Lease Agreement with Sonoma Water for Installation and operation of a Advanced Quantitative Precipitation Information System Weather Radar Station
Summary
SCH Number
2023030570
Public Agency
Marin County
Document Title
Lease Agreement with Sonoma Water for Installation and operation of a Advanced Quantitative Precipitation Information System Weather Radar Station
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
3/22/2023
Document Description
Sonoma County Water Agency (Sonoma Water) is engaged in implementation of the San Francisco Bay Area Advanced Quantitative Precipitation Information System Project (AQPI Project). The purpose of the AQPI Project is to provide more precise rainfall forecasting for atmospheric rivers, which will give flood control managers, including Sonoma Water, emergency responders, transportation officials, and media outlets more precise information on the location, timing, and intensity of expected rainfall. Marin County’s communication site within Mount Barnabe in Marin County has been identified as a suitable site with existing infrastructure for the placement of a C-Band weather radar station. The County of Marin has agreed to lease the location for a ten-year term to construct, install, operate, and maintain, weather radar station equipment and appurtenances.
Contact Information
Name
Roger Leventhal
Agency Name
Marin County Department of Public Works
Job Title
Senior Engineer
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Counties
Marin, Sonoma
Regions
Countywide, San Francisco Bay Area
Cross Streets
Mountain King Road
Zip
94946
Total Acres
1.16
Parcel #
168-240-01
Other Location Info
The Mount Barnabe site is encompassed within Samuel P. Taylor State Park.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Classes 15303(d), New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures; and 15304(a)(f), Minor Alterations to Land
Reasons for Exemption
Because entering into a lease agreement to allow the construction, installation, operation and maintenance of a weather radar station and appurtenances would result in grading, minor trenching and backfilling within previously disturbed areas where surfaces would be restored and does not involve removal of healthy, mature, scenic trees. In addition, the project would not impact a scenic or historical resource or degrade the quality of the environment and would not result in any significant or cumulative adverse effect upon the environment.
County Clerk
Marin
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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