Santiago Canyon Remote Automated Weather Station
Summary
SCH Number
2025091117
Public Agency
Orange County Fire Authority
Document Title
Santiago Canyon Remote Automated Weather Station
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
9/24/2025
Document Description
Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA) proposes the installation of a Remote Automated Weather Station (RAWS) in Santiago Canyon, Orange County, California to track real-time weather data to inform fire modeling and prevention efforts.
Contact Information
Name
Scott Hatch
Agency Name
Orange County Fire Authority
Job Title
Wildland Resource Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Unincorporated
Counties
Orange
Regions
Countywide
Other Location Info
Unincorporated area of Santiago Canyon
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15304,15306,15307,15308
Reasons for Exemption
None of the exceptions specified in CEQA Guidelines Section 15300.2 apply. Field reviews have confirmed that no impacts will occur, which would justify the use of a Notice of Exemption for this project. The department has concluded that no significant environmental impact would occur to aesthetics, agriculture and forestland/timberland, air quality, biological resources, cultural resources, geology and soils, greenhouse gas emissions, hazards and hazardous materials, hydrology and water quality, land use planning, mineral resources, noise, population and housing, public services, recreation, transportation/traffic, or to utilities and service systems.
Exempt Status
Other
Type, Section or Code
15061(b)(3)
Reasons for Exemption
None of the exceptions specified in CEQA Guidelines Section 15300.2 apply. Field reviews have confirmed that no impacts will occur, which would justify the use of a Notice of Exemption for this project. The department has concluded that no significant environmental impact would occur to aesthetics, agriculture and forestland/timberland, air quality, biological resources, cultural resources, geology and soils, greenhouse gas emissions, hazards and hazardous materials, hydrology and water quality, land use planning, mineral resources, noise, population and housing, public services, recreation, transportation/traffic, or to utilities and service systems.
County Clerk
Orange
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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