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Lake County board approves cooperation agreement with state to rehabilitate 12 Middle Creek culverts
Summary
The Lake County Board, sitting as the Watershed Protection District, approved a local cooperation agreement allowing the Central Valley Flood Protection Board and California Department of Water Resources to rehabilitate 12 culverts in the Middle Creek flood control project; the state will pay for the work and county responsibilities are limited.
The Lake County Board of Supervisors, sitting as the Lake County Watershed Protection District Board of Directors, voted unanimously to approve a local cooperation agreement with the Central Valley Flood Protection Board to rehabilitate 12 culvert locations tied to the Middle Creek flood control project and authorized the chair to sign.
Paul Anupadhyay, Lake County Water Resources Director, told the board the agreement was removed from the consent agenda so staff could answer questions. "This is not under our routine maintenance. This is from the Central Valley Flood Protection Board...so we are not funding it. It's funded by them," Anupadhyay said, describing the state-led work as separate from the county's existing projects.
The agreement covers rehabilitation work identified during an inspection done about a year ago, officials said. Linda (last name not specified), a county water-resources staff member, described the repair method as an in-place lining process that can extend the life of a culvert. "The liner goes in and they bake it in place, and it gives the life of the culvert another 15, 20 years," she said.
Board members and a public commenter raised six questions before the vote, including whether a Lake County Local Streambed Alteration (LSA) permit was required, the project schedule, how gravel and vegetation at culvert inlets and outlets would be handled, coordination with Caltrans channel work, and how future maintenance costs of rehabilitated pipes would be paid. County staff said the state (Department of Water Resources and the Central Valley Flood Protection Board) is leading and funding the rehabilitation, and therefore the county does not need to obtain a new LSA or absorb the project costs. Staff said the work will include only limited gravel and vegetation removal at inlet and outlet areas.
Officials noted the state's program inspects culverts periodically and addresses those that can be lined versus those that must be replaced. Staff also said the state will handle logistics and will coordinate local needs such as access to water through the Upper Lake Water District.
After public comment and staff responses, a board member moved to approve the agreement and another board member seconded. The motion carried 5-0.
The board did not specify detailed schedule dates, dollar amounts, or last names for all county staff and board members during the discussion; those details were not provided in the meeting transcript.
