Location and Maintenance of Bear Trap Turnout on the California Aqueduct
Summary
SCH Number
2007068214
Public Agency
Tejon Castac Water District
Document Title
Location and Maintenance of Bear Trap Turnout on the California Aqueduct
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
6/19/2007
Document Description
The project is the locating and maintenance of a preexisting turnout to the State Water Project's California Aqueduct where it crosses Tejon Ranch near Lebec.
Contact Information
Name
Dennis Atkinson
Agency Name
Tejon Castac Water District
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Address
Phone
Location
Counties
Kern
Regions
Unincorporated
Other Location Info
Nearest Community: Lebec
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Section 15301
Reasons for Exemption
Per Section 15301 of the CEQA Guidelines, a project that consists of the "operation, repair, [and] maintenance. . . of existing public or private structures, facilities, [or] mechanical equipment," is categorically exempt from CEQA. (Section 15301). Included as an illustrative example of facilities included witin this exemption are "existing facilities of both investor and publicly-owned utilities," and "minor repairs. . .to existing dams and appurtenant structures." (Section 15301(b); 15301(m)). Here, Tejon Castac Water District, a public water agency, plans to excavate and maintain an existing turnout of the California Aqueduct, an existing water conveyance facility administered by the Department of Water Resources. Thus the project, because it concerns minor maintenance of an existing water conveyance facility, is categorically exempt from CEQA.
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