Addendum to Mitigated Negative Declaration for the Ione Small Hydroelectric Project - Minor Alteration

SCH Number: 2016082037
Lead Agency: Amador County Water Agency
Document Title: Addendum to Mitigated Negative Declaration for the Ione Small Hydroelectric Project - Minor Alteration
Document Type: NOD - Notice of Determination
Received: 9/26/2018

Document Description: Since the mitigated negative declaration was adopted on September 22, 2016 and filed on september 23, 2016 for the Ione Small Hydroelectric Project, there have been minor alterations to the project's design. These include a) construction of a new permanent access road, b) modifications of proposed discharge pipelines from the hydroelectric faiclity from 3 to one and c) change in location of the flow meter box. Details of these proposes changes are described in the attached August 23, 2018 CEQA Addendum. One September 13, 2018, The Amador's Water Agency's Board of Directors approved the Addendum analyzing these minor changes to the project with no additional mitigation.

Contact Information: Darrel Evensen
Amador Water Agency
12800 Ridge Road
Sutter Creek, CA 95685
209-257-5245

(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: Yes
(3) Mitigated measures were made a condition of the approval of the project: Yes
(4) A Statement of Overriding Considerations was adopted for this project: No
(5) Findings were made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA: Yes