180-Day Temporary Permit Order 21469 (Application T033460)
Summary
SCH Number
2025020015
Public Agency
State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights
Document Title
180-Day Temporary Permit Order 21469 (Application T033460)
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
2/3/2025
Document Description
Project is a non-construction project seeking approval to spread water within the Grenada Irrigation District service area using water diverted from the Shasta River in the late winter and early spring 2025 to improve domestic supplies and supplement irrigation.
Contact Information
Name
Jim Morris
Agency Name
Scott Valley Irrigation District
Job Title
Applicant
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Address
Phone
Email
Name
Benjamin A McCovery
Agency Name
Division of Water Rights SWRCB
Job Title
Engineering Geologist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Montague
Counties
Siskiyou
Regions
Countywide
Zip
96064
State Highways
I-5
Waterways
Shasta
Township
43N
Range
5W
Section
6
Base
M.Diablo
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Other
Type, Section or Code
Executive Order N-7-22
Reasons for Exemption
Governor Gavin Newsom’s March 28, 2022 Executive Order (EO) N-7-22 concluded that strict compliance with California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) would prevent, hinder or delay the mitigation of the effects of significant precipitation. Item 12 of EO N-7-22 requires the State Water Board to prioritize temporary water right permits to accelerate approvals for projects that enhance the ability of a local or state agency to capture high runoff events for local storage or recharge, consistent
with water rights priorities and protections for fish and wildlife. This item suspends CEQA, and the regulations adopted pursuant to it, to the extent that CEQA would otherwise apply to actions taken by state agencies for the purposes of carrying out this directive. This temporary permit will enhance the ability of Siskiyou County Flood Control and Water Conservation District to capture high runoff events
for underground storage and groundwater recharge, consistent with water rights priorities and protections for fish and wildlife. Water stored underground under the permit will be used for domestic and irrigation with incidental fish and wildlife enhancement within the service area of the Grenada Irrigation District. Accordingly, CEQA is suspended to the extent that it would otherwise apply to this temporary permit.
County Clerk
Siskiyou
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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