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NOTICE OF DETERMINATION
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- Once your decision-making' board Or .cbbnctil,:sodrOv.es your signing"of the Eleventh. Amended.
Agreement for Water Supply, you should `file e- Notice or Determination -(NOD) for the Water
IllSupoly and Transmission; 'System Project '(WESLTSP), pursuant to the California Environmental .
Quality`Act (CEQA) as a ;responsible, ag'enOyl If you'have already filed,a NOD for -this project you ...
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' ,have attached a sample NOD for your use it can be modified as appropriate for the' action you
are"taking to your board/Council, andt;ve indicated in brecketSithe areas you will need to fill in. •
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have also-attached a copy of 'NOD riled by the -Sonoma County Water Agency (Agency) for
P'7this project, a copy of the California Department or Fish and Came filing fee receipt, and a copy of
lefil,the Agency's Board of Directors' Resolution acorbving thei,VVS&TSP. Your staff' may find this
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'. lf you would like Agency 'staff to assist you with preparation of your NOD, please don't. hesitate
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Subject:: Filinnoioticeiof:Detennination in compliance ‘vith,Section121,108 or 21152 Of thelPubliclaesourcesCode.
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93023038 YOUR STAFF1OONTCTy fglioNE Ai}:
Project Location (include The-‘WterS4plYrand1•Transthission1Syszem Project is nenerallVlocated in:Sot:off:a
Count'.', California Tne would provide vat tb:einii(Water contractors within th,e,A.n.ency's service area -
(cities of Sarni RoSn,Rolthert1Park, Cotati.-:Petaluma, and:Sonomarandthe ForestvilleiltiorthrMarin:and Valley of the Moon
water districts)and other customers in sbilthem1Sonoma Counry(ann•Portions'of•Marin Cbunby.
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P:rojebt Description: The 9.7ater.-SlipShy and/Tranission
sm (Systern Projebt cbrisists;ofthreenpnratelborriprinents which
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together Wouldmeef.theproject Objeabie:df.providing. a:safe.economicair.and-reliable,,wiiei supply to-1rfieet•iiie defined
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furure.water supply needs in the Arrencv's•serVice area. These•three componerns•-are: 1)water cOnsrvatiori,•Whibh invokes
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• . . 'the•implernentaiionrroewater bonseryariOn:measures:thS(‘VoUld res-pltiit•tfie Savitins of approximately 6600 acre feet per year
(,\Ey.),,:aridje:cpansioniof the')Vateriebliacaria.ebrharam;;2),Incriased use of the Russian ki9,-6:•.P FojelctyFilth includes
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increasing:the amount at released from storage in(LaCte_Sonoma and•diVemed from the:,Rustinft RiYer.(atohibinatonrof ,
re•-diversion:of stored-water anif:direct•diveriibri of c„vitifee:ifid159)(15:76,666 .••■ Y; therebrincreasing. he Total amount of' • •
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diversion from F75;066:16 101',000:k1F-Y;:anr113) expansion,ancrevisid1dperanon of ekisting transmission system which
involves increasinnlh •tran-srriicSion:systernrcapac:ry hyr5( niiiiioffizallons or day(mnd);.friereby•-ird-reaSirin thetotai• _ •
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This•is,to adviseiliar the {YOUR AGENCY`,NANIE: - has:approved he above deSdribeci orojec;:..ory,
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December.r5,-:1993::. ..-and:has made the:following:et terminatiOns•reasra Ina the above described project: .
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1. Theoroject21[0will :DI-will:not] haye•r:sintilficante.ffect:on the environment. '
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2: El An1EnVii-onmental'Impact-Report:waspreparedsorthis project:pursuant to the,provisions-of CEQA.
• 0 A Negative Declaration was prepared for this project pursuant to the Provisions of CEQ?:)..
3. Mit4atia measures [ Were were:not] made:a conditioncrif the'approval-df the project.
.4. A.szdtement of Over:din:2. ConSicierationsTawas .0-Nas)not] adopted for this project. . . .
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Findings [ were 0 were not] made:pillSnit-it tothe,proyisions:of,DEOA. .
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This is to eertifytthat the Final EIRwith1comthents and:responses-and record of prciect,approval.israVailable to:the:Genera!
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,To: L:Ofnc_'ofPl'an.ing.and,R'esearch'¢ From: Sonoma,Counry Water-Agehc�
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�ProjectLocation (include county) The Water Suopiv and-Trans,misiioM5ystemil9rojecttiDaerierbilW located in Sonoma
• County California. The pr000sea oroje t would roviue at toe grit wa: 'coon-ac ors:wi hin the Agercv's servic area,
((cities of Santa Rosa. Rohnert Part. Cotan Petaluma.anc+ onona:,and the oresville.North Yiarin and Valley of the 'rtoon
water districts)and oche. customz- m soutnern Sonoma'C unty and potions ofiMarin Couniv..
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,Project_Description:; The•ft:ater Suoolv:andi i ransmissior Svs;n_°roject consist, or three separate components which -,
togethe-wouid meet rrieet-theorbreCiobjecibiVe of provtamg a'= economical ana;reitaale wat supolv,to me e:the defined
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-water the<'Agencs's se.-vice area: trese .hr _compen_nviar . 1)water conservation. which involves
,. ,ii implementation of water-conservation measu iSithat\VourciTresuitiin1'the,savinsis of aporoximately 6'600 acre-feet Per vear
(A Y) and;, epans on`or the ware:education',program ,2) c a ee;use of Russian Rive Project'wnic`i mc;uces'
increasing the amount of wale, re;easea from'storaeiln L , Soroma ann aw -tea from the Russian Rive (a combination of
• r e arversion or.s.or d water and dire dive lion of write ow) cv:6 000 ' the eov inc-esm the total amount of
Idivesion from 5.000 to 101 000:,ar i',;and 3) exnansion c revise^ one on.or inc existmg-,transmi5Sior s ,e
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mvolvestincreasingthe transmission system'canac tvbv-1, million;g llons or nay (msa);,.the eby incr sms.:tne-to[ l .
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r (This is to advise that the •SONOMA•COUNTY W STER &GENCY has approved,the above descmoed prdiect on•
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2. D An environmental lmpac,Report was prepay .or this'orole our-uant to theiprovisions of CEQA.
0 A Negative Declaration was,prenared ror this rojec :pursuant.o tie;provisions of CEQA.
, 3. Mitigation.measures [ Ixi-•were [,;we e notj mac a condition or i_aoproval of:the project •
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THE WT}-UN INSTRUMENT I& A
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RESOLUTION OF TRat--BQ. ..42.RP OP:DaEG,J.TORSJ OF TEE:SON,QN/Lk cof2Stti;,' _
WkITER:AGENCY'APP-ROVENG THE WA,-TEP. SVIpPiLt•XitiD, 1:_KANS1\iESSION: .
SCYS:1-.E.M:PR:OlEct AND COLLECTOR.Na:& MAKING: ciaT,..ka\ EiNnu\res
. A:si,D DETEPivffi■PATIQNS Th ACCdP-Dis,..NCE WITE174—_*.LC'-‘kLEORNTA,
. ENVIR10/417141:0U7ALITY ACT RELATING TO STICE-I-APP:ROVALS5-,
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SUPPLY AND TRANS:MIS;ION SYSTEM PROTECT AND FOR GOLJECTOR.sNO. • :'
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finds, deferrnihes, declares,and orders,asqbilows:-', - . ._ . .
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1. In 1992, theicaties anci,water,dis-thctSiyViiieli'reri•pon the.:Sonoma:COuntt•Water
Astericy fdr;their:Watet, tritly-:(the "-i.yater contraciorS'!),,requestedthat the Slonorna ..i
:Caufry.Water2.Azency,(.7"A.cren*-1:iii_itiate kproject:to proviCie;awatersn-5ply to see
their 'future water•needs, as;defined hy'appiicable„genera a plans a4Ointeri,,by general
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' 2. Ori'Ma.v 19. 199;"..this Board. byae-sdition 9:::..0716. ditected„the .A..he.iityis
General Manazerto prepare,,an envii-onmern-pi:impact re:30n for.akiXiater„,supoiy Sys-tern
expansibn project with'theiobjectiVe of proyddinsi a safe.,,reliable, and ecOndithcal wa.ter.
supplyt&meet,the defined.fUrure needs:tin,the Agency's serviUe. area 'The:prolf-Was ,
thereafterideatifiedlas the Water appivatd'Trarisinis'sion System'Project CWSTSP",),-
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-3 0MaY- 11998,:t)y R&_tolution,980344. this Boa_tchribdified frit WSTSR,.
upon the:recominendation of rue .A_,encyls Gefietal,Mahaser to delete;the;.Aquifef ''
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Storage andlecoyery Conabotient;df.ithe WSTSP. to mod.ifV the analysts of Cilvdrsion
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• altetnatives. other°t ian;Collecror o i6'; Loin a;prole t o;a;:programnrleuel'atiaYprepare a ' -
. I subsequent EIR'for diversion alternatives, aria toldetennine'that CTolle tor.No. 6.was
I ' needed to se'-ve existing demand:and`was thereIpre an eleffie`nof t the Russian;River` • '
j" Cota i,Intertie Project:, Resolution ,8-Q6" is hereov:incoroorated.he em,by-r fe eace,- '
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a. on;Noverribe� fl,, 1998 killisx136alt-f. b' R solo ion °8 i^.?3 certified the Final
I, :EIR;for the WSTSP in$accoraarice•with`h :reeuirements of CEQA_ the State CEQA
• IGuidelines, the Agency's Procedur sifOr:ItThlemeitationofthe,Cali orrtta_Envtronmental?- . . -
n . QuaIity act.("CEQA Procedures"). and ad othersapolicaple laws; ,Public'par cip"ation in,,, -
the.environnental,review process was•suos.annai'.,‘The Agency held four noticed'pub lic i '
scopitig meetings nor to preparing•the'Dr ft EIR: The Dtafr EIR tivas°released.for'an 8 '
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• I" aav public comment pe-ibThand.was avaiiaole in,libraries,in the region:, Three noticed i
. . public heannas were held bv;the Agency.to recce ve,comments on the Draft EI . More '1.
` `than 1' 00}written and oral comments we received' Tn May 19; 1998 modifications to '
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theFprojectwere considered at'bom the i1ay 5 and,Mar l9;Board.of Directors meetings, lj ,
ifollowing puolic'notifcation throuw t le Board'spregular agenda and mailed:notice to anl" ' :
, p as released to the puohc"3o aays prior.
to the date.on which the=Board:considered its c rti ation and the oublic2was notified o ' ,
800 e.son aiSTSP nailm List: The Fin�i EIR tv
availability,of theFinal EIR and th dateof the Board meeting toi,cotisiaer1EIR
c rtification through bothathe Board's regular agenda notice and mailed notice to.more I • W
• than 950 people and entities. .At each of.,-...•public neannzs and me tings interested `1-
"r •;parties had the opportunity to "speak and_were heard the.Emal.EIR.was also available in . .
' I. libraries in the region', 'Resolution 98 4'2 'describes these opportunities for public '
participation.a mote filly ana;also identifies•he:Aoencv'ssrole in water development ',
Resolution 98-1423.is;hereoy 'incorooratea nere4ri ovwreferenc - - '
`5 'Notice of the time and place,of c De e noe 5, 19,98 Board meeting to r
I consider project Approvak was mailedao the Agency s 9 "O person WSTSP`mailing list. _1
The pubiicwas also;notified of the rimeazdidate of,the B oar&meeting as_part of the
puglie notice.of the B;oara'siregular,agenda for its December Tiger 15, 1998 Board me ling. At, '
the December 15 meeting ,members of the publicv ere,g-i";en the-obporrunitv'to address
the B"oard,on the.issue of wnether it sl ouiaanprove the w;STSP and Collector.No. 6.. . - .
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,6-,. 'On Sente-noer 2 ' 1996 the Water P gencv suomirted the Draft'EIR for the •1 ' WST-SP.to:the.Countyof Sonoma Planing,ana,:Resources Ma. ; '
("PRMD") in acooroance with`theaAgenc s CEQ? Procedures. On,December 6. 1:996.
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ounty Planning1Comission held:a.puolicstmiav'session;as part dins,. ''
• regular meeting at wwhich the...Commission consiaeredtproposea:comments written Ely-
PRMDstaff, acting,asstafto0.e Coinimssion ontilie Draft EIR for the'WSTSP :The:
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Commission proviaed'P1 1gT) •staff-withiadditionalcomments Atthat meeting,yinterested
persons had`the opportunity-to speak and,1ie.e'heard. . - ,
, 7. On December 18. 1996 PRI'1D.flied':comments on the Draft EIR•with the
AQe cv which incorboratea comments and:content§ mace bv:•the Planning Commission.
arits;December 5.J'996 meedrng. •
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public. The Final:Eafuilvrresp"onds°toPF_AiLD'•s Decetnoer 18 1996 comments. In'` _. . .
addition. on O.i,c• tober 13 1-99 8 the Ag e nc suy bmitted the proposed F inal EIR to PR�YC
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R ; wlh�a deiernunation of G n Plankonststencv The � Qen wiequest ds received bvitMi , � J a r �
`iviti - PRDiton behalf oftheWlannns'Connmiss on on Octobe 6 c998. 4 � rO n
w a $ r w Ti 0 As a ,a4 aM a 4 ^ 't` u ,qpr d t:: 3i !cl # A1(5� ` 4 e .' .i sY
s ei=vff if i s; 1y t A u s A ts� 144} '� y 4 i y i z�*iM z d ,i G a[ ,";17 -;•t9 �_
.10 a' t 7t 9 '0ii Dec mber 3, 109 8 tTe'Sonoma County Planning, ommission-a adulvas� � � _4y
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noticed public ameetng, coRSidered,the'matte. of the consistency of the WSTSP, vith,the • a .F4
Sonoma,Counn' General:Plani at wnich;time all;interested•persons had an,opportutpt to
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s eak and wereheard. TnerSonoma Countti••PRND staff•concluded that the= ro ect.
consistent with the General Plan and recbmmend'ed'that the Commission adopt a
resolution which found and determined that'the VVSTSP was consistent with the,Sonoma •
•Couunty General'Plan_ `•• • , . -
1,0. After extended discussion; two of the;four,;Planning Commissioners in -
attendanc concluded;that'the project wa`stcotlsistent with`the Sonoma County General' ••;
Plan and voied•to•approve=the•resolution: one concluded that then `ro eet was not ' •
•consistent \'ith-the General•Plan and vote^ against=the resolution; and one abstained;' •
Under Cbmmission,bvlaws, no action was taken. .All Commissioners;however;requested
thavthei comments'with respect to General-Plan,co"nsistencv be provided'to.this Board by .
written mem'orandurn to be prepared b• 'PR'vD'gait T`ne'Board has received reviewed,
.1. ;and considered,the December.15 19,-9.8.imernora.ndum u om P•, e® staff which describes
,the'public cor=rnent and the'PlanrungzCor„„_missions conclusions,,ana..consi'deration°i . •
regarding General Plan consistence '
11.. Moreithan fortv'aays having passed since the matter,was,subrrutted to the •
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Planninic1ebrnrrlission., the project is conciusively de med' o be consistent with the ` ..i _
4t Sonoma Couhry General Plan; as a matte of law:undeli cive�rnme Code Section"6oa00 1t - ie'.. -
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g ;;?, (c) ;nevertheless, prior.to talons action.on the WSTSP and oni olIector�No+6, thus r*s ?r ,
ro �, e..:' c 't< fgx,.5.� s,+�{..2x 4�*v 'H.er t r �_ 2
r )Boa d hasureviewed and considered the_Dew 'hoer 15;1998 memorandum from PRNID 4 .r.
• r 4t stafr and thercomments and conc Ids'ioons;or the members�of.,the SonomavCounW Pla ing , a w •,
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WSTSP and construction of Co'ue or.No. 6 are,eonsstmt wtth,the Sonoma County -_
General Plan. Consistency is d'eferrdinea:rn light of the,g(3als policies,,and,objectives of
• the General Plan.identified in the Final EWER at pages 5 8 : ana 5.8-1`0 particularly Goal
PF-I. water sunelurfacilities ar adequate= o.meet,projected needs and are
I. proVidea in a manner that P reserves,riparian haoitaL supports water dependent resources;
enhances,recreational opportunities, and preserves anct.enhances water-quality and the
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' one,of the.collectors originally proposed for the.WSTSP;;. Collector.No. 6 was actually
., needed now. to serveeztstms=demand.aurhorizea &via..pr�or'W_.aterAgency project the
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- Russian River-Cotati Interne-Projecti;Resolution 98,0644 authorized the General_-
ManaQertocomniete;environmentalanalrsis of Colle to No. 6 as expeditiously as
possible, either 4n the,WSTSP EIR or,'unaer certain c'irc nistanc s;n. a separate Ea.
Tne basis for the.Boara's d terminanon is identified in Resolution 98-0644, previously '
incorporated herein.
• 15. The Final ER identiuea asthe‘Final Em,for the WSTSP.; describes not only `
• the impacts'of the WSTSP but also-ttie;'impacts of construc'mg Colle for No. 6. an
' element of the Russian,River-Cotard •Interie Project, as nadbeen.authorized,by the.Boara
in'Resolution 98-0646. Although the WSTSP is;a:project;proposed to serve future -
.- --demand and Collector NO.-)6 is a project'pr000sed to serve,extsting authorized demand, i. . i .
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14 During the course of considernon°of the WSTSP and Collector No 6,
members of the public,have suggested that approval of the 7A/-' STSP-and Collector No. 6 i
oe delayed until completion of a number of other pros ings..incluaing'the ongoing - . _
Section 7 consultation among„tire Linited,States .Ajmv Corns of Engine rs, the National
Marine Fisheries!Service and-the a gericv unae. ire federal Endangered Species.Act
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("ESA"), and the Federal EnerCommissions penning consideration of
modifications to PG&E's license for:its'Potter.Valley Project'("PVP"). .
15. This Board re..ocnizes and ac'.knowledges:that it must implement the WSTSP
I and.construct Collector'No 6'in accordance with all requirements of statef.ana;federal
,' ! law; including the,ESA, THe'Boara`hasre✓iewed the December 7. 1-998 letter from the
I National-MarineFisheries Servic redardin; the WSTSP'arid:"consideredthe prohibition
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irreversihle;or irretrievable?commimaent Of resonrceS'l•with.:respett to the,agency action • .
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NINIT'S and the,,Corps. ,Nothina7inthiS resniUnon or action authorized by:this resolution is
.. •. intended.to or•shall limit the.Aaencyrsdiscretion to take appropriate action during
• •- cOnsUltatiorcand itf.resnonSe'f6 the reatiternents_oftlit.ESA. --•1112.e Board findS;that-the "•. ' ' • -
adoption of this resolution and the carrying out of any actiVities authorized hereunder
does not have the effect of foreclosinz:the formulation or-implernentation•Of any
reasbnable'and prudent alternatives Which rharteSult from the Section 7 oonsgitatiOn., At
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this Board with respect to the Agency's comblianne with 50 CFR 402.69,and4a111:permitS
and etatitlemehts,for use lincluding any reduirernerit.S,CMdTer the ESA. •Ftirther;,-the•Bnard • • - ' • - '
is aware the amount Of water a.vaclable'-itt the Russian River system could be aeffeeted
by'FIRG:t future modifications to PVP floWS. - . .
16. Itis:however, not prudent, possible ,or necessary to wait for regulator' ,
certainty prior to takinziany'action. This Boar&tannot foreseethetitiltitnate results Of ill
either the ESA consultation OrtheP.otter.ValleyProject:proceeclinanand ,ancortinit-IY•; •
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result from eithettrOdeedino. The Agency is cunently,responsible for providing water to
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obligations and the 'Ci/STSP Will:resp•ond'ib the,water contractors' request-that-the.:49.fency,
provide:then-future water supply: .-Further dela.ylia not warranted. .
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Intertie:'Rriniject and its alternatives all as cescucea in the Final ETR.
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19 ' The Boardiditirectors does hereby. c„ertify,that itthas revieNved,tatid:donsidered il
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the Final FIR,tocretheriwith all documents incorporated therein, prior to7,making---its
decision merits of the Water Su-on1V,fatid'TrittrriiSSian System-Project arid on
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; Transmission System'Projettand Ccillebtor-Noi.,6 have certairrimpacts which are less-
.. than-sigriificant,or which are 1pe4efici94:::'1;vb-icare 5.111± a4d;acbji„CatellY summarizea
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• ; Ekiiibii4A. attached lietetO, incorp crazed herein by_thisa-eference:and more'hilly described
■ in the Final'ER. The Board is-nOtte4uired bY law- to adopt mitigation measures for „.
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..incOrporated;mingation-mea.siiteS into tl-A.,e.,VISTSP'andC011ec-tPr No '6 for some 'such _,.. i ..
'inipacts. The adOPtion.of‘such,rniiigation,:measures,44;fespect'to.certain less-than-
p . - .Sithificant impact hoWeVer:..cioes hot-obligate the Agency to similarly adop(ineasures or
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SimificarilyadVerseTenVirOtiMentatimpactsyWhichareifully and•adcurately,Surrimarized in
I Ex_hibit.B.,artachedfhereto, incorporatedthereiti..'oy this refer-el-foe: and more fully described
in the Final EEC. The B oat&further finds that ChangeS:or alterations:h-a.Ve'been.required . . .
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i Board-nereby finds thatthe:sil-ficant:Or poteritially;Sitznifibant-adverse environmental
1 impacts posed by proptsed:Witer Supply and Transmission System Project and by
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environmental impacts thattmaynot.,or cannot be avoided if Water-SUpply and.
. TransmisSionSytteMProjettiand Collector No 6 areapprdved, as surntharizedin Exhibit
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hereto and incorporated!herein 6V-thisreferencandrribte 'filly deSCribed.q1LthelFinaT
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hereby adopts a monitoring and reponirig prbaani for the),mitization'',.measuresqhar were
" included.4"tO reducepotential impacts t&a. leSsthan,Sit-iificAnt leVel:. The,Ctinteritsizof,rhis
prozamiare.Set fdrilfin.Exhibit E(Water Script*,arid,TransmissionSyStdiat PrOject-
Mitigation Monitoring Plan dated',Oetober4908) attachedjiereto and incorporated:herein
by this This rriftisittion,monitonn2,proarri is clesimed to'ensure'compliance
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• . irnplernenteciiin accordance with all applicdblerequirements of CEQA. the State CEQ,A..
Quidelines-land the Agency CEQA Procedures.
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are f.it-;rhiiis.-ated or reduced to ale"Ss-,thari-Sithiffitant leVe.1the:„Beard-finds that specific
economic. le2-2.l social: technological or Other considerations make infeasible full
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mitigation Of thOse.impacts'eand make,project.alternatiVes,infeasible, or that Chan2evare. . .
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the;responsibility of another'acienc-,/,:drid,s'nould be adorned by such.ariency and not the
:Sonoma County Water A`cleh.by. Tne,Roat&,has:weia-hed,the benefits of the WSTSP.;:and, ' - ' ' •
of Collector No 6,; anelement of the Russian RiVer;Cotati,IntertieTrojettca.gainst,,the
• unavoidable adverse"etivironmental:effects,Jidentillecl.in the Final Ea and hereby: ,
deterthines that thoselbetiefitS outweigh the risks and adverse environmental impacts and
therefore further detem-lines that these environmental:impacts arelacceptab.ler' and' W.
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herebvi•finds that there are overridrg conSicerauons'wnich mitigate,toward the Boara-a
approval of the WSTSP and..Colle or,No: 6 which are idennfied in E;uilbu F and Exhibit _
G. respectively, attached hereto and incorporatea'he, .n by this reference: '
NOW, THEREFORE.,based,on.the ors of this :roc aura and tfie^foregoing
` Endings and eeteirniriations..the Boara,of Directors ofthe;Sonoma County.Water Agency
does hereby take the;following actions . -.
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.1. kocroval of Water,SithdlR and,Transmission IS.
vstem.Proiect. The Board,
I approves and.declares its intent to carry'•out the W:ateriSupply and Transmission System
Project described in:the Final EIK.; -
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! construct'Collectbr No. 6, an�element,ofthe Russian Rier-Cotan..Intertie.Project.
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gram see t forth-in°E ,hiott.E and authorizes and,directs the',General
■ t Manager to take allappropnatesteps in accordance with such program to ensure that the '
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4. Statement.of Overriding Consideranons for WSTSP The Board adopts the • t
i Statement of Ovenaing'Considerat ons=set.forth in Exhitoit'F,after`finding;that the
I WSTSP has°certain envirOnmentah echriornic,economic legal social. technological and other
' -.benefits which,makethe unavoigao!e adverse environmental impacts associates with it .
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!, jurisdiction of other agencies. .
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' . the Statement-o Ove icing Conside ation= t orthjin Exhi
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I environmental;e onomic legal; social, technOlbsicaljand othe i benefits which make the
i unavoidable adverse environmental unpac- assoc nted w ith=it acceptable, and'that
mitigation of certain cumulative environmental impactsiis.in the jurisdiction of other
agencies:
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Notices of Determination with the County Clerh,and the State Clearinghouse in `
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Board which may beynecessaq or appropriate to carry out the WSTSP and to divert Water •
under the Water Acferic±s existing waterrizhis•al:Golfer:tor No. 6; • •
b.:take such steps as are:nec.essarvtofinalize•the Proposed-A2teeinerififor •
Water Supply and:E•ttianSion• of the RussianRikr.er•Water•Trattrnission System - •
( 'Proposed Amtementcfor Water SuppiY) form on file with tIle
Clerk of the;Boatd, and upon its approval by:the water:contractors::present:thelDropOsed •
Auettrient for Water Supply to this,Board-for consideration;
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c.• take all steps necessary to proceed with construction;of Collector NO 6.;
including preuaration of plans‘and.SpecificaddhS,,arici initiation of Corripletidn 6fiall
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necessary permits ata'reg.ulatory-approyais including.sonsUltation,with the National
A . . . Marine-Fisheries:SerViCe;Utider the Endonzered.':SpeCies Act.and..at such time as plans
and specifications are proposed for Board cdpSiaeratlon: report Updn iucl2i erinits.and„
• approvals and make a recommendationas to- nether it is aPproPriateto proceed with
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' analytes•fot Board consideration of site-specificdiversiOnialterriatiVes fbt W-8-T8P;
e'. initiate siterspecific environmental review of the Gotati-Kastania
Pipeline and BoostetTinrip Station;
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completetheWSTSP and construct Collector No 6 an.,elerrient of the Russian.River- • -
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8. Custodian of Documents: The RoardiS,the custodian:of the document or Other
material which constitute the record:of proceediri2s tipon which tht.adard's•decision
herein is based These,document may be four at:.5,75:Acninistration atiVe.
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