MBARI Docking Facilities Repair Project
Summary
SCH Number
2025050162
Public Agency
California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Coast Region 3
(RWQCB)
Document Title
MBARI Docking Facilities Repair Project
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
5/5/2025
Document Description
Installation of a 10-foot wide by 10-foot long mooring dolphin supported by four new 20-inch steel piles and connected to the MBARI research vessel dock by a 25-foot long by 3-foot wide aluminum catwalk; replacement of 51 wooden fender piles with 48 HDPE and 3 steel piles; installation of 47 galvanic pile jackets on existing concrete piers at the existing research vessel dock; and removal of a deteriorated wooden commercial dock that is no longer in use
Contact Information
Name
Allie Mortensen
Agency Name
Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board
Job Title
Environmental Scientist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Moss Landing- Unincorporated Community
Counties
Monterey
Regions
Southern California
Zip
95039
Waterways
Monterey Bay
Other Location Info
Moss Landing Harbor
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 1; California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Section 15301 Existing Facilities
Reasons for Exemption
This project involves minor improvements to an existing dock and the installation of an attached mooring dolphin. There is a net decrease in permanent soft bottom impact (-0.001 acres) and overwater coverage (-0.105 acres) due to the removal of an existing deteriorated fisherman’s dock. The project activities are categorically exempt per Class 1.
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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