BOARD AGENDA MEMORANDUM
Government Code ? 84308 Applies: Yes ? No ?
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SUBJECT:
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Adopt a Resolution Certifying the Final Environmental Impact Report for the Fish and Aquatic Habitat Collaborative Effort Project and Adopting CEQA Findings of Fact, Statement of Overriding Considerations, and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program for the Fish and Aquatic Habitat Collaborative Effort Project, and Approve the Staff Recommended Environmentally Superior Alternative as the Fish and Aquatic Habitat Collaborative Effort Project for Implementation.
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RECOMMENDATION:
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A. Consider the Potential Environmental Effects of the Fish and Aquatic Habitat Collaborative Effort Project as discussed in the Final Environmental Impact Report;
B. Adopt a Resolution CERTIFYING THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT FOR THE FISH AND AQUATIC HABITAT COLLABORATIVE EFFORT PROJECT AND ADOPTING CEQA FINDINGS OF FACT, STATEMENT OF OVERRIDING CONSIDERATIONS, AND MITIGATION MONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM; and
C. Approve the Staff Recommended Environmentally Superior Alternative as the Fish and Aquatic Habitat Collaborative Effort Project for implementation in the Guadalupe River and Stevens Creek watersheds.
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SUMMARY:
Santa Clara Valley Water District (Valley Water) manages an integrated water resources system that includes the supply of clean, safe water, flood protection and stewardship of streams in Santa Clara County. The project area for this Final EIR, published on June 30, 2023 (Attachment 1), includes portions of the Stevens Creek and Guadalupe River watersheds, including mainstream tributaries and water supply facilities where Valley Water holds corresponding water rights licenses. The Stevens Creek and Guadalupe River watersheds are located in Santa Clara County and drain to the southern end of the San Francisco Bay.
In 1996, the Guadalupe-Coyote Resource Conservation District (GCRCD) filed ...
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