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EXHIBIT 13-B

FINDINGS OF ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW

ADDENDUM TO SLEEPY HOLLOW STEELHEAD REARING FACILITY

RAW WATER INTAKE AND WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM UPGRADE

1) FINDING: The Monterey Peninsula Water Management District (District) Board certified the Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND) and Mitigation and Monitoring Program for the Sleepy Hollow Steelhead Rearing Facility (SHSRF) Raw Water Intake and Water Supply System Upgrade Project (Project) on November 14, 2016.

EVIDENCE: The IS/MND and Mitigation and Monitoring Program and related documents are on file in the District office.

2) FINDING: The District followed the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Sections 15162 and 15164 to determine that an Addendum is appropriate as no new mitigation measures would be required from proposed modifications to the analysis of potential impacts to steelhead from the Project and these modifications would not result in a measurable increase in environmental impacts over what was previously analyzed in the November 14, 2016, IS/MND.

EVIDENCE: The Addendum is on file in the District office.

3) FINDING: The Addendum was reviewed by the District Board of Directors in a Public Hearing on January 25, 2017.

EVIDENCE: The Agenda, Addendum, and supporting documents for the January 25, 2017 Board Meeting are on file in the District office.

4) FINDING: The Addendum reflects the independent judgement of the District Board and each participating Director has reviewed and considered the information contained in the Addendum and related documents prior to making the decision on the Addendum.

EVIDENCE: Each Director on the Board received a copy of the Addendum prior to the meeting as evidenced by the January 25, 2017 Board meeting packet.

5) FINDING: The District finds that the proposed modifications to the approved Project would not result in a measurable increase in environmental impacts over what was previously analyzed in the November 14, 2016, IS/MND, and no new mitigation measures would be required.

EVIDENCE: The above stated facts.