City of Taft Raw Sewage Pipeline Leak Emergency Cleanup and Repair
Summary
SCH Number
2013038275
Public Agency
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Region 4
(CDFW)
Document Title
City of Taft Raw Sewage Pipeline Leak Emergency Cleanup and Repair
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
3/22/2013
Document Description
The Project is the repair and cleanup of the City of Taft raw sewage pipeline leak discovered on Tuesday March 12, 2013. The project encompasses the repair of the raw sewage pipeline and cleanup of the sewage spill at two locations; the first of which is located north of Sandy Creek and the second of which is located south of and within a portion of Sandy Creek. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has issued a California Endangered Species Act (CESA; Fish and Game Code, Section 2050 et seq.) Incidental Take Permit, No. 2081-2013-015-04, to permit the City of Taft to incidentally take giant kangaroo rat, San Joaquin antelope squirrel, and San Joaquin kit fox, which are listed as treatened and endangered species under the California Endangered Species Act (CESA).
Contact Information
Name
Reagan O'Leary
Agency Name
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Region 4
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Taft
Counties
Kern
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Emergency Project
Type, Section or Code
21080(b)(4); 15269(c)
Reasons for Exemption
Construction of a temporary earthen berm will be built in the bed to prevent the transport of raw sewage further down the creek and prevent additional downstream contamination. Clean up of sewage solid waste in Sandy Creek will include consolidation and removal by hand crews with rakes and shovels.
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