Delta-Mendota Canal Subsidence Correction Project Draft Environmental Assessment/ Initial Study
Summary
SCH Number
2023020323
Lead Agency
San Luis and Delta Mendota Water Authority
Document Title
Delta-Mendota Canal Subsidence Correction Project Draft Environmental Assessment/ Initial Study
Document Type
MND - Mitigated Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
Largely agricultural, with some industrial and commercial land uses.
Document Description
This Environmental Assessment (EA)/Initial Study (IS) and Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) analyzes the environmental impacts of restoring the Delta-Mendota Canal (DMC) to its originally authorized conveyance capacity (proposed project). The project analyzed in this EA/IS would raise currently deficient canal lining, embankment, and other impacted structures to allow the DMC to convey its originally authorized capacity while satisfying current Bureau of Reclamation safety standards. Project effects would occur within Alameda, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Merced, Fresno, San Benito and Santa Clara counties.
Contact Information
Name
Pablo Arroyave
Agency Name
San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority
Job Title
Chief Operating Officer
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Counties
Alameda, Fresno, Merced, San Benito, San Joaquin, Santa Clara, Stanislaus
Regions
Statewide
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 Fish and Wildlife, Habitat Conservation Planning (CDFW), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, North Central Region 2 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 10 (DOT), California Department of Transportation, District 4 (DOT), California Department of Transportation, District 5 (DOT), California Department of Transportation, District 6 (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 Coast Region 3 (RWQCB), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Fresno Region 5 (RWQCB), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Francisco Bay Region 2 (RWQCB), California San Joaquin River Conservancy (SJRC), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Central Valley Flood Protection Board, Delta Protection Commission, Delta Stewardship Council, Department of Toxic Substances Control, Office of Historic Preservation, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights, State Water Resources Control Board, Divison of Financial Assistance, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Sacramento Region 5 (RWQCB), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bay Delta Region 3 (CDFW)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Sacramento Region 5 (RWQCB), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bay Delta Region 3 (CDFW)
Development Types
Other (Water Infrastructure)
Local Actions
Water Infrastructure
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Geology/Soils, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Hydrology/Water Quality, Noise, Public Services, Recreation, Septic System, Sewer Capacity, Solid Waste, Transportation, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian
Local Review Period Start
Local Review Period End
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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