Madera Subbasin Recharge Project 1
Summary
SCH Number
2026040797
Lead Agency
Madera County
Document Title
Madera Subbasin Recharge Project 1
Document Type
MND - Mitigated Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
Agricultural / ARE-40 (Agricultural, Rural, Exclusive (40 acre) District) / AE (Agricultural Exclusive)
Document Description
The Madera Subbasin Recharge Project 1 (Project) consists of a group four agricultural sites that would be used for groundwater recharge sites that, individually and collectively, would provide for recharge of Section 215 flood water when available. The Project recharge sites would provide for a combination of recharge basins and flood managed aquifer recharge (Flood-MAR). The Project recharge areas are on Assessor Parcel Numbers: 049-650-017; 047-272-005; 049-010-002; 049-650-021; and 030-301-002.
Contact Information
Name
Jamie Bax
Agency Name
Madera County
Job Title
Director of Community & Economic Development
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Stephen Doyle
Agency Name
ESA/Environmental Science Associates
Job Title
Planner III
Contact Types
Consulting Firm
Phone
Email
Name
Bob Delp
Agency Name
Benchmark Resources
Job Title
Project Director
Contact Types
Consulting Firm
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Unincorporated / Nearest Community: Madera Ranchos
Counties
Madera
Regions
Countywide, Unincorporated
Cross Streets
Road 36/Avenue 12
Zip
93636
Total Acres
2,317
Parcel #
049-650-017; 047-272-005; 049-010-002; 049-650-021; and 030-301-002
State Highways
41
Railways
BNSF
Schools
Golden Valley Unified and Webster Elem.
Waterways
Root Creek; MID-operated Laterals 6.2 and 32.2
Township
11S
Range
19E
Section
25,26
Base
MtDiablo
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR), California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), California Department of Transportation, District 6 (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Fish and Game Commission (CDFGC), California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES), California Highway Patrol (CHP), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Natural Resources Agency, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Fresno Region 5 (RWQCB), California San Joaquin River Conservancy (SJRC), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Central Valley Flood Protection Board, Delta Protection Commission, Delta Stewardship Council, Office of Historic Preservation, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW)
Development Types
Other (Groundwater Recharge)
Local Actions
Landowner Agreements
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Energy, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Growth Inducement, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mandatory Findings of Significance, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Septic System, Sewer Capacity, Solid Waste, Transportation, Tribal Cultural Resources, Utilities/Service Systems, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire
Public Review Period Start
Public Review Period End
Attachments
Draft Environmental Document [Draft IS, NOI_NOA_Public notices, OPR Summary Form, Appx,]
Notice of Completion [NOC] Transmittal form
State Comment Letters [Comments from State Reviewing Agency(ies)]
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