City of Fort Bragg (CFB) Oneka Desalination Buoy (Iceberg) Pilot Project.
Summary
SCH Number
2025030927
Lead Agency
City of Fort Bragg
Document Title
City of Fort Bragg (CFB) Oneka Desalination Buoy (Iceberg) Pilot Project.
Document Type
MND - Mitigated Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
Offshore of Mendocino County, landing at City of Fort Bragg- (Zoning- Public Facilities and Services)/Offshore the City of Fort Bragg Wastewater Treatment Plant
Document Description
The CFB proposes to deploy a single Iceberg buoy (Iceberg) in Mill Bay offshore of the City's wastewater treatment plant (WWTP). This deployment will test the Iceberg and its new technology to produce and deliver desalinated water to the CFB without the need for any electricity from shore to power pumps and other similar systems typically required by seawater reverse osmosis systems (SWRO). The pilot project will allow for the collection of empirical data from within California waters that could be used to inform the design and permitting of a future, utility-scale array of Icebergs to augment the CFB water portfolio.
Contact Information
Name
John Smith
Agency Name
City of Fort Bragg
Job Title
Director of Public Works
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Name
Eric Miller
Agency Name
Miller Marine Science and Consulting
Job Title
Consultant
Contact Types
Consulting Firm
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Fort Bragg
Counties
Mendocino
Regions
Northern California
Cross Streets
Cypress/Jere Melo Way
Zip
95437
State Highways
SR 1, SR 20
Railways
Mendocino Railway
Airports
Little River Airport
Schools
Fort Bragg Unified School District
Waterways
Pacific Ocean, Pudding Creek, Noyo River
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Coastal Commission (CCC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Habitat Conservation Planning (CDFW), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Marin Region 7 (CDFW), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Justice, Attorney General's Office, California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of State Parks, Division of Boating and Waterways, California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), California Department of Transportation, District 1 (DOT), California Department of Transportation, Division of Aeronautics (DOT), California Department of Transportation, Division of Transportation Planning (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Fish and Game Commission (CDFGC), California Highway Patrol (CHP), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Natural Resources Agency, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, North Coast Region 1 (RWQCB), California State Coastal Conservancy (SCC), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Delta Stewardship Council, Office of Historic Preservation, San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC), State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, District 3, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, State Water Resources Control Board, Divison of Financial Assistance, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Northern and Eureka Region 1 (CDFW)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Northern and Eureka Region 1 (CDFW)
Development Types
Other (Pilot Desal Buoy)
Local Actions
Coastal Permit
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Biological Resources, Coastal Zone, Cultural Resources, Geology/Soils, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Noise
Public Review Period Start
Public Review Period End
Attachments
Draft Environmental Document [Draft IS, NOI_NOA_Public notices, OPR Summary Form, Appx,]
Notice of Completion [NOC] Transmittal form
State Comment Letters [Comments from State Reviewing Agency(ies)]
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