Island Dairy Floodplain Restoration Project
Summary
SCH Number
2026040891
Public Agency
Reclamation District 2092
Document Title
Island Dairy Floodplain Restoration Project
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
4/20/2026
Document Description
The Project will restore riparian floodplain habitat on 467 acres of the Island Dairy Ranch property, converting agricultural fields and a dairy facility into native vegetation including other habitat enhancement activities such as reconnecting wetlands and removing bankside rubble. The Project is solely intended to restore, enhance and protect habitat upon which California native fish and wildlife depend and to assist in the recovery of California native fish and wildlife.
Contact Information
Name
Neil Wilson
Agency Name
Reclamation District 2092
Job Title
Secretary of the Board
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Name
Emma Havstad
Agency Name
River Partners
Job Title
Director
Contact Types
Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project
Address
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Unincorporated
Counties
Stanislaus
Regions
Northern California, Unincorporated
Cross Streets
Grayson Road
Zip
95358
Total Acres
482
Parcel #
016048001, 016048002, 016048003, 016048005, 016048006, 016048007
State Highways
Hwy 33
Waterways
San Joaquin River
Township
4S
Range
7E
Section
23, 24
Other Location Info
Approx 1 mile east of unincorporated community of Grayson in western Stanislaus County
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Statutory Exemption for Restoration Projects (SERP), PRC Sec 21080.56 subd (a)-(e)
Reasons for Exemption
The project is exclusively to conserve, restore, protect, or enhance, and assist in the recovery of California native fish and wildlife and the habitat upon which they depend; or is exclusively to restore or provide habitat for native fish and wildlife; the project may have public benefits incidental to the fundamental purpose; the project will result in long-term net benefits to climate resiliency, biodiversity, and sensitive species recovery; and project activities are solely related to habitat restoration.
County Clerk
Stanislaus
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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