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Commission defers Turtle Bay stream‑channel permit after questions on cultural review and ownership changes
Summary
The state Commission on Water Resource Management deferred a resubmitted Stream Channel Alteration Permit (SCAP‑6438.3) for a bridge/culvert at Turtle Bay after commissioners asked the new owner for a fuller presentation on cultural consultation, EIS applicability and hydraulic analyses. Staff had recommended approval with conditions; the commission voted to defer pending a consolidated presentation by the applicant.
Chair Dawn Chang opened discussion on item B1, a resubmittal of Stream Channel Alteration Permit SCAP‑6438.3 originally issued in May 2022, and staff presented a recommendation for approval with conditions.
Dean Ueno of the commission’s Stream Protection and Management Branch told commissioners the package includes exhibits cited in the May 2022 submittal, Division of Aquatic Resources and US Fish and Wildlife Service comments, a hydraulic and scour analysis (River Focus), floor/funnel and water‑quality surveys (ACOS), State Historic Preservation Division comments, and an expanded review of traditional customary practices and the cultural impact assessment (CIA) incorporated in the FEIS. Staff said the applicant had supplied evidence that plans previously under DPP review are now…
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