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Ramona Hog Lake Road Improvement Project August 2011 The Regional Director, Pacific Regional Office for the BIA is the deciding official for the BIA. The Regional Forester, Pacific Southwest Regional Office is the responsible official for the Forest Service. Document Structure At the direction of the RTA, Frank Springer & Associates, Inc. has prepared this EA in compliance with NEPA and other relevant Federal and State laws and regulations. This EA discloses the direct, indirect, and cumulative environmental impacts that would result from the proposed action and alternatives. The proposed Project will comply with all local, state and federal laws, regulations and policies including but not limited to the National Forest Management Act, the Endangered Species Act, and the San Bernardino National Forest Land Management Plan (2006) (LMP). The document is organized into four parts: Chapter 1. Purpose and Need: This chapter includes information on the history of the Project proposal, the purpose of and need for the Project, and briefly describes the agency’s proposal for achieving that purpose and need. This section also details how the Forest Service informed the public of the proposal and how the public responded. Chapter 2. Alternatives: This chapter provides a detailed description of the RTA’s proposed action as well as alternative methods for achieving the stated purpose. These alternatives were developed based on issues raised by the public and other agencies. This discussion also includes mitigation measures. Finally, this section provides a summary table of the environmental consequences associated with each alternative. Chapter 3. Affected Environment and Environmental Consequences: This section describes the environmental effects of implementing the proposed action and other alternatives. This analysis is organized by resource area. Within each section, the affected environment is described first, followed by the effects of the No Action Alternative that provides a baseline for evaluation and comparison of the other alternatives that follow. Chapter 4. Consultation and Coordination: This chapter provides a list of agencies consulted during the development of the environmental assessment. Additional documentation, including more detailed analyses of Project-area resources, may be found in the Project planning record located at the San Bernardino National Forest, San Jacinto Ranger District, Ranger Station located at 54270 Pine Crest Road, Idyllwild, CA 92549, phone number: 909-382-2922. Frank Springer & Associates, Inc. Page 3 of 79 Environmental Assessment
Ramona Hog Lake Road Improvement Project August 2011 Chapter 1 – Purpose and Need Background The Ramona Reservation is located approximately 30 miles east of the City of Temecula and 4 miles north of the town of Anza in Riverside County, California, as indicated in Figure 1, General Location. The Ramona Reservation occupies approximately 560 acres near Thomas Mountain. Hog Lake Road, also known as Forest Service Route 6S18, provides the sole means of road access to the Ramona Reservation, and is consequently extremely important to the Ramona Tribe. Besides crossing private parcels, outside the Forest boundary, the road crosses federal parcels managed by the Forest Service before entering the Ramona Reservation. Nearby transportation routes include U.S. 371 to the south and State Highway 74 to the east. As illustrated in Figure 2, Proposed Project Overview, the project consists of two parts. The first part begins on Hog Lake Road at the intersection of Wheat Road, and extends northeast along Hog Lake Road for 6,390 feet through National Forest System land and a further 987 feet north through Ramona Reservation land, terminating just past the first intersection past the Reservation boundary. The second part of the Project begins at the intersection of Hog Lake Road and Bautista Road and extends 1,096 feet northeast along Hog Lake Road, through privately owned land to the intersection of Hog Lake Road and Wheat Road. This document addresses the federal environmental NEPA requirements for both parts of the Project. Due to the second part of the project occurring on privately held lands, implementation of the second part will require CEQA compliance in order to meet State and County requirements. The information contained within this EA may be used in partial fulfillment of those requirements. Hog Lake Road is a 8,473 foot-long unpaved road extending northeast from Bautista Road to the Ramona Reservation, and then turns north through the Ramona Reservation. The proposed road improvements extend through Township 7 South, Range 2 East, Section 1; Township 6 South, Range 2 East, Section 36; and Township 6 South, Range 3 East, Section 30 and 31; within the Anza Quadrangle. Federal lands underlie Hog Lake Road beginning at the intersection of Wheat Road, at the Forest Boundary, and extend northeast along Hog Lake Road for 6,390 feet to the Ramona Indian Reservation Boundary. Construction activity will extend a further 987 feet northeast through the Reservation, terminating just past the first road intersection. Non-federal privately held lands begin at the intersection of Hog Lake Road and Bautista Road and extend 1,096 feet northeast to Wheat Road, at the Forest Boundary. Frank Springer & Associates, Inc. Page 4 of 79 Environmental Assessment
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