Medea Creek Maintenance Project #1 (Notification of Streambed Alteration, No. EPIMS-VEN-48802-R5)

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has amended Streambed Alteration Agreement EPIMS-VEN-48802-R5 to authorize the Rancho Simi Recreation and Park District to conduct maintenance work on Medea Creek in Ventura County. The project involves manual removal of deadwood, debris, and invasive plant species using hand tools only, with crews operating on foot. Vegetation is removed by hand-pulling and cutting, while non-native trees are sectioned and carefully lowered to the ground; stumps remain in place and are treated with herbicide to prevent regrowth. Invasive plant material is transported off-site for landfill disposal, while deadwood and debris are mulched and evenly spread across the area outside the active stream banks to avoid stream channel disturbance. The work is designed to comply with California Fish and Game Code Section 1602 and is categorically exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act as a minor public alteration in a natural setting under Title 14, CCR Sections 15301 and 15304. No formal contract value, pricing details, or standard federal acquisition clauses are included, and the activity is not structured as a traditional federal procurement but as a state-regulated environmental mitigation effort. The project is overseen by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Region 5 - South Coast, with point of contact Jennifer Blackbird, and implemented by the Rancho Simi Recreation and Park District, represented by Jennifer Santos. Performance occurs solely at the project site on Medea Creek adjacent to Oak Hills Drive in Oak Park, with no shipment of goods, delivery terms, or formal invoicing systems specified. No subcontracting, socioeconomic certifications, unique entity IDs, or formal contract clauses are referenced, reflecting a streamlined state-level environmental compliance action rather than a competitive federal contract.