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Mr. James T. Burroughs Mr. Chandler Martin September 6, 1995 Page Two The proposed project includes the Calaveras River which is State-owned sovereign lands of the State of California as described above. Proposed development located within these waterways would be subject to the SLC's permitting process and the Commission would be a responsible Agency under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The SLC is particularly concerned with the natural resources and public recreation opportunities associated with lands under its jurisdiction. We are concerned that the environmental review and decision-making processes of all agencies take into account the impacts that projects may have on public trust resources in and along the State's waterways. The County's Proposed Negative Declaration does not include sufficient information for staff of the SLC to determine the appropriate environmental documentation necessary under the CEQA. Section 21080 (c) (2) of the Public Resources Code [15070 (b) (1) of the State Guidelines] provides that a Lead Agency shall prepare a Negative Declaration when: "(2) An Initial Study identified potentially significant effects, but (i) revisions in the project plans or proposals made by or agreed to by the applicant before the proposed Negative Declaration is released for public review would avoid the effects or mitigate the effects to a point where clearly no significant effects would occur..." The subject Negative Declaration does not provide an environmental analysis of the potential impacts which may occur from the proposed project. The environmental document should discuss the full range of environmental issues required under CEQA, including but not limited to, compatibility with the long-term land use designation, water quality relating to placement of the docks and uses of the various sewage septic systems at each dock; biology, including native, raze. endangered, and threatened plant, animal and aquatic species, and species of special concern. and the potential degradation/loss of wetland and upland habitats, aesthetic impacts as viewed from users of the waterwav and the nearby residential developments; access and parking for users of the docks, lighting, noise, glare, waterborne transportation/circulation, and risk of upset. The project description should include the type of vessels the docks would accommodate and whether the docks would be commercially leased for short-term or long-term uses and describe the extent of each type of use. The document should include a list of the persons contacted and their comments concerning the proposed project within their jurisdiction.