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Home My WebLink About7 Martis Valley Well Sauers Engineering, Inc. Civil & Environmental Engineers Memorandum March 29, 2001 TO: Board of Directors, and Ed Taylor, District Water Superintendent FROM: Keith Knibb, Consulting EngineeEfil SUBJECT: Martis Valley Well No. 1 Pump Station and Pipelines - CEQA As of March 26, 2001, the California Environmental Quality Act(CEQA) review period is closed for the Martis Valley Well No. 1 Pump Station and Pipelines negative declaration. I contacted the State Clearinghouse and no comments were received from the agencies on their distribution list. The Board of Directors held a Public Hearing on March 7, 2001. The District did not receive any written comments during the review period or oral comments at the public hearing. The final CEQA documents included with this report are: ► Final Negative Declaration ► Notice of Determination ► Department of Fish and Game Certificate of Fee Exemption RECOMMENDATIONS I recommend the Board of Directors take the following actions: ► Adopt the Final Negative Declaration. ► Approve the project for purposes of CEQA. ► Authorize the filing of the Notice of Determination with the Office of the Nevada County Clerk and the Governor's Office of Planning and Research. ► Adopt the De Minimis Impact Finding and authorize the filing of the Certificate of Fee Exemption with the Nevada County Clerk. ► Adopt a finding that the draft documents as circulated and the negative declaration reflect the District's independent judgement. 440 Lower Grass Valley Road, Suite A, Nevada City, CA 95959 (530) 265-8021 Fax (530) 265-6834 NOTICE OF DETERMINATION To:_ Office of Planning and Research From: Truckee Donner PUD 1400 Tenth Street,Room 121 P.O.Box 309 Sacramento,CA 95814 Truckee,CA 96160-0309 X County Clerk County of Nevada 201 Church Street Nevada City,CA 95959 Subject: Filing of Notice of Determination in compliance with Section 21108 or 21152 of the Public Resources Code. Martis Valley Well No. 1 Pum Station and Pipelines Project Title 2001012018 Peter L. Holzmeister (530)587-3896 State Clearinghouse Number Responsible Agency Area Code/Telephone Contact Person Joer er Dr Truckee Nevada Coun Project Location(include county) Project Description: Construction of a new well pump station and underground utilities including water pipelines, electrical conduits, and communication conduits. This is to advise that the Truckee Donner Public Utility District has approved the described project on April 4, 001 and ® Lead Agency ❑ Responsible Agency Date has made the following determinations regarding the above described project: 1. The project[❑will®will not]have a significant effect on the environment. 2. ❑ An Environmental Impact Report was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA. ®A Negative Declaration was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA. 3. Mitigation measures[® were❑were not]made a condition of the approval of the project. 4. A statement of Overriding Considerations[❑was ® was not]adopted for this project. 5. Findings[®were❑were not]made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA. This is to certify that the Negative Declaration with comments and responses and record of project approval is available to the General Public at: Truckee Donner Public Utili Dist. P.O. Box 309 11570 Donner Pass Road Truckee CA 96160-0309 Peter L.Holzmeister,General Manager Date DFG Fee $ 0.00 Date received for filing at OPR: NOTICE OF DETERMINATION To: X Office of Planning and Research From: Truckee Donner PUD 1400 Tenth Street,Room 121 P.O.Box 309 Sacramento,CA 95814 Truckee,CA 96160-0309 County Clerk County of Nevada 201 Church Street Nevada City,CA 95959 Subject: Filing of Notice of Determination in compliance with Section 21108 or 21152 of the Public Resources Code. Martis Valley Well No. 1 Pum Station and Pipelines Project Title 2001012018 Peter L. Holzmeister (5 3 0)5 87-3 896 State Clearinghouse Number Responsible Agency Area Code/Telephone Contact Person Joer er Dr Truckee Nevada County Project Location(include county) Project Description: Construction of a new well pump station and underground utilities including water pipelines, electrical conduits, and communication conduits. This is to advise that the Truckee Donner Public Utility District has approved the described project on April 4, 001 and ® Lead Agency O Responsible Agency Date has made the following determinations regarding the above described project: 1. The project[[Jwill®wilt not]have a significant effect on the environment. 2. 0 An Environmental Impact Report was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA. ® A Negative Declaration was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA. 3. Mitigation measures[®were❑were not]made a condition of the approval of the project. 4. A statement of Overriding Considerations[o was ®was not] adopted for this project. 5. Findings[®were 0 were not]made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA. This is to certify that the Negative Declaration with comments and responses and record of project approval is available to the General Public at: Truckee Donner Public Utiji1y Dist., P.O. Box 309 11570 Donner Pass Road Truckee CA 96160-0309 Peter L.Holzmeister,General Manager Date DFG Fee $ 0.00 Date received for filing at OPR: Y NEGATIVE DECLARATION ( ) Proposed (XX) Final NAME OF PROJECT: Martis Valley Well No, 1 Pump Station and Pipeline LOCATION: Truckee, California Entity or Person Undertaking Project: (XX) Truckee Donner Public Utility District Other( ) Name: Address: Phone: PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Construction of a new well pump station and underground utilities including water pipelines,electrical conduits, and communication conduits. Finding: It is hereby found that the above named project will not have a significant effect upon the environment. Initial An initial study of this project was undertaken and prepared in accordance with Article V Study: of the District's local environmental guidelines and Section 15063 of the EIR Guidelines for the California Environmental Quality Act for the purpose of ascertaining whether this project might have a significant effect upon the environment. A copy of such initial study is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. Such initial study documents reasons to support the above finding. Mitigation The following mitigation measures have been included in the project to avoid potentially Measures: significant effects: M-L Prior to any ground disturbing activities,the District shall complete the Heritage Resource Study including surface survey. Any recommended mitigation measures shall be incorporated into the project. M-2. If artifacts, paleontological or cultural, or unusual amounts of stone, bone, or shell are uncovered during construction activity,work shall be halted and a qualified archaeologist shall be consulted for an on-site review. Mitigation measures, as recommended by the archaeologist and approved by the District in accordance with Appendix K of the CEQA Guidelines,shall be implemented prior to recommencement of construction activity. If any bone appears to be human,California law mandates that the Nevada County Coroner and the Native American Heritage Commission be contacted. Date: By: Peter L. Holzmeister, General Manager s CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME CERTIFICATE OF FEE EXEMPTION De Minimis Impact Finding Project Title/Location,Name and Address of Project Proponent (including county): Mattis Valley Well No. 1 Pump Station and Pipeline, Joerger Dr, Truckee,Nevada County. Truckee Donner Public Utility District P.O. Box 309 Truckee,Nevada County,CA 96160-0309 Project Description: Construction of a new well pump station and underground utilities including water pipelines, electrical conduits, and communication conduits. Findings of Exemption: An initial study has been conducted by the Truckee Donner Public Utility District so as to evaluate the potential for adverse environmental impact. When considering the record as a whole there is no evidence before the Truckee Donner Public Utility District that the proposed project will have potential for an adverse effect on wildlife resources or the habitat upon which the wildlife depends. The Truckee Donner Public Utility District has, on the basis of substantial evidence, rebutted the presumption of adverse effect contained in Section 753.5 (d) of Title 14, Code of California Regulations. Certification: I hereby certify that the Truckee Donner Public Utility District has made the above findings of fact and that based upon the initial study and hearing record the project will not individually or cumulatively have an adverse effect on wildlife resources, as defined in Section 711.2 of the Fish and Game Code. Peter L. Holzmeister Title: General Manager Lead Agency: Truckee Donner PUD Date: