Finding of No Significant Impact. Mid-Pacific Region. South-Central California Area Office, Fresno, California. Installation and Rehabilitation of Stream Gages on the San Joaquin River, Fresno, Madera, Merced and Stanislaus Counties, California

摘要

In accordance with Section 102 (2) (c) of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended, and the Council on Environmental Quality's Regulations for Implementing the Procedural Provisions of NEPA (40 CFR Parts 1500-1508), the South-Central California Area Office of the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) finds that the proposed action would not significantly affect the quality of the human environment. Therefore, an Environmental Impact Statement is not required for the proposed installation and rehabilitation of stream gages on the San Joaquin River (River) in Madera and Fresno Counties. This Finding of No Significant Impacts (FONSI) is supported by the attached environmental assessment, (EA) Installation and Rehabilitation of Stream Gages on the San Joaquin River, Fresno, Madera, Merced and Stanislaus Counties, California. Reclamation proposes to rehabilitate and retrofit the existing stream gage stations at the bifurcation structure and below Sack Dam on the San Joaquin River (River), and to install two new monitoring stations at the top of Reach 4B and one at the confluence of the Merced and San Joaquin Rivers.