Blosser Basin Drainage Improvements
Summary
SCH Number
2025121106
Public Agency
Santa Barbara County Flood Control District
Document Title
Blosser Basin Drainage Improvements
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
12/24/2025
Document Description
Blosser Basin is an existing stormwater detention facility near North Blosser Road, Canal Street, and North Western Avenue in Santa Maria, CA. The proposed activity by the Santa Barbara County Flood Control and Water Conservation District involves minor improvements to improve drainage.
The project involves installing a dual-pump station at the bottom of the basin to lift water from the bottom of the basin up to an existing 48-inch RCP, with downstream gravity flow to a ditch. The activity involves installing the dual-pump station at the bottom of the basin, installation of below surface pipes to connect the dual-pump station to the existing 48-inch RCP, and a control panel. Blosser Basin is an existing flood control facility. The activity would not expand the boundaries or change the use of the facility. The activity is a minor alteration of existing facilities.
Contact Information
Name
Heather Moine
Agency Name
Santa Barbara County Flood Control District
Job Title
Engineering Environmental Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Santa Maria
Counties
Santa Barbara
Regions
Southern California
Cross Streets
North Blosser Road, Canal Street, North Western Avenue
Parcel #
117-030-087, 118-004-067, 117-030-097
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
CEQA Article 19, Categorical Exemption, Section 15301 – Existing Facilities. Class 1
Reasons for Exemption
The key consideration for Class 1 Exemption 15301 for Existing Facilities is whether the activity involves negligible or no expansion of use.
Blosser Basin is an existing stormwater facility that is regularly managed and maintained for flood control purposes. The activity would not expand the boundaries or change the use of the facility. Installing a dual-pump, connecting pipe, and control panel will improve drainage within the existing facility, consistent with existing uses, and would not involve expansion.
There are no scenic highways, hazardous waste sites, historical resources, or designated resources of critical concern or officially adopted. There are no unusual circumstances that conclude a reasonable possibility that the activity would have a significant effect or cumulative impact on the environment pursuant to the 15300.2.
County Clerk
Santa Barbara
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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