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This approach ensures that % Promote inter-agency cooperation. The project site is environmentally sensitive as defined by the The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California will execute a funding Where those impacts may be significant, the city or county must prepare an environmental impact report . CEQA compliance when the local jurisdiction is the lead agency. Establishing a temporary agreement without any permanent change to the previously approved entitlements constitutes an organizational or administrative activity that will not result in a direct or indirect physical adverse change in the environment not previously analyzed. 2023 State of California, Executed NOE - Colorado River Water Conservation Agreement 2022 between Bureau of Reclamation and CVWD. or facilities damaged or destroyed as a result of a disaster in a in its impact on the environment may in a particularly sensitive These may be strictly for information gathering purposes, or as part of a study leading to an action which a public agency has not yet approved, adopted, or funded. 132 0 obj <>/Filter/FlateDecode/ID[<77DEEF012D5FF742BC0D017986EA08D2>]/Index[99 61]/Info 98 0 R/Length 142/Prev 202876/Root 100 0 R/Size 160/Type/XRef/W[1 3 1]>>stream try clicking the minimize button instead. The proposed action of adopting the temporary Colorado River water Conservation Agreement with BOR in 2022 is exempt under the provisions of CEQA and the State CEQA Guidelines. Amendment of subsections (b)(1)-(5) and 4R/#||Sl>SH{0d wOA>Dkjc7kzY]dTW> L2w8 q,.OAr|MxsnPBvrm8J{]xw_oU)4 GJD!LG2-u%C] a7jG8G4V4*@jJV.GC)Lk]oQPSFu:T:uY]k=jcm The Categorical Exemption/Categorical Exclusion (CE/CE) 1, January 6, 2023. 0 1999041076), allowable under the CEQA Guidelines section 15164, was reviewed and deemed adequate." . effect repealing subsection (b)(5) and amendingNote filed 7-22-2003 pursuant to 4 0 obj Du^wP6RFD a/HW'=@>0?Z-Snz.+P}8J-eN+Ym&Z=C7YbYKFn(p1a6z[4z91&hKR/3mD-nv#VwEm*] `XYl/vLT2QhbM\hMl (z&5V3{rQHz1t :(a^Pa%=K@2X3GWB9^c>X(9xey;5`???jfV./o8E!L?m:g6^f+US{|.1nEu:Fv#)wBXx) p1" Xf[/U]]Y8@ UNzC B [R*;O_:Y$o[{l&muhg DTk/sm!Mng52H Cal. CEQA Guidelines Association of Environmental Professionals 2020 267 Note: Authority cited: Sections Section 21083, Public Resources Code; References: Sections 21080 and 21080.32, Public Resources Code. Code Regs. This exemption does not apply to highways designated as official Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, Authorize execution of a Funding Agreement with the California Department of Water Resources; Authorize execution of amendment to JPA for Delta Conveyance DCA. Be prepared, pack your patience, and if you must travel, go safely. endstream endobj startxref "@8 e`"@,`4alE$`^)HOXuCi{ Wd`kid`` ]o>Qc@ZOgXJ@5(DY6iCu: RN Resources, guidance, and technical assistance for planners and communities to plan and implement local climate change resilience goals. No further analysis required. In an opinion filed on December 16, 2021, and belatedly ordered published on January 13, 2022, the Fourth District Court of Appeal rejected a CEQA challenge to a small multifamily project in the City of Santa Cruz. Disclaimer: The Governors Office of Planning and Research (OPR) accepts no responsibility for the content or accessibility of these documents. C. . Your subscription has successfully been upgraded. (CEQA Guideline 15378.) Preliminary Review of Projects and Conduct of Initial Study 15061. Review for Exemption (a) Once a lead agency has determined that an activity is a project subject to CEQA, a lead agency shall determine whether the project is exempt from CEQA. The adoption of the regulations is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) because it is not a "project" as that term is defined in the CEQA Guidelines (California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Section 15000 et seq.). For more information, please visit OPRs Accessibility Site. ]AfQk(K VO Jeannie Lee is Chief Counsel at OPR where she works on a broad range of legal and policy issues related to CEQA, land use, climate, and transportation. The activity is not a project as defined in Section 15378 of the CEQA guidelines.(Cal. To support this conclusion, the Court looked to the CEQA Guidelines' interpretation of what constitutes a "project" for purposes of CEQA. 2. by the Governor pursuant to the California Emergency Services Act. There are very narrow exceptions where the responsible agency may reject the lead agency's environmental document and step in to take the lead agency role; however, they are extreme cases such as when the lead agency has failed to consult with responsible agencies as required by CEQA (See CEQA Guidelines Section 15052). 1422.) Cal.4th 1029, 1037; and Pub. 1334 0 obj <>stream None of the exceptions to the use of the common sense exemption as identified in State CEQA Guidelines 15300.2 exist with the recommended actions, Copyright In addition, the action is not defined as a project under CEQA because it involves other government fiscal activities which do not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment (Section 15378(b)(4) Next . The first step in determining whether a public agency action is subject to the provisions of CEQA is to determine whether the action is a "project," as defined by CEQA (PRC Section 21065 and CEQA Guidelines Section 15378). Article 18, commencing with Section 15260). CEQA Guidelines, 15378(a) Reasons for Exemption. f @o?bR5a}h#Tz]c734-8yEa5{N_M516) Ls26T!-ODi:bm=R97Bnd>GvdOn1"/z{o0>AK_|NCq9G;!O mNqI,3/N&Q)!}sf`lx{*7o'o k$'d`s^P\fs?;V4;O~'n}B\jzf}=)v;Nnm0. Approve exemptions to further review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to exceptions in sections 15061(b)(3) and 15378 of Chapter 3 of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations (the CEQA Guidelines); 2. Public Resources Code section 21083 requires the Office of Planning and Research and the Natural Resources Agency to periodically update the CEQA Guidelines. In the alternative, and even if the proposed action was a project under CEQA, the action is categorically exempt under the provisions of CEQA and the State CEQA Guidelines. Grant programs to support local, regional, and tribal climate adaptation and resilience. THE SUNSET LANDMARK INVESTMENT, LLC, A CALIFORNIA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, PETITIONER VS CITY OF LOS ANGELES, A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, ET AL. The Secretary of the California Resources Agency has determined that the projects in these classes . The project and successive projects of the same type in the same endstream endobj 100 0 obj <>/Metadata 15 0 R/Names 133 0 R/Outlines 22 0 R/PageLabels 95 0 R/Pages 97 0 R/StructTreeRoot 49 0 R/Type/Catalog/ViewerPreferences 134 0 R>> endobj 101 0 obj <>/ExtGState<>/Font<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text]>>/Rotate 0/StructParents 0/Tabs/S/Type/Page>> endobj 102 0 obj <>stream The recommended actions do not authorize or commit the CVWD or DWR to expenditure of the funding on any site-specific project. HARLAN, SUSAN C As of October 3, 2022, surface water elevation of Lake Powell was 3,529.51 ft (25% of capacity) and Lake Mead was 1,045.15 ft (28% of capacity), elevations not seen since the reservoirs started filling in the 1960s. Article 5. Change without regulatory Climate Assessment, Science, and Research, Californias Climate Change Assessment, research priorities, and visualization tools, A program being developed by OPR, GO-Biz, and LWDA to support resilient, equitable, and sustainable regional economies, Inclusive and sustainable economic development across Californias diverse, interconnected regions, Initiative to bolster California's defense supply chain cybersecurity resilience, and to help grow and sustain California's cybersecurity workforce, California Intiative for the Advancement of PrecisionMedicine, Research and partnerships to advance patient-centered approaches that improve health outcomes, Research to improve STEM education access and outcomes to empower Californias future workforce In addition, the action is not defined as a project under CEQA because it involves other government fiscal activities which do not involve any commitment to any specific Section 15061 - Review for Exemption (a) Once a lead agency has determined that an activity is a project subject to CEQA, a lead agency shall determine whether the project is exempt from CEQA. agency, it is required to comply with CEQA when it undertakes an activity or makes a discretionary decision on a permit or approval, which is defined as a "project" by CEOA (CEQA Guidelines 15378). approved, not to each government approval (State CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(c)). 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CEQA Guidelines 15378). $Dj d#{` ] V. CITY OF MOORPARK, ET AL. that a project on the State Highway System is exempt from CEQA and has signed the CE/CE form, a Notice of Exemption (NOE) must be filed with the SCH. [Citation.] 3. Ministerial actions, by definition, are not "projects" because Code section 21087 (Register 98, No. 2023 State of California. or when the project has received a determination by the State Office formcan be used to describe the project and indicate that it is Based on historical operation, it was determined that approximately 10 taf of water may be contributed if recharge was curtailed at the T.E. This definition ensures that the action reviewed under CEQA is not the approval itself but the development or other activities that will result from the approval. a categorical exemption is conditioned by limitations defined in the will be able to access it on trellis. Prevent or minimize damage to the environment through . Encourage public participation in the process. Upon completion of the review, the Project . 2. Approval of the 2022 Agreement is not subject to CEQA because it does not constitute a "project," pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines 15378(b)(5). 159 0 obj <>stream of Historic Preservation pursuant to Section 5028 (b) of Public Resources classes of projects which have been determined not to have a significant The Court further rejected the District's attempt to rely on another categorical exemption, Guidelines 15378(b)(5), which states that "[o]rganizational or administrative activities of governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment" are not CEQA projects. movement, or landslide. CVWD proposes to continue funding to complete the last two years (CY 2023 and 2024) of the planning phase. 15378 - Project California Codes of Regulation| 15378 - Project (a) "Project" means the whole of an action, which has a potential for resulting in either a direct physical change in the environment, or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment, and that is any of the following: more analytics for HARLAN, SUSAN C. Please wait a moment while we load this page. If the activity is not a "project," then CEQA does not apply. ]Qov3Ef^R%TAo*h x[QQ @s,a>P0h*]`eUc. _8>/euzZ.I1 rwL8HC#^. it, too will have no direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect impacts on the physical environment. If the lead agency determines it is . 0 improvement program, or a congestion management program. CATEGORICAL EXEMPTIONS These classes are known as categorical exemptions. However, No. 5. (See, CEQA Guideline 15378(c).) Coachella Valley Water District Caltrans is the lead agency for its own projects. The District/Region Senior Environmental Planner decides whether a project is eligible for a categorical exemption as part of the preliminary review of the project. General Order 131-D Advice Letter Submission Guidance, General Guidance for Filing a CPCN/PTC application with the CPUC Docket Office, Presentation on "General Information on Permitting Electric Transmission Projects", Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN) Process Step-by-Step Guide, Overview of Electric Transmission Siting at the California Public Utilities Commission, Additional Federal, State, and Local Permits Likely to be Required, EMF Investigation Report - Alpine Boulevard, CEQA Statute and Guidelines (California Natural Resources Agency website), Guidelines for Energy Project Applications Requiring CEQA Compliance: Pre-filing and Proponent's Environmental Assessments (contains 2019 PEA Checklist). These changes have substantial implications for compliance with one of California's most consequential environmental laws, the California . The overall activities involve CEQA analysis, environmental permitting, and design and engineering to support those pre-construction planning activities for the DCP. 4. (Guidelines 15378) "Projects" covered by CEQA include any activity carried out, approved, or funded by a California public agency that may result in an adverse physical change in the environment, either directly or indirectly. Simi Valley Recreation and Park District v. Local Agency Formation Commission of Discretionary or Ministerial . The public official merely applies the The responsible agency must also prepare and issue its own findings regarding the project, as applicable, and file a Notice of Determination (NOD) with the California State Clearinghouse (SCH). A ministerial action is a governmental decision involving little or Amendment of subsection (b)(3) and new subsection (b)(5) filed Emergency repairs include those that require a reasonable amount of planning to address an anticipated emergency. Section 15168 - Program EIR (a) General. The work funded by this action is limited to pre-construction costs and does not include any ground-disturbing work or construction so there is no possibility of any potential impacts to the environment. D. Can it be said with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity could have a significant or even potentially significant effect on the environment? As such, the actions recommended herein are not a "project" requiring environmental review under CEQA pursuant to State CEQA Guideline 15378, subdivisions (a2) and (b)(2), (b)(4), and (b)(5). First, approval of the 2022 Agreement is not subject to CEQA because it does not constitute a "project," i.e., pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines 15378(a), the action has no potential to result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment because . A "project" has two essential elements. The purpose of the environmental review process is to ensure that environmental constraints and The updated Guidelines will be released once the Board of Directors acts on the updated Thresholds of Significance for Climate Impacts. Whereas CEQA Guidelines section 15378 (b)(4) further provides that: "A project does not include . CEQA Guidelines, 15378(b)(2). 8f ! A brief statement of reasons to support the finding. or commuter service on high-occupancy vehicle lanes already in use, Code Regs., tit. $$bP QD#+:pP9s>d` 5AQI. CEQA applies to certain activities, defined as a "project" (; CEQA Guidelines 15378) that . COUNTY OF VENTURA, ET AL. Go to calearninglab.org. A "project" is an activity "which has a . 40, October 7, 2022. Disclaimer: The Governors Office of Planning and Research (OPR) accepts no responsibility for the content or accessibility of these documents. place will result in cumulative impacts; There are "unusual circumstances" Your alert tracking was successfully added. Statewide council that guides OPR in the development of integrated and equitable climate resilience strategies. Any activity which is defined as a project 1 by 15378 of the State CEQA Guidelines and is either directly undertaken by, or will need a discretionary approval from, a public agency must undergo environmental review. form, Emergency Projects and Environmental Compliance page, Project Development Procedures Manual Chapter 12, State Clearinghouse CEQA Document Submission website, CalOES: Power Outage and Fire Recovery Resources. Under the Reclamation agreement, CVWD will be reimbursed for the actual verified volume of water conserved. by fire, flood, storm, earthquake, land subsidence, gradual earth 0 The 500+ Plan, adopted in December 2021, was developed and funded by Reclamation and utility partners in Arizona, California, and Nevada to incentivize voluntary contributions to the River. (CEQA Guidelines, 15378(b)(1), 15379.) Caltrans documents its determination that a project meets the criteria of a categorical exemption by completing the CE/CE form and retaining it in the project file. . Copies of all such notices shall be available for public inspection 1 CEQA Guidelines 15378(a). Since ministerial projects are already exempt, and such notices shall be posted within 24 hours of receipt in the subject to CEQA; however it is advisable that Caltrans includes documentation in the project file that offers evidence that the project is exempt by statute. environment be significant. The Delta Conveyance Projects (DCP or project) primary objective is to protect the State Water Projects (SWP) ability to continue to reliably deliver water south of the Delta. hb```"6V ea rXNQru=%wK} U,u*#Gq)Z\eWF) These actions are not CEQA also does not apply to projects which do not cause a direct or reasonably foreseeableindirect change to the physical environment(see CEQA Guidelines 15378 for further guidance on whether an action constitutes a project). the project EIR considered the "whole of the action" under CEQA (CEQA Guidelines 15378[a]) since neither the RPU elements nor the SCE . Home - California Association of Environmental Professionals seq. CEQA 21065 Guidelines 15378 Project Description: Guidelines 15124 Public Review Period For Substitute Environmental Documentation, Negative Declarations CEQA 21091 Recirculation Release of revised environmental documentation for public reviewwhen significant new information is added after public ], Guidelines for the Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act, Department of Transportation Regulations for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970 [Title 21 CCR, Chapter 11, Section 1501 et. %%EOF If the project is determined to be categorically exempt, Caltrans must consider whether the exemption is negated by an exception pursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Section 15300.2, and Public Resources Code, Section 21084. As such, the actions recommended herein are not a project requiring environmental review under CEQA pursuant to State CEQA Guideline 15378, subdivisions (a2) and (b)(2), (b)(4), and (b)(5). the creation of government funding mechanisms or other government fiscal activities which do not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment." 1. Per CEQA Guideline 15378(a), the term "project" means the "whole of an action, which has the potential for resulting in either a direct physical change in the environment, or a reasonably foreseeable indirect change in the environment" (emphasis added). PDF. in reaching a decision. Projects which require specific actions necessary to prevent or mitigate an emergency, can qualify for an exemption under CEQA (CEQA Guidelines 15269). Under the CEQA Guidelines, 15060(c)(3), an activity is not subject to CEQA if it is not a project as defined in Section 15378. Legal Analysis This volume will be subsequently deducted from CVWDs 2022 water order and properly accounted for by Reclamation staff to ensure that it is not counted as underused water (e.g. When the District/Region Senior Environmental Planner determines effect on the environment and are considered exempt from 2 Id. First, it is an activity that may cause a direct (or (CVWD). can be made wholly or partially exempt, as determined by the Legislature. The California Natural Resources Agency, with assistance from OPR, completed a comprehensive update to the CEQA Guidelines in late 2018. Environmental reviews are conducted pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), where the CPUC is a lead or responsible agency, and as further specified by the CPUC's CEQA-related rules. Among other things, the CEQA Guidelines explain how to determine whether an activity is subject to environmental review, what steps are involved in the environmental review process, and the required content of environmental documents. Section 3. tit. (CVWD), Colorado River Water Conservation Agreement 2022 between Bureau of Reclamation and Coachella Valley Water District. << /Length 5 0 R /Filter /FlateDecode >> 24. Sections 15300 to 15333 . Resources Code, 21065; CEQA Guidelines 15378(a) [both defining "project"].) Local agencies may find this guidance useful for CEQA compliance for transportation projects for which they are the CEQA lead agency. potential for resulting in either a direct physical change in the environment, or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment." (CEQA Guidelines 15378(a). Accordingly, the proposed action qualifies for a Class 6 Categorical Exemption (Section 15306 of the State CEQA Guidelines). though, because CEQA provides that "the discussion of mitigation measures shall distinguish between the measures which are proposed to be included in the project and other measures proposed by the lead, responsible or trustee agency if required as conditions of approving the project." [CEQA Guidelines 15126.4(a)(1)(A). Related Posts. Copyright be carried out. or objective measurements, and do not involve the use of personal (See CEQA Guidelines, 15357 [definition of "discretionary project"].) CVWD has made a determination that it is possible to conserve Colorado River water in CY22 under an existing Reclamation program. To address critically low River condition scenarios such as threatened electrical power generation in Lake Powell and unprecedented shortage declarations in Lake Mead, CVWD seeks to contribute a portion of its water entitlement to storage in the River system. (2) The project is exempt pursuant to a categorical exemption (see . Supporting local communities with long term recovery efforts that build resilience to climate impacts and long-term recovery. The CEQA Section also administers mitigation monitoring plans and participates in other agencies' review of investor-owned utility-related projects. Additional objectives include making the SWP more resilient to the impacts of climate change and extreme weather events, minimize the impacts from earthquakes (delivery quantity and quality), and providing SWP operational flexibility to improve aquatic conditions and better manage risks of additional future regulatory constraints on project operations The basic data collection (CEQA) and State and County CEQA Guidelines because the action is: (1) categorically exempt under Section 15301 of the CEQA Guidelines, Existing Facilities, as it involves . Notes Generally, a responsible agency must accept the lead agency's environmental document as legally adequate. x[Fv);'aJr_Rr%+}Po$r,v4 A%[S}O7s29/EeSnMo]Q}c~~o?>jTjMMM.&}u U^o_]T6*omv^WMtKVU]Jh . Moderate to heavy precipitation and heavy mountain snow through the weekend. Reference: Section 21065, Public Resources Code; Kaufman and Broad-South Bay, Inc. CEQA Guidelines 15378 interprets a "project" to be made up of two distinct elements: (1) an activity undertaken by a public agency, that (2) has an actual or potential to cause a change to the . Whether an entity is a public agency is a question of statutory interpretation, subject to de novo review. threat to the public of bodily harm or of damage to adjacent property The establishment of the temporary agreement will not result in adverse impacts to the environment in regards to the Coachella Valley Groundwater Basin, as no significant changes will be made to the existing agreements. If the activity is not a "project," then CEQA does not apply. Code. In November of 2020, CVWD established previous commitments to support the planning phase of the Delta Conveyance Project, these prior commitments include. This document is not available on Westlaw. &TYY8s8V-5U/b25v)_g+t`*c#Xa7TlHqYJCeQnXDA5 A4u~v"P+DF!W,Q>PmTE1%TAM){(2l(JnB]BeU !h#\A2YPS&\IBh^PgBA^~tEifmAg7VU6;r'xJUj R) [Dd2X n/ 'J qR(c|x8K?sw{C Zd1^2`mTT?9lJ6nS\cWve;kTr`~KLM@ W!u}u(%)vb?%%!l? See the definition of "approval" in Section 15352. Because our approval is limited to the grading of specific property, the grading is the "project" for which we must perform a CEQA review. All separate permits and approvals for a particular project shall be considered together along with the underlying activity itself when determining the project's environmental project's location. 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