Chowchilla Subbasin Groundwater Recharge Project 1 (Streambed Alteration Agreement No. EPIMS-MAD-40478-R4)
Summary
SCH Number
2024110425
Public Agency
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4
(CDFW)
Document Title
Chowchilla Subbasin Groundwater Recharge Project 1 (Streambed Alteration Agreement No. EPIMS-MAD-40478-R4)
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
11/14/2024
Document Description
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has executed Streambed Alteration Agreement number EPIMS-MAD-40478-R4 pursuant to Section 1602 of the Fish and Game Code to the applicant, Madera County. Project activities will include the construction of three water diversion facilities at points of diversion on the Eastside. Bypass in support of future diversion of flood flows to groundwater recharge. Each facility will consist of a fish screen, a concrete control box that will capture water, and a buried reinforced concrete pipeline. The pipeline will transport water under the Eastside Bypass levee into a reinforced concrete pump box that, when operational, will pump water into one of two basins or to adjacent farmland for recharge.
Contact Information
Name
Benessa Galvan
Agency Name
California Department of Fish and Wildlife Region 4
Job Title
Senior Environmental Scientist (Specialist)
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Chowchilla
Counties
Madera
Regions
Countywide
Cross Streets
Lincoln Road, Ave 21
Parcel #
020-150-011
Waterways
San Juaquin River
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Other
Type, Section or Code
CEQA is suspended (see below)
Reasons for Exemption
CDFW’s issuance of an Agreement is generally subject to CEQA (Pub. Resources Code, § 21000 et seq.) and its implementing regulations; however, CEQA is suspended per Executive Order N-7-22 (EO) for purposes of CDFW’s issuance of this Agreement. Paragraph 13 of the EO states that CEQA and its implementing regulations are suspended for the following, to the extent necessary to address the impacts of drought: (1) specified actions taken by state agencies and specified actions taken by a local agency where the Department of Water Resources concurs that local action is required; and (2) any permits necessary to carry out actions under (1). Actions under (1) are recharge projects under either Flood-Managed Aquifer Recharge or the Department of Water Resources Sustainable Groundwater Management Grant Program occurring on open and working lands to replenish and store water in groundwater basins that will help mitigate groundwater conditions impacted by drought. Because the Project to which this Agreement applies involves construction of facilities for subsequent diversions of flood flows for application to open and working lands to replenish and store water in groundwater basins to help mitigate groundwater conditions impacted by drought, no environmental review for this Agreement pursuant to CEQA is required at this point in time. Consequently, CDFW has not reviewed a certified environmental impact report or adopted mitigated negative declaration evaluating this project, nor has CDFW adopted related findings pursuant to CEQA. Similarly, in applying for this permit, Permittee relied on the CEQA suspension provided by Paragraph 13 of the EO.
County Clerk
Madera
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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