Draft Environmental Impact Report for the Hillcrest Dairy Expansion Project
2 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2021090490
Lead Agency
Merced County
Document Title
Draft Environmental Impact Report for the Hillcrest Dairy Expansion Project
Document Type
EIR - Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
Zoning: A-2 Exclusive Agricultural and A-1 General Agricultural; General Plan: Agricultural
Document Description
CUP20-013 would allow the expansion of the existing herd to house 9,750 animals, an increase of 1,700 over existing. The project includes construction of approximately 195,678 sq ft of new support buildings. All construction would occur within the existing footprint; there would be no change in cropped acreage associated with the farm.
Contact Information
Name
Diana Lowrance
Agency Name
Merced County
Job Title
Planner III
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Address
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Planada
Counties
Merced
Regions
Countywide
Cross Streets
N. Hayden Road / Opal Road
Zip
95333
Total Acres
200
Parcel #
053-100-042, 053-100-043
State Highways
140
Railways
BNSF
Airports
John Meyers Private Landing Stri
Schools
Planada Elementary
Waterways
Bear Creek
Township
7 Sout
Range
15 Eas
Section
14
Base
MDBM
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
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 Department of Transportation, District 10 (DOT), California Department of Transportation, Division of Aeronautics (DOT), California Department of Transportation, Division of Transportation Planning (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES), California Highway Patrol (CHP), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Natural Resources Agency, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Fresno Region 5 (RWQCB), Central Valley Flood Protection Board, Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), Department of Toxic Substances Control, Office of Historic Preservation, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water
State Reviewing Agency Comments
State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water
Development Types
Other (Dairy Expansion)
Local Actions
Use Permit
Project Issues
Air Quality, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Energy, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Tribal Cultural Resources
Attachments
Draft Environmental Document [Draft IS, NOI_NOA_Public notices, OPR Summary Form, Appx,]
Notice of Completion [NOC] Transmittal form
State Comment Letters [Comments from state reviewing agencies]
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