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Local Guidelines for Implementing the <br />California Environmental Quality Act (2023) ACTIVITIES EXEMPT FROM CEQA <br /> <br /> <br />2023 City of Santa Ana Local Guidelines 3-23 ©Best Best & Krieger LLP <br />(5) Pipelines of less than one mile in length in a road right-of-way or up to seven miles <br />in length in a road right-of-way when the project is required to address threatened or current <br />drinking water violations; <br /> <br />(6) Water services lines; and <br /> <br />(7) Minor drinking water system appurtenances, including, but not limited to, system <br />and service meters, fire hydrants, water quality sampling stations, valves, air releases and vacuum <br />break valves, emergency generators, backflow prevention devices, and appurtenance enclosures. <br /> <br />(Reference: Pub. Resources Code, § 21080.47.) <br />3.24 CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION OF CALIFORNIA NATIVE FISH AND WILDLIFE. <br />(a) CEQA does not apply to a project that is exclusively one of the following (though <br />a project may exclusively be one of the following even if it has incidental public benefits, such as <br />public access or recreation) and meets the criteria set forth in subdivision (b) of this section: <br /> <br />(1) A project to conserve, restore, protect, or enhance, and assist in the recovery <br />of California native fish and wildlife, and the habitat upon which they <br />depend. <br /> <br />(2) A project to restore or provide habitat for California native fish and wildlife. <br /> <br />(b) This section does not apply to a project unless the project does both of the <br />following: <br /> <br />(1) Results in long-term net benefits to climate resiliency, biodiversity, and <br />sensitive species recovery; and <br /> <br />(2) Includes procedures and ongoing management for the protection of the <br />environment. <br /> <br />(c) This section does not apply to a project that includes construction activities, except <br />for construction activities solely related to habitat restoration. <br /> <br />(d) The lead agency shall obtain the concurrence of the Director of Fish and Wildlife <br />for the determinations required pursuant to subdivisions (a) through (c) above. <br /> <br />(e) Within 48 hours of making a determination that a project is exempt pursuant to this <br />section, the lead agency shall file a Notice of Exemption with the Office of Planning <br />and Research, and the Department of Fish and Wildlife must post the concurrence <br />of the Director of Fish and Wildlife on the department’s website. <br /> <br />This exemption is in effect until January 1, 2025. (Pub. Resources Code, § 21080.56.)