Abatti v. Imperial Irrigation District

*653Opinion

AARON, J.

I

INTRODUCTION

The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) (Pub. Resources Code, § 21000 et seq.)1 generally requires that a public agency prepare an environmental impact report (EIR) whenever the agency undertakes a project that may have a significant effect on the environment. (§§ 21100, 21151.) More specifically, “[i]f the agency’s initial study of a project produces substantial evidence supporting a fair argument the project may have significant adverse effects, the agency must (assuming the project is not exempt from CEQA) prepare an EIR.” (Communities for a Better…