Letter of Non-Objection to Conduct Magnetotelluric Surveys
Summary
SCH Number
2026070469
Public Agency
California State Lands Commission
(SLC)
Document Title
Letter of Non-Objection to Conduct Magnetotelluric Surveys
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
7/14/2026
Document Description
Request to conduct Magnetotelluric surveys to map geological and geophysical features of State-owned School lands to record naturally occurring electromagnetic fields and collect data on subsurface rock formations. The surveys would occur at nine locations and would include temporarily burial of electrodes and coils six inches in the ground with a one-meter-long coil buried vertically 2.5 feet in the ground.
Contact Information
Name
Christopher Hall
Agency Name
California State Lands Commission
Job Title
Environmental Scientist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Koloma Exploration, LLC
Agency Name
Private Company
Job Title
Project Applicant
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Location
Cities
Glenbrook
Counties
Lake
Regions
Northern California
Township
12N
Range
8W
Section
19
Other Location Info
State-Owned School Lands, Parcel IDs: 104-013, 015, 017, 022, 024, 104-019-
02, and 104-009-01, T12N R9W Sections 11, 12, 13, 23, 24, and, Lake County
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
CLASS 6, INFORMATION COLLECTION (Cal. Code Regs., tit. 14, § 15306)
Reasons for Exemption
Issuance of a letter of non-objection to conduct magentotelluric surveys to map
geological and geophysical features will cause only a minor physical change in the
environment and will not change existing activities in the area. There is no reasonable
possibility that the activity will have a significant effect on the environment due to
unusual circumstances. Therefore, the project will not have a significant effect on the
environment, and the above categorical exemption applies.
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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