Calero Dam Emergency Road Repair Project
Summary
SCH Number
2024090658
Public Agency
Santa Clara Valley Water District
Document Title
Calero Dam Emergency Road Repair Project
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
9/17/2024
Document Description
Repair three slipouts and Calero Dam service road to reestablish maintenance and emergency access and protect the integrity of the reservoir banks and adjacent Almaden-Calero Canal.
Contact Information
Name
Shannon Bane
Agency Name
Santa Clara Valley Water District
Job Title
Senior Environmental Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Unincorporated Area
Counties
Santa Clara
Regions
San Francisco Bay Area
Cross Streets
Cherry Canyon Road at McKean Road
Parcel #
742-09-041
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Emergency Project
Type, Section or Code
Sec. 21080(b)(4); 15269(b)(c)
Reasons for Exemption
CEQA provides statutory exemptions that exclude emergency projects from environmental review, regardless of impacts to the environment, if they meet the definition of the statutory exemption. Emergency projects include specific actions necessary to prevent or mitigate an emergency (Pub. Res. Code § 21080(b)(4); CEQA Guidelines § 15269(c)), as well as emergency repairs to public service facilities necessary to maintain service (Public Res. Code § 21080(b)(3); CEQA Guidelines § 15269(b)). Emergency projects also include projects “undertaken, carried out, or approved by a public agency to maintain, repair, restore, demolish, or replace property or facilities damaged or destroyed as a result of a disaster in a disaster-stricken area in which a state of emergency has been proclaimed by the Governor pursuant to Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 8550) of Division 1 of Title 2 of the Government Code.” (Pub. Res. Code § 21080(b)(3); CEQA Guidelines § 15269(a)). CEQA defines an “emergency” as a sudden, unexpected occurrence, involving a clear and imminent danger, demanding immediate action to prevent or mitigate loss of, or damage to life, health, property, or essential public services. “Emergency” includes such occurrences as fire, flood, earthquake, or other soil or geologic movements. Pub. Res. Code § 21060.3, CEQA Guidelines § 15359.
County Clerk
Santa Clara
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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