Cargill Exploratory Drilling
Summary
SCH Number
2023020540
Public Agency
San Mateo County Transit District
Document Title
Cargill Exploratory Drilling
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
2/23/2023
Document Description
Cargill, Incorporated (Cargill) intends to conduct exploratory drilling in support of its Mixed Sea Salt Processing Project (MSS Processing Project) to obtain geotechnical data critical for project design. Two of the five borehole locations (BH 2 and 3), although located on Cargill property, would require vehicular access over property owned by the San Mateo County Transit District (SamTrans).
Contact Information
Name
April Chan
Agency Name
San Mateo County Transit District
Job Title
General Mgr/CEO
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Newark
Counties
Alameda
Regions
Countywide
Cross Streets
SW of Hickory St; near Newark Slough tributary informally referred to as the “Barge Canal”
Zip
94560
Total Acres
1
Jobs
5
Parcel #
537-852-18
State Highways
CA 84, CA 880
Railways
Dumbarton Rail (Abandoned)
Airports
None
Schools
August Schilling Elementary, Lincoln Elementary, New Horizons
Waterways
Newark Slough tributary, Alameda Creek, SF Bay
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
CCR Section 15306, Class 6 Activity, Information Collection
Reasons for Exemption
The proposed exploratory drilling work does not occur in wetlands or waters of the U.S. or State and is not anticipated to cause disturbance that would affect species listed as threatened or endangered under FESA or CESA or their habitat.
County Clerks
Alameda, San Mateo
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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