Environmental Notices and Fees

Not all environmental documents that have been filed/posted in the Sierra County Clerk-Recorder’s Office may be posted on this site. For the most up to date information or if you have any questions regarding the information displayed on this webpage, please contact: clerk-recorder@sierracounty.ca.gov, P.O. Drawer D, Downieville, CA 95936, 530-289-3295.

CEQA Environmental Document Filing Fees

Filed Notice of Exemption:


10-08-25 - 2023 Storm Damaged Embankment System and Roadway Shoulder Repair: County Road 490 - Brandy City Road - 1 location, Project No. 757

09-26-25 - Ambroselli Zone Variance

09-10-25 - Development Review DR 2025-01

07-23-25 - Pliocene Ridge Road, 2023 Storm Damage

06-10-25 - Sierra Valley Groundwater Multi-Benefit Project Pilot Study

05-23-25 1725 Reno Rescue LLC CUP/SUP

03-31-25 - Torelli Applicant Initiated Parcel Merger (File #1737)

03-31-25 - Billingsley Special Use Permit (File #1738)

03-21-25 - Storm Damaged Guardrail Replacement Project

03-19-25 - Sierra County Housing Element 2024-2029 (7th cycle)

03-10-25 - City of Loyalton General Plan Amendment GPA 2024-01 

03-06-25 - 1697 Ferroni LLA

01-09-25 - Sierra Valley Groundwater Multi-Benefit Project Pilot Study

12-26-24 - Mitchell Conditional Use Permit (Amendment #2) (PD File 1600b)

11-01-24 - Loyalton Landfill Culvert Installation

10-04-24 - Wang Zone Variance

10-04-24 - Marsh Conditional Use Permit

9-20-24 - Extension of the Yuba Accord Long-Term Water Transfer Program

5-17-24 - 1727 Ferroni-Duke LLA

4-29-24 - Sierraville Public Utility District Well Construction Project - SPUD

4-19-24 - Smithneck Road Rehabilitation Project - Sierra County Transportation

4-18-24 - 1720 Carruth-Farnell LLA - Sierra County Planning

1-11-24 - Loyalton Landfill Permit Revision - Amendment of Closure Plan - Sierra County Public Works

12-11-23 - GSCA Sierra County Broadband Network - Golden State Connect Authority

11/27/2023 - 1722 County-Initiated Zone Amendment, Onion Valley - Sierra County Planning

10/20/2023 -Independence Fuels Thinning and Forest Health Restoration - Sierra Nevada Conservancy

9-26-2023 - Buckhorn Cafe Remodel - Sierra County Planning

8-16-2023 - Prineville to Reno Fiber Optic Project - CPUC

8-2-2023 - North Yuba River Rotary Screw Trap Feasibility Study - Yuba County Water Agency

6-7-2023 - Antelope Creek WUI Forest Health and Fuels Reduction Project (Tahoe National Forest) (SNC #1564) - Sierra Nevada Conservancy


Filed Notice of Determination: 


10/21/2025 - Yuba River Development Project and Narrows Hydroelectric Project FERC Relicensing's - Yuba County Water Agency

9/29/2025 - Sierra County 2025 Regional Transportation Plan - Sierra County Transportation Commission 

9/15/2025 - Lower Yuba River Accord 2026 Water Transfer Program - Yuba County Water Agency

5/23/2024 - Plumbago Road Bridge over Kanaka Creek Replacement Project - Sierra County Public Works and Transportation


Posted Notice of Availability: 


6/16/2023 - Adoption of Regulation for the Hexavalent Chromium Maximum Contaminant Level - California State Water Board

4/17/2025 - 2026-2027 North to South Water Transfers Initial Study and Addendum to the Final Long-Term Water Transfers EIR - SLDMWA