LGPP Crystal Basin Recreation Activities Workplan (SNC937-A-LGPP)
Summary
SCH Number
2024040622
Public Agency
Sierra Nevada Conservancy
Document Title
LGPP Crystal Basin Recreation Activities Workplan (SNC937-A-LGPP)
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
4/15/2024
Document Description
SNC would provide funding to the Great Basin Institute for the Crystal Basin - Healthy Eldorado Landscape Partnership pilot project, to complete the Recreation Activities Workplan. Activities include assessing current conditions of recreation infrastructure and amenities in the Wright’s Lake recreation area and delivering a need-based improvement inventory, prioritization process, improvement designs, and environmental compliance. Recreation infrastructure and amenities at Wrights Lake were constructed several decades ago and the high demands of present-day visitor use have surpassed the capacity of these existing structures and amenities. There will be no ground disturbance for the assessment of current conditions of recreation infrastructure and amenities, inventory, prioritization, improvement designs, and environmental compliance.
Contact Information
Name
Mary Akens
Agency Name
Sierra Nevada Conservancy
Job Title
Legal Counsel
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
No communities within the project area - in National Forest.
Counties
El Dorado
Regions
Northern California
Other Location Info
Wrights Lake Recreation Area, within the Pacific Ranger District of Eldorado National Forest. Project center at approximately -120.237, 38.845
Other Information
No communities within the project area, in National Forest. Approximately 5.8 mi NW of Strawberry and 6 mi NE of Kyburz.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Pub. Resources Code, section 21150; CEQA Guidelines, Section 15262, Feasibility and Planning Studies
Reasons for Exemption
The planning activities under this project are needs assessment, prioritization process, designs, and environmental compliance towards potential future improvements to recreation infrastructure and amenities in the Wrights Lake recreation area. The potential future improvements have not yet been approved, adopted, or funded. The planning and due diligence activities to be carried out as part of the project involve no ground or resource disturbance. The project is Statutorily Exempt under CEQA Guidelines, Section 15262 Feasibility and Planning Studies as the Project only involves planning studies for possible future actions, which the Sierra Nevada Conservancy Governing Board has not approved, adopted, or funded; there is no legally binding effect on later activities. The project is also Categorically Exempt under CEQA Guidelines, Section 15306 Information Collection because it consists of basic data collection and resource evaluation activities, which do not result in a disturbance to environmental resources. The proposed activities are for information gathering purposes and are part of a study leading to an action which a public agency has not yet approved, adopted, or funded.
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
CEQA Guidelines, Section 15306, Information Collection
Reasons for Exemption
The planning activities under this project are needs assessment, prioritization process, designs, and environmental compliance towards potential future improvements to recreation infrastructure and amenities in the Wrights Lake recreation area. The potential future improvements have not yet been approved, adopted, or funded. The planning and due diligence activities to be carried out as part of the project involve no ground or resource disturbance. The project is Statutorily Exempt under CEQA Guidelines, Section 15262 Feasibility and Planning Studies as the Project only involves planning studies for possible future actions, which the Sierra Nevada Conservancy Governing Board has not approved, adopted, or funded; there is no legally binding effect on later activities. The project is also Categorically Exempt under CEQA Guidelines, Section 15306 Information Collection because it consists of basic data collection and resource evaluation activities, which do not result in a disturbance to environmental resources. The proposed activities are for information gathering purposes and are part of a study leading to an action which a public agency has not yet approved, adopted, or funded.
County Clerk
El Dorado
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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