General Plan Amendment 24-02: North County Water Transaction Critieria Policies
Summary
SCH Number
2024070334
Public Agency
Mono County
Document Title
General Plan Amendment 24-02: North County Water Transaction Critieria Policies
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
7/9/2024
Document Description
The project adopts policies into the Conservation/Open Space Element that identify criteria for water transactions with less-than-significant environmental impacts that redirect water from current uses in the Antelope and Bridgeport valleys to Walker Lake to raise the water level. GPA 24-02 also includes the adoption of an appendix with the following sections: 1) A background overview and summary, 2) The 2012 Memorandum of Understanding between Mono County and NFWF, 3) The Walker Basin Conservancy’s Guiding Principles for Transactions, 4) The Administrative Draft Environmental Impact Report for General Plan Policies and Amendments for a Water Transaction Program in the Mono County Portion of the Walker River Basin, and 5) The CEQA Initial Study Checklist for General Plan Policies and Conceptual Water Transaction Program in the Mono County Portion of the Walker River Basin.
Contact Information
Name
Wendy Sugimura
Agency Name
Mono County Community Development Director
Job Title
Director
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Unincorporated areas of northern Mono County
Counties
Mono
Regions
Countywide, Unincorporated
Other Location Info
Unincorporated areas of northern Mono County, including Walker, Coleville and Bridgeport.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15307 and 15308
Reasons for Exemption
The project assures the maintenance and protection of natural resources that may be impacted by water transfers that redirect water from existing uses on the landscape to in-stream flow for the purpose of raising the level of Walker Lake in Nevada
County Clerk
Mono
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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