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LAW OFFICES OF BEST BEST & KRIEGER LLP Scoping, Requirement - Protects of Statewide. Regional, or Aremvide Sienificance AB 1532 requires a lead agency to call at least one scoping meeting for a project "of statewide, regional, or areawide significance" and requires the lead agency to provide notice of the scoping meeting to: (1) any county or city that borders on a county or city within which the project is located, (2) any responsible agency, (3) any public agency that has jurisdiction by law over the project, and (4) any organization or individual who has filed a written request for the notice. To address this new requirement, a section entitled ScopingMeetings, has been added to the Initial Study chapter of your Local Guidelines. Identification of Public Water Svstem and Preparation of Speci ted Supply Assessment SB 610 expands the requirements for obtaining water supply assessments. Previously, Section 15083.5 of the State CEQA Guidelines required lead agencies to consult with affected water agencies and obtain water supply assessments prior to approving certain projects only when the project: (1) required an EIR, and (2) involved the adoption of a specific plan or an amendment to the land use element of a General Plan or a specific plan which would result in a net increase in population density or building intensity. SB 610 eliminates the additional limitations imposed by the Guidelines, so that cities and counties are now required to obtain water supply assessments when considering approval of any of the following: (1) A proposed residential development of more than 500 dwelling units, (2) A proposed shopping center or business establishment employing more than 1,000 persons or having more than 500,000 square feet of floor space, (3) A proposed commercial office building employing= more than 1,000 persons or having more than 250,000 square feet of floor space, (4) A proposed hotel or motel, or both, having more than 500 rooms, (5) A proposed industrial, manufacturing or processing plant, or industrial park planned to house more than 1,000 persons, occupying more than 40 acres of land, or having more than 650,000 square feet of floor area,' (6) A mixed-use project that includes one or more of the projects specified in this subdivision, or (7) A project that would demand an amount of water equivalent to, or greater than, the amount of water required by a 500 dwelling unit project. In areas where the public water supplier has fewer than 5,000 service connections, the water supply assessment requirement applies to any project that will increase the number of connections by 10% or more. When a water supply assessment is required, it must include identification of existing water supply entitlements, water rights, or water service contracts relevant to the water supply for ' These first five criteria are drawn from the criteria for determining whether a project is of statewide, regional, or areawide significance under CEQA. See State CEQA Guidelines, § 15206, subd. (2)(A - E). R\PUB,�CrrY,625913 -2- Y��,+ 1�i ._