Amato Rancho Feliz Water Diversion Project (Notification of Lake or Streambed Alteration, No. EPIMS-MEN-57640-R1C)

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has authorized Steven Amato to divert water from an infiltration well on Feliz Creek in Mendocino County under a Lake and Streambed Alteration Agreement, with project notification number EPIMS-MEN-57640-R1C, in compliance with Section 1602 of the Fish and Game Code. The diversion is limited to one encroachment, with water extracted at a maximum instantaneous rate of 160 gallons per minute, and is governed by two distinct seasonal schedules: from May 1 to October 31 for direct irrigation under licensed water right A013633, and from December 15 to March 31 for storage use in frost protection and irrigation under Small Irrigation Use Registration H032131. The project involves only the operation and maintenance of existing diversion infrastructure and does not involve the removal of healthy vegetation or significant land alteration. The work is located in the Russian River watershed near Hopland, with the point of diversion precisely identified by geographic coordinates and assessor’s parcel numbers, and the place of performance confined to the specified parcel areas. Environmental compliance is ensured through categorical exemptions under CEQA Class 1 and Class 4, which apply to the use of existing facilities and minor land changes, respectively. No federal procurement elements are present; the document serves as a regulatory notification rather than a competitive solicitation, with no associated contract value, pricing, funding identifiers, or FAR clauses. The responsible party is Steven Amato, and oversight is provided by California Department of Fish and Wildlife staff, including John Herrera and Angela Liebenberg, as the designated environmental scientists, though no formal COR or PCO designation is stated. No federal entity registration, socioeconomic status, or payment terms are required or specified, and submission was accomplished via the state’s EPIMS system with no formal proposal format mandated. The project is administrative in nature, focused solely on environmental compliance and water right adherence under California law.