Whitewater Mining Pit Berm Reconstruction Project
Summary
SCH Number
2005068243
Public Agency
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
Document Title
Whitewater Mining Pit Berm Reconstruction Project
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
6/17/2005
Document Description
The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (Metropolitan) proposes to reconstruct berms immediately adjacent to an existing mining pit located along the western bank of the Whitewater River in Riverside County. The berms have recently undergone severe erosion during winter storms and require immediate reconstruction in order to prevent breaching and spillover into the mining pit. Reconstruction of the berms would not exceed the contours of the ordinary high water mark that existed prior to the storm damage. Native rock material, all of which would be extracted from the adjacent mining pit, would be used to reconstruct the berms. No excavation or dredging within the Whitewater River is proposed. Metropolitan will temporarily redirect existing flows away from the work areas with a portable water-filled barrier measuring approximately 500 feet long by 17 feet wide by 6 feet high.
Contact Information
Name
Marty Meisler
Agency Name
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Counties
Riverside
Regions
Unincorporated
Other Location Info
South of the Colorado River Aqueduct crossing of the Whitewater River, north of Interstate 10, and east of Whitewater Canyon Road.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Sections 15301, 15302, 15304
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 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 minor alterations in the condition of land, water, and/or vegetation which do not involve removal of healthy, mature, scenic trees.
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