Petition by Sonoma County Water Agency Requesting Approval of a Temporary Urgency Change in Permits 12947A, 12949, 12950 and 16596
Summary
SCH Number
2017048404
Public Agency
Sonoma County Water Agency
Document Title
Petition by Sonoma County Water Agency Requesting Approval of a Temporary Urgency Change in Permits 12947A, 12949, 12950 and 16596
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
4/20/2017
Document Description
The water agency controls and coordinates water supply releases from the Coyote Valley Dam and Warm Springs Dam Projects in accordance with the minimum flow requirements that Decision 1610, adopted by the SWRCB in 1986, added to the Water Agency's water right permits. NMFS' Russian River Biological Opinion requires changes to the Decision 1610 minimum instream flow requirements to enable alternative flow management scenarios that will increase available rearing habitat in Dry Creek and the Upper Russian River, and provide a lower, closer to natural inflow to the estuary between late spring and early fall, thereby enhancing the potential for maintaining a seasonal freshwater lagoon that will likely support increased production of juvenile steelhead and salmon.
Contact Information
Name
Jessica Martini-Lamb
Agency Name
Sonoma County Water Agency
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Counties
Mendocino, Sonoma
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
S:15307,15308
Reasons for Exemption
The proposed action is a ministerial action under CEQA Statute 21080(B)(1) and categorically exempt from the CEQA Act under the State CEQA Guidelines Section 15307,15308,15301(i)
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