Tolay Creek Baylands Restoration Planning Project
Summary
SCH Number
2024020953
Public Agency
California State Coastal Conservancy
(SCC)
Document Title
Tolay Creek Baylands Restoration Planning Project
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
2/26/2024
Document Description
Notice of exemption for Coastal Conservancy approval of grant funding of up to $1,241,200 to Sonoma Land Trust to plan for ecological restoration of 337 acres of baylands and alluvial fan in the Tolay Creek Baylands in Sonoma County by conducting community engagement, preparing preliminary designs and environmental compliance documents, and developing a permitting strategy.
Contact Information
Name
Jessica Davenport
Agency Name
State Coastal Conservancy
Job Title
Deputy Program Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Counties
Sonoma
Regions
San Francisco Bay Area
Total Acres
337
State Highways
State Route 37
Railways
Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transit
Waterways
Tolay Creek
Other Location Info
Tolay Creek Unit of the Napa-Sonoma Marshes Wildlife Area, owned and managed by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Sections 15262
Reasons for Exemption
Authorizing the recommended grant is exempt from review under CEQA because the project entails feasibility and planning studies for possible future actions, which are exempt from the requirement to prepare an Environmental Impact Report or negative declaration.
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Sections 15306
Reasons for Exemption
Authorizing the recommended grant is exempt from review under CEQA because it entails basic data collection, research, and resource evaluation activities that will not disturb environmental resources.