Black Rascal Flood Control Project

Document Description: Merced County is proposing to implement a flood control project immediately upstream of the Black Rascal Creek Diversion Channel. The proposed detention basin and wetland area would temporarily store flow during periods of heavy rain and limit flow in the Diversion Channel to 3,000 cfs. The proposed project would include a perimeter levee surrounding a 300-acre inundation area, to accommodate up to 2,800 acre-feet of water during a 200-year storm event, and an internal levee to protect agricultural land within the basin during more frequent storms, 50 year event. The detention basin outlet would also include a series of reinforced concrete box culverts to limit flows in the diversion channel.

Contact Information: Mike Walejko
Merced County
715 Martin Luther King Jr. Way
Merced, CA 95341
209-385-7602

Approving Agency: Merced County
Approving Agency Role: Lead Agency
Approved On: 12/12/2017
Final EIR Available Location: 715 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Merced, CA 95341

(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: Yes
(2b) A Negative Declaration 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 Statement of Overriding Considerations was adopted for this project: No
(5) Findings were made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA: Yes