Submittal of an Alternative Update for the Niles Cone Subbasin 2-09.01
Summary
SCH Number
2021120428
Public Agency
Alameda County Water District
(ACWD)
Document Title
Submittal of an Alternative Update for the Niles Cone Subbasin 2-09.01
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
12/17/2021
Document Description
On December 31, 2016, ACWD submitted an Alternative to a Groundwater Sustainability Plan (Alternative) which was subsequently approved by the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) on July 17, 2019. At least every five years and whenever it's amended, ACWD must evaluate its Alternative and provide a written assessment to DWR. The Alternative Update is not a plan amendment but is a written assessment that describes and provides an update on ACWD's groundwater management efforts which ensure sustainable groundwater management of the groundwater basin.
Contact Information
Name
Kit Soo
Agency Name
Alameda County Water District (ACWD)
Job Title
Well Ordinance Supervisor
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project / Responsible Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Fremont, Hayward, Newark, Union City
Counties
Alameda
Regions
Northern California
Other Location Info
Niles Cone Groundwater Basin (Subbasin Number 2-09.01) within the cities of Fremont, Newark, Union City and Southern Hayward.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Sections 15307 and 15308
Reasons for Exemption
Submitting an Alternative to a Groundwater Sustainability Plan is expressly exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to California Water Code Section 10728.6, is categorically exempt from CEQA pursuant to Sections 15307 and 15308 of the CEQA Guidelines as an action taken by a regulatory agency as authorized by state law to assure the maintenance, restoration, or enhancement of a natural resource or protection of the environment where the regulatory process involves procedures for the protection of the environment, and could not result in reasonably foreseeable direct or indirect physical change in the environment. As a result, ACWD's submittal of an Alternative Update continues existing conditions and uses and does not result in a change in management and sustainability of groundwater resources
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Section 10728.6
Reasons for Exemption
ACWD's submittal of an Alternative Update continues existing conditions and uses and does not result in a change in management and sustainability of groundwater resources
Exempt Status
Other
Type, Section or Code
Sections 15061(b)(3), 15378(a) and 15378(b)(5)
Reasons for Exemption
The decision to submit an Alternative Update continues existing conditions and existing uses and does not result in a change in management of groundwater resources or other potential adverse environmental effects (e.g. induce or change in development). It is an administrative activity that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment (14 California Code of Regulations Sections 15061(b)(3), 15378(a), and 15378(b)(5)).
County Clerk
Alameda
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
Disclaimer: The Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (OPR) accepts no responsibility for the content or accessibility of these documents. To obtain an attachment in a different format, please contact the lead agency at the contact information listed above. You may also contact the OPR via email at state.clearinghouse@opr.ca.gov or via phone at (916) 445-0613. For more information, please visit OPR’s Accessibility Site.