Permit No. 20097 – MID Booster 5 Lateral Pipeline Authorization
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Summary
SCH Number
2017051054
Public Agency
Central Valley Flood Protection Board
Document Title
Permit No. 20097 – MID Booster 5 Lateral Pipeline Authorization
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
7/14/2026
Document Description
To authorize the Booster 5 Lateral Pipeline, a component of a lateral irrigation ditch that transports irrigation water under Mariposa Creek through an existing 30-inch diameter steel siphon pipe, which was constructed prior 1927.
Contact Information
Name
Jennifer Calles
Agency Name
Central Valley Flood Protection Board
Job Title
Senior Environmental Scientist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Michael Morris
Agency Name
Merced Irrigation District
Job Title
Project Manager
Contact Types
Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Email
Name
Bryan Kelly
Agency Name
Merced Irrigation District
Job Title
Deputy General Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Counties
Merced
Regions
Southern California
Waterways
Mariposa Creek
Township
8S
Range
16E
Section
16
Base
MDB&M
Other Location Info
The 0.43-acre Project Area corresponds to a portion of Section 16, Township 8 South, and Range 16 East (Mount Diablo Base and Meridian) of the “Le Grand, California” 7.5-minute topographic quadrangle. The approximate center of the Project Area is located at 37.23848°N 120.22523°W within the Middle San Joaquin-Lower Chowchilla Watershed, Mariposa Creek, Merced County.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15301
Reasons for Exemption
The project is exempt from CEQA pursuant to the Class 1 (Existing Facilities) categorical exemption (California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Section 15301), because the activity consists of the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing or minor alteration of existing public or private structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical features, involving negligible or no expansion of use. The project would not result in an expansion of existing or former use. Further, none of the exceptions to the use of a categorical exemption identified in California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Section 15300.2 apply.
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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