% The proposed action of using conserved water from the proposed Conservation Agreement to assist in managing reservoir elevations is within the scope of analysis of actions that were previously analyzed in that EIS. Amend South Pasadena Municipal Code (SPMC) Section 36.220.030 (Residential Zoning The entire rulemaking package filed with OAL on January 4, 2013, including the final adopted regulations, can be found here: Documents Uploaded During the . (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. in reaching a decision. 8f ! classes of projects which have been determined not to have a significant "@8 e`"@,`4alE$`^)HOXuCi{ Wd`kid`` ]o>Qc@ZOgXJ@5(DY6iCu: RN The recommended actions do not authorize or commit the CVWD or DWR to expenditure of the funding on any site-specific project. This document is not available on Westlaw. guideway or busway public transit services; the development If it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment, the activity is not subject to CEQA. Below are resources for permit applicants and public parties interested in participating in CPUC's environmental review and/or the CPUC's economic and need assessment for a particular project. The basic data collection approved, not to each government approval (State CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(c)). The establishment, modification, structuring, restructuring, or approval of rates, tolls, fares or other charges by the City of Los Angeles which the Decision-Making Body finds are for the purpose of: 6 The CEQA Section also administers mitigation monitoring plans and participates in other agencies' review of investor-owned utility-related projects. being affected by hazardous wastes or clean-up problems; or. 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 Secretary of the California Resources Agency has determined that the projects in these classes . The project description is the defining element or starting point for every CEQA environmental document, be it an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) or Negative Declaration (ND). 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). tit. 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 . Projects which require specific actions necessary to prevent or mitigate an emergency, can qualify for an exemption under CEQA (CEQA Guidelines 15269). 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. 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. %%EOF for which negative declarations or EIRs have been prepared; The project is located on a site that the Department of Toxic (CEQA Guideline 15378.) Code Regs., tit. %PDF-1.6 % '.!2O{_@ ;#A[QK$Z'E A,0^J4{ S4v\NBY d0 In order to help improve the reliability of its imported water supply, CVWD agreed to participate with the State Department of Water Resources (DWR) development of the Delta Conveyance Project in 2020. The CEQA Guidelines (Title 14, Division 6, Chapter 3 of the California Code of Regulations) are administrative regulations governing implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act. 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). 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 Not a project: State CEQA Guidelines 15378(a) and (b)(5). 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). be completed and shall include: The CE/CE form must be retained in the Project file along with any documentation %PDF-1.6 % ]AfQk(K VO Code Regs. Because our approval is limited to the grading of specific property, the grading is the "project" for which we must perform a CEQA review. place will result in cumulative impacts; There are "unusual circumstances" Description section of CEQA documents. 1) Approve funding request for Coachella Valley Water Districts (CVWD) share of preliminary design, environmental planning, and pre-construction costs for the Delta Conveyance Project (Conveyance Project) for calendar years (CY) 2023 and 2024, in an amount not to exceed $7,365,119 and, To obtain an attachment in a different format, please contact the lead agency at the contact information listed above. office of the county clerk. subsection (d) and Note filed 10-6-2005 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California 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." Such decisions use a series of fixed standards Therefore, responsible agencies must participate early and actively in the lead agency's CEQA process to ensure its concerns are met. 418 0 obj <>stream If you wish to keep the information in your envelope between pages, $Dj d#{` ] creating the reasonable possibility of significant effects; The project may result in damage to scenic resources, including, To obtain an attachment in a different format, please contact the lead agency at the contact information listed above. 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. to projects with no significant environmental effect (see below). (b) An activity undertaken by a person which is supported, in whole . These actions do not qualify as a project subject to CEQA because the actions constitute: (1) continuing administrative or maintenance activities, such as general policy and procedure making; (2) government fiscal activities that do not involve any commitment to any specific project that may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment; and (3) organizational or administrative activities of a public agency that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment (State CEQA Guidelines 15378). (b) A project is exempt from CEQA if: (1) The project is exempt by statute (see, e.g. or similar resources, within an officially designated scenic highway, In addition, the recommended actions do not authorize or approve any actions by the DCA or DWR that may cause direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect environmental impacts. 2. The action is not defined as a project under CEQA (Public Resources Code Section 21065, Section 15378 of the State CEQA Guidelines ) because neither the funding agreement and commitment of funds nor the JPA Amendment will cause either a direct physical change in the environment or a reasonably foreseeable indirect Substances Control and the Secretary of the Environmental Protection The City Council shall hold a . Section 21080 of the Public Resources Code exempts from the application of CEQA those projects over which public agencies exercise only ministerial authority. improvement program, or a congestion management program. ]Qov3Ef^R%TAo*h x[QQ @s,a>P0h*]`eUc. _8>/euzZ.I1 rwL8HC#^. Cal. 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. by fire, flood, storm, earthquake, land subsidence, gradual earth When For more information, please visit OPRs Accessibility Site. Article 19. Step Two: Does CEQA Apply to This Activity? 2.2 What is a "Project" Under CEQA? Encourage public participation in the process. THE SUNSET LANDMARK INVESTMENT, LLC, A CALIFORNIA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, PETITIONER VS CITY OF LOS ANGELES, A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, ET AL. Review for Exemption/Common Sense Exemption: State CEQA Guideline 15061(b)(3). in codes other than the Public Resources Code. (a) A lead agency is allowed 30 days to review for completeness applications for permits or other entitlements for use. 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Home - California Association of Environmental Professionals 15378 hb```?*JB ce`ax`ue Caltrans can also be a responsible agency for non-Caltrans projects that impact Caltrans facilities, for example, where a city will need to obtain an encroachment permit for conducting work within Caltrans right-of-way. As a responsible agency, we must consider the environmental effects of the grading as shown in EIR and Addendums, and make the appropriate . If, upon this preliminary project determination, "the proposed activity is found not to be a project, . to the local agency with a notation of the period it was posted. Guideline 15378 defines a project, in relevant part, as 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. Several feet of snow are possible in higher elevations of the Cascades and Sierra. Metropolitan's share of those costs, but do not commit Metropolitan to approving the DCP. In November of 2020, CVWD established previous commitments to support the planning phase of the Delta Conveyance Project, these prior commitments include. 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 . ". 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? When a local agency files this notice, the NOE must be filed with the 2019, decision in Union of Medical Marijuana Patients, Inc. v. City of San Diego, finding that a San Diego ordinance restricting the location of medical marijuana facilities constituted a "project" for purposes . 3. A project description is a brief summary of the proposed project and its consequences in sufficient detail as to describe the project being contemplated and provide the focus for the . (See CEQA Guidelines, 15357 [definition of "discretionary project"].) See the definition of "approval" in Section 15352. The project site is environmentally sensitive as defined by the formcan be used to describe the project and indicate that it is Tit. You will lose the information in your envelope, Enayati, Mark A vs. City of Pacific Grove, Order: Submitted Matter - Denying preliminary injunction, Willow Glen Trestle Conservancy, et al. The California Supreme Court further clarified the fundamental question of what constitutes a "project" under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in its August 19. The action is not defined as a project under CEQA (Public Resources Code Section 21065, Section 15378 of the State CEQA Guidelines ) because neither the funding agreement and commitment of funds nor the JPA Amendment will cause either a direct physical change in the environment or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment and involves continuing administrative or . Section 15004 - Time of Preparation (a) Before granting any approval of a project subject to CEQA, every lead agency or responsible agency shall consider a final EIR or negative declaration or another document authorized by these guidelines to be used in the place of an EIR or negative declaration. Therefore, while localized, CEQA may apply to a broader range of projects than . The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California will execute a funding 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. Resources Code 21100.1, 21000(a) ("maintenance of a quality environment for the people of this state now and in the future is a The CPUC maintains websites for both current projects and past projects: Investor-owned utilities are required to obtain a permit from the CPUC for construction of certain specified infrastructure listed under Public Utilities Code sections 1001. [RMM Counsel of record: Whitman F. Manley, Tiffany K. Importantly, the court . The local agency shall retain the notice for not less than 9 months. (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. 2. of passenger or commuter services on rail or highway rights-of-way 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 It is estimated that the contribution volume will be approximately 10,000 acre feet (af). Flash flooding may occur, especially near recent burn scars. Be prepared, pack your patience, and if you must travel, go safely. The CEQA Guidelines apply to public agencies throughout the state, including local governments, special districts, and State agencies. Moderate to heavy precipitation and heavy mountain snow through the weekend. and such notices shall be posted within 24 hours of receipt in the disaster stricken area in which a state of emergency has been proclaimed ]=az|)=W@{~ Coachella Valley Water District - Coachella, CA. Grant programs to support local, regional, and tribal climate adaptation and resilience. 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). Acting as the CEQA Lead Agency, the City of Riverside prepared an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) to analyze the environmental impacts from construction, operation, and maintenance of the RTRP. 5. First, it is an activity that may cause a direct (or Code Regs., tit. Public Resources Code section 21083 requires the Office of Planning and Research and the Natural Resources Agency to periodically update the CEQA Guidelines. and General Order (G.O.) Change without regulatory effect amending 2 Id. Examples of the statutory exemptions that may apply to Caltrans activities include ministerial projects and emergency exemptions (see below); the establishment or modification of tolls; a project for the institution or increase Local agencies may find this guidance useful for CEQA compliance for transportation projects for which they are the CEQA lead agency. Furthermore, where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment, the activity is not subject to CEQA (Section 1506l(b)(3) of the State CEQA Guidelines). Promote inter-agency cooperation. Typically, "project approval" means that the Project Report or equivalent is approved by the District Director or designee. This includes projects that will remove, destroy, or significantly Ventura County (1975) 51 Cal.App.3d 648; and Communities for a Better Environment v. For more information, please visit OPRs Accessibility Site. ), As a starting point, the Court examines the question of law which asks which acts constitute the whole of an action for purposes of Guidelines section 15378. (Tuolumne County, supra, 155 Cal.App.4th at 1224; see also Lighthouse, supra, 131 Cal.App.4th at 1208 (The prohibition against piecemeal review is the flip side of the requirement that the whole of a project be reviewed under CEQA.). 404 0 obj <>/Filter/FlateDecode/ID[<1CD5281495D4114EA650AF4EC2FFB83A>]/Index[385 34]/Info 384 0 R/Length 90/Prev 186517/Root 386 0 R/Size 419/Type/XRef/W[1 2 1]>>stream Accordingly, since the proposed program involves operation and implementation of CVWDs existing Colorado River water distribution facilities and groundwater replenishment facilities with no or negligible expansion of use beyond that existing at the time of the lead agencys determination, these actions qualify for a Class 1 Categorical Exemption (State CEQA Guidelines Section 15301). 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 %%EOF P(6:2zlOO8AP$LaSbT0)ny@ZV23e6d/p&+J7Y6(\05&nU]>s`XY p k|LgA]@| If, upon this preliminary project determination, "the proposed activity is found not to be a project, the agency may proceed without further regard to CEQA." (Citing Muzzy Ranch, at 380; CEQA Guidelines, 15060(c)(3).) no personal judgment by the public official as to the wisdom or manner . Beyond the above, Respondents also rely upon CEQA Guidelines Section 15378 to conclude no CEQA analysis was required for the project. Levy Groundwater Replenishment Facility for the remainder of CY22. Amendment of subsection (a) period of 30 days. 11343.4(d) When the District/Region Senior Environmental Planner determines Projects that the Legislature has determined should be exempted from (CEQA Guidelines 15126.2(c), see also Pub. v. Morgan Hill Unified School District, (1992) 9 Cal.App.4th 464; and Fullerton The Guidelines define a "project" as the whole of an action, which has a potential for resulting in either a direct . CVWD has made a determination that it is possible to conserve Colorado River water in CY22 under an existing Reclamation program. county clerk of each county in which the project will be located. The NOEshall be filed only after the project has been approved (CEQA Guidelines Section 15062). 37). The project websites for permit applications that come before the CPUC include electric, gas, water and . zoning. 14, 15060 (c)). Disclaimer: The Governors Office of Planning and Research (OPR) accepts no responsibility for the content or accessibility of these documents. ), Hon. Assembly Bill (AB) 141 and Senate Bill (SB) 160, which passed in 2021, will bring an end to provisional cannabis licenses and change the requirements for renewing provisional licenses issued by California's Department of Cannabis Control (DCC). or when the project has received a determination by the State Office These actions are not 5O6m>V;z)P_j]kRzyj+lpjp6*e[|D'_>{sq>//~qW?=~q~g|o/&o/]g_^xG~r?Q5p=?]HCgoO}wUpumfWod=ZO>\^/~|{?l}]}>} x 6,#,}{~nn]W? Notes 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). Document signatures by the Project Manager and the District/Region Senior Environmental 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. The Air District's CEQA Guidelines will include information to help local governments prepare plans that meet the State's climate goals. These classes are known as categorical exemptions. However, Article 19 - Categorical Exemptions. The public official merely applies the Environmental impacts expected from the implementation of the 2007 Interim Guidelines For Lower Basin Shortages and the Coordinated Operations of Lake Powell and Lake Mead (Guidelines) were analyzed in an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), pursuant to National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 (refer to the following link http://www.usbr.gov/lc/region/programs/strategies/FEIS/index.html). environment be significant. The purpose of the environmental review process is to ensure that environmental constraints and 2) Approve Amendment to the Class 8 Member Agencies Election Procedures for Delta Conveyance Authority Board of Directors 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. facilities; a project for the institution or increase of passenger (CVWD). 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. Supporting local communities with long term recovery efforts that build resilience to climate impacts and long-term recovery. 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. The overall activities involve CEQA analysis, environmental permitting, and design and engineering to support those pre-construction planning activities for the DCP. Download . CATEGORICAL EXEMPTIONS The Infrastructure Permitting and California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Section of the Energy Division conducts and manages environmental reviews of infrastructure projects that are required to file for permits at the CPUC. In a decision released on August 19, Union of Medical Marijuana Patients, Inc. v. City of San Diego, the California Supreme Court addressed the definition of a "project" under the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") and clarified the appropriate scope of review for when an activity constitutes a "project."As a practical matter, the decision will likely result in fewer . 15378 PROJECT "Project" means the whole of an action, which has a potential for resulting in either a direct physical change . An addendum to the Mitigated Negative Declaration (State Clearinghouse No. This chapter discusses the criteria that a project must meet to be exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the preparation and processing of the Categorical Exemption (CE) documentation for Caltrans projects. have identified, pursuant to Government Code section 65962.5, as a "project" by CEQA (CEOA Guidelines 15378). 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. Generally, a responsible agency must accept the lead agency's environmental document as legally adequate. (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 . CVWD is a member agency of the SWP contractors. 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. The Guidelines define a "project" as 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 an activity directly undertaken by any public agency including public works construction and related activities. The activity is not a project as defined in Section 15378 of the CEQA guidelines.(Cal. [Citations. Current through Register 2023 Notice Reg. This broad definition is intended to avoid so-called "piecemeal" environmental review . Furthermore, the Legislature has determined that ministerial projects are exempt from CEQA review, as are certain other projects, such as those of an emergency nature, even though adverse effects might result. Resources Code, 21065; CEQA Guidelines 15378(a) [both defining "project"].) No. . A brief statement of reasons to support the finding. hbbd``b`3S`$ASh)Q'@*k;2 %\@(.2012```$ : Resources Code, 21065; CEQA Guidelines 15378(a) [both defining "project"].) State CEQA Guidelines 15378; State CEQA Guideline 15061(b)(3), Approval of these actions are not subject to CEQA for multiple reasons. Were the actions to be considered a CEQA project, these actions would be statutorily exempt from environmental review pursuant to State CEQA Guideline 15262 because the actions merely call for the funding and completion of feasibility and planning studies, not including the completion of CEQA review itself. << /Length 5 0 R /Filter /FlateDecode >> hko\Gr|Ba/|WvYXJ`0h H G$eJ$ xNONuw:. YES: No further CEQA analysis is required. Categorical Exemptions SECTIONS 15300 TO 15332 15300. will be able to access it on trellis. A responsible agency is any public agency other than Caltrans that has discretionary approval power over the project. A project is not a "project" under CEQA if it does not have "a Reference: Section 21065, Public Resources Code; Kaufman and Broad-South Bay, Inc. Accordingly, the proposed action qualifies for a Class 6 Categorical Exemption (Section 15306 of the State CEQA Guidelines). A "project" refers to the whole of an action that has the potential to cause a physical change to the environment ), The Notice of Exemption states the City of Sacramento found the activity is exempt from CEQA review because the [a]ctivity is not a project as defined in Section 15378 [Section 15060(c)(3)]. (AR 1. No. Will YIGBYs say 'Hallelujah!' in 2023? (Register 2004, No. Your subscription was successfully upgraded. Heavy precipitation and heavy mountain snow through the weekend period of 30 days also rely upon CEQA Guidelines 15062... 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