Elder Creek Channel Improvement Project

Project Specifications

Client: San Bernardino County

Location: San Bernardino County

Services: Environmental Review & Permitting, Biological Resources

Aspen prepared the Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration and technical reports (Biological Resources Technical Report and Wetland Delineation) for the Elder Creek project. Aspen also prepared permit applications for the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (Lake or Streambed Alteration, Incidental Take Permit for San Bernardino kangaroo rat), Regional Water Quality Control Board (Section 401 Water Quality Certification), and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Section 404 of the Clean Water Act).

Aspen wrote a draft Biological Assessment to support Section 7 consultation between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for potential take of San Bernardino kangaroo rat. Aspen also prepared a Draft Environmental Assessment on behalf of the County for the U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers to support compliance with Section 404 (b)(1) guidelines of the Clean Water Act. Lastly, Aspen prepared a Long-Term Management Plan and Habitat Mitigation and Monitoring Plan in support of the Section 401 WQC and Section 404 Individual Permit. By the completion of the contract (June 30, 2021), all regulatory permits had been obtained and the project began construction in the Fall of 2021.