HomeMy WebLinkAboutLAND USE NORTH OF OROVILLE AIRPORT 2 OF 4PPOP JSEP INTEnI `! A-5 ZOND ON THE APLA NOPTH OP THE
OPOVILLE. AIPPOFT
LEGAL DESCPIPTI()
Fronosed Area
A l 7 tat real property located in the County of Butte, State of
California, rore narti' cul arly clescr!bed as follows:
Boun0ed air State H=ghwav 1G2 (Oro Pam Boulevard wq_gt)
c. -x the south, I.Pth Avenu- on the east Grand Ave xu-
o_rn the north and be+°I:h.e west lana of Section 15 on
thA ;gest, located in Sactitins 14 and 15, T19N, P3E,
lluruob � The area in -Monad above 1? cs, directly north of 'ti1e nrovmlle
zi�roort.. This area has recently come under daveloDnpnt nr-ssur-,
x ainly st-mminq frcy- old (,circa 1890) suhd v sons which annarvint1y
arm to be cons=' dered as valid subdivision rroncsals
The area is curi7en t1y zoned A-2, which allows develon eats an,-,
dansiti-es teat are inco=atibl;e with proper =land use adjacent to
alrDorts The Interim A -S zone Is oroposed as a zona wh =chi will allo-
cate,
llo-cate, for s=_ngle- family residential density, and trill narrow t i-_ rancz¢
of uses in the area. Consi&-rincx the health, safety and welfare fareof
future residents in the nroiaosed area.. immediate action is r-Tuasted,.
ACTION - Pequest from the Planning Gortmiss or to the Bcard of
Su-rrrvisorst that the indicated area. be Dlaced under a 12n cav-
4nterim A-5 zone. The endings of the request should include;
? The area pronosed is immedi ately adjacent to the nrovll,l.e
Municin31 Airport.
2. Vas area prorosed lies directly under the approach and take -off
zones for runrays 12L -30P and Funcfay 19-1, Oroville r'unici-Dal
Air'Dort .
3. Tom- €sronosed area has recently exnerienced development activityr. .
4. The nresent F1-2 zone Coes not. suff_c -ntl n,i. otect th- 'i-alth ,
aesf8'Gv and w,: ,Ifarof ex3lst? nR or future residents, in t+lis
a 'pa, Since it allmia3 uses ancl -1-5 which aro
around the A)roville Ai;:Port.
Staff InvesticTation - The Planninq Staff has I,,-qen working on forma
tion of Guidelines and Comprehensive Plan for the Airport Tand Uss
commission. Technical information on contents of Guidellin.ps and
cannr-hensive Plan have 11,)nen too vacTum for staff to exnerli"t— COMI)I91-
tion of these items- Pec�ntivj however, Sacramento PnrTio-nal Arlr--Ia
Plannina Commission (SpAPc) has issued model ALUC 0,,klirl�lines which
clParlN? taolnt out ALUC rSsbOnsibilities, powers, and tochnical con-
tent for Comprehensive Airport Land Use Planninq.
The 120 day interim zone will allow staff to con'PlPte formation
of Guidelines, Plan, and zonincT nronosals riecessary for Chico and
orov.-Lile airports. The Airnott Land Use Commission WILLI then hava
th- pronor criteria available to initiate its nowqrs and r n54bi-
jiti'es effect ivet v.
Tiae A-5 zone was chosen because it maintains loW der -81"t -i-9, rp
strict$ use to single-family unit.t3, and allows aqticultural rases .
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Th6se requinti=8 are compatiblq with land use in areas under it-'r-
ljort run�ray approach and take -Off zones. on- orob3,-ra is nercsiVed
wit:i thin zone. tynaer this zone mobilo homes are allOWPO. N'Obile
horwes are genera lv 000r as far as nois- insulation is' concernklt
and may not bp comnat4bI4 with airr)ort ar*a land w -,,h in the "Utut",-
r I ,,d familtx
-Ph,q 70-5 zone was consid,�V�-.O for this, area but uItIT)l
d%jellinq8 are allowed with a use nermit, conditional "�- of this
,In d
tllnO J8 not COLIPAtil)l- Oith 01`0"r airnort It kj -,a hlannitcl,
When final recommsndAtions are prono.Sqd in tliir, (atqa, an S-5
In-
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zma may !j- initiatqd, as it Mainta-
A-31 anc would not alIOW m0hil'e 110mos. The ur(ionrly )-F this intol":m
nr i1jrqd that an o
. oposal. rel. gistinq zone b(-- choSetit and thp
�-S J8 deemed to be the most equitable zone availablp.
CITY OF
OROVILLE
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CROCKER LAND COMPANY,, a corporation, does hereby give and grant
to the CITY OF OROVILLE a municipal corporation, a clear zone
approach; avigation easement in and to that certain hereinafter
described real property, particularly delineat,-,6: oy the schematic
profile and plat, attached hereto, labeled Exhibit "A", and by
this reference incorporated herein for all purposes, and described
as follows,;
An easement in favor of the City of Oroville and
appurtenant to the operation. of the Orovill.e Municipal
Airport prohibiting the r3 cement, erection or growth
of any structure, tree or other object within that por-
tion of Parcel I as hereinafter described, which lies
within the clear zone approach area of Oroville
Municipal Airport runway number 12, to the height
as hereinafter proscribed above the clear zone surface
for any approach area of said runi,.tayl that portion
of Parcel I is more particularly described in Exhibit.
"Alt, attached hereto and made z part hereof and
-abel:ed thereon as Parcel II.
The height above the clear zone approach surface
for the approach area described in Parcel. II 1s
further described: as an inclined plane with a slope
of -40:1 (`ane foot elevation; for each 40 feet of
horizontal distance) located directly above the clear
zone approach area as said plane is depicted on said.
Exhibit "A"
Said easement further to consist of the City's ce--
tinuing right to take: any action necessary to prevent the
placements direction or growth of any structure, tree or
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other object into the air space above that said part of
said approach surface whch is directly over Parcel II
and to remove from such air space or mark and light as
obstructions to air navigation any and all structures
trees or other objects that may at any time project or
extend above the said approach surface, together with
the right of ingress to, egress from, and passage over
said land within the said clear zone approach area for
such purposes.
Said easement and all rights appertaining thereto
to continue until said Oroville Municipal Airport shall
cease to be used for public airport purposes.
-• Said easement to be binding upon the heirs, admin-
istrators, executors and assigns of the owner_ of said
Parcel II and to run with the land, and that for the
purposes of this instrument, that portion of Parcel II
which lies within the clear zone approach area shall be
servient tenament, and the said Oroville Municipal Airport
shall be the dominant tenament.
A description, by meets and bounds, of the real property so
affected by the aforesaid easement is as follows
All that real property situate in the County of Butte
State of California, described as follows
A partion. of Lots 2 and 4. Block 131 as shown on that
certain Asap entitled "Thermalito, Butte County, Cala'`,
Which map was recorded in the office of the Recorder
of the County of Butte, State of California, June
1887, deocribed as follows:
BEGIMUNG at the southwest corner of said Block 131
thence north, 0 34' 00" east along the west line of?
said Block 131, 886.20 feet; thence south.. 30 30''' 41"
east 1029.43 feet to a point on the South line of said
Block 131, said point also being in the nort?_ line of
State Highway 21A (80.00 feet wide); thence north
890 55'' 10" west 1..42 feet to thesouthwest` corner
of said Block 131 also being the point of beginning
of this description.
The point of commencement of said inclined plane, wherein
said point is descried on Exhibit "A" as commencing 200 feet from
_'�f3S 3raar-m -.
runway is hereby specifically fixed and designated at its
point of commencement as being 415 feet south of the south line
of the go foot right of way of State. Route 21.1, an& the end of
said runway �`'12`, is fixed. as being 615 feet isoutherly from she
aforesaid south`edge of said 80 foot right of way all as more:
particularly delineated on the City of Oroville Engineering
f February 1968, a copy of which is
Deparment schematic lay out o
annexed hereto, labeled Exhibit "B" ' and incorporated -Eie`x' Y z�Eor
all purposes. e�tips♦ `�f ter
ITITESs our hands this 19 th day of =February ,
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and that executed the within instrument, and also known to me to
be theerson : who executed the within instrument on behalf of
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the corporation therein named, and acknowledged to me that such
corporation executed the same
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CITY OF OROVILLE
RESOLUTION NO.. 1727
A RESOLUTION AUTHORl.�ING THE MAYO,
TO 'ACCEPT AND CONSENT TO HE DEEDS.
In accordance with Section 27280, Government Code of the:
State- of California and Article VIII, Section I of the Charter
of the City of Orovxlle,•
IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Oroville as follows
l1. That Mayor ConradL. Weisker be, and he is hereby
authorized on behalf of the City of Oroville to accept and con-
sent to the conveyance of real property or any interest t:ierein.
to the City of Oraville for public purposes and. to accept and
consent to deeds or grants executed and delivered for the purpose
Of conveying real property or any interest therein_ t,, the City of
Orovil"..s
2. The Clerk shall attest, to the adoption of this
R:.olution and shall cause a certified copy hereof to be affixed
to any document accepted or consented to pursuant hereto
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council
of the City of Oroville on the 6th day of January, 1958, by the
following vote:
AYES: Dyer,McKillop, Patton, Pittman, Richter, Weisker
NOES Whipple:
ABSENT-- None
/s/ Conrad L IJeisker
Mayor
_ Attest:'.
fs/ R M. Carpenter
C1ty Clerk
Approved. as tol form:
/sl Robert V. Blade
City Attorney
CERTIFICATE OF ACCEPTANCE OF .DEED
OR OTHER INSTRUMENT OF CONVEYANCE
This is 'o certify that the interest in real property con-
veyed by deed or- grunt dated February 19, 1P68 from:
CrocNcer Land Com ant
Oroville, ;a Municipal Corporation, is to the City of
hereby ecceptedby order
of the City Council of the City of Oroville on the otin day of
M-1- 196&_j and the grantee consents to recorda-
tion by its duly authorized officer.
Dated. Ma:Y 13, 195 8' 7rC
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DEED
Deed File Number D-__=5-68
Deed Purpose & Na. irpo .. r�o ch mon" done,20-3
Grantor or Assessed to Crocker Land Co Y
Location of Property poOf HwyG PIA
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Type of Deed Gift Deed Date of Deed k�8 Feb 19
RECORDATION DATA:
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20; 0c7tc� decree here:fre3dC and r �zr
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and tlz�: same is her�hy vested in the plaint
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1 CV&&R. ZME 1"WIGATION HASMIENr'
An easement in favor, of the City of oroville and appy r
3 tanent to the operation. of the C1roville. municipal Airport pro
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4 Itibiring the placement, erection or growth of any :structure,, tree of
Cher abject within that portion of Parcel I as hereinafter de
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6. cribed which lies tai thin the clear zone approach area of a"rovilie
7 iunieipa.l A rpo_rt runway Number 12 to the height as hereinax
8 er, proscribed. above the clear zone surface for any approach
91 fea of said runway; that; portion of Parcel. I is more particularly
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eserlbsd in Exhibit A attached hereto and Mader a part hereof
II= labelled thereon. as Parcel: Ii..
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The height above the clear zone approach surface for `le
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pprdach area.described in Parcel iI is further described as as
14 rcLinedplane with a slope of 40-1 (one foot elevation for each
5 D feet of h�)rizontal diatance) located directly above the clear
_LG f one approach area. a.s said plane is depicted on said Exhibit "A"
17 Said easement further to consist of the City' continuing
18 i.ght. to take any action necessary to prevent the pl.=acement, direr -
19 ( io= or growth, o€' any structures tree or other object into the:
20it space above that said part of said approach: surf -ace which is
21 rectly ever Pareal: Il and to remove from s€schair space or mark
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Cnd .light as obstructions to air navigation any and all structures,
25t ees or other objects that may at any 'ti
1 rfth~ the lands. and that for the purposes of this instrument, that.
2 Ort on of Parcel 12 which lies within the clear zone approach
3 rea shall be servient tenament,; and the said Oroville I-), opal
4 rpart shall' be the dominant tenau ent.
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That Parcel I of which Parcel Ii is the specific p-Nrtior
6 which is sought to be contemned within the clear zone approach
7 urface is specifically described on ExhibIt "B" attached hereto
3 nd by this reference made a part. hereof.
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n�=-tion. of the East half of the Southwest quarter of
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Secci on 15 T 19 N, R 3E, ISaD. described asfollows;
r' 2'c -inning at the S'outhca t corn -or of the East half of
i • til- :ortil half of the South::est quarter of said Sectior. 15
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'� •s thence Vorth a°' 34' 41"East 707_20 feet along thor: E:. -I- line
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titc-nee fiouth 890 55' 1911 East 231.63 feet along c : North
lip of tt=e East lane of the East half of said `•'.y.=thvcst
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14-,3 Huntoon St=reet
2 Oroville, California.?
Telephone 533-2662
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8 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE; `OF CALIFORNIA
9 IN P") FOR THE COUNTY OF BUTTE
7:0 CITY OF OROVILLE,; a municipal }
corporation,.
11 ) NO. 46067
Plaintiff, }
12 INTEKLOCDTORY DECREE.
VS. IN
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CROGUR Lc' IM COMPANY, a corpor- j RESPECTING DEFENDANsTS,
14 ation; iLAKLE-Y 11. 1WHIS and. } FIANLEY N. MATHIS
DOROM L4T:iIS; DQE 014E; DOE M -TO, } AND DOROTHY �� I THIS,
15 DOE THREE. DOE FOUR; and DOE FIVE,
16 Defendants, }
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18 This ratter duly -owing on to be heard. this day of
19 �,: r •.••,4 Com' `c 196 7 , at 9.-30 A. M., the plaintiff
20 appearing by and through its attorney of record, C. KEITH LYDE,
21 land, the defendants_, HANLEY N. MATHIS and. DOROTHY MATHIS, appearing
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22 :not,. a=idit appearing to the satisfaction of the Court, from which
�3 the Court so finds that said defendants were duly and properly
2¢ nerved with process herein,, to -wit,, summons and complaint and all
25 other necessary notices, and that the time within which said defers
26Idants were to have appeared or pleaded has elapsed, and that their
9-7 G default, has: been duly entered, and that said matter may nov: properl
28 be heard as a default matter;
29 And the plaintiff having, produced evide� ~p in suppor;" of
30i the allegations of said complaint., from which evidence the Court
31 finds that each and every, all and singular, the allegations of
32 said complaint are true; and
t^WOrr(CCO or
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Said plaintiff having produced evidence with: respect to
valuation �f the subject real property interest set forth in the
complaint herein; from which valu�ttlon evidence the Cour: now, finds
that the reasonable value of bad property interest on. the date of
the issuance of summons herein was the sum of
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NOV., THEREFORE',. IT IS ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that
the Plaintiff is entitled to take the said real property interest
so described and prayed for in said real property, and drat upon
the deposit of the sum of ti-
_'c.�tfith the County Clerk of Bu�.t� County,
California, title shall issue: therewith, vesting said interest .in
said real propertJT in accordance with tha plaintiff's prayer.
Dated.
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Judge ot the Superior Court
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Said plaintiff having produced evidence with: respect to
valuation �f the subject real property interest set forth in the
complaint herein; from which valu�ttlon evidence the Cour: now, finds
that the reasonable value of bad property interest on. the date of
the issuance of summons herein was the sum of
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NOV., THEREFORE',. IT IS ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that
the Plaintiff is entitled to take the said real property interest
so described and prayed for in said real property, and drat upon
the deposit of the sum of ti-
_'c.�tfith the County Clerk of Bu�.t� County,
California, title shall issue: therewith, vesting said interest .in
said real propertJT in accordance with tha plaintiff's prayer.
Dated.
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Judge ot the Superior Court
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3� GERALD H. de ROGO (hereinafter raforred to as Grantor)
4 does hrreby grant to the CITY OF OROVILLE, (here#nafter referred
5 rto as 1'',ranteej, ar its sutceaaors in intercut, a Clear Zone
6FAviga.'ion EaSca+etlt over that porttOn of tilt, following described
71pirc i. of land Kn which Grantor holds a fee s#mple estate; deaignatei
8!ae pttxcel 1, lying northeasterly of the end of runway 19at the
91OroYlllc 1{unicpal Airports Butte County, California, and more
104' specifically debcribed as follows!
11� All that portion of Block 126 of Thermalsto,
according to the official I1.9r thereof, f#lcd
12 in the offito of the Recorder of the County
of Butte. State of Califo-niaon June 8, 1881
I3 and as shown oh a subsequent Record of Surveyy
filed iti Book 54 of Haps at page 23, Offieinl
14 Records Butte County; California, more
151 �f particularly described 85 foll" ",
(� Beginning at the Southeast corner of said
16 Block 126' thence Horth 00'01'15" East along
the east line of said Blotk126, 1$1.37 feet;
Y7 thence leaving said cast line, Horth 57'001
49" Nest 461.27 feet; thence South 34'27'2011
1B, Best, 1112.95 feet, to the south line of said
Block 1261 theneu South 8915510911 East alonj
19 : said south lino, 855.66 feet to the point of
boginning and the 0-'d of this 4d scription'
20
Cuntaihing l`),61 acres more or less..
2l
tbasis ,)f eh
itfdAirportion is
run
22 he dentdrlineofeotavilleway
Number 19, bch.leen fatuid a>nnr�
untas .tnkdn as
23 North 32'5911311 East.
21
Thd Grantor agrees that he, his Heirs, sucecssors, and
t 25�or asbigns ahall not hdtcaitcr erred or permit the errection of
261 growth of any structures tree or other object 4ithin that portion
27 b C the land aboVe $escribcd as parcel 1 and delineated in Exhibit
r 26 nAii4 being the clear zone approach to runwaYi to'a height above
29 the clear tone approach surfaco for e, it,approacl area, said cies',
30 zone aPprosch curt :o baing bet forth and deiiheated on'txhibit !`
111
31 a copy Of Which ib attached hereto and ihcorperatdd herein flyIm
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1 The Grantor further agrees thrt, the gancment and right
in And over ,.td described land are
ranted to the Granter °
2 hereby g roach shall
31 for the purpose of insuring that sAi�' cleat zona app
4 rcmain free and clear of any structure, tree or
1er tohthe flight oobjectich
te an obstruction or haz
5 is or would eonatituarc gg
` and�or tsking off at the said oroville
6t aircraft in landing
7kguni.cipal Airport; that these rights shell incluse tr°C not be
a 0 -1united to Lilo following:
`{{ 1, The continuing and perpstunl right to cut to �1
g other peretmtal
g shrub or any a
10 round level and remove Lzeab' bi t 'or which in the future could
11 growth or undergrowth extending roach.
12 infzinge upon or extcnd into or above the Blear zone Approach*
2. The right to removc;;raze or destroy
13
14 portions of buildings, other structures and .land infringing Upon
roach surface, together with the !
15 or e'ctending into the clear app !
+ 16 right ;.o prohibit the futu;^ err6etion of buildings or other
17c structures which would infringe up
un at extend Into said surface. Y #�
18 3. The right to mark and light es obstructionsiso
,e 141 air nav'dgation$ any and all atructuree; trees or other obi
'rojectextena said surface. � �y
20 that vJzy at any time
i the right of ingress sto e'nd egress from; and
S
4
p of the Grantor within the clear zone
22 astage over the landattached hereto,
23i i roach area Ao delincatod on t;xhibt k'A"i blit, the.
1 pp
Y 24 S. for the use and benefit of ails pe
t 25 right of
flight for tYhe pssssge of aJr.taft in the air ipaee
'i delincsted oBuell
t h ib t YYAk`i
e roach Wface,
26 above the clear zone app ise
- t to cdtuse In 'raid sir space
27 together with the righ enation of alxcraft; no++ knawo or
1
kto
28 as may be lnhcrnnt in the op using said Alt Y'
k 29 hereafter used for navigation of or flight in airion the Oro o
taking eff fYocY or opwrnting N
30 space or landing at,
11 ilunicip
a1 Airport; together with the right to discharge ezha *aid
• err.ticn of said, aircraft into sad throuo' f h-'
i 32 inharent in the ap Y F-'
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2 f aThe clear zone approach area tcs t`uni+ay 19 and the clear i
3 zone approach gIrface ore set forth doacrtltrid avid_dclineatcd on
l
.s s Exhibit �Itaeade hereto,
Co d end agreed that 'thane covenants and
ItAO
5 w
6t'greements shell run with the land and ahs11 A binding upon he
71hrira, sdmintatracors, executors, "C"hoora and E60igntl of the
G and that for the purpos11 e of this instrnr, the clear
l $ Grantor,
• roach dreerdescribed in tahihit lrAu shall be the servient l
i 9 i "61,e app !
10I'tenement and said Orovl.lc Municipal Airport shall be dominent
4
11 'tenement.
12 s that the clear zone Easements
Grantor hereby acknowledge
th
yortiich it s e eutl�ect l to any pof this instrument, does not supersede but is
13 a
` lethe
elver cont 6aaecients obtained from
I la Supp
e 1 t
iSfGraneor or his predecessor: in title. ,
16 lit UlTtMSS VHtREOF, the Grantor has set his hand and !
17•seal this anday of
January 1.1 76,
1/1
20 STATE OrCALIP0"'A t .
31 COU1rf'L 0h BLrrM r
72
t jaMualy a _. , 1975, before the undersignedb a
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24 in and for said State a£ C,rlifornis, personally
tiot+irq Public k
et known to s1e to be the WWI r+hose name
261aapaube lbcdlto the .161,"e
,ith , A
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Inter -Departmental Memorandum
Tot Board of Supervisors
FR°Ma Butte _County Planning Commission
5uE3JEM Clear Zones
OATS: August 6, 1975
The Planning Commission 1 -is asked me to convey their concern
regarding development which is occurring in the clear zones
and approwrch patterns of the three public airportrj in Butte
County. As you know, the Planning Commission In olso the
Airport Land Use Commission and they have been working with
State Aeronautics officials, City offi cials and Lhe various
airport managers to come up with an Airport Laxed Use plan,
as mandated by the State.
Of particularconcern is the development occurring in the
clear zone in the vicinity of Oro -Dam West and 18th Street
in Thermalito. Development iti this area will probably
increase a^ the sewer becomes available.
The enclosed memo from the Subdivision Committee to the
Planning Commissioners is pelf -explanatory. Although there
appears to be very little action that the Commission can
take, they felt that it would be a derelict if they did not
alert the board to potential problems Concerning development
in the clear zones,
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TO
a' ' I'+72 'w*. t:V L.lW-�.:. c:. MJIr •.g.ls ti. poi
' :..'r " p ,17/7 Ag4nd ��u (property jocatr_ed north of �;%o �� o����e
. being la )C.B 011 of a~r existing s�zbd�.vl cion knoWn a:3
:Lrno z
the " � o a e 'aal tri" which may was :-iled in '010 �'� M3.r»et +�£
the ojyja e�c3 C:i?13:t1'�� �'wG-'cor+�er as I"1&11 Map NO- 4 on t1le B'"dta of June"
18911
WPM
July 15, 1915
�h agarjdi.'ll10i.on cC9a'nai.tteep at U-je rp-quo"It of Mt. Ui lbevt of the Ce:►Uk3tY
11
�a�goti.o?o re�'�,etaed the hhofµ,l1tjcted which
+ao�x1ZA3
caw de n rye 1;1-10o'
pe an c�;ai t1de T40 Th ooko,;< tvc��!ridra.tz�ea:,r�ec
",as �ha� % � p e pe al, d to he i n so�t�,� phase o� rl�a�t��� ��7t��3On axed.
tlr_e
tha tthexic�yap ��4 c e and dpi �ojl Yeas lee roado ed�^ qtr (Alat txe�B ey nes
�ae�.�. aing has boon
of 0-ovil e Daw �Xd—, West at t",yrs 'nto zac t'on o
Thr@ subdi vlsio-A �ox����i��:� y c. viable to ��e���ex� Ole coo! Eton :cin the �1ew
99 s .s g - otc> axed i:hi.'iv_% access.
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h rl k c"�ytI-I i'ig to the �:�'fd'1'�rarY 4-11 F; chapter
or anv c,�rtiinance or XMso�& tlOno in the n . t r�cel_ it�.�t�°�en lattir solde
icgu ic.z and Axa the c eg a pa �ce1 snap shall be gequirod-
.
atxd
eas d� cox: bl,rione � with finac�.r��
n the c � that the
,djaowl Pare;e, 0th acquired later conveyed
t.c�ns.3,aa�cd n . r. orcce�rdeddi.saa occoded
e ) 1 wall A:' ro �� r e8 i r� 3
-hhe Board o2 811perycors o then �rx that �5 (d) nes
parcel p �appI:e� r t by R a§ ono Code gect�.ozx �, �5 35 r c�3 need
pt�staax�4s.nass and p �os�
ba dixdg t s the c t as ,at �jje Board ag Sjjpc: :t.uo�°n laa alyr ca made
ee� the
such c� reds in, the pkil or sppa:oval of said Map or Maps a �c�?�e�e�-a 3.zx
ct .v.... a �r,a�a i4Ai ".[Xty�l i7�`�3xid.lJll"1���1! ��.t191....
Myac"'rYYLJt+M.+s'.at'6^^.dl"`suk_ -
-parcels
rp% Flann rg Sta9fx130 hs ax opinion,growtCOWISQ, rcada�
� 2.on' in ?axach rac'sMra�eee�
e�,. '4
wantthat ax1a pav`73 ��pfto
zgandoned by the Bowrei C a25$ 740 tisntaZoJ�t-o onf 7��r�
th
that �x0 +��er,�ett on Stxbc�i��.�sieasxe� V� �xa� a:��a��ed �hoeVan tabaambn ent 09
of npe �.govs �a. one � ��c�: cap an t or all f .e ato within that stabdivi0iOn-
c E,
h3.s opnxa ta'no date x�ec:nt�ra 24 a ;�.9`e �copies o �h �;haae:l3ed
Committee gaga � as e ; ovAd by those r.Ggul.at ,ons dp
t t- e � haonno avenue 4 n which ah to reVj, t%, parcels being devee,Jopad in
eaeitri:iAq cold adiVllslonaa
Z Ci into an Qn9O:L)a.eT
Co ► fee ,cogni%ee that this can e c on . .
The
��.�, saa�ad �r:�sicn� fiied in ttxe �.at<� ;�,L�qC! ° c� �r
p�ccsbInF . Since here o �tany� � osa�. �y�Stt*�i�p saber ��pp��"r
n c�a c�c not: t�e�, xni.ni.���� �.`�]d� ��� on [ird�.sXance cr���e�:.r
earlyg0 a why se�rage p
unap r todayus
s requ�d.1rel''(t�i1 4: Y� p 1.000
QS
zoningv etc*
"rec� Lis sc bra ng� nq 'fibe �:C11Xtx(i`Y:�$.Clik
Oubd�,�F'isi on Cc; �a rrInways cif r. acs Oro", ire art. }wa
The s:c� unit y O t lisle ���i�hc� r q�� � 2�ae
attent�.oxa the pas r�a�a r� �pproa.ch ='Ies n �3 ,
ng+lelPxL� o,� Co�n�•.ssc�r� £fir,�¢ounf+ryn
planning-
ann ,n�i c ��i a is �:1.3o the I . v re�idcr��� a� �c��reic�p;�tentr
aeret-�ar0 Concerned �a �c1ti�� �,mi�y� the il:1.4.�' O�
Occurring within c�.cm pAct
t titx2
�p
, c be ane�aa�,�h Jett itrud'a �r tui � 0 3 4 ` a t :Yt�� y aYr
+ yere apple ency 03C& ;i ncar� that
tc a11cEj gar UV �ecragn't.��.�ic� ti'lat the c2 nm u€�rt� c��, iaa��.
on old subd.iae�.s�.OA0 r �� .�scea's Whe these subdI VIJfi�x t�xt�� a�4�e �c�'a�e�a
r changed :4.n c t w��,Siin a rn� t#pn,, �.G pe�jc)d ct
A:hatc •badge subdivisions dill "Of e eke �cp
' r o,tha G 'ChO. �3®8rc-t ry f '� �
e i.t L ice c r�u nasdt4 110t
» o.� codo-
thl a es . e C.:0,unty coda p l' merger
as rc + re aces in Soo, �a oua � t�-?.?, , 2 Of ��ie r
j&d-,actbnt Para estarcle
q4» y�, s ce M*jght req,,j
a C� ear .4 gi aallY �c� iii ed 2�n
, ...e ^- r:i. h r�tulty gx'ci�,it MCO fob r �314 a,� amend-
c•tes �� c� rich !mtr 31,� 1949Y:ub x� c s:cn qr :�. aence 9'14 (L-hc� it ua `.
^ tla13 crdj�nanoe was thM ����
alt:a,yma�.e ChO:Lce u G Q rJor to the
saa._gc 4k 31) 8LdOPtOd 1�p�:" 9 p
pont to ter � � Col ubd.:iVisiOA Og��A��� �e � n..au
4
eh tate" rcasn�a bac. ��esc�;iYaab� c�s� rc, 1e
a _ 'lurch J.9 7--). p and +did Pn'Ov . j a
for �. r e =n` s X13.%,ahj j tire; std vi. call a a' so p �.
05� 60 2t, O'f access
st~m�ax ro . ,atCed" r. a .srt nc o .ass
as
tb at par'Cols whiC& Wero C ' trPe e G that p p
to a y pubIICIY rilaintalnod ' road
Y r 4C' rt' � a they 0.VXWuI.nrj c`C3�`c.ak� vaa
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to �h� dear c2 �t�,»e�.�`;k.sorr e3.tr�a���, c�e�����a e����r
€sA;s�s�Yn to all gubs- tr.�carc
May 3
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BUTTE COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION
MINUTES July 24, 1975
VII. MISCELLANEI)ug
A, Memo from S Uhdivision Critffnittee re; Land North o
Oroville Airport
The above referenced memo ---dated Ju1v 15, 1975--wao discussed.
Gerald DeRoca, 1533 Myers Street, Oroville and ;Jean P1cCanless, 180
Skyline Blvd., Croville, both property ownerP; in the area expressed
concern.
Staff was instructed to appraise the Board o� the potential problems
in this area=
BUTTE COUNTY PLANNING COriMISSION
MINUTES JULY 17, 1975
B. 21emo from Subdivision Committee Ito ; Land use North of
Orov ,lie Airport
Due to the lateness of the hour, 1,2;16 A. M. thj.s item. w,)s continued
for one week.
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Great Blue Heron, - One of the 128 species
of birdlife found in the borrov area.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
FOREWORD . . . ♦ . . . 0 «
ORGANIZATION . . . . . . . . 4
CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATION . )t
ABSTRACT . « . . . . . . . « .
. .
4
EXCERPT FROM REPORT OF
RECREATION TASK FORCE . « . .
. .
5
CHAPPT2R Z. INTRODUCTION . • •
» .
5
CHAPTER II. DESCRIPTION OF
BORROW .AREA . .
»
7
Impervious Material. Area . .
. .
7
Pervious Material .Area ,» « .
«
7
Feather River and Western Canal
8
Hydrology
Access « » . «
»
9
Boundary of Recreation Landq
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'41
Adjacent Land Use . «
♦
11 i
Climate « o . «
«
CHAPTER IIx. FISH AND WILDLIFE
13
Wildlife Refuge and Protection .
13
Regrowth of Vegetation . . .
.
13
Wildlife Repopulation ♦ . .
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6
Pish Habitat . . . . .
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1.4
Fishlife . . , « . + . » » .
.
18
Management problems . . . .
. .
1.8
CHAPTER IV. RECREATION EVALUATION
1�
Recreation Activities
«
1.9
Hunting. ♦ i » » . « . tl .
. .'
Wildlife Obsurvation . .
. .
General. Recreation
»
Zoo
Aecreat{ion Uct . « « « » «
« «
,-)O
Recreation Benefits . .l
CRAITER Va Ts OROVIG PILD1,17
RECREATION' A M
. .
GeneralConcepts
general Concepts . « . . . .
«
tP3
2'' C
Initial bevel.opment . . . .
. .
2S 1
Public Use Facilities
» .
23
Landscaping . « . . * « .
. ♦
24
Vegetation Control ♦ ♦
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24 C'
Costs . . « « . . 0. . . «
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24
Future Development and
{
j,'lanagement . » . . « .
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24
Economic 4111stification . . .
♦
26
COMMENTS OF OTHER AaNCSEE t
27
FOREWORD
This bulletin presents a plan for development of the: recreation: and fish and wild-
life potential of the Orovill.e borrow area. It contains information necessary to
support a budget request for General Fund appropriations for initial development
and operating costs during the first year of open_ ion. The bulletin represents
the combined efforts of the Departments of Water Resources, and Fish and Grade under
Interagency Agreement No. 22405. The .Department of Parkr and Recreation partici-
pated in the earjy stages of planning.
As stated in the Davis-n,�lWig.Act (Sections 11900-11925 of the California Water
Code) and in Sections 345 and 346 of the California eater Code, 'the Department of
Water Resources is responsible for the planning of facilities for recreation and
or preservation and. enh4nzement of fish and wildlife at state mater projects in
consultation and in cooperation with the Departments of Parka sand Recreation and
Fish and Came and, all appropriate federal, and Local agencies, and for acquiring
land necessary for the planned facilities) m, the approval of the Department of
General. Services.
Under the Davis-Dol'wi,g Acte the Department of Fish and Game is responsible for
managing fish and wildlife resources at units of the State Water Project in a
manner compatible with other uses.
In February 1967 the Administrator of the Resources Agency established a task
force to conduct a review of the state program for the planning and development
of recreation facilities and fish and wildlife enhancement in connection with
the State Water Project. The primary mission of this Task Force was to recommend.
a program of recreational facilities which will adequately serve the public with-
out excessive public coots The task force reviewed. plans for 49 proposed recrea-
tion projects) including the borrow art,at In August 1967 the Task Force+s report
was transmitted, to the Administrator. Its recommentlations for the borrow area
are quoted on page 5.
The Department of Water Resources recommends than the borrow area be developed as
described its this report. It concurs U th the recommendation of the Recreation
Task Force on developii ,nt of the barrow area that "sufficient funds by provided
at an early date to the Department of Fish and Game undo-, the Davis-Dolwig
Act .
Willi,= R: Gianel.liDirector
Department of Water Resources
The Resources Agency
State of California
State of California
The Resources Agency
DFFARTHENT OF WAI.7,t gr21.t'RC1;S
RONALD REAOAN, Governor
HORMAN B. UVERHORE, JR+y Adr:inistrator, Tile Resourcen Agency
WILLIAM R, DIAMELLI, Director* Department of Water Resources
ROBERT O. IMAND, As&ietant Director
ALFRED R. OOL2E1, Deputy Director
JOHN R. TEERINK. Deputy Director
SACRAMENTO DISTRICT
Cnrl A. warner . . . . . I . . . i s . . . . . District Engineer
Our M. Fairchild: . . . . . . . . . .. . Chief, Panning Section
This report van prepared under the direction of
Warren a'. Coin . . . . . . . + . Senor Engineer. Water Resources
V
Mormsn I., Houde , . . Associate Enginser, Water Resources
Ralph M. Xashituka * . , , . , . . . Water Resources Technician. I
based on, supporting documents
by
Howard R. Leach . . . . . . Wildlife Management Supervisor
Chnrles K. Fisher . .. . Associate Fishery Biologist
William R. Griffith . Associate Wildlife Manager Biologist
Department of Fish and Came
Recreation studies were conducted
by
Paul P. Hofer .. . . . Recreation Planner III
. . .: . . . . .. . .
Robert It. Hagy . . . ... . . Recreation Planner II,
Department of Parks and Recreatioh
.._..erg y.
I00NC'1AMONs
As a result of stutt(ee by the Departnenttl of Water
Resources, Fish and Gama, kAd Parks ftut Averoatinll, it in malt
cluged that!
1. The Oroville borrow area untl the edJacent
Feather Riv*r have tilp), potontial for fish, wildlife,i
and re reation and will rs,�eive subatantlal use.
9. The initial dokelopment described i.n the
rep;rt will enhance fish and wildlife andacco=odata
the anticipated pubiio use Tn the first years at
operation. Tlfereaftsri 1.dditional development 'will,
be required to satisfy euntinued,increases in use,.
3, The pervious borrow arse !'b sub4tdt to tro-
quent and pxtensivo inundation by the Feather Hirer,
Operation of ornylile Dam for flood control will not
eliminate this cohditlon. Chia prpeludes intensive.
development of .reorsatloll faoiiitiee and presents
problems in managendht of the warsw.%ter fishery.
AWOM14"DATIOM'
The borrow area etioulo he dsvoltiped as d"esarlbed in
this raport.
ABSTRACT
The State of California has acquired extensive holdings of dredger tailings and range-
lands southwest of Oroville in Butte County and' bordering the Feather River for 9.5
miles. About 80,000,000 cubic yards of rock, sand, and clay were removed for construe
tion of Oroville Dam, a, feature of the State Water Project. These lands, amounting to
about 5,504 adres,, will be retained in state ownership for :fish and wildlife enhance-
ment and recreation purposes# under the administration of the Department of Fish and
Game.
/ This area is readily accessible :from existing roads and highways. Removal of
materials and construction of roads have substantially improved interior adcbtt .
The atea cohtains numerous ponds which support Warmwater fish of various species, and,
also provide habitat for numerous birds and mammals. Fishing, hunting; wildlife
observation, and river -associated recreation will be the principal activities of nisi-
tors The area is uniquely suited to these activities, but being subject to frequent
ihundat,ion, a loW-dehsity, development of basic public use facilities in appropriate.
Mahagelnent plans are directed toward improving fish and Wildlife habitat and providing
pablic opportunity for enjoyment of the area's fish, W;U dlife, and scenic resources.
In accordance with the Davie»Dolwig Act, deheral Flint's will be requested in 1969-70
for develo meht of initial facilities, / The estimated capital cost Df initial devel-
opment is 186,500. This Would provide for the purchase of vehicular equipment and
miscellaneous s.pplies) c0nstructi0l•1 of an office and equikfient shed] and ihstallatiotl
of picnic tables, signs; and gates. Heavy vehicular equipment Would be used continue
o'as7.y far habitat im),.,roveinent and development for public use. The estimated o eration
4hd maintenance cost for the first year is $805700. / The estiMated use is 56)000
visitors -days in 1970) increasing to 314,000 visitor -days in 2017. Additiunsl use
Would occur in the 350 -acre impervious borrow pit if proposed ahoot,,ng and archery
ranges are developed anis operated by local organizations under agreement with the
bepartment of Pith and tame,
CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION
The California Legislature has declared
through 'enactment of the Davis-Dolwig
Act that recreation and the enhancement
of Fish and wildlife resources are among
the purposes of state water projects.
Prior to beginning construction of Oro-
ville Dam, a key storage facility of the
State Water Project, the Departments of
Fish and Game and Water Resources became
interested in the use of the borrow
areas for ;fish, wildlife, and, recreation
after construction ended. These borrow
areas were to be the source c., fill
material for construction of this huge
embankment data.
A March 1962 report—1/ of the Department
of Fish and Game presented a biological
evaluation of the then e:tisting borrow
areas and made recommendstons to realiz4
'their potential for fish and wildlife
enhancement after project completion.
The.ee rycommendat ons included retention
of the lands in state owoorship and pres-
ervation of designated ".restricted" areas
in their preproject conditions.
Some 5,(00 acres of borrow area lands
were subsequently acqulx`Od by the
Department of Water Reii0qrces When
borrow operations werc> Completed in
October 1967, more tilati 80,000,000 cub .v
yards of rock and eartrkj) Covering about
4,700 acres, had been 'e ttr►oved. About
200 acres of land have since. been rem
turned to Butte County Por relocation of
sanitary dumps and mattria.ls areas which
stood, in the way of borrow operations.
/ "A Preliminary Evalual;ion of the
Oroville Borrow Areas f oxo Fish and, Wild-
life Enhancement and Public. Recreation".
Excerpt from "Report of the Recreation Task Force
on the Strate Water, Project", August 1967'
"Recommendation: The Task Force recommends that the Oroville borrow tree be set
aside and managed solely as a fish and wildlife area under the direction of the
Department of Fish and, Game. We fuether recommend that it be permitted to develop
into a natural area and that no facilities be constructed other than those neves
sary for health and safety and project operation.
"The Task Force further recomends that sufficient funds be provided at an early
date to the Department of Fish and Game under the bavisi-Dolwig Act 'to provide for
wort; necessary to help nature bridge the gap between a converted borrow pit and a
wildlife area, Included in such items should be deepening of existing ponds where
appropriate to provide good warmwater fish habitat, either fencing or marking of
boundaries, and removal of c;otastMett.on scars where necessary,
11 It addition3 0
. The
Potential to the potential wildlife areas there were some borrow areas where
such a otential dial not exist. �� acre impervious material borrow area a.
deep hole with clay banks and little wildlife or fisheries potential could pos-
sibly be leased for rifle, shotgun, pistol, and archery ranges, These. develop
tnents should be accomplished with private or organizational capital funding."
thionto
location of the borrow area in rela- and e�
the State Water Project facili- These �
plans are �'�d
pretrKnterlin Bul'>.cy*4'in
ties and recreation areas near Oroville No. 117-6 "Orovill.(,, t(nncrvoir, Therma-
is shown on the cover, The borrow area Tito F'orebay, ThermalILu Atterbay -
is located southwest of the City of Oro- Water Resources RecreaGion :Report")
ville and bonders the Feather Rizer for December 1966. Thin b4Uetin No. 117-18
9.5 miles. Recreational, developments presents plans for the Otfective use or
providing for picnicking, camping) and the borrow area Janda Vrr fish, wi,ldlifo)
boating are planned for Lake Oroville and recreation.
Oroville Dam, 770 feet h ghi contains about 80)000)000 cubic yards of djay) cobbl8s)
sand> and gravel, All off' these matsria18 came frog the borrow area.
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CHAPTER II. DESCRIPTION OF THE BORROW AREA
This chapter presents a description of
the borrow area and the adjacent Feather
River. The 'boundary of lands available
for fish, wildlife, and recreation is
also defined. Plate 1 (pages !6 and 17)
shows the locations of the borrow area
features to be descri'hed.
Two different kinds of fill material
were placed in Oroville Dam. Material
for the impervious clay core was re-
moved from a 350 -acre area directly
south of the Oroville airport, The
pervioup materials, consisting of cob-
bles, stand and ,gravel., were removed
from a wa,jor portion of the remainder
of the borrow area.
Impervious Material Area
Before borrow operations, this area was
uncultivated. rangeland. Borrow excava-
tion has left a flat-bottomed omed. pit which
is about 35 feet below the surrounding
lands on the north, vent, and south
sides. The slope of the excavation at
the periphery is no OLceper than 11 to
1. This pit is well Irained and con-
tains no permanent 'pota(ta .
Pervious Matorial Area
This area is locwted on the Feather River
flood. 'plain. Prior to the beginning of
borrow operations, It consisted primarily
General 'view of borrow area during construction. Area A (right foreground) had been
extensively mined at this time. Wooded area in right center was restricted from boll.,
row operations for wildlife protection purpoees
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of desolate ridges and piles of rock
left by gold dredging, which began in
1898 and continued until 1952• Many of
the depressions in these dredger tail-
ings were permanently ponded. These
Ponds varied considerably in size and
shape and were supplied With standing
water by river seepage and flooding.
A wide variety of vegetation existed
at the ponds, between the ridges, and
along the Feather River and other
watercourses.
The extensive dredger tailing lands
covered an irregular area, which was
divided into subareas by the Feather
Rive:: and the Western Canal. During
construction these and other subareas
'were identified alphabetically (plate 1)
Not all of the dredger tailings within
the acquired area were needed for the
dam. Efficient borrow methods and
generally high -duality material made it
unnecessary to enter all acquired areas.
Remaining tailings are located primarily
in areas E and H at the southern extremi.
ties of the tailings area:.
Borrow operations have leveled areas A
Bs C, D, and G to an elevation roughly
3 feet above the summer flow level of
the Feather River. At various locations
these leveled areas are pocked with
water -willed sloughs and extra deep
excavations:
Three systems of embankment exist within
and, adjacent to the excavated areas.
Along the river's edge, training dikes
were constructed to protect the exca
i.
vated areas from destructive action of
Plows up to 150,000 cr8 and prevent ero
Sion of material fromexcavated areas
into the river. They channelize the
river, but al.10V seepage into the
leveled areas at highes4 river stages,
Four control weirs) built of sheet steel
Piling) have been constructed in the
dikes. These weirs allow free flow into
the e�tcavated areas when the river floe
reaches 50,000 efs.
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The second system of embankments was
built for the haul railroad used to
transport material to the dam. This
embankment passes through areas A, B,
and Cin the northern half of the per-
vious area and has several, turnaround
loops, one Leading to the
area. impervious
The third system of cmWn.,{�ments consists
Of floor? control 1ev�00, which are
located adjacent to the gest boundary of
the pervious borrow r.►rca, These levees
Were built in prior y0ars independentofProject consideration.
The Feather River and Western Canal
The Feather River through the borrow
area is a series Of long pools and short,
fast riffles over a predominantly cobble
and sand bottom. The banks are well.
shaded by a moderate to dense stand of
Willows) cottonwoods, and other riparian
vegetation.
The river is relatively clear after the
spring snowmelt runoff and stays clear_
through summer and early fall. It
Should become even clearer with the set-
tling of silt in Lake Oxoville and the
POOIS behind Thermalito Div3rsion Dam.
and the Feather River Fish Barrier Dam.
Operation of Take OroVille will decrease)
but not eliminate, flood flows past the
borrow area. Estimated project average
excedence intervals for various peak
flood flows are shown below. For ex-
ample, a flow of 1.00)000 cfs (cubic feet
per second) can be expected to be ex-
deeded once in 8 years on the average,
or about 6 tunes during a period of 50
years.
2.0 years for ?0)00,0 cfs
2.7 years for $0,1700 era
8 years for lOO,00o cfs
40 years for 140,000 cfs
With the exception of flood control re
leases from Oroville Liam' flows down the
.Feather River between the ThKwrlalito
Diversion Dam ana the Thermalito After -
bay river outlet will be maintained at
400 cfs. below the river oatlet, flows
will generally be as follows.,
October -March - 1Y700 CPS
April -September - 11000 cPs to about
6)000 cfs depend-
ing on downstream
demands
Compared with preproject flows, project
operation will generally result in de-
creased summertime flows above the river
outlet and increased summertime flows
below. Previously, river flows had been
significantly reduced during the summer
by irrigation diversions via the Sutter -
Butte Canal and the Western Canal.
These diversions are now made from the
Therinalito Afterbay.
The Western Canal has been blocked by
Thermalito Afterbay Dam approximately
3 miles from its origin at the Western.
Canal Diversion Dam. This reach of the
canal has been abandoned by its former
owner, but will be retained essentially
in its preproject condition by the
State.
A. 2 -mile canal section east of the head -
gate is open to the 'river. %Phereforo,
water depth fluctuates directly with the
river stage. The canal., ranging in
width from 50 to 1$0 feet' ij ooraered
by a moderate to dense stand of vegeta-
tion and by training dikes. West of the
headgate, the canal narrows and the banks
become bare of trees. A :Mood control
levee rubs along the southern edge.
At the present time, it isnot known if
the Western Canal Diversion Dam will be
kept in service. Continued operation is
desired by certain local interests for
the purpose of maintaining the esthetic
q., liity of the Feather River near
Orovll,e.
This dam is a timber crib strutcture
fitted with Plashboarda. Raising of the
flashboards increases water depth in the
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Western Canal and tho river a maximum of
about 4 feet,
Wate:, levela in tele 'Pervious borrow area
fluctuate with water levels in the
Feather River and tht-) abandoned portion
of the Western `—nal. Aerial surveil-
lance has revealed, that a river flov of
about 10,000 efs Oau.000 seepage through
the training dikes dria ponding in parts
of the leveled arofAn,, ,At river flows
above 20)000 cfs thare is standing watt.
over practically 411 of the mined areas
(photo on page 10)
T,,.a extent and exj)ected frequency of in.
undation therefore precludes the con-
struction of facilities in the excavated
areas which are susceptible to water
damage.
Ground, observations consisted of water
level measurements and soundings in
ponds and canals scattered throughout,
the pervious aa; r:*y This provides kno,,,rl-
edge of the suitability of these grater
areas for fish habitat at the lower
ranges of grater levels. The results of
these observations are described in
Chapter 111.
Access
Most of the borrow area is accessible by
a comb; nation of veIAI.Oalar travel and a
short walk. There are miles of construw
tion roads on 'the crest of the eml,ank-
menta, on embankment berms, and into the
mined areas, 'These roads crow the
Western Canal at two I matiots.
The peri.phf*.rY of the borrows area is
readily accessible from the present be, -
work of paved roads. State Highaey 9,9E
and Larkin, Road pans to the Vest, inter-
se'cting maxly ea.Wt-west roads "leading to
the borrow area. These irclude Almond
Avenue) Palm Avenues Cherry Avenue,
Biggs .Avenue, Hamilton Road, and Merced
Avenue (State highway 162) skirting the
northern boundary,,
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Inundation Ot areas A, �, �, ani Vii. FCather River flow is about 383 000
Tamil+on Fuad and Larkin R
nett to the relocatedDrovie,»oth co*�-� alonga
county road �rbich tuna aloe Willow; nev COunty road lew..ng east-Varj
g a bean 011 to a relocated w$ete disposal site.
the lbermalito .Afterbay Darn and Passer p
close to the northwestern boundary or '9tate 11t
'Che bOrrov area. Road passtoeast and pan� is heights
o roville-Villov .Access t'tam the
road v.,ll be available to areas easy Of the Feather River,
Bounda of Recreation
The boundary of borrow area sands to be
used for recreation and fish an
life enhancement (Plate l d wild.
pending state) is tentative
parcels
acquisition of certain
totaling about 200 acreslocated
in areas G and H. The area i
tentative boundarye within this
Of land and wateis about x,500 acres
Feather , exclusive of tr.,
River channel,
This area includes a pond which is
rated from the septi -
south limi
boundary along is of the main
to thea g Almond Avenue. Accordi,tg
area lands b tween thechange of borrow
Water Resourc s Depaltment of
Pond will be retained bte County' this
agreement provide$ easey the State. The
access to this Pont,..gents for public
Adjacent Land Use
Presplt and expected future
adjacent lands are compatible swithes fuse
Of the borrow area for fish
and recreation. Peri hersk, wildlife,.
sist mainly P landslife"
Y of mare dredger tailings
rangeland, and orchards. Nearby real-
dential and commercial
l'�w-density; with the developments are
greatest-concen.
tration al()n
g Merced Avenue and State
the Highway 70' The Thermaltto Afterbay►
0 oville'Willows counta
the low -.traffic oroville ay d, and
oroa border
area C and the impervious area.
Butte County's relocated waste disposal
siitt+'will be .located between the Western
Canal and the Impervious,pit
posal bite will, be fenced and oThisteds.
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by cut -and -cover moth ods
`a ed the
County will It is antlal
shrubbery to reg dant the ;necessary
Of the borr P erve the scenic values
ow area.
With the exception of a slow rate of
increase in residential s
de''elopmentn al on d commercial
Oraville-Will, g Merced Avenue, the
way 70, tittles road, anti State High
Present change is foreseen from
use of adjacent lands.
The borrow area, by its sheer size and
Peripheral embankmer,' ; and va ,
provides visitors With a g��taof
Isolation from residentialea dle of
:ial developments on edjacentd comer
innds.
Cl—
-,tee.,
The ;Timate of thw borrow
Cally Mediterranean
y� Tarea is typi;
Sacramento Valle ' as is that of the
round recreation use Permits year -
use of the area.
Normally, the rain
.October an � y season begins in
d ..ontinues through ,April.
The average annual precipitation is
about 2$ inches.
storms, or hailstorm snow -
Rains tml rms rarely occur.
y continue for several days at
a time, but are Usually
of varying .shalt gentle. Fogs
y and duration occur
during the winter.
During the apri'8 and
other seasons of the occasional;y at
velocity sweep yea2j winds of high
storms P over the area. The windy
The s are gen,eally of short duration,
relativehu are 4haracterized by low
humidity,- h,gh telnperatl.3 esu
and cloudless skies„
"Audubon
R''d''PP
Island")
Value,
HSU= Canal,
Over flow
and aroa A.
0 Audubon Inland" hey
ig
about 16,000
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"Audubon
R''d''PP
Island")
Value,
HSU= Canal,
Over flow
and aroa A.
0 Audubon Inland" hey
ig
about 16,000
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CEApTER 111. FISH AND WILDLIFE
Before borrow operations the,Oroville
tailing: area supported a great variety
and abundance of fish and wildlife.
The river and most of the ponds provided
habitat for Oelf sustaining fish popula-
t+,ons. TLe vegetative cover at the
ponds and along the Feather River and
other watercot>iaes provided habitat for
renIdent ani migratory wildlife. Over
128 species of birdlife and 1.3 species
of mammals were reported seen in the
area.
Concurrent with the borrow operations
was the disruption of Habitat and dis-
placement of resident fish and wildlife.
Following borrow operationsy natural
revegetation of the mined areas hes
occurred. This has been accompanied •b
a return cf wildlife in increasir num-
bers. 'Many cif the newly exlc&vated water
areas have been populate& b„ resident
warmvnNter fish.
Several problems relating to fish and
wildlife are evident in the prese):at
condition of the area.
Wildlife Refuge and Protection
Refuge areas for wildlife displ.at:ed uy'
borrow operations were dist.ributted.
throughout the tailings, These included
three restricted areas having hilgh wild-
life value, the undisturbed riparian
habitat along the Feather River, and
other unmined areas6
of the latter) "Audubon ZeS.MV , with
its dense growth of mature vegetation)
vitas especially valuable in providing
,38cape cover. This island: (page 1);
located between. the Feather River and
the Western Canal) was formed by coni
atruction of a newt overflov chantitl and
spillway for the Western Canal. There
is no flow In the channel at lots river
stages,
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Measures to protr c'u wildlife during
construction consisted of controlled
public acceso into the area) prohibi-
tion of hunting and poaching,4 and
surveillance b;r a Department of Fish
and Gine patrc'� mart.
Regrowth of Vegetation
Revegetati,on of the e.;cavated areas has
been rapid.. eriodia inundation during
constructior, has hastened the introduc-
tion and growth of phreatophytes, prin-
cipally wzillov and cottonwood. Such
growth constitutes the dominant plant
cover in the leveled areas other early
regrowth consists primarily of annual
grasoes and (orbs. The edges of :any
excavated ponds have filled in with
dense riparian growth,, notably cattail.,
mugwart) and western ragweed.
gildlife Repoptulation
Removal. of the barren rock piles has
greatly iwproved conditions for Cali-
fornia quail. and mourning dove. There
'. s been a notable increas.� in these
,.yrds) due to the creation of open
space with interspersed edge cover and
better food conditiors occurring with
revegetation.
The newsl.y created ponds and watercourser
have attractrA Fater birds, waterfowl)
and aquatic fur -bearers. Large concen-
trations of migratory vatcrfowrl occur
in the area When flood flows result in
inundation. Numerous broods of mallard
and cinnamon. teal are continually being
obaerved, as Weil, 'ac common ga? linuLe
and American root. Creat blue heron
and Anthotky11 s green heron are now fre-
gUently oeeri in the borrow area due to
the abundance of fishlife and aquatic
animal l.Lfe. Also, reports indicate
that beaver) muskrat) and, black -toiled
deer are reestablishing themselves in
the trea.
Fish Habitat
More than a hundred ponds with suitable
depths for fish remain from borrow exca-
vations, They range in size from a fer
huna,;;:d square feet to one about 85
acres. Moet are long and narrow, U-
shaped ,in Cross-section, and of uniform
depths. Side slopes vary from steep to
gentle
There aw°e three general types; preproj-
ect, ponds, newly excavated wooded pondsp
and newly excavated exposed ponds. iA
fourth type of waterway is the drainage
canal system which was excavated by the
dam contractor in area D. The total.
area of panels and iLanals is about 325
acres.
Virtually all the Preproject ponds were.
formed by the gold dredging. Those in
areas G and H are Moderately deep and
are bounded by stoop ridges of dredger
tailings, which prAvent overflow during
flooding (photo ' 'l.owr� . Their bottoms
are composed of eobbles, overlain with
varying amounts of ailt. At three un-
disturbed ponds in area C, shorelines
are not as steep,, wrat',er depths are not
as greats and the rich silt bottom is
quite thick. These ponds support vary-,
ing amounts of subwergent or emergent
vegetation. Matjzre rttands of cotton-
woods line their t�1'4tlrrp
The newly excavatmi wooded ponds are
located in areae At I) and C. Shore-
4.1,nes are of gentle gradient and depths
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Preproject ponds in area A. Note steep banks. Only a small portion of area A was
mined. Area 8 in background.
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arc a rather uniform 10 to 15 feet.
?3ottoms are usually sand overlain with
a light coating of silt. Bordering
-vegetation consists of stands of medium -
to large-sized cottonwoods and willws.
Leaves and insects falling from theso
trees enrich these ponds and make thein
more productive of aquatic life than the
exposed ponds with barren shorelines.
The drainage canal system (photo below)
extends around area D for about 6 miles.
Width of the canal averages about 50 feet
and approaches 200 feet in some places:
Bank vegetation is Largely restric t!:d to
saplingsy weeds) and grasses.
As previously stated, water levels in
these ponds and canals fluctuate with
those in the adjacent 'Feather River and
Western Canal stub. The fluctuation in
any pond a.ercnda on Its distance from
the river and the nv�ture of its sub-
strata. Generally, ponds close to the
riven have porous substrata and there-
fore fluctuate the moat,
With linw iicer flows (1400 cfs to approxi-
mately 10000 cfs), water depths are about
5 fee's in the drainage canal and 7 feet
or more in the ponds. The increase in
depth with river flown up to 1.0,000 efs
generally ranges frr,m I to 5 feet.
Increases in depth in) h0 4 feet in cer-
tain .ponds occur undr�r project flow con-
ditions with raisliig r)f the flashboards
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.AND USE AND PERMANENT
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Diversion Dam. However) continued oper-
ation of the dam would not significantly
affect the number and acreage of the
existing Water areas) since those ponds
most inf'iucaced have sufficient depths
and steep banks.
The major benefit to the borv)w area of
continued operation lies in the planned
excavation of additional ponds. With a
higher Water table resr%Lting from rais-
ing of the flashboards) the required
depth an -i volume of excavd ion would be
decreased for some of tL984 ponds.
Fishlife
thirty-nine species of fish either now
exist or can be expected to exist in the
ponds and canals and the nearby river.
"he undisturbed ponds continue to support
warmwater fish populations. Many of the
newly excavated ponds and canals contain
warmwater fishy which have traveled from
the river or adjacent ponds during over-
flow periods. one species usually pre-
dominates in any pond) with the Largemouth
bass found most frequently. The list
belowshows tier expected habitat of the
most common game fish.
The Feather River is the most important
king salmon spawning tributary in the
Sacra&--nto River system. Presently) it
supports an average annual run of 60000
king salmon, of which 55)000 are fall-
rui and 5)000 are spring -run. Fall -run
fish ascend the river from October 1 to
November 1.5 and spawn from the mouth of
Honcut Creek (9 miles below the borrow
area) upstream to the Fish Barrier Rami
at Oraville•
Removal of the Sutter -Butte Dam in con-
nection with water project construction
has extended the, ,:pstream run of Ameri-
can shad and striped bass. This dam was
located 0.3 mile below the river outlet
site.
Management Problems
Many of the borrow area ponds) particu-
larly those recently L xcavatzd, are sub-
ject to frequent overflow and merging
with nearby ponds. Vish can then mater-
mingle among ponds or enter via the
flooding river. Rough fish), notably
carp and other members of the minnow
family) exist in the river and some of
the ponds. Periodic infestation of
these ponds by rough fish reduces their
fishery potential. The intermingling
of incompatible game fish also tends to
reduce fishery potential.
Uncontrolled growth of willows and cot-
tohvoods in the excavated areas could
result in extensive art-na.s of dense sap-
ling forebts in the near future. Selec-
tive cutting and control measures will
be required to maintain the carrying
capacity of 'these lands for wildlife.
Uncontrolled growth of aquatic weeds in
the newly excavated ponds would reduce
fish habitat and impede angler access.
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Habitat
Fish Species
Rocky bottom ponds
Largemouth basso smallmouth bass) green
and canals
sltnf'ish) black crappie
Sandy or oilty
Largemouth bass) bluegill) white crappie)
bottom ponds
brown bullhead
Feather River
Smallmouth bass) green sunfish) white
catfish) channel catfish) king salmon
fall and spring runs)) steelhead.
(viriter and spring rugs), Imerican
shad (June j=)o striped baps (June
rust)
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MPTER IV. RECREATION EVAL(1ATION
Recreation use at two similar river
areas was considered in predicting rec-
rQation use of the borrow area. These
.t, areas are Lost Lake County Park on
the San Joaquin River in Fresno County
below Friant Dam, and the 23 -mile reach
of the American River below Nimbus Dam
in Sacramento County.
The Lost Lake area was initially devel-
oped by the Wildlife Conservation Board
to provide public f'ishiiig access to the
river and borrow pit pond. Public use
increased rapidly and visitation closely
approximated, the use occurring upstream
at Millerton Lake Sita+*,. Recreation Area
during the heip: +t of the recce: ,,tic, • u
son in 1904.
The American River flaws through a dense
urban are. Although public access is
limited to certain areas') about 900,000
visitor -days of recreation use occuwred
along this river reach during 1967.
This information demonstrates that the
combination of public ,access and increase
of summertime flows by upstream dams
attract increasing numbers of recreation
ists to a river.. Thio will occur below
the river outlet• `The borrow area com-
prises the longest continuous reach of
the lower Feather River now availAble to
the public, and should attract much of
the increased use.
Recreation Activities.
A unique combination of recreation
activ-
ties will be available in the borrow
area. Fishing) hunting, wildlife obser-
nation, and general recreation, mostly
river-asodd iated) will appeal to a wide
segment of the population seeking out-
door recreation.
Fisc
Fishing will occur at the ponds and
canals in the borrow area and along the
Feather.: Diver downstream of the river
outlet. The Feather River is presently
closed to all fishing from the river
outlet upstream to the Fish Barrier Dam.
It is estimated that the existing ponds
and canals will init>l.dilly provide 22,000
angler -days of use anoially. This esti-
mate is based on (l) 'the Department of
Fish and Game's cri aria of an average
catch of one pound Per angler -day for
satisfactory warmwator angling, and (2)
a yield of 50 to 100 pounds of warmwater
game fish per acre OX water surface.
The harvest potential and use cat Lit
i,lo: 4 -"ed by an intw,nnl.Ve fish: maaag;e-
ment program and by excav, tion of addi-
tional fishing ponds. 'With the equipment
and manpower described In Chapter V. an
additional 17 surface .;,;res of fishing
ponds can be excavated annually, This
will initially support an estimated addi-
tional 850 angler -days of use �,ch year.
By 2017) pond acreage couldd, be in excess
of 1,100 acres. This would support over
60,000 angler. -days of warmwater fishing
annually.
Fishing along the Feather River will be
for salmon and steelheady American Rhad
and striped bass, and resident warmw-.'er
fish.
Under present legal restrictions) salmon
and steel.head fishing is expected tc
remain at 1,800 angler -days annually in
the river reach ad46cent to the borrow
area:
Use of the American shad and striped
bass fishery before removal of the
Sutter -Butte Dam was estimated to be
4)400 angler -days annually. With "re-.
moval of this dam and improved public
access to the river) this fishery is
expected to increase appreciably. Like -
vise) there will be Increased angling
for resident warmvater fish, notably
white catfish brown bullheads) and
smatbaouth bass.