One Water One Watershed (OWOW) 2.0 Integrated Regional Watershed Management (IRWM) Plan
Summary
SCH Number
2014058292
Public Agency
Riverside County
Document Title
One Water One Watershed (OWOW) 2.0 Integrated Regional Watershed Management (IRWM) Plan
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
5/23/2014
Document Description
The proposed project includes the adoption of the updated OWOW 2.0 IRWM Plan. The OWOW 2.0 IRWM Plan was updated in 2014 and identifies potential projects and priorities for a watershed region to manage the water resources for the Santa Ana River Watershed. The OWOW 2.0 IRWM Plan reflects a collaborative planning process that addresses all aspects of water resources in the Santa Ana River Watershed. It includes planning of future water demands and supplies over a 20-year time horizon within the watershed as a hydrologic and interconnected system. The OWOW 2.0 IRWM Plan represents collaboration across jurisdictions, and political boundaries involving multiple agencies, stakeholders, individuals, and groups; and attempts to address the issues and differing perspectives of all the entities involved through mutually beneficial solutions. The OWWO 2.0 IRWM Plan reflects a new suite of innovative approaches that instead of relying solely on continued imported water deliveries to meet growing water demands in the region, is leading with a water demand reduction strategy. The OWOW 2.0 IRWM Plan does not bind the various agencies to any specific projects and will not legally bind any future activities related to water resources through this plan. However, the OWOW 2.0 IRWM Plan does help create a framework and procedures to collaborate for future water management planning, as well as helping secure new funding resources for potential future activities.
Contact Information
Name
Steve Horn
Agency Name
Riverside County
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Counties
Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
S:15306, 15262, 15061
Reasons for Exemption
Statutory Exemption S: 15262
Project is exempt from the provisions of CEQA specifically by State CEQA Guidelines as identified below. The project will not result in any specific or general exceptions to the use of the categorical exemptions as detailed under State CEQA Guidelines Section 15300.2. The project will not cause any impacts to scenic resources, historic resources, or unique sensitive environments. Further, no unusual circumstances or potential cumulative impacts would occur that may reasonably create an environmental impact. The project as proposed only includes the approval and adoption of the OWOW 2.0 IRWM Plan, which acts as a long-range planning tool for future water management practices; no environmental impacts are anticipated to occur.
Section 15262 - Feasibility and Planning Studies Statutory Exemption.
Section 15306 - Information Collection Categorical Exemption.
Section 15061 - Common Sense Exemption.
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