Resolution No.
STOCKTON CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION APPROVING AN ADDENDUM TO THE CERTIFIED DELTA WATER SUPPLY PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (SCH No. 2003112060) The City Council previously certified the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Delta Water Supply Project (DWSP) (State Clearinghouse No. 2003112060) on November 8, 2005, which analyzed the environmental impacts of the DWSP including a potential groundwater recharge component; and The Municipal Utilities Department (MUD) now proposes to construct three groundwater recharge basins and associated infrastructure improvements at the Delta Water Treatment Plant (DWTP), located at 11373 N. Lower Sacramento Road, on City-owned property and operated by MUD; and The proposed project is consistent with the objectives of the original DWSP and will help advance groundwater sustainability efforts in alignment with the Eastern San Joaquin Groundwater Sustainability Plan (GSP); and An Addendum to the certified DWSP EIR was prepared by Helix Environmental Planning, a subcontractor to Gateway Pacific Contractors, to evaluate the site-specific impacts of the proposed groundwater recharge basins; and The Addendum includes updated technical analyses of air quality, biological resources, and cultural resources and concludes that the proposed project would not result in new or substantially more severe environmental impacts than those previously identified in the certified DWSP EIR; and In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines section 15164, the preparation of an Addendum is appropriate when changes to a project do not result in new significant impacts or substantial increases in the severity of previously identified impacts; and Staff recommend approval of an addendum to the certified 2005 DWSP EIR (sch no. 2003112060); now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF STOCKTON, AS FOLLOWS:
On the basis of the Initial Study prepared as part of the Addendum to the certified Delta Water Supply Project EIR (SCH No. 2003112060), the proposed Project would not have new or substantially more severe significant effects on the environment that have not already been addressed by the certified Stockton DWSP Program EIR (SCH No. 2003112060), no substantial changes have occurred with respect to the circumstances under which the project will be undertaken, and no new information of substantial importance to the project has been identified.
However, minor technical changes or additions are necessary, and in accordance with CEQA Guidelines Section 15164, the Addendum to the certified Delta Water Supply Project EIR (SCH No. 2003112060) was prepared and is hereby approved, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 1 and incorporated by this reference.
The City Manager or designee is authorized to take whatever actions are necessary and appropriate to carry out the purpose and intent of this Resolution.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED August 12, 2025 .
CHRISTINA FUGAZI
Mayor of the City of Stockton
ATTEST:
KATHERINE ROLAND, CMC, CPMC
City Clerk of the City of Stockton