El Dorado County – State Route 49 Post Mile 22.62 to 23.05 Rehabilitate Culvert Project 5 (Streambed Alteration Agreement EPIMS Notification No. ELD-59574-R2)

The El Dorado County State Route 49 Post Mile 22.62 to 23.05 Rehabilitate Culvert Project 5 is an initiative executed by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) under a Streambed Alteration Agreement (EPIMS Notification No. ELD-59574-R2) approved by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. Pursuant to Section 1602 of the Fish and Game Code, the project focuses on the replacement of existing corrugated steel pipe culverts with reinforced concrete pipe culverts at two unnamed intermittent tributaries to the South Fork American River. To facilitate these activities, the scope includes the trimming or removal of riparian shrubs and herbaceous vegetation at both locations. The project is located within El Dorado County, California, specifically at post miles 22.62 and 23.05 along State Route 49. To maintain environmental compliance, the new structures must be installed within the same footprint as the original culverts and maintain the same purpose and capacity. The project is classified as exempt under California Code of Regulations sections 15302 and 15304 because it involves replacing existing structures in the same footprint and entails only minor land alterations without the removal of mature trees. Primary points of contact for the project include Sammi Morford of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and Girmay Beyene of Caltrans.