Projects funded under SGMA Implementation Grant: Filling Data Gaps Identified in Data Gaps Plan
Summary
SCH Number
2025041018
Public Agency
Merced Irrigation-Urban Groundwater Sustainability Agency
(MIUGSA)
Document Title
Projects funded under SGMA Implementation Grant: Filling Data Gaps Identified in Data Gaps Plan
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
4/21/2025
Document Description
The proposed project would include the installation of up to four groundwater monitoring wells and install sensors at various existing monitoring sites for the purposes of filling data gaps identified in the Merced Groundwater Sustainability Plan and the Merced GSAs' Data Gaps Plan. Project is further described in Attachment 1.
Contact Information
Name
Matt Beaman
Agency Name
Merced Irrigation-Urban GSA
Job Title
Staff
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Address
Phone
Email
Location
Counties
Merced
Regions
Countywide, Unincorporated
Other Location Info
1. Sunset Dr and Griffith Ave ( 37.339126°, -120.814491°)
2. Bert Crane Rd and Lisbon Rd ( 37.266071°, -120.651527°)
3. Rahilly Rd. 2.75 west of Highway 59 ( 37.214875°, -120.541931°)
4. Gilette Ave and Plainsburg Cemetery Rd ( 37.233669°, -120.329255°)
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
§15301(class 1), §15303(class 3), §15304(class 4), §15306(class 6)
Reasons for Exemption
The proposed actions are categorically exempt under CEQA Guidelines: §15301(class 1), covering operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing, or minor alteration of existing public or private structures; §15303(class 3), covering the construction of new small structures or facilities; §15304(class 4) covering minor public or private alterations to the condition of land or water; §15306(class 6) covering data collection, research, experimental management, and resource evaluation activities.
Exempt Status
Other
Type, Section or Code
CEQA guidelines, section 15061(b)(3)
Reasons for Exemption
The proposed project is exempt from CEQA because it falls within the so-called "common sense" exemption pursuant to CEQA guidelines, section 15061(b)(3), which indicates that CEQA only applies to projects that have a "significant effect on the environment".
County Clerk
Merced
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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