Amendment to the Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement with the Department of Water Resources, State of California and Authorizing the Execution Thereof
Summary
SCH Number
2026090491
Public Agency
Central Coast Water Authority
(CCWA)
Document Title
Amendment to the Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement with the Department of Water Resources, State of California and Authorizing the Execution Thereof
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
9/11/2026
Document Description
On October 1, 1996, the Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement Between the Department of Water Resources, State of California, and Central Coast Water Authority Relating to the Operation and Maintenance of the Coastal Branch, Phase II (JPA) was executed. The JPA provides the authority to CCWA to operate and maintain the Coastal Branch facilities on behalf of DWR. This amendment extends CCWA's operation and maintenance activities to December 31, 2026.
Contact Information
Name
Peter Thompson
Agency Name
CCWA
Job Title
Executive Director
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Counties
Santa Barbara
Regions
Southern California
Other Location Info
Santa Barbara County. Existing Coastal Branch Phase II facilities of the State Water Project (SWP)
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
CEQA Guidelines § 15301; § 15300.2
Reasons for Exemption
Class 1: Existing Public Facilities Categorical Exemption: Amendment to the JPA is intended to extend CCWA's current operation and maintenance activities and not support new development or a change of land use. Therefore the Existing Public Facilities Categorical Exemption applies. (CEQA Guidelines § 15301.)
Exceptions to the Categorical Exemptions:
None of the exceptions to the Categorical Exemptions apply, as Amendment to the JPA will not: impact a designated, mapped, and officially adopted environmental resource of hazardous or critical concern; result in a significant cumulative impact of successive projects of the same type in the same place over time; have a significant effect on the environment due to unusual circumstances; damage a scenic highway or scenic resources within a state scenic highway; be located on a site which is included on any list compiled pursuant to Section 65962.5 of the Government Code; nor cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of a historical
resource. (CEQA Guidelines § 15300.2.)
Exempt Status
Other
Type, Section or Code
Pub. Res. Code § 21065; 14 Cal. Code Regs. §§ 15061 (b )(3), 15378
Reasons for Exemption
CEQA applies only to projects that have a potential for causing a
significant effect on the environment. (CEQA Guidelines § 15061 (b)(3).) A public agency may determine an activity to be exempt 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. Amendment to the JPA is not a project under CEQA (Pub. Res. Code§ 21065; 14 Cal. Code Regs. §§ 15061 (b )(3), 15378) because it will not result in a direct or indirect change to the environment.
County Clerk
Santa Barbara
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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