Webb Tract Rice Conversion Project Lease Agreement
Summary
SCH Number
2025080867
Public Agency
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
Document Title
Webb Tract Rice Conversion Project Lease Agreement
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
8/20/2025
Document Description
The project consists of a new agricultural lease agreement for rice farming purposes on a portion of Metropolitan’s fee owned Webb Tract property (approximately 2,159 gross acres). The lease agreement is for 10.5 years with one optional six-year extension for a maximum term of 16.5 years. Webb Tract has historically been farmed with wheat and various crops and has also been used for grazing. In addition to rice farming activities, the lease agreement will include vegetation management and other general maintenance activities, and recreational hunting within the leased parcels. The Rice Conversion Project is supported by a grant awarded to Metropolitan by the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Conservancy in June 2023.
Contact Information
Name
Brenda Marines
Agency Name
The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
Job Title
Environmental Specialist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Counties
Contra Costa
Regions
Unincorporated
Parcel #
026-070-001-8, 026-080-006-5, 026-080-009-9, 026-080-007-3, 026-080-008-1, 026-080-004-0, 026-00
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 1, State CEQA Guidelines §15301
Reasons for Exemption
The proposed action is exempt from CEQA because the action consists of the operation, repair, maintenance, leasing, licensing, or minor alteration of existing public or private structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographic features, involving negligible or no expansion of use beyond that existing at the time of the lead agency’s determination.
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 4, State CEQA Guidelines §15304
Reasons for Exemption
The proposed action consists of minor public or private alterations in the condition of land, water, and/or vegetation, which do not involve removal of healthy, mature, scenic trees except for agricultural practices.
County Clerk
Contra Costa
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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