Consent to add two additional "Approved Recycling Facilities" as allowed by the Franchise Agreement between UVDS and UVA
Summary
SCH Number
2024010169
Public Agency
Napa County
Document Title
Consent to add two additional "Approved Recycling Facilities" as allowed by the Franchise Agreement between UVDS and UVA
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
1/10/2024
Document Description
The Agency Manager of the Upper Valley Waste Management Agency (UVA) consented to adding the facilities listed above as approved locations for the receiving and processing of mixed recycled materials from Upper Valley Disposal Service (UVDS).
Contact Information
Name
Steven Lederer
Agency Name
Upper Valley Waste Management Agency
Job Title
Agency Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Location
Cities
unincorporated area
Counties
Mendocino, Napa
Regions
Countywide
Cross Streets
3 locations: 1285 Whitehall Lane St Helena, 3515 Taylor Drive Ukiah, and 820 Levitan Way Napa
Zip
94559
Total Acres
~50
Jobs
1
Parcel #
027-450-027, 184-147-017, 057-110-067
State Highways
Highways 29; 12; 101
Railways
N/A
Airports
N/A; N/A; Napa County Airport
Schools
N/A; N/A; Napa Junction Elementary
Waterways
Napa River + Conn Creek; Russian River + Robinson Creek; Sheehy,No Name,+ Fagan Creek,Napa River
Township
7N
Range
4W
Base
MDPM
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15301, 15307, and 15308
Reasons for Exemption
This approval is not a project for the purposes of CEQA (Pub Res Code Section 210000, et seq.) ("CEQA") pursuant to section 15061 (b) (3) of the CEQA guidelines (California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Section 15000, et seq.) as it can be seen with certainty that this approval will not result in an significant effect on the environment as there will no change in vehicle miles traveled nor any significant change in existing conditions at the primary and/or back up recycling facilities. To the extent this approval is a project within the meaning of CEQA, it is categorically exempt pursuant to section 15301, 15307 and 15308 of the CEQA guidelines. CEQA guidelines Section 15301 ("Existing Facilities") exempts actions involving negligible expansions in the use of existing private facilities. Due to the comparatively small volume of recyclable materials requiring processing under the Agreement, this approval will result in only a negligible expansion of the existing processing services provided at either the primary or back up recycling facilities. CEQA Guidelines Sections 15307 (Action by Regulatory Agencies for Protection of Natural Resources) and 15308 (Actions by Regulatory Agencies for Protection of the Environment) exempt actions taken by regulatory agencies to assure the maintenance, restoration, or enhancement of a natural resource and/or protection of the environment, where the regulatory process involves procedures for protection of the environment. As this approval assures the diversion of recyclables from landfills, which promotes the conservation of finite natural resources and decreases pollution, green house gas emissions, and energy use associated with extracting and processing new materials, this approval is exempt from further environmental review.
County Clerk
Napa
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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