Blanco Drain Water Quality Improvement Project
Summary
SCH Number
2019058273
Public Agency
Resource Conservation District, Monterey County
Document Title
Blanco Drain Water Quality Improvement Project
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
5/21/2019
Document Description
installation of two woodchip denitrification bioreactor sites adjacent to Blanco Drain to mitigate agricultural nutrient loads by drawing water (~10% of Drain flow) from the drain, running it through the bioreactors situated a short distance from the drain, and then returning it to the Drain just downstream.
Contact Information
Name
Paul Robins
Agency Name
Resource Conservation District of Monterey County
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Agency Name
Resource Conservation District of Monterey County
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Location
Cities
Salinas
Counties
Monterey
Other Location Info
Bioreactor 1 located on east side of Blanco drain and south of McFadden Road, Bioreactor 2 is adjacent to the Blanco Drain, northeast of Nassua Road and Cooper Road intersection.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
21084
Reasons for Exemption
Project involves minor alteration to land to install a small pump inlet and gravity flow outlet on a barren ditch bank for a water quality improvement project located >10' away from the ditch bank.
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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