Environmental and Regulatory Documents Processed through the RPS

• California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
  • Categorical Exempt (CE)
  • Negative Declaration (ND)
  • Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND)
• Delineation of Jurisdictional Waters
• Biological Assessment Report
• Cultural Resources Report
• Mitigation and Monitoring Plan

California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires California public agencies to:

1. Identify the significant environmental effects of their actions, and either
   1. Avoid those significant environmental effects
   2. mitigate those significant environmental effects

The main purpose of CEQA review is to identify and prevent significant adverse environmental impacts from proposed projects.

Federal and State Permits Processed through the RPS

• 404 Permit - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
• 1602 Streambed Alteration Agreement - California Department of Fish & Game
• 401 Certification - Regional Water Quality Control Board
• Coastal Development Permit (CDP) - California Coastal Commission

Regulatory Laws and Programs not covered by RPS

• NPDES Permits
• MS4 Program
• Other NPDES and water quality programs