Alpaugh Water Project
2 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2002031080
Lead Agency
Tulare County
Document Title
Alpaugh Water Project
Document Type
NEG - Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
Rural Service Center
Document Description
Alpaugh is a small, rural community located about five miles west of State Highway 43 near the southwestern border to Tulare County. The Tulare County Water Works District #1 supplies domestic water to 212 residences, 11 public facilities, 6 commercial establishments, and 3 churches. Much of the District's water distribution system was constructed over 70 years ago. The pipeline system consists of steel, transite, and plastic pipe varying in size from 2 to 8 inches in diameter. The community's water source consists of one well about a mile southeast of the community that is owned and operated by the Alpaugh Irrigation District. Water exceeds State and Federal Standards for color and odor and will not meet new arsenic standards effective in 2006. In the summer months, water pressure remains below 20 psi during the day failing State minimal pressure standards. The existing distribution system has suffered numerous breaks and line repairs must be done with caution due to septic tank effluent in proximity to portions of the pipeline. These frequent leaks, often in close proximity to septic tank systems with low-pressure conditions, create a potential health hazard to Alpaugh's water consumers.
Contact Information
Name
Sandra Meraz
Agency Name
Tulare County Water Works District #1
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Address
Phone
Location
Counties
Tulare
Cross Streets
Whole Community
Total Acres
165
Township
23
Range
23
Base
MTDIABLO
Other Location Info
City: Alpaugh
Other Information
Section: 27,28,33,34
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW), California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 6 (DOT), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Department of Water Resources, Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Fresno Region 5 (RWQCB)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Fresno Region 5 (RWQCB)
Development Types
Water Facilities (Type Cont.: Well, Storage, Pipeline)(Type Well, Storage, MGD 0.15)
Project Issues
Cultural Resources, Hydrology/Water Quality
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