Minor Alteration No. WA2025077 – Bear Creek MID Stream Gauging Station Project
12 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2017051054
Lead Agency
Merced Irrigation District
Document Title
Minor Alteration No. WA2025077 – Bear Creek MID Stream Gauging Station Project
Document Type
NOD - Notice of Determination
Received
Posted
3/23/2026
Document Description
Approval of Minor Alteration No. WA2025077, under California Code of Regulations, Title 23, Article 3, Section 6, for work within an adopted plan of flood control: To repair the existing stream gauge by reconstructing the 3-foot-deep footings by patching the concrete or replacing them in-kind, excavating a 10-foot-wide trench to remove the leader pipe and replacing it in-kind then backfilling the trench with the excavated soils, and placing new geotextile fabric and rip-rap that will cover a 20-foot by 25-foot area and will be embedded into the channel so that the cross-sectional geometry of Owens Creek in this section remains the same. The proposed work will be conducted when the area is dry or does not contain flowing water. No creek diversions will be implemented. If needed, MID will use a small sump pump to remove any residual pools of standing water. Maintenance work will also include clearing trash, sediment, vegetation, debris, fallen trees and overgrown brush that are currently obstructing flow 200 feet upstream and downstream of the stream gauge station, and 200 feet upstream and downstream of the South Bert Crane Road crossing over Bear Creek. All vegetation removed from the clearing of the channel will be completely disposed of outside of the floodway and/or burned. The stream gauge station was originally constructed around 1927, prior to the Board recognizing Bear Creek as an Adopted Plan of Flood Control.
Contact Information
Name
Jordan Robbins
Agency Name
Central Valley Flood Protection Board
Job Title
Senior Environmental Scientist
Contact Types
Responsible Agency
Phone
Name
Bryan Kelly
Agency Name
Merced Irrigation District
Job Title
Deputy General Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Name
MIchael Morris
Agency Name
Merced Irrigation District
Job Title
Project Manager
Contact Types
Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Email
Location
Counties
Merced
Regions
Southern California
Other Location Info
The project is located on the right bank of Bear Creek, about 0.1 miles southwest of where South Bert Crane Road crosses over Bear Creek in Merced County (37.256026°N, 120.652468°W).
Notice of Determination
Approving Agency
Central Valley Flood Protection Board
Approving Agency Role
Responsible Agency
Approved On
County Clerk
Merced
Final Environmental Document Available at
The Programmatic EIR and associated documents, prepared by the lead agency for the project, is available to the general public at the lead agency’s office listed above. The Board’s administrative record related to the Board authorization is available for public review at the Board’s office.
Determinations
(1) The project will have a significant impact on the environment
No
(2a) An Environmental Impact Report was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
(2b) A Mitigated or a Negative Declaration was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(2c) An other document type was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(3) Mitigated measures were made a condition of the approval of the project
No
(4) A mitigation reporting or monitoring plan was adopted for this project
No
(5) A Statement of Overriding Considerations was adopted for this project
No
(6) Findings were made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
Attachments
Notice of Determination
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