Permit No. 20095 – Chowchilla Subbasin Recharge Project 2

The Central Valley Flood Protection Board is overseeing the Chowchilla Subbasin Recharge Project 2 in Madera County, California. This project involves the construction of a flow diversion through the Chowchilla Eastside Bypass levee to facilitate groundwater recharge. The scope of work includes excavating a channel from the bypass to the waterside levee toe, installing a fish screen intake system, and placing a buried 36-inch diameter concrete culvert approximately 100 feet in length. The infrastructure will also feature a gate control box with a slide gate for positive closure and a concrete pump box designed to move water into a distribution pipeline. The project is located approximately 0.5 miles north of the Avenue 14 crossing of the Chowchilla Canal Bypass within the Lower San Joaquin Levee District. Due to the emergency drought conditions declared by Governor Newsom in Executive Order N-7-22, the project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act under Public Resources Code Section 21080(b)(4). This forecast is categorized under NAICS code 237990, and primary points of contact include the Central Valley Flood Protection Board and the Madera County Director of Water and Natural Resources.