Black Rascal Creek Watershed Plan and Environmental Assessment
Summary
SCH Number
2025050760
Lead Agency
United States Department of Agriculture
(USDA)
Document Title
Black Rascal Creek Watershed Plan and Environmental Assessment
Document Type
FON - FONSI - Findings of No Significant Impact
Received
Present Land Use
Agricultural
Document Description
The Project is intended to provide flood reduction to the City of Merced and rural communities within Merced County downstream of Black Rascal Creek. The overall purpose of the Project is to temporarily detain floodwaters during periods of heavy precipitation, thereby limiting flow in the diversion channel and reducing peak diversion channel flows entering Bear Creek downstream of the Project.
Contact Information
Name
Dylan Hickey
Agency Name
United States Department of Agriculture
Job Title
State Environmental Compliance Coordinator
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Address
Phone
Email
Name
Mr. Michael Clary
Agency Name
Jacobs Engineering, Inc.
Job Title
Senior Manager
Contact Types
Consulting Firm
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Merced
Counties
Merced
Regions
Citywide, Countywide
Cross Streets
North Arboleda Drive and East Yosemite Avenue
Zip
95340
Total Acres
300
Parcel #
060-006-002, 060-006-006, 060-006-007
State Highways
None
Railways
None
Airports
None
Schools
None
Waterways
Black Rascal Creek and Bear Creek
Township
7 S
Range
14 E
Section
12
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bay Delta Region 3 (CDFW), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Habitat Conservation Planning (CDFW), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, North Central Region 2 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), California Department of Transportation, District 10 (DOT), California Department of Transportation, Division of Aeronautics (DOT), California Department of Transportation, Division of Transportation Planning (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Fish and Game Commission (CDFGC), California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES), California Highway Patrol (CHP), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Natural Resources Agency, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Fresno Region 5 (RWQCB), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Redding Region 5 (RWQCB), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Sacramento Region 5 (RWQCB), California San Joaquin River Conservancy (SJRC), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Central Valley Flood Protection Board, Delta Protection Commission, Delta Stewardship Council, Office of Historic Preservation, San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC), State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights, University of California Natural Reserve System (UCNRS)
Development Types
Other (Detention Basin Construction)
Local Actions
Specific Plan
Project Issues
Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Hydrology/Water Quality, Transportation, Wetland/Riparian
Public Review Period Start
Public Review Period End
Attachments
Draft Environmental Document [Draft IS, NOI_NOA_Public notices, OPR Summary Form, Appx,]
Final Document(s) [Approved_Certified draft environmental documents]
Notice of Completion [NOC] Transmittal form
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