Issuance of a State Geothermal Resources Lease, Non-Surface Use – Lease 6422
Summary
SCH Number
2024081346
Public Agency
California State Lands Commission
(SLC)
Document Title
Issuance of a State Geothermal Resources Lease, Non-Surface Use – Lease 6422
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
8/30/2024
Document Description
Authorize issuance of a State Geothermal Resources Lease beginning October 1, 2024, for lands described in the lease; for so long thereafter as geothermal resources are being, or are capable of being, produced or utilized, in commercial quantities from the leased land or from unitized lands.
Contact Information
Name
Cynthia Herzog
Agency Name
California State Lands Commission
Job Title
Senior Environmental Scientist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
unincorporated area
Counties
Sonoma
Regions
Northern California
Other Location Info
241.3 acres of State fee-owned school land (also referred to as lieu land), Assessor’s Parcel Numbers: 117-140-002, 117-140-003, 117-140-004, 117-140-005 and 117-200-009. This acreage has been separated into Lease Parcels 1 and 2, and is located within the Geysers geothermal area composed of sections 2, 3, 4, 9, and 10, Township 11 North, Range 9 West, Mount Diablo Baseline & Meridian, Sonoma County
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
CLASS 1, EXISTING FACILITIES (Cal. Code Regs., tit. 2, § 2905, subd. (a)(2))
Reasons for Exemption
Issuance of a State Geothermal Resources Lease for the above-mentioned structures will not cause a physical change in the environment and will not change existing activities in the area. There is no reasonable possibility that the activity will have a significant effect on the environment due to unusual circumstances. Therefore, the project will not have a significant effect on the environment and the above categorical exemption applies.
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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