Minor Modification No. MM22-010 to Administrative Application No. AA 168 for Hidden Valley Dairy Dairy Digester
Summary
SCH Number
2025041442
Public Agency
Merced County
Document Title
Minor Modification No. MM22-010 to Administrative Application No. AA 168 for Hidden Valley 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 necessary infrastructure includes the lining and covering of a new pond on-site, to standards required by the Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB). This also includes a biogas conditioning pad.
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
Kniebes Road and Andersen Road
Zip
95322
Total Acres
126
Parcel #
054-130-020, 054-130-027
State Highways
State Highways 33 & 140
Railways
Union Pacific Railroad
Airports
Gustine Airport
Schools
Gustine Unified School District (multiple school sites)
Township
7S
Range
9E
Section
33
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
Disclaimer: The Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation (LCI) accepts no responsibility for the content or accessibility of these documents. To obtain an attachment in a different format, please contact the lead agency at the contact information listed above. For more information, please visit LCI’s Accessibility Site.