Permit No. 19964 – Chowchilla Bypass Turnout Project
Summary
SCH Number
2025090826
Public Agency
Central Valley Flood Protection Board
Document Title
Permit No. 19964 – Chowchilla Bypass Turnout Project
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
9/18/2025
Document Description
To construct a new concrete groundwater recharge turnout structure consisting of a low water channel and two 168-inch cone shaped fish screens surrounded by riprap within the Chowchilla Bypass floodway, a concrete control box with a sluice gate along the waterside slope of Chowchilla Bypass east levee, and a 72-inch diameter steel pipe through the levee to a landside pump station.
Contact Information
Name
Jennifer Calles
Agency Name
Central Valley Flood Protection Board
Job Title
Senior Environmental Scientist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Antonio Bejaran
Agency Name
Aliso Water District c/o Provost & Pritchard Consulting Group
Job Title
Project Manager
Contact Types
Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Counties
Madera
Regions
Southern California
Other Location Info
The project is located approximately 30 miles northwest of the City of Fresno and approximately 0.75 mile west of the intersection of Avenue 6 and Road 16, in Madera County.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Emergency Project
Type, Section or Code
Sec. 21080(b)(4); 15269(b)(c)
Reasons for Exemption
A state of emergency was proclaimed on March 28, 2022 by Governor Newsom to address the severe drought conditions in California by suspending CEQA for the purposes of carrying out Executive Order N-7-22. The project is statutorily exempt from CEQA pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21080(b)(4) and CEQA California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Section 15269(c), because the project involves the construction of a flow diversion structure for groundwater recharge and actions necessary to prevent or mitigate the drought emergency as described in Paragraph 13 of Executive Order N-7-22.
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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