Water Right Permit Application A031174B01 and the Fletcher Basin Improvement Project
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Summary
SCH Number
2011081037
Lead Agency
Orange County Water District
Document Title
Water Right Permit Application A031174B01 and the Fletcher Basin Improvement Project
Document Type
NOD - Notice of Determination
Received
Posted
4/24/2025
Document Description
Proposed project involves the construction and operation of a 4.5 acre basin that would be used for flood control protection and groundwater retention basin. The Basin will be excavated to a depth of 15 feet below the ground surface at a 2:1 slope and will then be over-excavated to a depth of 30 feet below the ground surface at a 1:1 slope. The over excavated area will be backfilled with sand to maintain slope stability. The Basin configuration will provide 0.96 acres of percolation area. The Basin will allow total 43.5 acre feet of storage with 1 foot of freeboard. A submersible sump pump will be constructed at the north western end of the Basin to drain the basin when cleaning.
Excess flood water from the Riverview Basin will be sent to the Basin by a 12-inch water supply pipeline. The pipeline will be jack and bored underneath the Channel. The pipeline will then extend along an existing service road located on Riverview Basin sand and gravel property and along Batavia Street and Fletcher Avenue to the Basin.
Contact Information
Name
Matthew McCarthy
Agency Name
State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights
Job Title
Senior Environmental Scientist
Contact Types
Responsible Agency
Phone
Name
Adam Hutchinson
Agency Name
Orange County Water District
Job Title
Recharge Planning Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Counties
Orange, Riverside
Regions
Southern California
Waterways
Santa Ana River
Township
3S, 4S
Range
7W, 9W
Base
SBBM
Other Location Info
The project is located within: (1) Prado Basin, a mostly undeveloped flood
control basin located behind Prado Dam on the Santa Ana River near the
cities of Yorba Linda, Norco, and Corona; (2) along the Santa Ana River;
(3) within the service area of the Orange County Water District in Orange
and Riverside counties; and (4) within Fletcher Basin, along Fletcher
Avenue, between Batavia Street and Glassell Street within the City of
Orange.
Notice of Determination
Approving Agency
State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights
Approving Agency Role
Responsible Agency
Approved On
County Clerks
Orange, Riverside
Final Environmental Document Available at
Orange County Water District Headquarters, 18700 Ward St, Fountain Valley, CA 92708
Determinations
(1) The project will have a significant impact on the environment
No
(2a) An Environmental Impact Report was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(2b) A Mitigated or a Negative Declaration was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
(2c) An other document type was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(3) Mitigated measures were made a condition of the approval of the project
Yes
(4) A mitigation reporting or monitoring plan was adopted for this project
Yes
(5) A Statement of Overriding Considerations was adopted for this project
No
(6) Findings were made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
Attachments
Notice of Determination
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