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 956.4 - Watercourse and Lake Protection

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The RPF or Supervised Designee shall
					 conduct a field examination and map all Lakes and Class I, II, III, and IV
					 Watercourses.
(1) As part of this field
					 examination, the RPF or Supervised Designee shall evaluate areas near, and
					 areas with the potential to directly impact, Watercourses and Lakes for
					 sensitive conditions including, but not limited to, existing and proposed
					 roads, skidtrails and Landings, unstable and erodible Watercourse Banks,
					 unstable upslope areas, debris, jam potential, inadequate flow capacity,
					 migrating channels, overflow channels, Flood Prone Areas, and Riparian zones
					 wherein the values set forth in
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					 §
													956.4, subsection (b) are impaired.
					 The RPF shall consider these conditions, and those measures needed to maintain,
					 and restore to the extent Feasible, the functions set forth in
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					 §
													956.4 when proposing WLPZ widths and
					 protection measures. The Plan shall identify such conditions, including where
					 they may interact with proposed Timber Operations, that individually or
					 cumulatively significantly and adversely affect the Beneficial Uses of water,
					 and shall describe measures to protect and restore to the extent Feasible, the
					 Beneficial Uses of water. In proposing, reviewing, and approving such measures,
					 preference shall be given to measures that are on-site, or to offsite measures
					 where sites are located to maximize the benefits to the impacted portion of a
					 Watercourse or Lake.
(2) As part of
					 this field examination, the RPF or Supervised Designee shall map the location
					 of spawning and rearing habitat for anadromous salmonids, and the condition of
					 the habitat shall be evaluated using habitat typing that at a minimum
					 identifies the pool, flatwater, and riffle percentages. The opportunity for
					 habitat restoration shall be described within the Plan for each Class I
					 Watercourse, and for each Class II Watercourse that can be feasibly restored to
					 a Class I.
(3) The mapping of
					 conditions identified in subsection (a)(1) and (a)(2) above, and their
					 protective measures, shall be sufficiently clear and detailed to permit the
					 Director and the other review team representatives to evaluate the potential
					 environmental impacts of Timber Operations, the proposed mitigation measures
					 and the proposed restoration measures.
(4) The mapping of conditions identified in
					 subsection (a)(1) and (a)(2) above, and their protective measures, shall be
					 sufficiently clear and detailed to provide direction and clear guidance to the
					 Timber Operator.
(5) The mapping of
					 conditions identified in
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					 §
													956.4 subsections (a)(1) and (a)(2),
					 and their protective and restoration measures, should be done at a scale of
					 1:2,400. In site-specific cases, the mapping of critical locations of
					 corrective work and logging operation impacts shall be done at a scale of at
					 least 1:240 when the Director determines it is necessary to evaluate the
					 Plan.
(6) One set of photocopies of
					 recent stereo aerial photographs of the Plan area may be required by the
					 Director.