California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection › Chapter 4 - Forest Practices › Subchapter 6 - Southern Forest District Rules › Article 6 - Watercourse and Lake Protection › Section 956.9 - Protection and Restoration of the Beneficial Functions of the Riparian Zone in Watersheds with Listed Anadromous Salmonids

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
In addition to all other Rules, the following
						requirements shall apply in any watershed with listed anadromous salmonids.
						Requirements of
						14 CCR
						§
												956.9 precede other sections of the
						FPRs.
Geographic scope -- Requirements for Watersheds with
						Listed Anadromous Salmonids differ depending on the geographic location of the
						watershed and geomorphic characteristics of the Watercourse. Unique
						requirements for Watersheds with Listed Anadromous Salmonids are set forth for
						1) Watercourses in the coastal anadromy zone with Confined Channels, 2)
						Watercourses with Flood Prone Areas or Channel Migration Zones, and 3)
						Watercourses with Confined Channels located outside the coastal anadromy
						zone.
Watersheds which do not meet the definition of
						"Watersheds with Listed Anadromous Salmonids" are not subject to this section
						except as follows: The provisions of
						14 CCR
						§
												956.9, subsections (k)-(q) also apply
						to Planning Watersheds immediately upstream of, and contiguous to, any
						watershed with listed anadromous salmonids for purposes of reducing significant
						adverse impacts from transported fine sediment. Projects in other watersheds
						further upstream that flow into Watersheds with Listed Anadromous Salmonids,
						not otherwise designated above, may be subject to these provisions based on an
						assessment consistent with Cumulative Impacts assessment requirements in
						14 CCR
						§§
												898 and
						952.9 and Board Technical Rule
						Addendum No. 2, Cumulative Impacts Assessment. These requirements do not apply
						to upstream watersheds where permanent dams attenuate the transport of fine
						sediment to downstream Watercourses with listed anadromous salmonids.
(a) Goal -- Every timber operation shall be
					 planned and conducted to protect, maintain, and contribute to restoration of
					 Properly Functioning Salmonid Habitat and listed salmonid Species. To achieve
					 this goal, every timber operation shall be planned and conducted to:
(1) Comply with the terms of a Total Maximum
					 Daily Load (TMDL).
(2) Prevent
					 significant sediment load increase to a Watercourse system or Lake.
(3) Prevent significant instability of a
					 Watercourse channel or of a Watercourse or Lake bank.
(4) Prevent significant blockage of any
					 aquatic migratory routes for any life stage of anadromous salmonids or Listed
					 Species.
(5) Prevent significant
					 adverse Effects to streamflow.
(6)
					 Consistent with the requirements of
					 14 CCR
					 §
													956.9, subsections (f), (g), (h) and
					 (v), protect, maintain, and restore trees (especially conifers), Snags, or
					 downed large Woody debris that currently, or may in the foreseeable future,
					 provide large Woody debris recruitment needed for instream habitat structure
					 and Fluvial geomorphic functions.
(7) Consistent with the requirements of
					 14 CCR
					 §
													956.9, subsections (f), (g), (h) and
					 (v), protect, maintain, and restore the quality and quantity of vegetative
					 Canopy needed to:
(A) provide shade to the
					 Watercourse or Lake to maintain daily and seasonal water temperatures within
					 the preferred range for anadromous salmonids or Listed Species where they are
					 present or could be restored; and
(B) provide a deciduous vegetation component
					 to the Riparian zone for aquatic nutrient inputs.
(8) Prevent significant increases in peak
					 flows or large flood frequency.