Issuance of General Lease – Public Agency Use – Lease 5311
Summary
SCH Number
2025060265
Public Agency
California State Lands Commission
(SLC)
Document Title
Issuance of General Lease – Public Agency Use – Lease 5311
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
6/6/2025
Document Description
Authorize issuance of a General Lease – Public Agency Use beginning May 15, 2025, for a term of 20 years, for the use of two existing 8-inch-diameter seawater intake pipelines previously authorized by the Commission and temporary installation of small-scale instruments and research equipment to measure water quality and oceanographic parameters not previously authorized by the Commission.
Contact Information
Name
Robin Tuohy
Agency Name
California State Lands Commission
Job Title
Environmental Scientist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
The Regents of the University of California, on behalf of the Bo
Agency Name
Project Applicant
Job Title
Project Applicant
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Location
Cities
Bodega Bay
Counties
Sonoma
Regions
Northern California
Other Location Info
Sovereign land in and adjacent to the Pacific Ocean at Horseshoe Cove, adjacent to 2099 Westshore Road, Bodega Bay, Sonoma County
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
CLASS 1, EXISTING FACILITIES (Cal. Code Regs., tit. 2, § 2905, subd. (a)(2))
Reasons for Exemption
Issuance of a 10-year General Lease – Public Agency Use for the above-mentioned structures will only cause a minor physical change in the environment and will not change existing activities in the area. There is no reasonable possibility that the activity will have a significant effect on the environment due to unusual circumstances. Therefore, the project will not have a significant effect on the environment and the above categorical exemptions apply.
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
CLASS 6, INFORMATION COLLECTION (Cal. Code Regs., tit. 2, § 2905, subd. (e)(3))
Reasons for Exemption
Issuance of a 10-year General Lease – Public Agency Use for the above-mentioned structures will only cause a minor physical change in the environment and will not change existing activities in the area. There is no reasonable possibility that the activity will have a significant effect on the environment due to unusual circumstances. Therefore, the project will not have a significant effect on the environment and the above categorical exemptions apply.
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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