Designing Water Resilience on Public and Working Lands
Summary
SCH Number
2026091050
Public Agency
California State Coastal Conservancy
(SCC)
Document Title
Designing Water Resilience on Public and Working Lands
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
9/24/2026
Document Description
Conservation Works, in partnership with the Sonoma and Gold Ridge Resource Conservation Districts (RCDs) and in collaboration with California State Parks and Sonoma County Regional Parks, will develop five engineered and permitted designs and one feasibility study in this planning project for water storage and infrastructure on six different public accessible parks and preserves across Sonoma County, representing almost 3,000 acres, to promote drought and wildfire resilience, habitat enhancement, and public coastal access.
Contact Information
Name
Victoria Seher
Agency Name
California State Coastal Conservancy
Job Title
Project Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Petaluma
Counties
Sonoma
Regions
Northern California
Other Location Info
Armstrong Redwoods State Natural Reserve: 38.541569, -123.00991
Fort Ross State Historic Park (Reef Campground): 38.510287, -123.233212
Sonoma Coast State Park (Wrights Beach Campground): 38.400247, -123.094939
Stillwater Cove Regional Park: 38.551512, -123.292541
Wright Hill Regional Park and Open Space Preserve: 38.409271, -123.067056
Helen Putnam Regional Park: 38.217178, -122.659559
Other Information
Project will occur at 6 different sites.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15262
Reasons for Exemption
The project is statutorily exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality w (CEQA), pursuant Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations (CCR), Section 15262 (Feasibility and Planning Studies), which exempts planning and feasibility studies for possible future actions that have not yet been approved, adopted, or funded and that consider environmental factors. The project is consistent with this section because the project consists of conducting studies and outreach and preparing designs and permit applications, including review of environmental effects, for possible future actions that have not yet been approved, adopted, or funded.
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15306
Reasons for Exemption
The project is also categorically exempt from review under CEQA, pursuant to Title 14 of the CCR, Section 15306 (Information Collection), which exempts basic data collection, research, and resource evaluation activities that do not result in a serious or major disturbance to an environmental resource. The project is consistent with this section because the project includes information collection that doesn’t result in serious or major disturbance to environmental resources.