Minor Modification No. MM24-011 to Land Use Permit No. LU 1883 for Tony L. Lopes Dairy Dairy Digester
Summary
SCH Number
2025041433
Public Agency
Merced County
Document Title
Minor Modification No. MM24-011 to Land Use Permit No. LU 1883 for Tony L. Lopes Dairy Dairy Digester
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
4/30/2025
Document Description
The project proposes to construct, install, and operate an anaerobic dairy digester and necessary infrastructure accessory to an existing dairy facility. The anaerobic digester pond would follow standards required by the Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB). The project includes the required dairy biogas conditioning plant. The project proposes to receive liquid manure from four neighboring dairies under the same ownership.
Contact Information
Name
Ana Hernandez
Agency Name
County of Merced
Job Title
Planner I
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Address
Phone
Name
Cole Martin
Agency Name
4Creeks Investments, LLC
Job Title
Employee
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Location
Counties
Merced
Regions
Countywide
Cross Streets
Bunker Road and Ingomar Road
Zip
95322
Total Acres
582
Parcel #
070-010-006, 070-010-013, 070-010-014, 070-010-015
State Highways
State Highway 33 (CA-33)
Railways
Union Pacific Railroad
Waterways
Main Canal (Central California Irrigation District)
Township
9S
Range
9E
Section
9
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 1 - Section 15301 and Class 11 - Section 15311
Reasons for Exemption
The project involves establishing a dairy digester accessory to an existing dairy facility. The project does not involve an expansion or intensification of the dairy use or structures in terms of the area and space occupied by the dairy; or an increase in the number of animals. On-site employees, business or production output and daily vehicle traffic for the dairy would not change.
County Clerk
Merced
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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