Notice of Determination for the Santa Rosa Aqueduct and Russian River to Cotati Aqueduct Cathodic Protection Project
3 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2018072027
Lead Agency
Sonoma County Water Agency
Document Title
Notice of Determination for the Santa Rosa Aqueduct and Russian River to Cotati Aqueduct Cathodic Protection Project
Document Type
NOD - Notice of Determination
Received
Posted
12/15/2021
Document Description
The Sonoma County Water Agency (Sonoma Water) is the Lead Agency under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) for the proposed Santa Rosa Aqueduct and Russian River to Cotati Aqueduct Cathodic Protection Project (Proposed Project). Sonoma Water has prepared an Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND) for the project in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the State CEQA Guidelines, and Sonoma Water’s Procedures for Implementation of CEQA.
Project Description: Sonoma Water owns, operates, and maintains a 48-inch diameter concrete mortar lined steel water supply pipeline (the Russian River to Cotati Aqueduct) and a 42-inch steel water supply pipeline (the Santa Rosa Aqueduct) that provide water from Sonoma Water’s production facility to southern parts of portions of central, southern, and eastern Sonoma County. The Russian River to Cotati and Santa Rosa aqueducts provide essential water service to approximately 600,000 residents and businesses within the Sonoma Water’s service area. The Proposed Project would include the construction of a total of 31 Cathodic Protection Stations and 49 Test Stations at intervals along the Santa Rosa and Russian River to Cotati aqueducts; vegetation maintenance activities associated with both aqueducts; and vegetation management at one location on the Petaluma Aqueduct. The Proposed Project is needed because the existing corrosion protection systems along the aqueducts are in need of replacement. Failing to replace the existing system components could result in corrosion and failure of portions of the aqueducts in the future.
Contact Information
Name
Candace Messner
Agency Name
Sonoma County Water Agency
Job Title
Environmental Specialist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Unincorporated areas of Sonoma County and the City of Santa Rosa
Counties
Sonoma
Regions
Citywide, Northern California, Unincorporated
Other Location Info
The project is located within unincorporated areas of Sonoma County and the City of Santa Rosa, California at intervals along the Santa Rosa and Russian River to Cotati aqueducts. Locations of project components start approximately 4 miles southwest of downtown Windsor and end approximately 4.5 miles north of Petaluma.
Notice of Determination
Approving Agency
Sonoma County Water Agency
Approving Agency Role
Lead Agency
Approved On
County Clerk
Sonoma
Final Environmental Document Available at
Sonoma County Water Agency administrative office at 404 Aviation Blvd., Santa Rosa, CA 95403, and online at https://www.sonomawater.org/environmental-documents
Determinations
(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 Mitigated or a Negative Declaration was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
(2c) An other document type 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
Yes
(4) A mitigation reporting or monitoring plan was adopted for this project
Yes
(5) A Statement of Overriding Considerations was adopted for this project
No
(6) Findings were made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
Attachments
Notice of Determination
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