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U.S. Highway 101, State Highway 36 and Rohnerville Road provide primary access to the Carlotta/Hydesville area. State Highway 36 is a two-lane conventional highway connecting U.S. 101 at Alton to Interstate 5 near Red Bluff in Tehama County. It serves as the principal travelway for Carlotta, Hydesville and thirteen other rural communities along the entire route. Fifteen County roads (10 miles in length) almost all branching from State Highway 36, provide immediate access within the planning area. The closest public transportation available is the Redwood Transit System which serves Fortuna on its regular scheduled runs along U.S. 101 from Rio Dell to Trinidad. The regular station for Greyhound's west coast route is also in Fortuna. The Eureka Southern Railroad in connection with the Northwestern Pacific Railroad provide freight service to the lumber mills in Carlotta. Rohnerville Airport is located two miles west of Hydesville.
There are no public parks within the planning area. Recreational needs of local residents are provided at nearby locations: at Rohner and Newburg Parks in the City of Fortuna several miles in the northwest and at County and State Parks along the Van Duzen River several miles to the east.)
The planning area is served by two elementary school districts: the Hydesville School District and the Cuddeback Union School District. The Cuddeback Elementary School is located in Carlotta on Wilder Road just north of State Highway 36; the Hydesville Elementary School is located in Hydesville on Johnson Road just north of State Highway 36.
Residents in the Carlotta/Hydesville Community Planning Area obtain their water supply either from private wells and springs, or in the Hydesville area from the Hydesville County Water District (HCWD). The local water district (HCWD) was formed in 1963 to obtain and distribute a potable water supply to the Hydesville area. The Carlotta area extending approximately 2-1/2 miles along State Highway 36 does not have any public water systems. The area is served from shallow wells in the Van Duzen aquifer or individual springs along the adjacent hillside. There are no public wastewater disposal systems in the Carlotta/Hydesville Community Planning Area. Residents of the planning area dispose of sewage by means of individual septic tanks and leach fields.
REFER TO CHAPTER 4 OF THE FAMEWORK PLAN FOR ALL PUBLIC SERVICES AND FACILITIES POLICIES APPLICABLE IN THE CARLOTTA/HYDESVILLE PLANNING AREA.
An initial assessment of natural drainage systems, focusing on the urban and suburban sections of the planning area, indicate two areas where known drainage ponding conditions exist. The general location of these areas, both in Hydesville, are shown in Figure 3. At present, development proposals within and/or hydrologically related to those areas are reviewed individually as the best current means of assuring that development projects are designed to accommodate drainage flows with minimal impacts. Comprehensive specific drainage plans have not been prepared for any drainage system within the planning area.
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2. Drainage plans should be required of development projects within the area of Hydesville shown in Figure 4.
3. Drainage plans as may be required must provide for the passage of stormwater from upstream areas.
4. Dedication of drainage easements to the County of Humboldt for the benefit of the general public may be required as a condition of a development permit.
5. A community drainage plan should be prepared for the planning area with initial priority directed to establishing a specific drainage plan for the area shown in Figure 4.
Both local elementary schools have sufficient classroom capacity to accomodate additional student enrollment; however if present enrollment trends continue, the Hydesville Elementary School could exceed its limits within the next twenty years.
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