Temporary Urgency Actions for Emergency Relief from Minimum Storage Requirements and Minimum Flow Requirements
Summary
SCH Number
2014048208
Public Agency
Merced Irrigation District
Document Title
Temporary Urgency Actions for Emergency Relief from Minimum Storage Requirements and Minimum Flow Requirements
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
4/23/2014
Document Description
The District's Lake McClure is the primary source of surface water supplies used by the District to provide water to approximately 2,200 growers within the District, covering more than 164,000 acres on the eastern side of Merced County in the San Joaquin Valley. Lake McClure is fed by rain and snowfall in the Merced River watershed above Lake McClure, reaching into Yosemite National Park. Although runoff varies from year to year, on average the watershed has more than 900,000 AF of water runoff per year.
Contact Information
Name
John Sweigard
Agency Name
Merced Irrigation District
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Counties
Mariposa, Merced
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Other
Type, Section or Code
21080(b)(4); 15061(b)(3)
Reasons for Exemption
Action necessary to prevent or mitigate an emergency.
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