Shutdown of San Diego Pipeline No. 5 and Wadsworth Pumping Plant
Summary
SCH Number
2004128018
Public Agency
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
Document Title
Shutdown of San Diego Pipeline No. 5 and Wadsworth Pumping Plant
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
12/1/2004
Document Description
The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (Metropolitan) proposes to dewater the San Diego Pipeline No. 5, which extends from Lake Skinner to the end of Metropolitan's jurisdiction in north San Diego County. The pipeline will be dewatered and shutdown to allow the San Diego County Water Authority to perform maintenance on its system. During the shutdown, Metropolitan will perform maintenance work within its Red Mountain Power Plant, located in north San Diego County. Metropolitan also proposes to shutdown the Wadsworth Pumping Plant, located at Diamond Valley Lake in Riverside County, in order to perform annual inspections, preventative maintenance, and replacement of equipment within the plant. The Diamond Valley Lake forebay will be dewatered and inspection of the forebay apron will be conducted. In addition, inspections and preventative maintenance will be performed at the Diamond Valley Lake inlet/outlet towe and annual maintenance and cleaning of the Wadsworth Pumping Plant switchyard will be conducted.
Contact Information
Name
Jennifer Harriger
Agency Name
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Temecula
Counties
Riverside, San Diego
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Sections 15301, 02, 09
Reasons for Exemption
The project consists of the operation, repair, maintenance, or minor alteration of existing public structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical features, involving negligible or no expansion of use beyond that existing at the time of the lead agency's determination. The project also consists of the replacement or reconstruction of existing structures and facilities where the new structure will be located on the same site as the structure replaced and will have substantially the same purpose and capacity as the structure replaced. The project also consists of activities limited entirely to inspections, to check the performance of an operation, or quality, health, or safety of a project.
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