Upper San Joaquin River Basin Investigation - Geologic Drilling Program
Summary
SCH Number
2006068012
Public Agency
Regional Water Quality Control Board, Region 5 (Central Valley)
Document Title
Upper San Joaquin River Basin Investigation - Geologic Drilling Program
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
6/5/2006
Document Description
The proposed project is to drill sixteen 2.98-inch diameter holes, for geological investigation of 2 proposed dam sites on the Upper San Joaquin River, as part of the Upper San Joaquin River Basin Storage Investigation Project. A diamond rotary drill rig mounted on a barge, in Millerton Lake, will bore six of the eight holes underwater. A portable diamond rotary drill will bore the remaining two holes in upland areas. The drill cuttings, consisting mostly of fine to medium sand, will be filtered from the drilling water and hauled out of the area by boat daily. Rock collected from the drilling will be boxed and transported from the site by boat for further study. No drill or dredge material will be discharged.
Contact Information
Name
Margarita Gordus
Agency Name
Regional Water Quality Control Board, Region 5 (Central Valley)
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Address
Phone
Location
Counties
Fresno, Madera
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Section 15306
Reasons for Exemption
The project is categorically exempt pursuant to California Code of Regulations (CCR):
CCR §15306, Information Collection, Class 6, as it consists of basic data collection, research, experimental management, and resource evaluation activities which do not result in a serious or major disturbance to an environmental resource. These may be strictly for information gathering purposes, or as part of a study leading to an action which a public agency has not yet approved, adopted, or funded.
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