Carlson Strategic Land Solutions (CSLS), acting on behalf of The New Home Company, was instrumental in designing, permitting, and managing implementation of a widened and restored Bedford Canyon Wash as part of the Arantine Hills Specific Plan.
Bedford Wash, an ephemeral drainage with RAFSS habitat, had an average width of approximately 90 feet. To convey storm flows and debris safely, CSLS guided the biological portion of the design of a widened and restored Bedford Wash with an average width of 200 feet. CSLS obtained regulatory permits including 404 NWP, 401 WQC, 1600 LSAA, Section 7 BO, MSHCP Consistency, and DBESP. Bedford Wash will be owned and managed by the Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District, with a Conservation Easement to the benefit of RCRCD. CSLS was instrumental in coordinating with both agencies. CSLS performed the following major tasks:
Environmental CEQA/NEPA
Preparation of Biological Technical Report and portions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Supplemental EIR
Regulatory, Permitting, Monitoring, Biology
Jurisdictional Delineation
Habitat Mitigation and Monitoring Plan
Long-Term Management Plan
Section 404 NWP / Section 401 WQC / Section 1600 LSAA Section 7 Biological Opinion / MSHCP / DBESP
Conservation Easement
Co-Op Agreement with RCF&WCD
Construction monitoring
Burrowing Owl / Nesting Bird surveys
Annual Reporting
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