Grassland Bypass Project
5 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
1999091025
Lead Agency
United States Department of the Interior
Document Title
Grassland Bypass Project
Document Type
JD - Joint Document
Received
Present Land Use
Agriculture
Document Description
The San Luis and Delta Mendota Water Authority (Lead Agency for CEQA), in cooperation with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, propose to continue the Grassland Bypass Project through 2009. The purpose of the new Project is to 1) continue separation of unusable agricultural drainwater that is discharged from the Grassland Drainage Area from wetland water supply conveyance channels for the period 2001 through 2009, and 2) facilitate drainage management that maintains the viability of agriculture in the Project Area and promote continuous improvement in water quality in the San Joaquin River. Unusable agricultural drain water from about 98,500 acres of prime farmland would be separated from the wetland water supply channels and conveyed to the San Joaquin River. The volume and concentration of this discharge would be progressively reduced to meet water quality objectives and compliance schedules in the river.
Contact Information
Name
Joe McGahan
Agency Name
San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Counties
Fresno, Merced
State Highways
165, 33
Waterways
San Luis Drain, Mud and Salt Sloughs, San Joaquin River
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, Division of Transportation Planning (DOT), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Fresno Region 5 (RWQCB), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Sacramento Region 5 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Central Valley Flood Protection Board, Department of Water Resources, Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW)
Development Types
Water Facilities (conveyance)
Local Actions
Other
Project Issues
Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Economics/Jobs, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Population/Housing, Recreation, Social, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildlife, energy
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