Consolidation of Merced and El Nido Irrigation Districts
2 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2001111180
Lead Agency
Merced Irrigation District
Document Title
Consolidation of Merced and El Nido Irrigation Districts
Document Type
NEG - Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
Open Space including agricultural land
Districts include urban and agricultural uses
Document Description
The proposed project is composed of four related actions: 1) consolidating Merced Irrigation District (Merced ID) with El Nido Irrigation District (El Nido ID), 2) proceeding with the petition to the State Water Resources Control Board for an additional place of use to licenses Merced ID holds to divert water directly from the Merced River and from its storage at Lake McClure to complete the district consolidation (and related actions), 3) implementing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Merced ID and the California Department of Fish and Game (CDFG) regarding October instream flows, other interim instream flows, and fishery studies in the lower Merced River in order to remove the CDFG protest to the petition, and 4) as provided in the MOU exhibits, implementing the Merced River Adaptive Management Plan (MRAMP) that is the flow regime that would be implemented should the SJRA/VAMP project be terminated pursuant to provision(s) of the SJRA.
Contact Information
Name
Ross Rogers
Agency Name
Merced Irrigation District
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Atwater, Livingston, Merced
Counties
Mariposa, Merced
Total Acres
346,000
State Highways
99, 140, 59
Airports
Castle AFB, Merced Municipal
Waterways
San Joaquin, Merced, and Chowchilla Rivers
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 10 (DOT), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Fresno Region 5 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Central Valley Flood Protection Board, Delta Protection Commission, Department of Water Resources, Resources Agency, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights
Development Types
Other (District consolidation and water release; no land or facilities)
Local Actions
Execute Agreements
Project Issues
Cumulative Effects, Hydrology/Water Quality, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildlife
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