San Lorenzo Valley Water District Wildfire Resilience
Summary
SCH Number
2021060645
Public Agency
California State Coastal Conservancy
(SCC)
Document Title
San Lorenzo Valley Water District Wildfire Resilience
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
6/28/2021
Document Description
The Coastal Conservancy approved a grant to the San Lorenzo Valley Water District to undertake fuel-reduction work to increase wildfire resilience of its water tanks, pump houses, access roads, and other critical water infrastructure such as treatment plants and intakes. Treatments will be conducted up to 100 feet around critical water infrastructure and District-maintained roads. Fuel reduction activities will take place on up to 35 acres of land and will consist primarily of manual and mechanical treatments such as hand thinning, chipping, mastication. These efforts will thin the understory and dead vegetation, leaving mature, healthy trees.
Contact Information
Name
Trish Chapman
Agency Name
State Coastal Conservancy
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Counties
Santa Cruz
Regions
Countywide
Other Location Info
Water district facilities in various locations in the Santa Cruz Mountains
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15304
Reasons for Exemption
The projects only consists of minor alterations in the condition of land, water, and/or vegetation which do not involve removal of healthy, mature, scenic trees except for forestry and agricultural purposes.
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15269
Reasons for Exemption
The project involves emergency maintenance to service facilities necessary to maintain service essential to the public health, safety, or welfare, specifically water district infrastructure.