City of Fort Bragg (CFB) Oneka Desalination Buoy (Iceberg) Pilot Project Description
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Summary
SCH Number
2025030927
Lead Agency
City of Fort Bragg
Document Title
City of Fort Bragg (CFB) Oneka Desalination Buoy (Iceberg) Pilot Project Description
Document Type
NOD - Notice of Determination
Received
Posted
8/25/2025
Document Description
The CFB proposes to deploy a single Iceberg in Mill Bay offshore of CFB's wastewater treatment plant. 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. 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. The State Lands Commission action is an approval of a 2-year General Lease – Public Agency Use through August 21, 2027.
Contact Information
Name
Christine Day
Agency Name
State Lands Commission
Job Title
Senior Environmental Scientist
Contact Types
Responsible Agency
Phone
Email
Name
John Smith
Agency Name
City of Fort Bragg
Job Title
Director of Public Works
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Fort Bragg
Counties
Mendocino
Regions
Citywide
Waterways
Pacific Ocean
Other Location Info
Sovereign land in the Pacific Ocean, Mill Bay, near Fort Bragg, Mendocino County.
Notice of Determination
Approving Agency
State Lands Commission
Approving Agency Role
Responsible Agency
Approved On
County Clerk
Mendocino
Final Environmental Document Available at
100 Howe Avenue, Suite 100-South
Sacramento, CA 95825-8202
Determinations
(1) The project will have a significant impact on the environment
No
(2a) An Environmental Impact Report was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(2b) A Mitigated or a Negative Declaration was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
(2c) An other document type was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(3) Mitigated measures were made a condition of the approval of the project
Yes
(4) A mitigation reporting or monitoring plan was adopted for this project
Yes
(5) A Statement of Overriding Considerations was adopted for this project
No
(6) Findings were made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
Attachments
Notice of Determination
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