Salt and Nutrient Management Plan Update for the Central Basin and West Coast Basin Joint Funding Agreement
Summary
SCH Number
2025101408
Public Agency
Los Angeles County Flood Control District
Document Title
Salt and Nutrient Management Plan Update for the Central Basin and West Coast Basin Joint Funding Agreement
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
10/29/2025
Document Description
The Proposed Project consists of a joint funding agreement to complete a data assessment and proposed updates to the Salt and Nutrient Management Plan (SNMP) for the Central Basin and West Coast Basin.
The State Water Resources Control Board's policy for Water Quality Control for Recycled Water, which was adopted in 2009 and has been subsequently amended, establishes uniform requirements for recycled water used, encourages the development of SNMPs, and requires assessment and review of data generated from SNMPs every 5 years.
In 2011, the Board of Supervisors authorized the Los Angeles County Flood Control District (District) to enter into an agreement with the Water Replenishment District of Southern California (WRD) to jointly finance the preparation of the SNMP for the Central Basin and West Coast Basin. The jointly prepared SNMP was adopted by the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board and the State Water Resources Control Board in 2015.
In 2024, the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board issued a letter requesting a data assessment for the SNMP for the Central Basin and West Coast Basin. As the primary agency responsible for managing groundwater in the Central Basin and West Coast Basin, WRD is the lead in conducting data assessments and proposed updates to the SNMP for the Central Basin and West Coast Basin. WRD is also coordinating the multi-agency funding agreement to continue the joint efforts for the SNMP with the other agencies who have various roles in groundwater management for the region.
Per the Los Angeles County Flood Control Act, the District is authorized to manage flood control and water conservation facilities within its boundaries, including the spreading of imported, recycled, and/or stormwater at the Rio Hondo Coastal, San Gabriel Coastal, and Dominguez Gap Spreading Grounds; and the injection of imported and recycled water at the West Coast, Dominguez Gap, and Alamitos (Seawater) Barriers to recharge and protect the groundwater basins within the County of Los Angeles, including the subterranean regional aquifers known as the Central Basin and West Coast Basin.
Contact Information
Name
Matthew Frary
Agency Name
Los Angeles County Public Works
Job Title
Assistant Deputy Director
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
N/A
Counties
Los Angeles
Regions
Southern California
Other Information
No physical project location.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
PRC 21065; CEQA guidelines section 15378
Reasons for Exemption
The recommended action for the District to enter into a joint funding agreement with WRD to complete a data assessment and proposed updates to the SNMP for the Central Basin and West Coast Basin is not a project under CEQA because it is excluded from the definition of a project under California Public Resources Code Section 21065 and is an administrative activity of government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment in accordance with Section 15378(b)(4) of the CEQA Guidelines. In the alternative, the activity is statutorily exempt under CEQA pursuant to California Public Resources Code Section 15262 since it involves feasibility or planning study for possible future actions that the Board has not approved, adopted, or funded.
Upon the Board's approval of the recommended actions, Public Works will file a Notice of Exemption with the Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk and with the State Clearinghouse in the Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation, pursuant to Section 21152 and will post the notice to its website in accordance with Section 21092.2.
County Clerk
Los Angeles
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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