Ongoing SWO Operations Pursuant to Minor Amendment of ITP for Longfin Smelt-Addendum

SCH Number: 2009012022
Lead Agency: Water Resources, Department of (California Department of Water Resources)
Document Title: Ongoing SWO Operations Pursuant to Minor Amendment of ITP for Longfin Smelt-Addendum
Document Type: NOD - Notice of Determination
Received: 12/21/2018

Document Description: DWR is requesting a minor amendment of the Incidental Take Permit (ITP) for Longfin Smelt for California State Water Project Delta Facilities and Operations (ITP No. 2081-2009-001-03), consisting only of an extension of the expiration date of the ITP from December 31, 2018 to December 31, 2019 unless superseded by an ITP issued by the California Department of Wildlife prior to that date, and a change in the date when the Suisun Marsh Salinity Control Gates may be operated during the time period of July 1, 2019 through October 1 2019. All other provisions of the LFS ITP would remain in effect during the period of extension, and all SWP operations would continue to comply with the terms of the National Marine Fisheries Services and United State Fish and Wildlife biological opinions pursuant to the Consistency Determinations issued under Section 2081 of the CA Fish and Game Code. Note: See NOD for full project description

Contact Information: Harry Spanglet
DWR
1416 9th St.,
Sacramento, CA 95814
916-376-9844

(1) The project will have a significant impact on the environment: No
(2a) An Environmental Impact Report was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA: No
(2b) A Negative Declaration was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA: No
(3) Mitigated measures were made a condition of the approval of the project: No
(4) A Statement of Overriding Considerations was adopted for this project: No
(5) Findings were made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA: No