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Consider:
a. Finding that the Salinas River Lagoon Winter 2015-16 Sandbar Management Plan (Plan) is statutorily exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under CEQA Guidelines Section 15269(c) for emergency projects;
b. Approving the Salinas River Lagoon Winter 2015-16 Emergency Sandbar Management Plan (Plan);
c. Authorizing the General Manager to obtain the required permits and fully implement the Plan, if needed, throughout the 2015/2016 rainy season to alleviate flooding; and,
d. Adopting a resolution finding the Plan is statutorily exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under CEQA Guidelines Section 15269(c) for emergency projects.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Monterey County Water Resources Agency Board of Supervisors:
a. Approve the Salinas River Lagoon Winter 2015-16 Sandbar Management Plan (Plan);
b. Find that, should the thresholds in the Plan be met, actions taken to implement the Salinas River Lagoon Winter 2015-16 Sandbar Management Plan (Winter Plan) are statutorily exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under CEQA Guidelines Section 15269(c) for emergency projects;
c. Authorize the General Manager to obtain the required permits and fully implement the Plan, if needed, throughout the 2015/2016 rainy season to alleviate flooding; and,
d. Adopt a resolution finding the Plan is statutorily exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under CEQA Guidelines Section 15269(c) for emergency projects.
SUMMARY:
Salinas River Lagoon is located at the mouth of the Salinas River, in the unincorporated County north of Marina. It is bounded by privately owned agricultural lands, the Salinas River State Beach, and the Salinas River Lagoon National Wildlife Refuge. The Salinas River Watershed experiences extreme variations in seasonal and yearly flow discharge rates with the Lagoon being the final point before discharging into Monterey Bay...
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