Merced River Agricultural Diversion and Fish Habitat Enhancement Project
5 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2022010622
Lead Agency
Merced Irrigation District
Document Title
Merced River Agricultural Diversion and Fish Habitat Enhancement Project
Document Type
NOD - Notice of Determination
Received
Posted
4/12/2023
Document Description
The Proposed Project is to reduce negative effects of agricultural diversions on salmonids by increasing quantity and quality of spawning, incubation, and rearing habitat, increasing salmonid survival, and reducing or eliminating salmonid entrainment/impingement/predation while increasing water diversion efficiency and reliability within the Lower Merced River (LMR). The Proposed Project aims to enhance up to three Cowell Agreement surface water diversions on the LMR and to address issues presented by diversions along the LMR with long-standing water rights, including improperly functioning fish screens, poor diversion siting, and diversion configurations which are not engineered or designed to meet fish and diverter needs. The State Lands Commission action is an approval of a 5-year General Lease – Public Agency Use through July 14, 2028.
Contact Information
Name
Christine Day
Agency Name
State Lands Commission
Job Title
Environmental Scientist
Contact Types
Responsible Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Unincorporated Area
Counties
Merced
Regions
Unincorporated
Waterways
Merced River
Other Location Info
Sovereign land in the Merced River, adjacent to Assessor’s Parcel Numbers 043-080-007, -008 (Cowell 1 Site); 042-240-021, -012 (Cowell 2 Site); and 043-20-023, 043-050-015 (Cuneo Site), near Snelling, Merced County.
Notice of Determination
Approving Agency
California State Lands Commission
Approving Agency Role
Responsible Agency
Approved On
County Clerk
Merced
Final Environmental Document Available at
https://ceqanet.opr.ca.gov/2022010622
Determinations
(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
No
(2b) A Mitigated or a Negative Declaration was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
(2c) An other document type 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 mitigation reporting or monitoring plan was adopted for this project
Yes
(5) A Statement of Overriding Considerations was adopted for this project
No
(6) Findings were made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
Attachments
Notice of Determination
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