Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15072 and Public Resources Code Section 21092, the City of Fortuna (City) is providing notice of intent to adopt a mitigated negative declaration for the "Rohner Creek Flood Control, Habitat and Seismic Improvement Project," as described below. The public is invited to comment on the proposed mitigated negative declaration pursuant to the provisions of CEQA. The review period is 30 days and commences on June 4th, 2014.
Written comments must be submitted to the City no later than July 3rd, 2014. The initial study and proposed mitigated negative declaration document is available for review during regular business hours at the City of Fortuna Community Development Department office located at 621 11th Street, Fortuna, California. Per CEQA Guidelines Section 15072 (g) (5) there are no known hazardous waste facilities or disposal sites on the project site.
The project is located within the incorporated City limits of the City of Fortuna within the Rohner Creek watershed, in Humboldt County, California. The project reach encompasses approximately 5,300 feet of the Rohner Creek channel and 2,300 feet of the Hillside Creek channel as well as portions of the Rohner Creek floodplain .
The project consists of in-stream channel improvements to Rohner Creek and Hillside Creek, the replacement of five bridges, a Rohner Creek field bypass swale and channel improvements through existing undeveloped agricultural pastures, and retrofitting of the 12th Street culvert. In stream improvements would achieve a 10-year flood capacity for Rohner Creek and 100-year flood capacity for Hillside Creek and the Rohner Creek field bypass swale.
The City will consider adoption of the proposed mitigated negative declaration on August 4, 2014, at the City's office located at 621 11th Street, Fortuna, California. Copies of the initial study and proposed mitigated negative declaration document are available for review at the City's office located at 621 11th Street, Fortuna, California. For further information, please call Liz Shorey at (707) 725-1408.
6/12/2014 (14-180)