Cantua Creek Maintenance (OM-SLFD-2026-012)

The Cantua Creek Maintenance project (OM-SLFD-2026-012) is a forecast effort by the California Department of Water Resources to perform routine maintenance along the California Aqueduct levee road in Fresno County. The scope of work focuses on the area between mile markers 132.8 and 134.2, specifically involving erosion repair using bulldozers to break down, compact, and fill areas with native material. Additionally, the project includes vegetation management through the removal of grassy vegetation via mower and the clearing of woody vegetation using a masticator and grader to establish a new spoils area. To stabilize heavily used sections of the roadway near mile marker 133.8, gravel pads will be installed, and water trucks will be utilized for dust mitigation and soil moisture control. All activities will be conducted within the Department of Water Resources right of way, with performance locations situated near W Cerini Ave, W Harlan Ave, and Hwy 33. The project is classified under NAICS code 237990 and is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act under Class 1, Existing Facilities, Section 15301, as it involves routine maintenance with no significant environmental impacts. Primary points of contact for the project include Environmental Scientist Janine Beck and Environmental Program Manager Sara Lowry.