Financial and Technical Assistance to Potrero Nuevo Farm for Conservation and Carbon Farming Practices
Summary
SCH Number
2024051028
Public Agency
San Mateo County Resource Conservation District
(SMCRCD)
Document Title
Financial and Technical Assistance to Potrero Nuevo Farm for Conservation and Carbon Farming Practices
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
5/22/2024
Document Description
The San Mateo Resource Conservation District (RCD) received grant funding originating from the Wildlife Conservation Board, an entity of the State of California that advances wildlife conservation, to implement practices that improve soil health and vegetation for the purpose of mitigating climate change and improving wildlife habitat on working agricultural lands. The Financial and Technical Assistance to Potrero Nuevo Farm for Conservation and Carbon Farming Practices project will provide funding, designs and technical assistance to Potrero Nuevo Farm to implement practices identified in a site-specific Conservation and Carbon Farm Plan previously prepared by the RCD. Implementation will include rangeland seeding and compost application, conservation practices designed to mitigate climate change be drawing greenhouse gases down from the atmosphere and storing them in biologically rich soil, aka “carbon farming.” The RCD will not be the implementing party. The RCD previously completed CEQA for the compost application portion of the project (State Clearinghouse Number 2022080192 posted August 9, 2022). This Notice of Exemption is for the technical and financial assistance for rangeland seeding.
Contact Information
Name
Mia Riddle
Agency Name
San Mateo Resource Conservation District
Job Title
Conservation Project Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
unincorporated
Counties
San Mateo
Regions
Unincorporated
Cross Streets
Tunitas Creek Road at Tunitas Creek Ln
Zip
94019
Total Acres
24
Parcel #
081070100
State Highways
1
Railways
n/a
Airports
n/a
Schools
n/a
Waterways
n/a
Township
n/a
Range
n/a
Section
n/a
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 1- Existing Facilities (CEQA Guidelines, Section 15304)
Reasons for Exemption
Rangeland seeding will involve no expansion of use beyond that which currently exists in the active agricultural operation.
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 4- Minor Alterations to Land (CEQA Guidelines, Section 15333)
Reasons for Exemption
Rangeland seeding will cause de minimis alterations of topographical features, will improve soil health with no significant physical changes to the environment, and will not damage scenic or historic resources. The practices will not create significant environmental or cumulative impacts, partly because they are environmentally beneficial practices and partly because they will take place on land already in agricultural production.
Exempt Status
Other
Type, Section or Code
Common Sense Exemption
Reasons for Exemption
The discretionary action is to provide financial and technical assistance for environmental conservation practices that will be implemented by a private landowner. This project qualifies for a “common sense exemption,” as it does not involve implementation actions that may impact the environment. Nonetheless, implementation activities would also be subject to Class 1 and Class 4 categorical exemptions.
County Clerk
San Mateo
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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