Santa Maria River Infiltration Enhancement Project
2 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2016051067
Lead Agency
Santa Maria Valley Water Conservation District
Document Title
Santa Maria River Infiltration Enhancement Project
Document Type
MND - Mitigated Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
Ag
Document Description
In response to the Governor's Executive Order (B-29-15) regarding water management, the Santa Maria Valley Water Conservation District proposes to disturb and break-up the layer of clay within the low-flow channel along a 14-mile stretch of the Santa Maria river from the confluence of the Sisquoc and Cuyama rivers to the East, to the Bonita School bridge in the West near Guadalupe. The project would entail accessing the riverbed with farming or other heavy equipment utilizing discs and/or tines using agricultural methods to rip into and disturb approximately 135.5 acres of the clay laden areas, allowing river water to more readily percolate into the aquifer.
Contact Information
Name
Brian A. Tetley
Agency Name
Santa Maria Valley Water Conservation District
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Santa Maria
Counties
Santa Barbara
Cross Streets
Bull Canyon Rd/ East Donovan Rd
Zip
93455
Total Acres
135.5
Parcel #
multiple
State Highways
101
Schools
Yes
Waterways
Santa Maria River
Township
10N
Range
34W
Section
S
Base
SB
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, South Coast Region 5 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 5 (DOT), California Highway Patrol, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Coast Region 3 (RWQCB), Department of Toxic Substances Control, Resources Agency, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, District 6, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, Department of Water Resources
State Reviewing Agency Comments
Department of Water Resources
Development Types
Other (Riverbed Discing)
Local Actions
Riverbed Discing
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Noise, Recreation, Schools/Universities, Solid Waste, Transportation, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire
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