The existing dams on Silverado, Holy Jim, Trabuco, and San Juan Creeks impede stream flow and interfere with the movements of fish and other aquatic species. Demolition of the dams is proposed to remove these obstacles to fish passage.
Location
Silverado, Holy Jim, Trabuco, and San Juan Creeks on the Trabuco Ranger District, including a small portion of the Trabuco Inventoried Roadless Area
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
03/22/2013
2
Comment Period
09/24/2013
3
Objection Period Start
02/13/2014
4
Decision
05/2014 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
05/2014 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) Non-HFRA |
| Project Activity | Species Habitat Improvements |
| Trabuco District Dam Removal Project | Decision Signed Date: 05/22/2014 |
| Forests | Cleveland National Forest |
| Districts | Trabuco Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Sec. 1-3, T7S R6W/Sec. 36, T6S, R6W/Sec. 33, T5S, R6W/Sec. 11-12, T5S, R7W |