Wiester 2005 Abandoned Pipeline Removal
Summary
SCH Number
2006028087
Public Agency
Fish & Game #5
Document Title
Wiester 2005 Abandoned Pipeline Removal
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
2/9/2006
Document Description
The Operator will alter the streambed to remove 850 feet of 36 inch concrete and mortar lined steel pipe, which until 2001, had been a transmission line for potable water. About 1.2 acres of farm land eroded from winter storms, exposing the pipeline, causing a potential future liability. Each side of the abandoned line will be excavated 20 feet into the bank, and the pipeline will be cut, and capped with a concrete slurry mix. The bank will then be backfilled and compacted. The exposed sections will be cut into 40 foot lengths and removed. The support posts will be cut three feet below the river bottom and remove. If conditions are dry, a tracked excavator, large rubber wheeled backhoe or a small dozer will be used within the channel. If water is present, the flow will be diverted into a new channel just northwest of the work area, and the area shall be drained into the new channel after being surveyed and any fish, reptile or amphibian species relocated.
SAA# 1600-2005-0461-R5
Contact Information
Name
Natasha Lohmus
Agency Name
Department of Fish and Game, Region 5
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Buellton
Counties
Santa Barbara
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Section 15301
Reasons for Exemption
Minor alteration of existing structure.
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