State Route 76 Culvert Rehabilitation and Asset Mgmt (Notification of Lake or Streambed Alteration, No. EPIMS-SDO-64308-R5)

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Region 5, has executed Lake and Streambed Alteration Agreement EPIMS-SDO-64308-R5 for the California Department of Transportation, District 11. This project, titled State Route 76 Culvert Rehabilitation and Asset Management, focuses on the removal and replacement of existing culverts, headwall replacements, invert paving, and repairs, as well as managing access, staging, and foot traffic across two stream locations. The work is located in San Diego County along State Route 76 between post miles 19.50 and 51.99, spanning from near Pala Mesa to near Lake Henshaw, and encompasses the communities of Pala Mesa, Pala, Pauma Valley, Rincon, and La Jolla Amago. The project is classified under NAICS code 237310 and is determined to be categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act under Title 14, section 15301. Environmental impacts are limited, with project activities resulting in no more than 0.21 acre of temporary impacts to stream channels. The agreement is managed by Project Manager Miyoko Nakajima and Senior Environmental Scientist Andrew Domingos, with a forecast posting date of June 29, 2026.