Cherry Valley Dam Spillway Short-term Improvement Project
3 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2025091199
Lead Agency
City and County of San Francisco
Document Title
Cherry Valley Dam Spillway Short-term Improvement Project
Document Type
NOD - Notice of Determination
Received
Posted
1/12/2026
Document Description
The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission is proposing the Cherry Valley Dam Spillway Short-Term Improvement Project. The project would rehabilitate a segment of the ·existing unlined spillway discharge channel thatreceives Cherry Valley Dam spillway flows and directs the water toward Cherry Creek, in a
generally north??south orientation. Debris from landslides on steep side slopes along the-discharge channel has obstructed the channel and caused the spillway flows to be diverted·east toward the Cherry Power Tunnel Adit entrance and public dispersed camping areas. The project would restore the alignment of the
discharge channel to its original north-south orientation. Cherry Valley Dam and Lake are west of Lake Eleanor and Hetch Hetchy Reservoir in Tuolumne County, California, approximately 12 miles directly north of California State Route 120 or 23 miles north via Cherry Lake Road.
Contact Information
Name
Timothy Johnston
Agency Name
San Francisco Planning Department
Job Title
Senior Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Kelly Yong
Agency Name
San Francisco Public Utilities Commission
Job Title
Project Applicant
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Groveland
Counties
San Francisco, Tuolumne
Regions
Northern California
Other Location Info
Directly south of Cherry Dam along a portion of the unlined spillway discharge
channel
Notice of Determination
Approving Agency
City and County of San Francisco
Approving Agency Role
Lead Agency
Approved On
County Clerks
San Francisco, Tuolumne
Final Environmental Document Available at
Planning Department, 49 South Van Ness Avenue, Suite 1400,
San Francisco, CA, 94103 in Case Number 2022-000353ENV.
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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