The applicant and the Division of Water Rights should consult with the U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service to determine the direct, indirect, and cumulative effects to steelhead trout and their habitat in the Russian River watershed resulting from this application, other pending water right applications, including existing water right permits and licenses. The proposed permit should contain mandatory daily streamflow requirements below all dams and diversions under Application 30683 to protect steelhead trout, aquatic resources, fish species, and other beneficial uses of the state's water pursuant to Section 782, California Code of Regulations, Title 23, and other applicable statues and regulations. No storage and diversion of the state's water under Application 30683 should be allowed during below normal, dry, and critical dry water years to protect Coho salmon and steehead trout habitat. We recommend full time measuring devices. The three existing reservoirs and the proposed reservoir may sustain fish species.
Fish are the property of the people of the state of California.
The three existing reservoirs and the proposed reservoir may sustain fish and aquatic species. The terms and condition of the permit for Application 30683 should require mandatory minimum reservoir levels to sustain the fishery and aquatic resources in the reservoirs. The Division of Water Rights' public notice for Application 30683 did not disclose the name of the lead agency, and the name of the responsible agency, pursuant to CEQA and its Guidelines. Advise the CSPA regarding the names of the lead and responsible agencies under CEQA and its Guidelines. The Division of Water Rights' public notice for Application 30683 shows that water for the purposes of irrigation will not be used from storage.