Permit No. 20122 – Bear Creek MID Stream Gauging Station Project Authorization
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Summary
SCH Number
2017051054
Public Agency
Central Valley Flood Protection Board
Document Title
Permit No. 20122 – Bear Creek MID Stream Gauging Station Project Authorization
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
10/15/2026
Document Description
To authorize the existing stream gauge station and erosion control measures on the right bank of Bear Creek. The stream gauge station consists of a vertical 36-inch diameter corrugated metal pipe recorder house on top of a concrete foundation, a 24-inch diameter concrete pipe beneath the concrete foundation, and a leader metering pipe which extends into the Bear Creek floodway with a concrete footing. The erosion control measures include a 20-foot-by-25-foot section of geotextile fabric and riprap. The existing stream gauge station was installed prior to the Adopted Plan of Flood Control.
Contact Information
Name
Jordan Robbins
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
Phone
Email
Name
Bryan Kelly
Agency Name
Merced Irrigation District
Job Title
Deputy General Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Not located within city limits
Counties
Merced
Regions
Southern California
Waterways
Bear Creek
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, at 37.256026°N, 120.652468°W, Merced County.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15301
Reasons for Exemption
The Board has determined that the project activities within the Board's authority are exempt from CEQA pursuant to the Class 1 (Existing Facilities) categorical exemption (California Code of Regulations, title 14, section 15301). The project qualifies for this exemption because it is limited to the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, or minor alteration of an existing facility and involves negligible or no expansion of existing or former use. The Board further finds that none of the exceptions to the categorical exemptions set forth in California Code of Regulations, title 14, section 15300.2 apply.
County Clerk
Merced
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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