Orange County Water District Burris Pit Spillway & Weir Pond No. 3 Slope Protection
Summary
SCH Number
2004058270
Public Agency
Orange County Water District
Document Title
Orange County Water District Burris Pit Spillway & Weir Pond No. 3 Slope Protection
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
5/19/2004
Document Description
The Orange County Water District owns and operates approximately 1,100 acres of water recharge spreading facilities located in and adjacent to the Santa Ana River. Water recharged here provides up to 75% of the water needs of over 2 million Orange County residents and workers. The District is continuously maintaining existing facilities to ensure existing operations are not hindered. Burris Pit Basin & Weir Pond No. 3 are two of the District's primary basins for storage and transferring water to downstream basins respectively.
The project entails the following: The existing Burris Pit Spillway is a non-engineered earthen structure. The existing structure will be reconstructed with a new- engineered concrete structure constructed in the same location. The new- engineered spillway structure will not increase capacity or expand beyond existing structure footprint. The existing Weir Pond No. 3 perimeter slopes are earthen levees subjected to wave erosion. The western slope will be overlaid with riprap for protection to prevent erosion or possible failure.
Contact Information
Name
Rick Mendoza
Agency Name
Orange County Water District
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Anaheim
Counties
Orange
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
sec 15302, class 2
Reasons for Exemption
The reconstruction is of an existing earthen levee and protection of an existing slope both located on the same site as the original one will have substantially the same purpose and capacity as the original. The reconstruction and protection of existing facilities are consistent with the intention of CEQA Guidelines, section 15302 for exemption to the replacement or reconstruction of existing public structures.
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