Wetlands Determination and Delineation Procedures for Irrigated Lands

This provides notice of procedures to be followed in South Pacific Division’s subordinate districts (Albuquerque, San Francisco, Sacramento, and Los Angeles districts) for determining whether, and to what extent, wetlands occurring on irrigated land would persist in the absence of irrigation and meet the definition of wetlands under the 1987 Corps of Engineers (Corps) Wetland Delineation Manual (1987 Manual) and the appropriate regional supplement.

The intent of this process is to improve the accuracy, quality, and consistency of wetland delineations on irrigated land. This process supersedes previous SPD district-specific standards and policies related to delineating irrigated land.

As many wetland delineations are prepared by consultants and provided to districts for verification, consultants are advised to be aware of and follow these procedures when preparing delineations of irrigated land for verification by one of SPD’s subordinate districts.  

This process applies to wetland determinations or delineations made or verified by South Pacific Division (SPD) subordinate Districts on irrigated land.

This includes, but is not limited to, areas in rice production and irrigated pastureland, and is intended solely to address identifying wetlands that would exist absent irrigation. It does not address the jurisdictional status of any such wetlands, issues relative to permitting discharges of dredged or fill material in jurisdictional wetlands, or mitigating impacts to jurisdictional wetlands.

This is consistent with all applicable Corps wetland identification and delineation standards and practices, and with applicable guidance for wetland identification and delineation. Wetland determinations and wetland delineation verifications within SPD are to be conducted in accordance with Corps regulations, guidance, and technical standards.

Corps contacts:

South Pacific Division: Thomas Cavanaugh, (415) 503-6574 ( This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. )
Sacramento District: Michael Finan, (916) 557-5324 ( This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. )
San Francisco District: Paula Gill, (415) 503-6776 ( This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. )
Los Angeles District: James Mace, (951) 276-6624 x263 ( This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. )
Albuquerque District: Van Truan, (719) 543-6915 ( This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. )

For the full notice and attachments visit http://www.spd.usace.army.mil/Missions/Regulatory/PublicNoticesandReferences/tabid/10390/Article/7316/12510-spd.aspx .

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Written by: US Army Corps of Engineers

Published: 13 January 2013

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Planning Commission of the County of Lake will hold a public hearing on application UPX 12-02 use permit time extension for existing geothermal steam field use permit UP 85-27, as amended, on property located at 7525, 7385, & 7500 High Valley Road, Cobb, APN 013-002-03, 04, & 05.  

The project applicant is Bottle Rock Power, LLC.  

The staff report will be available ten (10) days before the hearing at the Community Development Department, Lake County Courthouse, 255 North Forbes Street, Lakeport, CA.  

The Planner processing this application is Will Evans, (707) 263-2221, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .  

The public hearing will be held in the Board of Supervisors’ Chamber in the Courthouse on January 24, 2012 at 10:15 AM, at which time and place interested persons may attend and be heard.  

If you challenge the action of the Planning Commission on any of the above stated items in court, it may be limited to only those issues raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the Lake County Planning Commission at, or prior to, the public hearing.

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
Richard Coel, Director

By: ______________________________________
Danae Bowen, Office Assistant III

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Written by: Lake County Planning Commission

Published: 11 January 2013

NOTICE OF PROPOSED MINOR USE PERMIT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Lake County Zoning Administrator will consider approving MINOR USE PERMIT 12-23 of Thomas Meisenbach in accordance with Lake County Code to allow a collector’s permit to allow an existing 1,500 square foot twelve foot tall detached accessory structure to remain as previously constructed located at 5455 North Drive, Lower Lake CA, APN 043-241-09.

The Planner processing this application is Keith Gronendyke, (707) 263-2221 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

The Zoning Administrator will approve this MINOR USE PERMIT if no written request for a public hearing is submitted by 5:00 P.M., January 21, 2013 to the Community Development Department, 255 N. Forbes St., Lakeport, California.  

Should a timely request for a public hearing be filed, one will be held on January 30, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. in Conference Room C, 3rd Floor of the Courthouse.

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
Richard Coel, Director

By: ______________________________________
Danae Bowen, Office Assistant III

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Written by: Lake County Community Development Department

Published: 08 January 2013