Blue Sky Dairy Expansion Project

Blue Sky Dairy Expansion Project

The existing Blue Sky Dairy is located on approximately 33 acres of an existing farm totaling approximately 470 acres. Approximately 325 acres of the project site are used for crop production and the application of manure process water and/or solid manure. Conditional Use Permit CUP13-013 proposes to expand the existing dairy so that the modified dairy would house a total of 5,366 animals, including 2,750 milk cows. This would represent an increase of 1,550 milk cows, or an increase of 3,966 animals from existing numbers. The proposal would also include modifications to the active dairy facilities to accommodate the proposed herd increase, including the removal of an existing shade structure and milk barn, and the construction of two freestall barns, a milk barn, hay barn, sprinkler pen, open lot corrals.

Atwater

Merced

California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Highway Patrol, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Fresno Region 5 (RWQCB), Caltrans, Division of Aeronautics, Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), Department of Toxic Substances Control, Department of Water Resources, Resources Agency, State Water Resources Control Board, Divison of Financial Assistance, California Department of Transportation, District 10 (DOT)

California Department of Transportation, District 10 (DOT)

Other (Dairy Facility Expansion)

Use Permit

Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Climate Change