Clear Lake Core Drilling Project
Summary
SCH Number
2012028120
Public Agency
Regional Water Quality Control Board, Region 5 (Central Valley), Sacramento
Document Title
Clear Lake Core Drilling Project
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
2/6/2012
Document Description
The Clear Lake Core Drilling Project consists of drilling two, 3-inch in diameter, 394-foot deep sediment cores from the Upper Arm of Clear Lake for scientific research. Drilling will proceed form a barge assembled from 8 shipping containers using a 50-ton crane. To minimize disturbance to the water column, sediment cores will be collected using hydraulic piston methods within a coring chamber oriented on the lake bed.
Contact Information
Name
Genevieve Sparks
Agency Name
Regional Water Quality Control Board, Region 5 (Central Valley),
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Counties
Lake
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
S:15306
Reasons for Exemption
The Clear Lake Core Drilling Project meets the Categorical Exemption criteria under Tile 14, Section 15306 of the California Code of Regulations, which exempts project consisting of basic data collection, research, experimental management, and resource evaluation activities which do not result in serious or minor disturbance to environmental resource.
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