Mud Slough / Arroyo Canal and Agatha Extension Canal Water Conveyance Enhancement Project (Request No. 1652-2024-067-001-R4)
Summary
SCH Number
2024040072
Public Agency
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4
(CDFW)
Document Title
Mud Slough / Arroyo Canal and Agatha Extension Canal Water Conveyance Enhancement Project (Request No. 1652-2024-067-001-R4)
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
4/2/2024
Document Description
Pursuant to Fish and Game Code section 1652, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife has approved the Mud Slough / Arroyo Canal and Agatha Extension Canal Water Conveyance Enhancement Project submitted by the Grassland Water District, represented by Ricardo Ortega. The primary purpose of the Project is wetland restoration. Project activities include the removal of accumulated sediment and vegetation within up to 0.35 acres of Mud Slough, removal of three dilapidated 208-linear foot, 36- inch diameter corrugated metal pipe culverts, and installation of two 208-linear-foot, 36-inch diameter reinforced concrete pipe culverts. In addition, the Project will enhance wetlands at the soil borrow site, and spoils will be used to improve the integrity of an existing degraded levee. The Project will enhance water conveyance to 1,600 acres of managed upstream and downstream wetland habitat within Mud Slough.
Contact Information
Name
Megan Rooney
Agency Name
CDFW
Job Title
Environmental Scientist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Address
Phone
Location
Counties
Merced
Regions
Northern California
Other Location Info
The Project is located within Mud Slough, beneath the Arroyo Canal and Agatha Extension Canal, approximately two miles east of the city of Los Banos, Merced County, California; centered at coordinates 37.049930, -120.7695; Sections 20 and 21, Township 10 South, Range 11 East; U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) map Los Banos; Assessor’s Parcel Numbers 454-040-001-000, 454-040-002-000, 454-040-008-000, 454-040-009-000, and 454-010-006-000.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 33 California Code of Regulations, title 14, section 15333
Reasons for Exemption
Class 33 consists of small projects not to exceed 5 acres in size to assure the maintenance, restoration, enhancement, or protection of habitat for fish, plants, or wildlife.
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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