Aquifer Storage and Recovery Pilot Test at Martha Way Test Well
Summary
SCH Number
2025050545
Public Agency
City of Santa Rosa
Document Title
Aquifer Storage and Recovery Pilot Test at Martha Way Test Well
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
5/13/2025
Document Description
This pilot test is to determine feasibility of Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) potential to enhance resiliency of water supplies and provide information on the technical feasibility of ASR in the Santa Rosa Plain groundwater basin. The proposed ASR program involves direct recharge, storage and recovery of high-quality drinking water sourced from the City of Santa Rosa. Data from the pilot will be used to develop operational and maintenance plans for future local ASR projects.
Contact Information
Name
Peter Martin
Agency Name
City of Santa Rosa
Job Title
Deputy Director Water Resources
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Santa Rosa
Counties
Sonoma
Regions
Citywide
Cross Streets
Albert Lane and Martha Way
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Article 19, 15301 (b) and 15306
Reasons for Exemption
The project is exempt as defined in Section 15306 of CEQA guidelines, which states that a project may be exempt from CEQA as a Class 6 exemption if it “consists of … basic data collection, research, experimental management, and resource evaluation activities which do not result in a serious or major disturbance to an environmental resource. These may be strictly for information gathering purposes, or as part of a study leading to an action which a public agency has not yet approved, adopted, or funded.” The proposed project is located in already developed or disturbed areas that do not contain sensitive resources. The project is also being undertaken by the Santa Rosa Plain Groundwater Sustainability Agency in fulfillment of the California Sustainable Groundwater Management Act regulatory framework. Also applicable is Section 15301(b), categorized as a Class 1 exemption because the project "consists of the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing, or minor alteration of" an existing facility (groundwater well) owned and operated by a public utility (City of Santa Rosa Water Department).
County Clerk
Sonoma
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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