![]() ![]() CAL FIRE staff conducted an environmental review to confirm that no exceptions apply which would preclude the use of a Notice of Exemption for this project. This project fits under the description of a Class 4 (15304 - Minor Land Alterations) Categorical Exemption to CEQA. This Notice of Exemption shall cover all initial fuels reduction treatments and ongoing vegetation maintenance at all AEU communication repeater tower sites into perpetuity provided the elements of this project description and environmental conditions do not change. None of the repeater tower sites are in close proximity to watercourses or any archaeological resources. No burning will be done on any of the sites, and no merchantable sized timber will be removed. The project shall require no grading and only minimal disturbance of earthen material. Fuels reduction treatments shall consist of brush/vegetation clearing, pruning of tree limbs, weed eating grass, removing any vegetation greater than one foot off the ground, and trees less than nine inches DBH, and either chipping and removing of woody material or chipping and scattering on site. The fuels reduction and maintenance work shall be done by CAL FIRE Pine Grove and Growlersburg hand crews. Communication vaults less than 120 square feet require 10 feet of clearance to bare mineral soil and no flammable vegetation for an additional 10 feet around the exterior. ![]() Communication vaults greater than 120 square feet require a full 100 feet of defensible space created around them. Most repeater towers are connected to a communications vault. Currently AEU has identified several repeater sites which warrant some form of fuels reduction around and adjacent to them. Currently there are a total of 14 repeater sites in Amador and El Dorado counties used by AEU Emergency Command Center to dispatch emergency incidents and maintain radio communication throughout the unit. This project consists of performing fuels reduction treatments and then ongoing maintenance at AEU communication repeater sites in Amador and El Dorado counties. ![]()
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