No changes proposed. NCRWQCB 2010 Cat.A Waiver.
Special use permit renewal authorizing the operation and maintenance of a right-of-way road. No new disturbance will take place as a result of this renewal. NCRWQCB waiver category exempt.
To thin about 70 acres of vegetation, predominantly Douglas-fir, to reduce stand density, improve forest health, and provide commodity outputs. NCWQCB category B waiver.
The project will install 4 wildlife guzzlers on the Goosenest Ranger District. Installation of the guzzlers will improve the availability of water to wildlife, therefor improving the quality of big game and wildlife habitat. Waterboard Waiver n/a
Special use permit authorizing the operation of an existing roadway. No new disturbance will take place as a result of this renewal. NCRWQCB waiver category exempt.
New authorization for Special Use Permit of an existing water system formerly under permit to Harold and Violet Anderson, both deceased. Water Board Waiver N/A.
Special use permit renewal to authorize the maintenance and operation of an existing water transmission pipeline for domestic and irrigation use. No new disturbance associated with this project. NCWQCB waiver category exempt.
Reconstruct 2,300 ft of temporary roadbed; fully construct a 200-300 ft adjoining spur roadbed. Road will provide temp access/use of private forest land for log hauling. Roadbeds to be blocked and grated after use. Located in OR, CA Water Board N/A.
Approve funding of federal money to be used on private land. The project will coordinate and implement manual non-commercial hazardous fuels reduction projects on private lands. Waterboard Waiver NA (private land).
About 300 acres of fuels reduction treatments would be accomplished by brushing, thinning small trees, pruning, & reducing ground fuels; & controlled burning using prescribed fire. Water Board Waiver N/A, private land.
Caltrans to improve or construct pedestrian facilities and infrastructure along Highway 96. To provide multimodal facilities that allow for safe movement of pedestrians and cyclists throughout Happy Camp. Waiver n/a
Installation of a round 5,000 gallon water storage tank for emergency fire suppression adjacent to Benjamin Creek Road FS 17N16. Water Board Waiver N/A.
Special use permit authorizing the operation of an existing waterline system and water tank for domestic and irrigation uses. No new disturbance will take place as a result of this renewal. NCRWQCB waiver category exempt.
Vegetation management and fuels reduction project with an emphasis on improving forest resilience to wildfire, insects and disease, while improving mule deer habitat. Water Board Waiver Category B expected.
The Goosenest Ranger District has received an application to permit the existing 8' x 14' AT&T facility located at the existing Herd Peak Communication Site. No new disturbance is proposed. Waterboard Category A.
To improve and maintain sustainable habitat for species associated with late-successional forests; promote restoration of historic fire regime and forest composition and structure (3,850 treatment acres); NCWQCB 2004 Waiver.
The Forest Service is proposing to treat about 70 acres with a helicopter yarding system to reduce stand density. NCRWQCB Waiver B. This project has been postponed indefinitely in order to implement larger, more efficient projects.
Provide additional group site capacity for equestrians in the Carter Meadows area. Installation of mid-size equestrian group site at the Hidden Horse Campground. Water Board Waiver exempt (less than one acre and will follow BMPs).
To develop a portion of the High Bar #1 Placer Mine in the McNeal Creek drainage to remove gold bearing placer deposits. Mining will consist of surface excavation of approximately 45,000 cubic yards of material on-site on less than 4 acres.
Purpose is to reduce hazardous fuels on private property near Forest boundaries. Federally funded (Stevens Funding) with the Horse Creek Fire Safe Council. Water Board Waiver N/A, private land.
Increase access to low gradient salmon and other fish habitat in Hotelling Gulch, and improve natural stream function and the transport of watershed products to Salmon River. Water Board Waiver not eligible.
Reroute five segments of motorized trail #5596 currently located on steep erosion prone slopes to provide sustainable motorized recreational opportunity. New segments=1.9 mile; decommissioned=1.4 mile. NCRWQCB CatB Waiver
The project is a reissuance of a special use permit for the continuation of agricultural use of center pivot arm irrigated fields. Waterboard Waiver n/a
Operating, maintaining a water system consisting of 300 ft. of pipeline from an unnamed spring to private property for domestic use. Water Board Waiver N/A.
Intermittent grazing of livestock on an unimproved pasture and a cultivation field. Season of use for the pasture is from April 15 to June 15. Season of grazing use for the field is from September 1 to November 1. NCWQCB Waiver category B
About 1,950 acres of fuels treatments on ridgetops and along roadways, thinning in natural stands and plantations, and meadow treatments to improve ecosystem function and resiliency while contributing to the rural economy.NCRWCQB Waiver Cat.B.
New owners for existing SUP operating & maintaining a water system right of way of 4' width, 1,000 gal. water storage tank & 500 feet of 2" plastic pipeline from an unnamed stream tributary of the SF of Indian Crk to priv. prop. Waiver does not apply
Thinning and underburning in stands for forest health, improved wildlife habitat, and fuels reduction on about 2,900 acres. Water Board 2010 Waiver Category B expected.
New special use permit to reauthorize the maintenance and operation of an existing water transmission pipeline to a new permit holder. Water Board Waiver N/A.
Renew special use permit for an existing water transmission line to private property. No new disturbance proposed with the project. NCRWQCB waiver exempt.
Installation of a VHF 60 watt P25 Repeater with UHF 30 watt link radio at Gunsight Peak Communication Site. Repeater will be placed on a tower owned by State of California. Project will not include any ground disturbance.
Special use permit renewal authorizing the maintenance and operation of an existing water transmission pipeline and underground spring box. No new disturbance will take place as a result of this renewal. NCRWQCB waiver category exempt.
Restore Kegg Meadow function by returning streamflow to original meadow/channel elevations. Reverting stream to original channel will rewet overall meadow and restore riparian habitat. 1 to 2 acres. NCWQCB and 401,404 permits required.
Special use permit renewal authorizing the operation, maintenance and diversion of an existing water system. No new disturbance will take place as a result of this renewal. NCRWQCB waiver category exempt.
Proposed to enhance off-channel riparian habitat including improving connectivity and enhancing side channels, creating alcoves on Kelly Bar and West Bar, and enhancing two off-channel ponds on Kelly Bar. Water Board Waiver not eligible.
To construct 6-7 ground water monitoring wells on Kelly Bar on the North Fork of the Salmon River (NFSR)in order to identify and characterize shallow groundwater-surface water interactions between the river bar and the NFSR. NCRWQCB Waiver Cat. A.
Preparation of an EIS to analyze designation of a system of roads, trails, and areas for public motorized vehicle use, prohibition of cross-country motorized vehicle travel, and non-significant amendment of the Forest Plan.
As part of a needs assessment for whitewater & fishing outfitters/guides, the district proposes to continue permitting at historically consistent levels. Water Board Waiver N/A.
Remove hazardous fuels on 20 acres of National Forest System lands adjacent to private property along County Road 1C02 near confluence of Knownothing Ck and the main South Fork of the Salmon River. NCRWQCB 2010 Waiver, Category B.
Cutting and hand piling encroaching small red firs (<10" dbh) from foxtail pine trees on appx. 37 acres within the botanical Special Interest Area. Project also includes pile burning and planting foxtail pine seedlings. NCWQCB cat. A waiver.
Implement recovery actions for Federally listed Coho Salmon in Mid-Klamath tributaries (Doolittle Creek, Seiad Creek, and West Fork Beaver Creek). Waterboard waiver B and 401/404 permits
This project proposes to reduce stand density to improve forest health using ground-based commercial thinning on approx 70 ac. of National Forest System lands classified as Partial Retention Land Allocation in the Forest Plan. NCWQCB 2010 Waiver CatB
An environmental assessment that focuses on postfire
forest product retrieval and roadside hazard removal for the purpose of public health and safety and resource protection. NCRWQCB Waiver Cat. B.
Proposal to treat about 4,444 acres: commercially thin about 863 acres; non-commercially thin about 1,103 acres; create fuel breaks on about 255 acres, and underburn about 2,223 acres. Water Board Waiver Category B.
New special use permit to reauthorize the maintenance and operation of an existing water transmission pipeline to a new permit holder. NCRWQCB waiver category exempt.
Construct two off-channel ponds on the high floodplains of lower Beaver Creek & an apex jam to divert some of the streamflow of the mainstem into an existing side-channel. Place and anchor large woody debris in the stream. Pending consultation RWB.
Project proposes to thin about 1,500 acres of pine plantation within about a 2,300 acre project area. Purpose is to promote stand health, reduce fuel, and accelerate development of late-successional characteristics. Water Board Waiver Category B.
Operating, maintaining a water system right of way of min. essential width 4 ft, approx. 2,000 ft. long. Water system consists of a 300 gal. plastic water tank, 2,000 ft. of 2 inch plastic pipeline to private property for domestic use. RWB Waiver N/A
Special Use Permit renewal for the maintenance of an existing road right of way 2000' in length by 15' in width to access private property. NCWQCB waiver category exempt
Ground water monitoring to collect data to provide information about fisheries habitat restoration needs in the Matthews Creek area and the South Fork Salmon River. Waiver A
To improve fire resiliency by reducing fuels and stand density through prescribed burning and mechanical treatments (including logging) and removing roadside hazard trees.
Vegetation treatments designed to enhance late-successional dependent species habitat including but not limited to about 2,000 acres of commercial and noncommercial thinning and mastication. NCWQCB waiver category B.
The Forest Service proposes to reduce erosional downcutting along streambanks by felling dead trees that will serve as temporary Beaver Dam Analogs to retain sentiment and reduce stream flow to maintain the stream channel, downstream of a burn unit.
Amendment to a Special Use Permit to remove a water system and reduce the size of the permitted cultivation area from 7.38 acres to 4.95 acres. NCRWQCB waiver exempt.
Fuel reduction; 200-foot wide shaded fuel break on up to 60 acres of ridgetop on private land adjacent to the Singleton project on the Scott River Ranger District. NCRWQCB waiver-- not applicable on private land.
Special use permit renewal authorizing the maintenance and operation of an existing water transmission pipeline. No new disturbance will take place as a result of this renewal. NCRWQCB waiver category exempt.
Special use permit renewal to authorize the maintenance and operation of an existing water transmission pipeline. No new disturbance proposed. NCRWQCB waiver category exempt.
Habitat restoration/enhancement, fuels reduction, development and protection of late-successional forest habitat in area railroad logged in 1900s in the Mt Ashland Late-Successional Reserve. Contact Project Leader Susan Stresser, USFS, (530)841-4538.
Robinson: Create approximately 60 ft. wide of new road to access the upper portion of their 62 acre private property. Malinowski: Gate and road access and maintenance to private property with 16 ft. gate. Waiver exempt.
To reduce threats to public and forest worker safety along National Forest Transportation System roads within the Natchez Fire perimeter. Water Board Waiver Category A expected.
Operating, maintaining a water system consisting of 8,800 feet of 6 inch pipe, a seepage treatment facility, a leach field and 560 feet of 15KV powerline from PP&L service outlet to treatment facilities. Water Board Waiver N/A.
Proposal to construct up to 6 ground water monitoring wells near the mouth of Nordheimer Creek in order to characterize shallow groundwater-surface water interactions. Water Board Waiver not eligible.
Special use permit renewal authorizing the operation and maintenance of an existing water system and the maintenance on existing road. No new disturbance will take place as a result of this renewal. NCRWQCB waiver category exempt.
2.3 miles of trenching alongside the Sawyers Bar County Rd. to replace overhead lines burned in the 2014 wildfires with underground cable for telephone and broadband services to local residents. Siskiyou Telephone will obtain NCRWQCB permits.
Anadromous fish pond construction near the mouth of O'Neil Creek to create conditions for summer and winter fish rearing habitat. An excavator will be used to construct the pond. NCWQCB category B waiver.
To reduce threats to public safety along National Forest Transportation System roads within the Oak Fire perimeter. Water Board Waiver Category A expected.
Authorize livestock grazing for 10 yrs within East Beaver, Ash Creek and Hornbrook allotments, implement an adaptive management system, and construct a set of corrals to assist with livestock mgt within East Beaver Allotment. NCWQCB category B waiver
Retrofit existing outlet control structure at Orr Lake to allow for fish passage. Project invovles less than one acre. Lower Butte Creek 5th field watershed NCRWQB waiver unknown HUC #1801020501 Butte Creek
Special use permit renewal authorizing the maintenance and operation of an existing water transmission pipeline. No new disturbance will take place as a result of this renewal. NCRWQCB waiver category exempt.
Renewal to authorize the maintenance, operation, and construction of about 30 miles (270 acres) of existing powerline. No new disturbance proposed. NCRWQCB Waiver exempt.
Special use permit renewal authorizing the maintenance and operation of two existing water transmission pipeline for ten years until December 31, 2024. No new disturbance will take place as a result of this renewal. NCRWQCB waiver category exempt.
A segment of 12 kV distribution line would be moved from overhead to
underground line. One portion of 990 linear feet will remain in an existing ROW. A new 10-foot ROW of 675
linear feet will be added where it crosses NFS lands.
Special use permit renewal to authorize the maintenance and operation of an existing domestic water transmission pipeline. No disturbance proposed. NCWQCB waiver category exempt.
SUP renewal for the operation/maint of existing water system of 730' of 2" buried pipe, metal water tank 16'x5',2-10,000 gal 12'x12' redwood water tanks,30'x12'x18" concrete platform from unnamed spring to private property for domestic use waiver n/a
There is a need to reduce the risk of wildfire impacts to private lands and Forest Service infrastructure, and to improve stand conditions to restore a condition more conducive to a natural fire regime and improve wildlife habitat.
Thinning of dense forests, establishing fuelbreaks on key ridges, providing emergency ingress/egress buffers and protecting infrastructure and domestic water sources in the lands adjacent to Cecilville, CA on about 7,300 acres. NCWQCB 2004 Waiver.
Bridge repairs are needed as a result of damage caused by the 2021 River Complex Fire. One wingwall of the bridge infrastructure needs to be removed and replaced.
To increase abundance of complex off-channel habitat for coho salmon, spring-run Chinook, and other salmonids by providing both winter high flow and summer thermal refugia at the Red Bank river bar on the N. Fk Salmon River. Water Waiver not eligible
The project proposes to construct 6-7 ground water monitoring wells on Red Bank Bar on the N Fork of the Salmon R. in order to identify and characterize shallow groundwater-surface water interactions. NCRWQCB waiver -- Category A.
Addition of 3 new water sources, moved rotationally on a 3 year basis around 10 locations in previously disturbed areas in the Red Rock Allotment. Each source consists of one 1,500 gal tank and two 500 gal troughs. RWB Cat. A.
To accelerate the re-establishment of burned forest areas, reduce the amount of future dead and down fuel loading and create a ridgetop fuel break at strategic locations within the Red Salmon Fire footprint. Water Waiver Cat. B.
Felling and removal of hazard trees to improve conditions along ingress and egress routes that were impacted by the Red Salmon Fire. Water Waiver Category B expected.
Hazard tree felling and removal is proposed to reduce public safety hazards along portions of certain roads, trails and facilities within nine national forests. We expect to complete three zone-level analyses and nine decisions.
Special use permit renewal authorizing the maintenance and operation of an existing water transmission pipeline and spring box. No new disturbance will take place as a result of this renewal. NCRWQCB waiver category exempt.
Commercial thinning and non-commercial vegetation treatments to reduce risk of insect infestation due to overstocking and to reduce fuel loading to promote forest health and resiliency to wildfires. Reduce conifer encroachment of meadow habitat.
To promote reforestation on lands burned during the 2017 Salmon-August Complex. A separate decision was issued for the planting only unit, this decision is for the remainder of the original project proposal.Water Board Waiver Category B.
To promote reforestation on lands burned during the 2017 Salmon-August Complex. This decision is for the planting only unit 450-40.Water Board Waiver Category A.
To reduce safety hazards to the public and forest workers, salvage fire-damaged timber before it loses its economic value, and increase the likelihood and speed by which burned conifer stands are reforested.NCRWQCB Waiver Cat. B.
Project proposes to allow, under a ten year permit, a private landowner to drive two historic, existing roadbeds (about 435 feet) across Forest Service administered public land in order to access the private property. Water Board Waiver Category A.
Fuel reduction on 80 acres of private land in and around the community of Scott Bar and adjacent to the Salmon/Scott River Ranger District. NCRWQCB waiver - not applicable on private land.
Construct new fire engine house and 5-person barracks. Renovate historic residence and convert to on-site administration office. NCRWQCB waiver category A.
The objectives of this project are to (1)Reduce hazardous fuels to protect private property; and (2) Improve wildlife habitat and protect salamander habitat.
Fuel reduction, 200-foot wide shaded fuelbreak on up to 266 acres of ridgetop on private land between the McBaldy and Point projects on the Scott River District. NCRWQCB waiver -- not applicable on private land.
Proposes 1,600 acres of mosaic underburning to reduce hazardous fuels loading and improve wildlife habitat. A fuel break will be created and maintained to protect private lands within the project area. NCRWQCB Waiver Cat. B.
Was Seiad Creek Watershed Improvement Project. Hydrologic stabilization of ~50 sediment sources on ~6.5 miles of existing roadbeds (non-system roads) by: culvert removal, fill removal, slope re-contour, and/ or runoff dispersal. NCWQCB cat. B waiver.
Reduce safety hazards along roads & in concentrated stands, reduce fuels adjacent to private property, & to reduce the risk of future large-scale high severity fire losses of late successional habitat. Water Board Waiver Category B expected.
Remove encroaching juniper from meadow area, thin pine stands for browse rejuvenation and enhance aspen stands by removing juniper/pine species along Butte Creek.
SVRCD proposes to install two Hydrological Data Acquisition Systems that will collect ground water data using an automated system that includes a buried snow pillow connected to a small equipment shelter and 30' tower with antennas and solar panels.
Replacement of a 400 foot segment of two inch pipeline connecting an existing line and water troughs. Project will require a two foot deep ditch dug using heavy equipment in a previously disturbed area. Water Board 2010 Waiver not applicable.
Installation of 8,000 feet of underground phone line from Scott River Road up Canyon Creek Road. Trench would be two feet wide and up to three feet deep. Water Board Waiver expected N/A.
Amend a special use permit to allow installation of a photovoltaic and backup generator to power the phone system to the community of Forks of Salmon, CA. NCWQCB waiver - exempt.
Amend the permit to replace a data line to the Forks of Salmon Elementary School. Proposal includes digging a shallow trench for about 150' from the County Road to the school. The trench would be back filled following line installation. WB Waiver N/A
Special Use Permit amendment to replace buried fiber optic cable along Gordon's Ferry Road. Replacement requires digging a trench 1.5 miles long by 12 inches wide by 3 feet deep, parallel to the existing buried cable. NCRWQCB waiver category exempt.
Amendment to existing Special Use Permit. Burial of appx. 7.97 miles of fiber optic and copper cables with conduits immediately adjacent to State Hwy. 96, from Gordon's Ferry Rd. to Thompson Creek. NCRWQCB waiver exempt.
The Fuels & Fire Project would authorize a set of manual and mechanical land management tools to prepare our landscapes for up to 20,000 acres of prescribed burning every year.
This project will maintain forest roads on Six Rivers National Forest and the Ukonom District of Klamath National Forest. Activities include brushing, blading, grading, spot rocking, installing drainage dips, culvert cleaning and replacement.
Vegetation management and fuels reduction with an emphasis on improving mule deer habitat. 15,067 acre project area; 13,806 acres treatment. Waterboard Category A Waiver expected.
Regenerate burned areas. Treatments: slashing dead material, hand-piling portions of slashed material, burning of hand-piles, hand-planting of native mixed-conifer species, and hand-release (grubbing) as needed to promote seedling survival. Waiver A
Project proposes to improve the 47N06Y road where Snackenburg Creek crosses the road to improve aquatic connectivity and reduce the potential for sediment from the road to enter the creek. Water Board Waiver Category B.
The project removes fuels prior to prescribed burning in plantations 40 yrs & older, and mature natural stands while enhancing cultural & ecological plant species. Shaded fuelbreaks are proposed & temp roads are considered on a case by case basis.
Cutting and removing small diameter (<12" DBH) Port Orford-cedar (POC) trees on 20 acres adjacent to roads to reduce likelihood of introduction of POC root rot. Trees will be hand felled, and slash will be piled and burned. NCWQCB cat. B waiver.
Improve habitat for aquatic species in Methodist and Knownothing Creeks through the construction of 22 in-stream salmonid habitat enhancement structures (trees with root wads intact) over 3.15 miles of stream.
Fuels reduction & oak woodland habitat improvement and retention for improved defensible space adjacent to the Calfire Deadwood Camp, improved wildlife habitat, increased fire resiliency, and overall forest health. Water Board Waiver Cat A, expected.
Special use permit renewal to authorize the maintenance and operation of a an existing domestic water transmission pipeline. No disturbance proposed. NCWQCB waiver category exempt.
Special use permit renewal to authorize the maintenance and operation of an existing water transmission pipeline. No disturbance proposed. NCWQCB waiver category exempt.
Special use permit authorizing the existing road access and the operation and maintenance of of two existing water systems for irrigation and domestic use. No new disturbance will take place as a result of this renewal. NCRWQCB waiver category exempt
To address general watershed health within the Sugar Creek watershed, road stormproofing, road storage, hydrologic stabilization of unauthorized routes, culvert replacement, mine & meadow rehabilitation, & sediment control. NCRWQCB Waiver B.
Sanitation of Port Orford cedar trees that are dead, dying or have a high potential of being infected with root disease in the South Fork Indian Creek Watershed. Waiver Category B.
Project will provide defensible space and improve emergency access to the community of Tennant, CA through the construction of roadside fuelbreaks. This is a federal Steven's Fund Project on private lands. Waiver not applicable.
175 acres of timber harvest. Many stands are currently overcrowded, exhibiting mortality, self thinning and slow growth. The cause of the dying is from fir flatheaded borer, fir engraver, Scolytus ventralis, Annosus root disease and misletoe.
Operating, maintaining a water system consisting of 1,500 ft. of buried 4 inch pipeline from an unnamed spring to private property for domestic and irrigation use. Road access to holder private property. Water Board Waiver N/A.
Fuel reduction on up to 240 acres of private land adjacent to the Thom-Seider project on the Happy Camp District. NCRWQCB waiver - not applicable on private land.
Vegetation management and fuels reduction treatments on 30,000 acres including pre-commercial and commercial thinning, underburning, piling, and pile burning within and outside of Seiad Valley, Happy Camp, and Hamburg WUI's. NCWQCB 2004 waiver.
Commercial and noncommercial thinning of plantations with understory fuels reduction using either underburning, mastication, mechanical or hand thin, pile and burn. Waterboard Waiver Category B.
Special use permit renewal to authorize the maintenance and operation of a domestic water transmission pipeline and use of a FLPMA road. This includes transfer of permit to Ross Husted and Susan Baldwin. NCWQCB waiver category exempt.
Vegetation mgt. treatments on approx. 9000 acres including commercially thinning natural forest stands and plantations, removing diseased trees, underburning within and outside of thinning units, and meadow restoration activities. NCWQCB 2004 waiver
Install three National Electrical Manufacturers Association boxes near USGS gauging station that will house streamgauging & water quality sampling equipment. Water Board Waiver Category A.
UNAVCO operates geodetic monitoring at Blue Ridge and proposes to install new seismic monitoring equipment for the Earthquake Early Warning System. Water Board waiver Category A.
The project will treat up to 120 acres with high priority fuels reduction and prescribed fire on private land within the Upper North Fork of the Salmon River, including Sawyers Bar and outlying neighborhoods. Water Board Waiver n/a, private land.
Thinning of plantations and natural stands to reduce susceptibility to insects, disease, and wildfire. Reduction of juniper to levels closer to historic conditions. Prescribed underburning may also be planned.
Special use permit renewal authorizing the operation and maintenance of an existing water system and continued use of an existing road. No new disturbance will take place as a result of this renewal. NCRWQCB waiver category exempt.
Special use permit renewal authorizing the access of an existing right-of-way road. No new disturbance will take place as a result of this renewal. NCRWQCB waiver category exempt.
Project proposes to replace five existing, but not functioning, wildlife guzzlers on the Goosenest Ranger District. Cattle will be excluded from use of guzzlers. Cal Deer Assoc. will provide labor and equipment.
Collect ground water data which will inform the need for future fisheries and riparian habitat restoration on off-channel habitat areas of Windler Bar and Cronan Gulch on the North Fork Salmon River. Water Waiver: Not Eligible.
Amend permit to include 1/4 mile of an existing road on private property, for access to the Mountain Laurel Mine for commercial haul of ore to mill site located on another private parcel, and add a private water line. Water Board waiver category B.
Special use permit renewal for maintenance and operation of a water transmission pipeline and use of a road right-of-way. NCWQCB waiver category exempt.
Renewal of a special use permit for a water system of 2,035' of 1/2" buried plastic pipe from an unnamed spring for domestic use and irrigation, as well as maintenance of an existing road. No new disturbance will take place; NCRWQCB waiver exempt
Special use permit renewal to authorize the maintenance and operation of an existing domestic water transmission pipeline. No disturbance proposed. NCWQCB waiver category exempt.
Construct 0.44 miles of new trail along the sidehill west of the existing alignment and abandon the original alignment. Construction of 18 to 24 inch tread. Waterboard waiver category A.
Modification of the 100-year floodplain surrounding the Yreka Service Center by lowering the ground in some areas and raising it in others. Small buildings will be removed or relocated; a bridge will be relocated on site; RWB Waiver, not eligible.
Fuel reduction on 250 acres, with additional acreage in future phases, between the City of Yreka and the Forest Service Craggy Vegetation Management Project area. Water Board Waiver N/A, on private land.
