CalSIP, California Stream Gage Improvement Program
Summary
SCH Number
2026010573
Public Agency
City of Petaluma
Document Title
CalSIP, California Stream Gage Improvement Program
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
1/20/2026
Document Description
California Stream Gage Improvement Plan. Installation of six stream gage monitoring sites across the Petaluma River, Adobe Creek, Washington Creek, and Lichau Creek. The installation of all six sites will be completed before October 2026. Installation of each site will be done by City Staff, Sonoma RCD and a Field Engineer from Xylem Water Solutions. Equipment may stay in place beyond the one-year reporting period
in order to collect internal surface water data. This project will fill data gaps in Californias surface water monitoring network by funding the deployment of stream gage monitoring equipment that provides real time hydrologic data to the California Data Exchange Center (CDEC) and the Public.
Contact Information
Name
Oriana Hart
Agency Name
Water Resources and Utilities
Job Title
Water Resources & Conservation Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Address
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Petaluma
Counties
Sonoma
Regions
Citywide
Other Information
Six locations across three creeks and the Petaluma River. The three creeks are Adobe, Washington, and Lichau. City of Petaluma, Sonoma County, California.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Information Collection {15306}
Reasons for Exemption
The project consists of installation of stream gage and water quality monitoring equipment for resource monitoring and information collection purposes, including sensors and telemetry, with minimal physical disturbance. The project is categorically exempt under CEQA Guidelines Section 15306 (Class 6: Information Collection), because it consists of basic data collection and monitoring that does not result in a serious or major disturbance to an environmental resource.
County Clerk
Sonoma
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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