Los Banos Creek Embankment Emergency Repair
Summary
SCH Number
2026010164
Public Agency
Merced County
Document Title
Los Banos Creek Embankment Emergency Repair
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
1/7/2026
Document Description
The purpose of the project is to conduct emergency repairs on the failed embankments of Los Banos Creek to stabilize the banks, restore the Los Banos Creek embankments to the pre-failure geometry, and repair the western access road. Los Banos Creek receives outlet flows from the Los Banos Creek Detention Dam. which Influences hydraulic conditions along the project reach. Stormwater releases from the dam during the 2025-2026 storm season could further damage the embankments, posing a significant risk to adjacent agricultural lands and private property, Including potential risks of property damage to the adjacent dairy.
Contact Information
Name
Nathan Bray
Agency Name
Merced County Department of Public Works
Job Title
Director/ Road Commissioner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Counties
Merced
Regions
Unincorporated
Waterways
Los Banos Creek
Other Location Info
Unincorporated
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Emergency Project
Type, Section or Code
Sec. 21080(b)(4); 15269(b)(c)
Reasons for Exemption
Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), Article 18 Statutory Exemptions, Section 15269b, Emergency Projects, "Emergency repairs to publicly or privately owned service facilities necessary to maintain service essential to the public health, safety or welfare. Emergency repairs include those that require a reasonable amount of planning to address an anticipated emergency" are exempt from CEQA. The project includes an emergency repair to failed embankments and the western access road in order to prevent potential property damages to adjacent agricultural operations that may occur during the 2025-2026 storm season.
County Clerk
Merced
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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