Los Banos Creek Detention Reservoir Storage Program Project
3 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2024010511
Lead Agency
San Luis Water District
Document Title
Los Banos Creek Detention Reservoir Storage Program Project
Document Type
NOD - Notice of Determination
Received
Posted
5/12/2026
Document Description
On February 10, 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation filed petitions to change its water right Permits 12721, 11967, 12722, 12723, 11315, 11316, 11968, 11969, 12860, 11971, 11973, and 12364 with the State Water Resources Control Board. Reclamation has requested to add four points of rediversion to its permits to deliver up to 8,000 acre-feet per year of previously stored Central Valley Project water to Los Banos Creek Detention Dam and redivert the water at three points downstream on Los Banos Creek.
Contact Information
Name
Kathryn Gaffney
Agency Name
State Water Resources Control Board
Job Title
Water Resource Control Engineer
Contact Types
Responsible Agency
Phone
Name
Lon Martin
Agency Name
San Luis Water District
Job Title
General Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Los Banos
Counties
Merced
Regions
Northern California
Waterways
Los Banos Creek
Other Location Info
Los Banos Creek Detention Dam
Notice of Determination
Approving Agency
State Water Resources Control Board
Approving Agency Role
Responsible Agency
Approved On
County Clerk
Merced
Final Environmental Document Available at
San Luis Water District - Office, located at 1015 6th Street, Los Banos, CA 93635
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
No
(2b) A Mitigated or a Negative Declaration was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
(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
Yes
(4) A mitigation reporting or monitoring plan was adopted for this project
Yes
(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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