Hearings Program

El Sur Ranch

The State Water Board will hold a hearing to receive evidence to be considered in determining whether it should conditionally approve Application 30166 submitted by James J. Hill III for El Sur Ranch (Ranch) - Big Sur River in Monterey County.

• Closing Briefs
  • El Sur Ranch Errata
  • El Sur Ranch
  • California Sportfishing Protection Alliance/Center for Biological Diversity/Ventana Wilderness Alliance
  • Carmel River Steelhead Association
  • Department of Fish and Game
  • Trout Unlimited
• Reporters Transcripts  »»  6/16/11  |  6/17/11  |  7/8/11  |  7/11/11
• July 8, 2011 - Notice of Continuation of Public Hearing
• June 21, 2011- Ruling on hearing participation of Lorri Lockwood and Werner Motzel
  • Lorri Lockwood  |  Werner Motzel
• Submitted Policy Statements
  • Big Sur River Inn
  • Big Sur Volunteer Fire Brigade
  • Cal Fire
  • Central Coast Lighthouse Keepers
  • Clear Ridge Mutual Water Association
  • Coast Property Owners Association
  • Department of Fish and Game
  • Department of Parks and Recreation
  • Jim Cunningham
  • Kirk Gafill
  • National Marine Fisheries Service
  • Ventana Wildlife Society
  • Werner Motzel
• List of Exhibits
• May 20, 2011 - Applicant’s Notice of Cancellation of Deposition of Donald Alley and David Dettman
• May 19, 2011 - Hearing Officer's ruling on Deaprtment of Fish and Game's Motion to quash Applicant's Notices of Deposition
• May 18, 2011 - Applicant’s opposition to the Department of Fish and Game’s Motion to Quash and and Protective Order and non-opposition to Ex Parte Application for an Order Shortening Time and Declaration of Danielle Teeters supporting the opposition.
• May 17, 2011 - Applicant’s Notices of Deposition of Donald W. Alley and David H. Dettman
• May 13, 2011 - Department of Fish and Game Motion to Quash Notices of Depositions of Kit Custis, Deborah Hillyard and Rob Titus and Ex Parte Application for Order Shortening Time for Notice and Service of Motion to Quash Notices of Deposition
• May 11, 2011 - Applicant’s Notices of Deposition of Kit Custis, Debra Hillyard, and Robert G. Titus
• March 30, 2011 - Hearing Officer’s ruling on the Applicant’s request for reconsideration for additional time
• March 22, 2011 - Applicant’s request for reconsideration of denial of motion for additional time
• March 3, 2011 - Hearing Officer’s ruling on the Applicant’s request for additional time and for a pre-hearing conference
• March 1, 2011 - Service List of Participants (with copies of NOI’s)
• February 24, 2011 - Applicant’s Request for Expanded Allotment of Time to Present Case-in-Chief and Request for Pre-Hearing Conference
• January 12, 2011 - Notice of Rescheduled Public Hearing
• December 20, 2010 - Notice of Public Hearing

As the state lead agency under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights will direct the preparation of a Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) that will review the environmental effects associated with the issuance of a water right permit pursuant to water right Application 30166 seeking an appropriation of water from the Big Sur River subterranean stream to the El Sur Ranch.

• May 18, 2011 - Final Environmental Impact Report on the El Sur Ranch Water Right Application 30166
  • Appendix 1 - Department of Fish and Game letter
  • Appendix 2 - Department of Fish and Game evaluation of Alternative 5
  • Appendix 3 - Department of Fish and Game letter attachments
  • Appendix 4 - Letter from J. Goldsmith
  • Appendix 5 - Letter from M.A. Blum
  • Appendix 6 - Letter from J. Goldsmith
  • Appendix 7 - Letter from M.A. Blum
  • Appendix 8 - Amendments to Application 30166
  • Appendix 9 - NRCE Erosion Report
  • Appendix 10 - Groundwater Contour Maps
• Submitted Comments on the DEIR
  • Applicant - El Sur Ranch
  • Carmel River Steelhead Association (CRSA)
  • California Coastal Commission
  • California Department of Fish and Game
    • Attachments: 1 | 2 | 3 | 3a | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7a | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11
  • California Department of Parks and Recreation
  • Hank Smith
  • Helping Our Peninsula's Environment
  • Lori Lockwood
  • Monterey Coast Keepers
  • Native Plant Society
  • NOAA - National Marine Fisheries
  • Center for Biological Diversity (CBD), Ventana Wilderness Alliance, Los Padres Forest Watch, the Ventana Chapter of the Sierra Club, Friends of the River, and the California Sportfishing Protection Alliance
    • Attachments: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
• October 15, 2009 - Deadline extension for comments on the Draft EIR
• October 12, 2009 - Notice of Availability: DEIR on the El Sur Ranch Water Right Application 30166
• October 8, 2009 - Draft Environmental Impact Report [14.7MB] for El Sur Ranch Water Right Application 30166
  • Appendices: A | B | C | D | E | F | G
• June 2006, Notice of Preparation and Initial Study for the El Sur Ranch Water Right Application No. 30166, Monterey, California

(Updated 10/26/11)