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Consider certification of a Final Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Assessment for the Carmel River Floodplain Restoration and Environmental Enhancement (CRFREE) Project.
Project: REF140048, County of Monterey-Resource Management Agency (Property owners: Big Sur Land Trust, California Department of Parks and Recreation, Monterey Peninsula Regional Parks District, and Clinton Eastwood and Margaret Eastwood).
Project Location: Downstream end of the Carmel River Watershed, approximately one-half mile from the river mouth, immediately east and west of State Route 1 [APNs: 243-071-005-000, 243-071-006-000, 243-071-007-000, 243-021-007-000, 157-121-001-000, 243-081-005-000, and 243-071-008-000].
Proposed CEQA Action: Certify a Final Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Assessment for the Carmel River Floodplain Restoration and Environmental Enhancement (CRFREE) Project (SCH#2011021038).
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors adopt a resolution to certify the Final Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Assessment for the Carmel River Floodplain Restoration and Environmental Enhancement (CRFREE) Project.
SUMMARY:
The County of Monterey, in partnership with the Big Sur Land Trust (BSLT), has cosponsored the proposed Carmel River Floodplain Restoration and Environmental Enhancement Project (Project), also known as the CRFREE project. An Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Assessment (EIR/EA) has been prepared and circulated for the Project, with County serving as lead agency under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Today's proposed action is to certify the Final EIR/EA (Attachment A).
This landmark Project is a multi-benefit green infrastructure design to reduce flood risks and restore riverine habitat where natural and built environments intersect at the mouth of Carmel Valley. The Project is part of a larger green infrastructure plan to reduce flood risks and improve self-sustaining hyd...
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