§ 936.9. Protection and Restoration of the Beneficial Functions of the Riparian Zone in Watersh...
14 CA ADC § 936.9Barclays Official California Code of RegulationsEffective: January 1, 2023
Effective: January 1, 2023
14 CCR § 936.9
§ 936.9. Protection and Restoration of the Beneficial Functions of the Riparian Zone in Watersheds with Listed Anadromous Salmonids.
In addition to all other Rules, the following requirements shall apply in any watershed with listed anadromous salmonids. Requirements of 14 CCR § 936.9 precede other sections of the FPRs.
Geographic scope -- Requirements for Watersheds with Listed Anadromous Salmonids differ depending on the geographic location of the watershed and geomorphic characteristics of the Watercourse. Unique requirements for Watersheds with Listed Anadromous Salmonids are set forth for 1) Watercourses in the coastal anadromy zone with Confined Channels, 2) Watercourses with Flood Prone Areas or Channel Migration Zones, and 3) Watercourses with Confined Channels located outside the coastal anadromy zone.
Watersheds which do not meet the definition of “Watersheds with Listed Anadromous Salmonids” are not subject to this section except as follows: The provisions of 14 CCR § 936.9, subsections (k)-(q) also apply to Planning Watersheds immediately upstream of, and contiguous to, any watershed with listed anadromous salmonids for purposes of reducing significant adverse impacts from transported fine sediment. Projects in other watersheds further upstream that flow into Watersheds with Listed Anadromous Salmonids, not otherwise designated above, may be subject to these provisions based on an assessment consistent with Cumulative Impacts assessment requirements in 14 CCR §§ 898 and 932.9 and Board Technical Rule Addendum No. 2, Cumulative Impacts Assessment. These requirements do not apply to upstream watersheds where permanent dams attenuate the transport of fine sediment to downstream Watercourses with listed anadromous salmonids.
(6) Consistent with the requirements of 14 CCR § 936.9, subsections (f), (g), (h) and (v), protect, maintain, and restore trees (especially conifers), Snags, or downed large Woody debris that currently, or may in the foreseeable future, provide large Woody debris recruitment needed for instream habitat structure and Fluvial geomorphic functions.
(b) Pre-plan adverse cumulative watershed Effects -- Pre-plan adverse cumulative watershed Effects on the populations and habitat of anadromous salmonids shall be considered. The Plan shall specifically acknowledge or refute that such Effects exist. When the proposed Timber Operations, in combination with any identified pre-plan watershed Effects, will add to significant adverse existing cumulative watershed Effects, the Plan shall set forth measures to effectively reduce such Effects.
(c) Objectives for Timber Operations or silvicultural prescriptions in WLPZs -- Any timber operation or silvicultural prescription within any Watercourse or Lake protection zone shall have protection, maintenance, or restoration of the Beneficial Uses of water, and Properly Functioning Salmonid Habitat and listed aquatic or Riparian-Associated Species as significant objectives. Specific objectives are described below.
(1) Core Zone: The primary objective for this zone is streamside bank protection to promote bank stability, wood recruitment by bank erosion, and Canopy retention. Timber Operations are generally excluded from this zone and limited to actions which meet the objectives stated above or improve salmonid habitat consistent with 14 CCR § 936.9 subsections (a) and (c).
(2) Inner Zone: The primary objective for this zone is to develop a large number of trees for large wood recruitment, to provide additional shading, to develop vertical structural diversity, and to provide a variety of Species (including hardwoods) for nutrient input. This is accomplished through the establishment of high basal area and Canopy retention by retaining or more rapidly growing a sufficient number of large trees. Additional specific objectives include locating large trees retained for wood recruitment nearer to the Core Zone and maintaining or improving salmonid habitat on Flood Prone Areas and CMZs when present. Timber Operations within WLPZs are limited to those actions which meet the objectives stated above or to improve salmonid habitat consistent with 14 CCR § 936.9 subsection (a) and (c).
(3) Outer Zone: The primary objective for this zone is to buffer the Inner and Core Zones and to provide the following functions: 1) wind resistance where windthrow is common or likely to occur, 2) additional wood recruitment, 3) microclimate control in the Inner or Core Zones for purposes other than limiting water temperature change, 4) habitat for terrestrial wildlife Species that depend on Riparian areas, and 5) an additional sediment filter on steeper slopes with high or moderate Erosion Hazard Rating when Tractor Operations are proposed.
(4) Class II Large Watercourses (Class II-L): The primary objective is to maintain, protect or restore the values and functions of Class II-L type Watercourses described below. Class II-L Watercourses can have greater individual Effects on receiving Class I Watercourse temperature, sediment, nutrient, and lame wood loading than Class II standard (Class II-S) Watercourses due to larger channel size, greater magnitude and duration of flow, and overall increased transport capacity for watershed products. Other objectives stated in 14 CCR § 936.9 subsections (c)(1) and (2) above for the Core Zone and Inner Zone are also desired objectives for Class II-L type Watercourses.
(5) A primary objective for all WLPZs is to implement practices to maintain, protect and contribute to restoration of Properly Functioning Salmonid Habitat and repair conditions detrimental to the Species or Species habitat. Practices to meet this objective include, but are not limited to, thinning for increased conifer growth; felling or Yarding trees for wood placement in the channel; restoration of conifer deficient areas; management to promote a mix of conifers and hardwoods; Abandonment and upgrading of non-functioning or high risk roads, Watercourse crossings, Tractor Roads, and Landings; and fuel hazard reduction activities that will reduce fire hazards and stand replacing wildfires which would result in significant adverse Effects to salmonid Species or Riparian habitat.
(1) The Plan shall fully describe: (A) the type and location of each measure needed to fully offset sediment loading, thermal loading, and potential significant adverse watershed Effects from the proposed Timber Operations, and (B) the Person(s) responsible for the implementation of each measure, if other than the Timber Operator.
(2) In proposing, reviewing, and approving such measures, preference shall be given to the following: (A) measures that are both onsite (i.e., on or near the Plan area) and in-kind (i.e., erosion control measures where sediment is the problem), and (B) sites that are located to maximize the benefits to the impacted portion of a Watercourse or Lake. Out-of-kind measures (i.e., improving shade where sediment is the problem) shall not be approved as meeting the requirements of this subsection.
(C) Actions necessary for the protection of public health, safety and general welfare. This includes actions necessary to protect infrastructure facilities including, but not limited to, roads, bridges, powerlines, utilities, water drafting structures, homes, and other Approved and Legally Permitted Structures.
(B) Documentation of how proposed harvesting in the WLPZ contributes to the objectives of each zone stated in 14 CCR § 936.9, subsection (c) and other goals in 14 CCR § 936.9, subsection (a)(1)-(8). Documentation shall include the examinations, analysis, and other requirements listed in 14 CCR § 936.4, subsection (a).
(2) Class I Watercourses with Confined Channels in Watersheds in the Coastal Anadromy Zone: The following are the minimum requirements for WLPZ delineation and Timber Operations in Class I WLPZs in Watersheds in the coastal anadromy zone where Confined Channels are present. WLPZ width ranges from 100-150 feet slope distance, depending on the Silvicultural System applied above the WLPZ. Three Zones are established within the WLPZs: The Core Zone is nearest to the water, the Inner Zone is the middle zone contiguous to the Core Zone, and the Outer Zone is furthest from the water and contiguous to the Inner Zone. Graphic depictions of zones and the abbreviated descriptions of the silvicultural prescriptions and operational requirements are shown in Figure 4. Table 1 specifies the enforceable standards to be used for protection of Class I Watercourses for the area included in the coastal anadromy zone:
(A) Core Zone: The minimum width of the Core Zone shall be 30 feet measured from the Watercourse Transition Line or Lake Transition Line. No Timber Operations are permitted in this zone except for those listed in 14 CCR § 936.9, subsection (e)(1) (A)-(F), or those approved pursuant to 14 CCR § 936.9, subsection (v). Sanitation-Salvage is prohibited except as provided in 14 CCR § 936.9, subsections (s), (t), and (u).
(B) Inner Zone: The minimum width of the Inner zone shall be 70 feet measured from the landward edge of Core Zone. Timber Operations are permitted in this zone when conducted to meet the goals of this section, objectives for the Inner Zone in 14 CCR § 936.9, subsection (c)(2), pursuant to 14 CCR § 936.9, subsections (e)(1)(A)-(F), or pursuant to 14 CCR § 936.9, subsection (v). Harvesting prescriptions should focus on practices that use thinning from below. Silvicultural Systems for harvesting are limited to the use of commercial thinning or single tree selection modified to meet the following requirements:
3. Postharvest stand shall have a minimum 80% Overstory Canopy cover in the Coast and Southern Forest Districts of the coastal anadromy zone and a minimum 70% Overstory Canopy cover in the Northern Forest District of the coastal anadromy zone. The postharvest Canopy may be composed of both conifers and hardwood Species and shall have at least 25% Overstory conifer Canopy.
5. Large trees retained to meet 14 CCR § 936.9, subsections (f)(2)(B)(1.) and (3.) above that are the most conducive to recruitment to provide for the Beneficial Functions of Riparian Zones (e.g., trees that lean towards the channel, have an unimpeded fall path toward the Watercourse, are in an advanced state of decay, are located on Unstable Areas or downslope of such an Unstable Areas, or have undermined roots) are to be given priority to be retained as future recruitment trees.
(C) Outer Zone: The minimum width of the Outer Zone shall be 50 feet measured from the landward edge of Inner Zone. This zone is required where evenaged Regeneration Methods, Seed Tree removal, shelterwood removal, Alternative Prescriptions declared under 14 CCR § 933.6, subsection (b)(3) as most related to any evenaged Silvicultural System, variable retention or rehabilitation of understocked areas will be utilized contiguous to the Watercourse and Lake protection zone. Timber Operations are permitted in this zone when conducted to meet the goals of this section, including those for the Outer Zone in 14 CCR § 936.9, subsection (c)(3), and (5), pursuant to 14 CCR § 936.9, subsection (e)(1)(A)-(F), or pursuant to 14 CCR § 936.9, subsection (v). Silvicultural Systems for harvesting are limited to the use of commercial thinning or single tree selection modified to meet the following requirements:
(E) Additional Special Operating Zone: For situations contiguous to the Outer Zone where evenaged Regeneration Methods, Seed Tree removal step, shelterwood removal step, Alternative Prescriptions declared under 14 CCR § 933.6, subsection (b)(3) as most related to any evenaged Silvicultural System, variable retention or rehabilitation of understocked areas with the same effect as a clearcut is used, slopes are greater than 50%, and the Outer Zone is located on any north aspect, the RPF shall consider the need for a special operating zone for purposes of shading the Watercourse from direct low angle solar radiation from beneath the Overstory Canopy that is expected to have a potential significant adverse impact on water temperature. When the special operating zone is needed, the special operating zone shall retain Understory and mid-canopy conifers and hardwoods. These trees shall be protected during falling, Yarding and Site Preparation to the extent Feasible. Width of the zone shall be 50 feet measured from the landward edge of the Outer Zone.
Table 1: Procedure for Determining WLPZ Widths and Protective Measures
Class I WLPZs -- Confined Channels -- Coastal Anadromy ZonePursuant to 14 CCR 936.9(f)(2) |
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Zone Designation | Zone width | Overstory Canopy Cover | Large Tree | Silviculture | Operational |
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(ft.) | Retention | Requirements | Requirement |
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Channel Zone | Variable | Retain all trees except per 936.9(e)(1) A-F or 936.9(v) | Retain all trees except per 936.9(e)(1) A-F or 936.9(v) | Retain all trees except per 936.9(e)(1) A-F or 936.9(v) | No timber operations except per 936.9(e)(1)A-F or 936.9(v); |
Core Zone per 936.9(f)(2)(A) | 30 ft. | Retain all trees except per 936.9(e)(l)A-F or 936.9(v) | Retain all trees except per 936.9(e)(1) A-F or 936.9(v) | Retain all trees except per 936.9(e)(1) A-F or 936.9(v); no sanitation salvage except 916.9(s)(t) and (u). | No timber operations except per 936.9(e)(1) A-F or 936.9(v); |
Inner Zone per 936.9(f)(2)(B) | 70 ft. | 80% Coast and Southern Forest District of Coastal Anadromy Zone per 936.9(f)(2)(B)3. | 70% in Northern Forest District of Coastal Anadromy Zone per 936.9(f)(2)(B)3. | 13 largest trees/ac. per 936.9(f)(2)(B)4. | Increase QMD; No sanitation salvage except 916.9(s)(t) and (u); commercial thinning or single tree selection only. | Preferred Management Practices in 936.9(f)(2)(D) |
Outer Zone per 936.9(f)(2)(C) | 50 ft. | 50% | NA | Commercial thinning or single tree selection only; Retain wind firm trees. | Preferred Management Practices in 936.9(f)(2)(D) |
Outer Zone applicable only where even-aged regeneration used adjacent to the WLPZ | per 936.9(f)(2)(C).1. | ||||
Special Operating Zone per 936.9(f)(2)(E) | 50 ft. | NA | NA | SOZ applicable only where even-aged regeneration used adjacent to the WLPZ. Retain understory and midstory trees per 936.9(f)(2)(E) | All other Forest Practice Rules |
Figure 4: Graphic of profile view of Class I WLPZ with Confined Channels in Watersheds in the Coastal Anadromy Zone (not to scale)
Outer Zone:
50 ft. Outer Zone required only when even-aged Silvicultural System contiguous to WLPZ
Modified commercial thinning or single tree selection
50% overstory Canopy (OSC)
Inner Zone:
Modified commercial thinning or single tree selection
Increase QMD
No Sanitation Salvage
Retain 80% OSC in the Coast and Southern Forest Districts of the coastal anadromy zone and 70% OSC in the Northern Forest District of the coastal anadromy zone
Retain 13 largest trees/ac.
(3) Class I Watercourses with Flood Prone Areas or Channel Migration Zones: The following are the minimum requirements for WLPZ delineation and Timber Operations in Class I WLPZs in locations where Flood Prone Areas and/or CMZs are present. WLPZ widths vary depending on the extent of the Flood Prone Area and Silvicultural System applied contiguous to the WLPZ.
There are up to 5 zones established within the WLPZ: The CMZ (when present), the Core Zone is the portion of the Flood Prone Area nearest the water (and contiguous to the CMZ when present), the Inner Zone A is contiguous to the Core Zone, the Inner Zone B is contiguous to Inner Zone A and extends to the landward edge of the Flood Prone Area, and the Outer Zone is hillslope area and is contiguous to the Inner Zone B and landward perimeter of the Flood Prone Area. Table 2 specifies the enforceable standards to be used for protection of Class I Watercourses with Flood Prone Area or Channel Migration Zones. The zones and the abbreviated descriptions of the silvicultural prescriptions, and operational requirements are shown in Figure 5.
(B) Core Zone: The minimum width of the Core Zone shall be 30 feet measured from the Watercourse Transition Line or Lake Transition Line. No Timber Operations are permitted in this zone except for those listed in 14 CCR § 936.9, subsection (e)(1) (A)-(F), or those approved pursuant to 14 CCR § 936.9, subsection (v). Sanitation-Salvage is prohibited except as provided in 14 CCR § 936.9, subsections (s), (t), and (u).
(C) Inner Zone A: The Inner Zone A generally encompasses the portion of the Flood Prone Area from 30 feet beyond the WTL (Core Zone perimeter) up to 150 feet from the WTL. The minimum width of the Inner Zone A shall be the greater of the distance from the landward edge of the Core Zone to the landward edge of the Inner Zone A or 70 feet. The maximum width is 120 feet. Timber Operations are permitted in this zone when conducted to meet the goals of this section, including those for the Inner Zone in 14 CCR § 936.9, subsection (c)(2), pursuant to 14 CCR § 936.9, subsections (e)(1) (A)-(F) or pursuant to 14 CCR § 936.9, subsection (v). Harvesting prescriptions should focus on practices that use thinning from below. Silvicultural Systems for harvesting are limited to the use of commercial thinning or single tree selection modified to meet the following requirements:
3. Postharvest stand shall have a minimum 80% Overstory Canopy cover in the Coast and Southern Forest Districts of the coastal anadromy zone and a minimum 70% Overstory Canopy cover in all other Watersheds with Listed Anadromous Salmonids. The postharvest Canopy may be composed of both conifers and hardwood Species and shall have at least 25% Overstory conifer Canopy.
5. Large trees retained to meet 14 CCR § 936.9, subsections (f)(3)(C)(1.) and (3.) above that are the most conducive to recruitment to provide for the Beneficial Functions of Riparian Zones (e.g. trees that lean towards the channel, have an unimpeded fall path toward the Watercourse, are in an advanced state of decay, are located on Unstable Areas or downslope of such an Unstable Areas, or have undermined roots) are to be given priority to be retained as future recruitment trees.
(D) Inner Zone B: The Inner Zone B is applicable when there are very wide Flood Prone Area. The Inner Zone B encompasses the portion of the Flood Prone Area from the landward edge of the Inner Zone A (i.e.150 feet from the WTL) to the landward edge of the Flood Prone Area. The landward edge of the Inner Zone B (i.e. the landward perimeter of the Flood Prone Area) shall be established in accordance with Flood Prone Area definitions in 14 CCR § 895.1. Timber Operations are permitted in this zone when conducted to meet the goals of this section, including those for the Inner Zone in 14 CCR § 936.9, subsection (c)(2), 14 CCR § 936.9, subsection (e)(A)-(F), or pursuant to 14 CCR § 936.9, subsection (v). Silvicultural Systems for harvesting are limited to the use of commercial thinning or single tree selection modified to meet the following requirements:
(E) Preferred Management Practices in the Inner Zone A and B of Flood Prone Areas. When Timber Operations are considered pursuant to 14 CCR § 936.3, subsection (c) and 936.4, subsection (d), the following Preferred Management Practices should be considered for inclusion in the Plan by the RPF and by the Director when Timber Operations are conducted in the Inner Zones of the Flood Prone Area.
2. Minimize Yarding and Skidding: Skid trails, Yarding corridors, falling activities, and log Yarding, should not alter the natural drainage or flow patterns. EEZ of 30 feet should be applied near side channels and areas of ponding. Very limited, pre-flagged, pre-approved prior to falling skid trails shall be used and abandoned so as to minimize risk of becoming new secondary channels by Flood Flows. Minimize or exclude, to the extent Feasible, tractor Skidding/crossings over, through, or along secondary channels (protection of overflow channels is a key element). Locate Tractor Roads on high ground areas to the greatest extent possible. When Feasible, use feller-bunchers which do not drag/skid logs through the zone, minimize turning of equipment which would result in increased depth of ground surface depressions, and utilize mechanized harvesting equipment which delimbs harvested trees on the pathway over which equipment would travel. Cable Yarding corridors should be located at wide intervals consistent with practices that use lateral Yarding. Full suspension should be used when possible.
3. Minimize Soil Erosion and Prevent Discharge: Design Timber Operations to avoid turbid runoff by treating any ground disturbance greater than 100 square feet. Operations shall be conducted only in dry soil conditions. Avoid disturbance of vegetation not intended for harvest that could increase the likelihood of erosion or damages the reinforcing root network on the channel banks, including any secondary overflow channel. Restore any tracks or trails to an original surface.
4. Avoid Slash Concentration and Site Preparation: Logging Slash shall not be disposed of or concentrated in side channels. When Slash is treated within the Flood Prone Areas, scatter Slash and avoid piling or other Concentrations that may obstruct flows in side channels. When Feasible, concentrate/mulch Slash in Tractor Roads. No Mechanical Site Preparation, Broadcast Burning or pile burning.
6. Avoid Use of Water Drafting Sites: Water drafting sites shall be located outside Flood Prone Areas when Feasible (exceptions could include, but are not limited to, drafting from an existing Watercourse crossing that is appropriately engineered to facilitate Properly Functioning Salmonid Habitat and those sites designed and permitted pursuant to a waste discharge or steam alteration permits.
7. Avoid Disturbance to Critical Flood Prone Area Habitat: Avoid disturbance of abandoned meanders, oxbow Lakes, or other features that provide off-channel habitat for fish during Flood Flows. Avoid activities that could increase potential for diversion or avulsion of Stream flow out of existing channel, including breaching or lowering the elevation of natural levees. Retain adequate hydraulic roughness provided by trees on the floodplain surface, thereby slowing flood water velocity on floodplains, attenuating peak Flood Flows, and allowing sediment to be deposited. Retain existing deciduous hardwoods preferential to anadromous salmonid Species and down large Woody debris.
(F) Outer Zone: The width of the Outer Zone is 50 feet measured from the landward edge of Inner Zone. This zone is required where evenaged Regeneration Methods, Seed Tree removal, shelterwood removal, Alternative Prescriptions declared under 14 CCR § 933.6, subsection (b)(3) as most related to any evenaged Silvicultural System, variable retention or rehabilitation of understocked areas will be utilized contiguous to the Watercourse and Lake protection zone. Timber Operations are permitted in this zone when conducted to meet the goals of this section, including those for the Outer Zone in 14 CCR § 936.9, subsection (c)(3) and (5), pursuant to 14 CCR § 936.9 subsection (e)(1) (A)-(F), or pursuant to 14 CCR § 936.9, subsection (v). Silvicultural Systems for harvesting are limited to the use of commercial thinning or single tree selection modified to meet the following requirements:
Table 2: Procedure for Determining WLPZ Widths and Protective Measures
Class I WLPZs -- with Flood Prone Areas or Channel Migration ZonesPursuant to 14 CCR 936.9(f)(3) |
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Zone Designation | Zone width | Overstory Canopy Cover | Large Tree | Silviculture | Operational |
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(ft.) | Retention | Requirements | Requirement |
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Channel Zone or Channel Migration Zone per 936.9(f)(3)(A) | Variable | Retain all trees except per 936.9(e)(1)A-F or 936.9(v) | Retain all trees except per 936.9(e)(1)A-F or 936.9(v) | Retain all trees except per 936.9(e)(1) A-F or 936.9(v) | No timber operations except per 936.9(e)(1) A-F or 936.9(v); |
Core Zone per 936.9(f)(3)(B) | 30 ft. | Retain all trees except per 936.9(e)(1)A-F or 936.9(v) | Retain all trees except per 936.9(e)(1)A-F or 936.9(v) | Retain all trees except per 936.9(e)(1) A-F or 936.9(v); no sanitation salvage except 916.9 (s)(t) and (u). | No timber operations except per 936.9(e)(1)A-F or 936.9(v); |
Inner Zone A per 936.9(f)(3)(C) | Minimum 70 ft. Maximum 120 ft. | 80% Coast and Southern Forest District of Coastal Anadromy Zone per 936.9(f)(3)(C)3. | 70% in all other watersheds per 936.9(f)(3)(C)3. | 13 largest trees/ac. per 936.9(f)(3)(C)4. | Increase QMD; No sanitation salvage except 936.9 (s)(t) and (u); commercial thinning or single tree selection only. | Preferred Management Practices in 936.9(f)(3)(E) |
Inner Zone B per 936.9(f)(3)(D) | Variable: distance from Inner Zone A to end of FPA. | 50% | 13 largest trees/ac. per 936.9(f)(3)(D)1. | Increase QMD; No sanitation salvage except 916.9 (s)(t) and (u); commercial thinning or single tree selection only. | Preferred Management Practices in 936.9(f)(3)(E) |
Outer Zone per 936.9(f)(3)(F) aged regeneration used adjacent to the WLPZ | 50 ft. | 50% | NA | Commercial thinning or single tree selection only; Retain wind firm trees. | Preferred Management Practices in 936.9(f)(3)(E) |
Figure 5: Graphic of Profile View of Class I WLPZ in Flood Prone Areas and Channel Migration Zones (not to scale)
Outer Zone:
50 ft. Outer Zone required only when even aged Silvicultural System contiguous to WLPZ
Modified commercial thinning or single tree selection
50% Overstory Canopy (OSC).
Inner Zone B:
Modified commercial thinning or single tree selection
50% Overstory Canopy (OSC)
Retain 13 largest trees/ac.
Inner Zone A:
Modified commercial thinning or single tree selection
Increase QMD
No Sanitation Salvage
Retain 80% OSC in the Coast and Southern Forest Districts of the coastal anadromy zone and 70% OSC in all other watersheds
Retain 13 largest trees/ac.
(4) Class I Watercourses with Confined Channels outside Watersheds in the Coastal Anadromy Zone: The following are the minimum requirements for WLPZ delineation and Timber Operations in Class I WLPZs in locations outside of Watersheds in the coastal anadromy zone where Confined Channels are present. WLPZ width is 100 feet slope distance, with an additional 25 foot ELZ depending on the Silvicultural System applied contiguous to the WLPZ. Three zones are established within the WLPZs: The Core Zone is nearest to the water, the Inner Zone is the middle zone contiguous to the Core Zone, and the Outer Zone is furthest from the water and contiguous to the Inner Zone. Graphic depiction of zones and the abbreviated descriptions of the silvicultural prescriptions and operational requirements are shown in Figure 6. Table 3 specifies the enforceable standards to be used for protection of Class I Watercourses for the area outside the coastal anadromy zone:
(A) Core Zone: The minimum width of the Core Zone shall be 30 feet measured from the Watercourse Transition Line or Lake Transition Line. No Timber Operations are permitted in this zone except for those listed in 14 CCR § 936.9, subsection (e)(1)(A)-(F), or those approved pursuant to 14 CCR § 936.9, subsection (v). Sanitation-Salvage is prohibited except as provided in 14 CCR § 936.9, subsections (s), (t), and (u).
(B) Inner Zone: The minimum width of the Inner Zone shall be 40 feet measured from the landward edge of Core Zone. Timber Operations are permitted in this zone when conducted to meet the goals of this section, including those for the Inner Zone in 14 CCR § 936.9, subsection (c)(2), pursuant to 14 CCR § 936.9, subsections (e)(1) (A)-(F) or pursuant to 14 CCR § 936.9, subsection (v). Harvesting prescriptions should focus on practices that use thinning from below. Silvicultural Systems for harvesting are limited to the use of commercial thinning or single tree selection modified to meet the following requirements:
5. Large trees retained to meet 14 CCR § 936.9, subsections (f)(4)(B)(1.) and (3.) above that are the most conducive to recruitment to provide for the Beneficial Functions of Riparian Zones (e.g., trees that lean towards the channel, have an unimpeded fall path toward the Watercourse, are in an advanced state of decay, are located on Unstable Areas or downslope of such an Unstable Areas, or have undermined roots) are to be given priority to be retained as future recruitment trees.
(C) Outer Zone: The minimum width of the Outer Zone shall be 30 feet measured from the landward edge of Inner Zone. When evenaged Regeneration Methods, Seed Tree removal, shelterwood removal, Alternative Prescriptions declared under 14 CCR § 933.6, subsection (b)(3) as most related to any evenaged Silvicultural System, variable retention, or rehabilitation will be utilized contiguous to Watercourse and Lake protection zones, an additional 25 foot ELZ is required contiguous to the Outer Zone.
Timber Operations are permitted in the Outer Zone when conducted to meet the goals of this section, including those for the Outer Zone in 14 CCR § 936.9, subsection (c)(3) and (5) pursuant to 14 CCR § 936.9, subsection (e)(1) (A)-(F), or pursuant to 14 CCR § 936.9, subsection (v). Silvicultural Systems for harvesting are limited to the use of commercial thinning or single tree selection modified to meet the following requirements:
Table 3: Procedure for Determining WLPZ Widths and Protective Measures
Class I WLPZs -- Confined Channels -- Outside the Coastal Anadromy ZonePursuant to 14 CCR 936.9(f)(4) |
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Zone Designation | Zone width | Overstory Canopy Cover | Large Tree | Silviculture | Operational |
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(ft.) | Retention | Requirements | Requirements |
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Channel Zone | Variable | Retain all trees except per 936.9(e)(1) A-F or 936.9(v) | Retain all trees except per 936.9(e)(1) A-F or 936.9(v) | Retain all trees except per 936.9(e)(1) A-F or 936.9(v) | No timber operations except per 936.9(e)(1) A-F or 936.9(v); |
Core Zone per 936.9(f)(4)(A) | 30 ft. | Retain all trees except per 936.9(e)(1) A-F or 936.9(v) | Retain all trees except per 936.9(e)(1) A-F or 936.9(v) | Retain all trees except per 936.9(e)(1) A-F or 936.9(v); no sanitation salvage except 916.9(s)(t) and (u). | No timber operations except per 936.9(e)(1) A-F or 916.9(v); |
Inner Zone per 936.9(f)(4)(B) | 40 ft. | 70% per 936.9(f)(4)(B)3. | 7 largest trees/ac. per 936.9(f)(4)(B)4. | Increase QMD; No sanitation salvage except 916.9(s)(t) and (u); commercial thinning or single tree selection only. | Preferred Management Practices in 936.9(f)(4)(D) |
Outer Zone per 936.9(f)(4)(C)1. | 30 ft. | 50% per 936.9(f)(4)(C).1. | NA | Commercial thinning or single tree selection only; Retain wind firm trees. | Preferred Management Practices in 936.9(f)(4)(D) |
ELZ Applicable only where even-aged regeneration used adjacent to the WLPZ | 25 ft. | NA | NA | All other Forest Practice Rules | All other Forest Practice Rules |
Figure 6: Graphic of profile view of Class I WLPZ with Confined Channels outside Watersheds in the Coastal Anadromy Zone (not to scale)
Outer Zone:
Modified commercial thinning or single tree selection
50% Overstory Canopy (OSC)
Inner Zone:
Modified commercial thinning or single tree selection
Increase QMD
No Sanitation Salvage
70% OSC
Retain 7 largest trees/ac.
The following are the minimum requirements for Class II WLPZ delineation and Timber Operations. Differing Rules are specified for Watersheds in the Coastal Anadromy Zone, the Southern Subdistrict of the Coast Forest District, and areas outside the coastal andromy zone. WLPZ width ranges from 50 to 100 feet slope distance, depending on side slope steepness in the WLPZ and the Watercourse type. Additional site-specific measures may be incorporated into the Plan as necessary to protect Beneficial Uses of water relative to Riparian function pursuant to 14 CCR §§ 936.2(c), 936.4(a)(1), and 936.9(b).
(1) Determine the Class II Watercourse Type: Class II Watercourses are composed of two types--Class II-S (standard) Watercourses and Class II-L (large) Watercourses. Class II-S Watercourses are those classified as Class II Watercourses pursuant to 14 CCR § 936.5, but do not possess the characteristics of a Class II-L Watercourse.
(B) All Class II-L Watercourses shall incorporate requirements stated in 14 CCR § 936.9, subsection (g)(2) for a distance of one-thousand feet (1,000 ft.), or total length of Class II, whichever is less, as measured from the confluence with a Class I Watercourse. The RPF shall include the mapped location of Class II-L Watercourse segments receiving protections pursuant to 14 CCR § 936.9, subsection (g)(2) in the Plan area. Where such Class II-L Watercourses branch prior to the end of the one-thousand foot (1,000 ft.) protection distance, the branch that meets or exceeds the drainage area standards of 14 CCR § 936.9, subsection (g)(1)(A) shall receive the remainder of the one-thousand foot (1,000 ft.) protection distance. If two or more branches meet or exceed the drainage area standards of 14 CCR § 936.9, subsection (g)(1)(A)1., then the remainder of the one-thousand foot (1,000 ft.) protection distance shall be applied to all branches exceeding the standard. If no individual branch exceeds the drainage area standards of 14 CCR § 936.9, subsection (g)(1)(A)1., then the single branch with the largest drainage area shall receive the remainder of the one-thousand foot (1,000 ft.) protection distance.
(2) Class II WLPZ Widths and Operational Requirements: All Class II WLPZs shall be composed of two zones regardless of the Watercourse type: a Core Zone and an Inner Zone. The Core Zone is nearest to the water, the Inner Zone is contiguous to the Core Zone and is furthest from the water. The width of the Core and Inner Zones vary depending on the following three factors: (i) side slope steepness in the WLPZ, (ii) whether the Watercourse is a Class II-S or Class II-L Watercourse type, and (iii) whether the Watercourse is within a watershed in the coastal anadromy zone or outside the coastal anadromy zone. Graphic depictions of zones and the abbreviated descriptions of the silvicultural prescriptions and operational requirements are shown in Figure 7.
(A) Core Zone: The width of Core zone varies from 10 feet to 30 feet measured from the Watercourse or Lake Transition Line. When established, no Timber Operations are permitted in this zone except for those listed in 14 CCR § 936.9, subsection (e)(1)(A)-(F), or practices approved pursuant to 14 CCR § 936.9, subsection (v). Sanitation-Salvage is prohibited except as provided in § 936.9, subsections (s), (t), and (u). Table 4. summarizes the minimum width for the Core Zone.
(B) Inner Zone: The widths of the Inner Zone vary from 35 feet to 90 feet and shall be measured from the landward edge of Core Zone or WTL, whichever is greater. Timber Operations are permitted in this zone when conducted to meet the goals of this section, including those for the Inner Zone in 14 CCR § 936.9, subsections (c)(2) and (4), pursuant to 14 CCR § 936.9, subsections (e)(1)(A)-(F) or pursuant to 14 CCR § 936.9 subsection (v). Harvesting prescriptions should focus on practices that use thinning from below. Inner Zone widths are summarized in Table 4.
(iii) Postharvest stand shall have a minimum 80% Overstory Canopy cover in the Coast and Southern Forest Districts of the coastal anadromy zone and a minimum 70% Overstory Canopy cover in the Northern Forest District of the coastal anadromy zone. The postharvest Canopy may be composed of both conifers and hardwood Species and shall have at least 25% Overstory conifer Canopy.
(v) Large trees retained to meet 14 CCR § 936.9, subsections (g)(2)(B)2.(i) and (iii) above that are the most conducive to recruitment to provide for the Beneficial Functions of Riparian Zones (e.g. trees that lean towards the channel, have an unimpeded fall path toward the Watercourse, are in an advanced state of decay, are located on Unstable Areas or downslope of such Unstable Areas, or have undermined roots) are to be given priority to be retained as future recruitment trees.
(v) Large trees retained to meet 14 CCR § 936.9, subsections (g)(2)(B)3.(i) and (iii) above that are the most conducive to recruitment to provide for the Beneficial Functions of Riparian Zones (e.g. trees that lean towards the channel, have an unimpeded fall path toward the Watercourse, are in an advanced state of decay, are located on Unstable Areas or downslope of such an Unstable Areas, or have undermined roots) are to be given priority to be retained as future recruitment trees.
Table 4. Core and Inner Zone widths.
Water Class | Class II-S (feet) | Class II-L (feet) |
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Geographic | Watersheds | Watersheds | Watersheds | Watersheds |
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location | in the coastal anadromy zone | outside the coastal anadromy zone | in the coastal anadromy zone | outside the coastal anadromy zone |
Slope class | Core Zone (feet) | Inner Zone (feet) | Core Zone (feet) | Inner Zone (feet) | Core Zone (feet) | Inner Zone (feet) | Core Zone (feet) | Inner Zone (feet) |
≤30% | 15 | 35 | 10 | 40 | 30 | 70 | 20 | 80 |
30-50% | 15 | 60 | 10 | 65 | 30 | 70 | 20 | 80 |
>50% | 15 | 85 | 10 | 90 | 30 | 70 | 20 | 80 |
In addition to all other Forest Practice Rules applicable to timber harvesting within the Southern Subdistrict of the Coast Forest District, the following Rules apply within a Class II WLPZ. These requirements supersede any other requirements for Class II Watercourses contained in 14 CCR § 916.9(g).
Figure 7: Graphic of profile view of WLPZs for Class II Watercourses (excluding the Southern Subdistrict) (not to scale)
The following are the minimum requirements for Timber Operations in Class III Watercourses, unless explained and justified in the Plan and approved by the Director.
(j) Inner Gorge -- Where an Inner Gorge extends beyond a Class I WLPZ and slopes are greater than 55%, a special management zone shall be established where the use of evenaged Regeneration Methods is prohibited. This zone shall extend upslope to the first major break-in-slope to less than 55% for a distance of 100 feet or more, or 300 feet as measured from the Watercourse or Lake Transition Line, whichever is less. All operations on slopes exceeding 65% within an Inner Gorge of a Class I or II Watercourse shall be reviewed by a Professional Geologist prior to Plan approval, regardless of whether they are proposed within a WLPZ or outside of a WLPZ.
(1) Unless the Winter Period operating Plan proposes operations during an Extended Wet Weather Period with low antecedent soil wetness, no Tractor Roads shall be constructed, Reconstructed, or used on slopes that are over 40% and within 200 feet of a Class I, II, or III Watercourse, as measured from the Watercourse or Lake Transition Line.
(m) Tractor Road Drainage Facility Installation -- All Tractor Roads shall have drainage and/or drainage collection and storage facilities installed as soon as practical following Yarding and prior to either (1) the start of any rain which causes overland flow across or along the disturbed surface within a WLPZ or within any ELZ or EEZ designated for Watercourse or Lake protection, or (2) any day with a National Weather Service forecast of a chance of rain of 30% or more, a flash flood warning, or a flash flood watch.
(q) Site Preparation -- Site Preparation activities shall be designed to prevent soil disturbance within, and minimize soil movement into, the channels of Watercourses. Prior to any Broadcast Burning for Site Preparation, burning prescriptions shall be designed to prevent loss of large Woody debris in Watercourses, and vegetation and duff within a WLPZ, or within any ELZ or EEZ designated for Watercourse or Lake protection. No ignition is to occur within any WLPZ, or within any ELZ or EEZ designated for Watercourse or Lake protection. When burning prescriptions are proposed, the measures or burning restrictions which are intended to accomplish this goal shall be stated in the Plan and included in any required burning permit. This information shall be provided in addition to the information required under 14 CCR § 936.4.
(D) Within the WLPZ, or ELZ/EEZ, if the Stocking Standards of 14 CCR § 932.7 are not met upon completion of Timber Operations, unless the area meets the definition of Substantially Damaged Timberlands, at least ten (10) trees shall be planted for each tree harvested but need not exceed the point count standards contained in 14 CCR § 932.7(b)(1), as appropriate.
(1) In consideration of the spatial variability of the forest landscape, the RPF may propose site-specific measures or nonstandard operational provisions in place of any of the provisions contained in this section. Site specific Plans may be submitted when, in the judgment of the RPF, such measures or provisions offer a more effective or more Feasible way of achieving the goals and objectives set forth in 14 CCR § 936.9, subsections (a) and (c), and would result in effects to the Beneficial Functions of Riparian Zones equal to or more favorable than those expected to result from the application of the operational provisions required under 14 CCR § 936.9.
(2) Measures or provisions proposed pursuant to 14 CCR § 936.9, subsections (v) shall only be approved when the Plan incorporates an evaluation of the beneficial functions of the Riparian zone as set forth in subsection (3) below. In the event of measures limited in applicability to specific sites, the submitter may instead of an evaluation, obtain written concurrence from CDFW prior to Plan submittal. RPFs may request a preconsultation for the site-specific Plan and the Director may agree and request staff from responsible agencies.
(3) The evaluation of the beneficial functions of the Riparian zone shall be included in addition to any evaluation required by all other District Forest Practice Rules, may incorporate by reference any such evaluation, and shall include the following components scaled appropriately to the scope of the proposed measure(s) or provision(s) and the beneficial functions potentially affected.
2. A description of the current condition of the Riparian zone within the evaluation area related to the beneficial functions. The RPF may incorporate by reference any conditions described in the Plan pursuant to 14 CCR § 936.4, subsection (a). The RPF shall use the best available information, at the appropriate scale, to describe the existing vegetation, timber stand characteristics, roads, skid trails, Landings, channel types, Unstable Areas, Flood Prone Areas, and overflow channels.
4. An identification of the potential Effects to the beneficial functions, both positive and negative. The RPF may use a reasoned analysis to describe the Effects and may assign ratings of high, moderate and low to those Effects that may individually or cumulatively limit anadromous salmonid distribution and abundance in the watershed.
5. A detailed description of the site-specific measure(s) or nonstandard operational provision(s) proposed. The description should address at a minimum the relationships between the Riparian stand characteristics and ecological functions, the relative importance of the beneficial functions of the Riparian zone to the Watercourse, the cost effectiveness of the measure(s) or provision(s), and the predicted consequences.
(E) They must provide that, where appropriate for implementation of the measure(s) or provision(s), the Plan submitter is responsible for retaining an RPF to aid in interpreting the Plan to the Timber Operator and Timberlands owner on a continuing basis to help assure compliance with the measure(s) or provision(s).
(A) Site-Specific Plans for Watercourses with Flood Prone Areas or Channel Migration Zones: This section is an optional approach to be used at the discretion of the Plan submitter. When used, this section replaces requirements found in 14 CCR § 936.9, subsection (f)(3). The goal of this approach is to allow RPFs to develop a site-specific Plan for salmonid habitat protection on a Flood Prone Area. Site specific Plans are to lead to development of Properly Functioning Salmonid Habitat and can include active management to restore the Beneficial Uses of the Riparian zone.
3. an appropriate analysis for functions present in light of possible significant adverse impacts from management. Analysis for hydrologic functions may include how the Flood Prone Area vegetative roughness will change with Timber Operations. Analyses for geomorphic functions may include how proposed operations will change bank stabilization, amount of soil disturbance on the Flood Prone Area, and the potential for channel avulsion. Analyses for biological functions may include how harvesting will affect overflow channels, large wood recruitment, Stream shading, Riparian microclimate, organic matter input, and terrestrial wildlife habitat.
(F) Disclosure and analysis requirements increase with increased risk associated with the proposed level of activity and the increased frequency of inundation in the Flood Prone Area. In particular, management proposed within the 20-year recurrence interval Flood Prone Area in a watershed with coho salmon habitat or restorable habitat requires detailed analysis.
(G) In addition to considering how proposed prescriptions will affect Flood Prone Area functions at the Project level, site specific Plans must consider a larger watershed perspective that includes consideration of the Stream network and past activities in the watershed. Also, consideration must be given to the current condition of the Flood Prone Area.
(A) For site-specific Plans that address WLPZs having conditions where catastrophic, stand replacing wildfire will result in significant adverse Effects to salmonid Species, Riparian habitat or other wildlife Species, the site specific Plan shall address measure(s) or provision(s) that create fire resilient forests, promote reduced fire intensities, and retain Functional habitat following a wildfire. Site specific Plans proposed for fuel hazard reduction shall contain information demonstrating the potential for severe fire behavior and likelihood of stand replacing fires. Fuel reduction measure(s) or provision(s) shall be designed to reduce fire behavior to levels appropriate for the region and Riparian area. Measure(s) or provision(s) include, but are not limited to, activities that eliminate the vertical and horizontal continuity among all vegetative fuels layer (Surface Fuels, Ladder Fuels and crown fuels), focus on reducing surface and Ladder Fuel hazards, and simultaneously meet goals and objectives of 14 CCR § 936.9 subsections (a) and (c).
(A) The Rules contained in Subchapter 2 (Application of Forest Practice Rules); Article 2 (Ratings and Standards) and Article 11 (Coastal Commission Special Treatment Areas) of Subchapter 4 (Coast Forest District Rules); Article 2 (Ratings and Standards) of Subchapter 5 (Northern Forest District Rules); Article 2 (Ratings and Standards) and Article 11 (Coastal Commission Special Treatment Areas) of Subchapter 6 (Southern Forest District Rules); and Subchapter 7 (Administration) of Chapter 4, Division 1.5 of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations; or
(8) The Director shall not accept for inclusion in a Plan any site-specific measures or non-standard operational provisions as described in this section where the CDFW or where two or more agencies listed in PRC § 4582.6 and 14 CCR § 1037.3 have submitted written comments which lead to the Director's conclusion that the proposed measures or provisions will not meet the goal of this section and the agencies participated in the review of the Plan, including an on-the-ground inspection.
(9) Site-specific measures or nonstandard operational provisions proposed pursuant to 14 CCR § 936.9, subsection (v) shall not be considered alternative practices pursuant to 14 CCR §§ 897 or 934.9, in lieu practices or site-specific practices pursuant to 14 CCR § 936.1, or Alternative Prescriptions for the protection of Watercourses or Lakes pursuant to 14 CCR § 936. 6.
(10) Board staff and the Department shall work with agencies, stakeholders, and appropriate scientific participants (e.g., Monitoring Study Group, Technical Advisory Committee) in a transparent process to: (1) describe and implement two pilot Projects, including monitored results, using site-specific or non-standard operational provisions; and (2) provide recommendations to the Board for consideration for adoption to provide detailed guidance for the application of site-specific or non-standard operational provisions. The pilot Projects and guidance shall address cumulative and Planning Watershed impacts, and the guidance may address the appropriate standard site-specific or non-operational provisions shall meet. A report on the progress of the pilot Projects and implementation guidance shall be presented to the Board within 18 months of the effective date of this regulation.
Credits
Note: Authority cited: Sections 4551, 4562.7 and 21000(g), Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections 751, 4512, 4513, 4551.5, 21000(g), 21001(b) and 21002.1, Public Resources Code; Sections 100, 1243 and 13050(f), Water Code; and Sections 1600 and 5650(c), Fish and Game Code.
History
1. New section filed 5-31-2000; operative 7-1-2000 (Register 2000, No. 22). For prior history, see Register 83, No. 27.
2. Amendment of subsection (y) filed 11-30-2000; operative 1-1-2001 pursuant to Public Resources Code section 4554.5 (Register 2000, No. 48).
3. Amendment of subsections (a)(2)-(4), redesignation and amendment of former subsection (e)-(e)(5) as subsections (e)-(e)(2), amendment of subsections (f)-(g), (i), (j), (p), (s) and (y) filed 11-20-2001; operative 1-1-2002 pursuant to Public Resources Code section 4551.5 (Register 2001, No. 47).
4. Amendment of last paragraph filed 7-12-2002; operative 1-1-2003 pursuant to Public Resources Code section 4554.5 (Register 2002, No. 28).
5. Amendment of subsections (f), (g), (r)(2)(D), (s) and (y) filed 12-1-2003; operative 1-1-2004 pursuant to Public Resources Code section 4551.5 (Register 2003, No. 49).
6. Amendment of subsection (y) filed 9-20-2006; operative 10-20-2006 (Register 2006, No. 38).
7. Amendment of subsections (i)-(l), (p), (q) and (s), new subsections (s)(1)-(t)(7)(D), subsection relettering, amendment of newly designated subsections (u) and (w)-(y) and new subsection (u)(1) filed 11-16-2006; operative 1-1-2007 pursuant to Public Resources Code section 4554.5 (Register 2006, No. 46).
8. Amendment of subsection (z) filed 10-24-2007; operative 1-1-2008 pursuant to Public Resources Code section 4554.5 (Register 2007, No. 43).
9. Amendment of first paragraph filed 11-29-2007; effective 1-1-2008 pursuant to Public Resources Code section 4554.5(a); operative the date Department of Fish and Game regulations 14 CCR sections 787.0-787.9 become effective (Register 2007, No. 48).
10. Amendment of subsection (z) filed 11-7-2008; operative 1-1-2009 pursuant to Public Resources Code section 4554.5(a) (Register 2008, No. 45).
11. Amendment of section heading and section filed 12-1-2009; operative 1-1-2010 (Register 2009, No. 49).
12. Change without regulatory effect amending introductory paragraph filed 8-11-2010 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2010, No. 33).
13. Amendment of subsections (k)(1) and (l)(3)-(4) filed 11-19-2010; operative 1-1-2011 pursuant to Public Resources Code section 4554.5(a) (Register 2010, No. 47).
14. New subsections (t)(8)(A)-(B) and amendment of Note filed 2-7-2011 as an emergency; operative 2-7-2011 (Register 2011, No. 6). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 8-8-2011 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
15. Editorial correction of History 14 (Register 2011, No. 20).
16. New subsections (t)(8)(A)-(B) and amendment of Note refiled 8-8-2011 as an emergency; operative 8-8-2011 (Register 2011, No. 32). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 11-7-2011 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
17. Reinstatement of section as it existed prior to 2-7-2011 order by operation of Government Code section 11346.1(f) (Register 2012, No. 41).
18. Amendment of subsections (c)(4) and (g)-(g)(2), relocation and amendment of Table 4 from subsection (g)(2)(A) to subsection (g)(2)(B)3.(v) and amendment of subsection (g)(3) filed 11-26-2013; operative 1-1-2014 pursuant to Public Resources Code section 4554.5 (Register 2013, No. 48).
19. Change without regulatory effect amending subsection (g)(2)(A) filed 3-26-2014 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2014, No. 13).
20. Amendment filed 6-11-2014; operative 1-1-2015 pursuant to Public Resources Code section 4554.5 (Register 2014, No. 24).
21. Change without regulatory effect amending section filed 12-20-2017 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2017, No. 51).
22. Amendment of first paragraph and subsections (g) and (g)(1)(C) filed 7-2-2018; operative 1-1-2019 pursuant to Public Resources Code section 4554.5(a) (Register 2018, No. 27).
23. Amendment of subsections (t)(7)(B) and (t)(7)(D) filed 11-14-2019; operative 1-1-2020 pursuant to Public Resources Code section 4554.5(a) (Register 2019, No. 46).
24. Amendment of subsection (q) filed 12-1-2021; operative 1-1-2022 pursuant to Public Resources Code section 4554.5(a) (Register 2021, No. 49). Filing deadline specified in Government Code section 11349.3(a) extended 60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-40-20 and an additional 60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-71-20.
25. Amendment of subsection (g)(1)(A) and repealer of subsections (g)(1)(A)1.-2. and (g)(1)(C) filed 10-5-2022; operative 1-1-2023 pursuant to Public Resources Code section 4554.5(a) (Register 2022, No. 40).
This database is current through 4/26/24 Register 2024, No. 17.
Cal. Admin. Code tit. 14, § 936.9, 14 CA ADC § 936.9
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