Adoption of the 2024 Municipal Service Review and Sphere of Influence for the Woodbridge Irrigation District
Summary
SCH Number
2026061176
Public Agency
Woodbridge Irrigation District
Document Title
Adoption of the 2024 Municipal Service Review and Sphere of Influence for the Woodbridge Irrigation District
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
6/25/2026
Document Description
The project consists of the preparation and adoption of the 2024 Municipal Service Review (MSR) for the Woodbridge Irrigation District, together with the associated Sphere of Influence (SOI) determination. The MSR is an informational planning and feasibility study prepared pursuant to the Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Local Government Reorganization Act of 2000 (Government Code§§ 56000 et seq.), including Government Code§§ 56425 and 56430.
The MSR provides a comprehensive overview and analysis of the services WID currently provides, and presents written determinations in the seven categories mandated by Government Code § 56430: (1) growth and population projections; (2) the location and characteristics of disadvantaged unincorporated communities; (3) the present and planned capacity of public facilities and adequacy of public services; (4) the financial ability of the agency to provide services; (5) the status of and opportunities for shared facilities; (6) accountability for community service needs, including governmental structure and operational efficiencies; and (7) any other matters related to effective or efficient service delivery.
The MSR and SOI cover WID's current service area boundary and define WID's Sphere of Influence boundary. WID is not proposing any annexation or detachment of territory to its service area, any change of organization or reorganization, or any new or expanded physical facilities as part of this project. The MSR collects and presents baseline technical and administrative information intended to inform future planning and decision-making by WID and the San Joaquin Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCo).
The purpose of the project is to satisfy the requirements of the Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Act and to support informed, orderly planning for the provision of irrigation and related water services. The beneficiaries of the project are WID, LAFCo, and the public, who benefit from the comprehensive, publicly available information the MSR provides. Any future boundary change,annexation, out-of-boundary service extension, or construction of facilities that may be considered in reliance on the MSR would be a separate, discretionary action subject to its own independent environmental review under CEQA at the time it is proposed.
Contact Information
Name
Keith Bussman
Agency Name
Woodbridge Irrigation District
Job Title
General Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project
Address
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Lodi, Stockton
Counties
San Joaquin
Regions
Northern California
Zip
95258
Total Acres
33280
Parcel #
multiple
State Highways
SR-12, SR-99, I-5
Railways
UPRR, BNSF
Airports
N/A
Schools
Woodbridge Elementary, Millswood Middle School, Beckman Elementa
Waterways
Mokelumne River, Pixley Slough
Township
4N, 3N
Range
6E
Other Location Info
The project applies to the Woodbridge Irrigation District, located in north-central San Joaquin County, west of the City of Lodi and north of the City of Stockton. The MSR and SOI cover WID's current service area boundary and Sphere of Influence boundary, encompassing approximately 52 square miles (33,280 acres). The area includes the unincorporated communities of Woodbridge and Thornton, and small portions of the incorporated cities of Lodi and Stockton
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15262
Reasons for Exemption
1. The 2024 MSR and associated SOI determination constitute an informational planning and feasibility study. The MSR analyzes and documents existing conditions and services and provides baseline information to inform possible future planning decisions by WID and the San Joaquin LAFCo.
2. The project does not approve, adopt, or fund any specific future action. The MSR and SOI cover WID's current service area boundary and Sphere of Influence boundary, and WID is not proposing any annexation or detachment of any portion of its service territory, any change of organization or reorganization, or any new or expanded physical facilities.
3. The MSR and SOI do not have a legally binding effect on later activities. The MSR is an informational document, and the SOI is a planning boundary that does not authorize or commit WID or LAFCo to any specific future action. Any future change of organization, annexation, out-of-boundary service, or facility would require separate, discretionary approval and independent CEQA review.
4. Consideration of environmental factors has occurred. In preparing the MSR. WID reviewed and relied upon environmental and planning information, including General Plans, Environmental Impact Reports, water resources and groundwater data, and related regional and state agency documents, consistent with the requirements of Section 15262.
Additional and independent exemption - General "Common Sense" Exemption (CEQA
Guidelines § 15061 (b)(3)).
As an additional and independent basis, the project is exempt under the general exemption of CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3), which provides that CEQA applies only to projects that have the potential to cause a significant effect on the environment, and that where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment, the activity is not subject to CEQA. Adoption of the MSR and SOI is an administrative and informational action that authorizes no construction, ground disturbance, or change in the level or location of services. Because the project will not result in any direct or
reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment, it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the project may have a significant effect on the environment.
Based on the foregoing, the project is exempt from CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15262 and, independently, Section 15061(b)(3), and no further environmental review is required for adoption of the 2024 Municipal Service Review and Sphere of Influence.
County Clerk
San Joaquin
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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