CONSIDER APPROVAL FOR REMOVAL AND ABANDONMENT-IN-PLACE OF DECOMMISSIONED NATURAL GAS PIPELINE – PRC 5438.1-C; A2057
Summary
SCH Number
2019110039
Public Agency
California State Lands Commission
Document Title
CONSIDER APPROVAL FOR REMOVAL AND ABANDONMENT-IN-PLACE OF DECOMMISSIONED NATURAL GAS PIPELINE – PRC 5438.1-C; A2057
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
11/1/2019
Present Land Use
State sovereign land
Document Description
Approve the removal of a portion of and abandonment-in-place of a portion of a cement slurry-filled steel 12-inch-diameter retired natural gas transmission pipeline (number 1615-01) beneath the Stanislaus River.
Contact Information
Name
Laura Miller
Agency Name
California State Lands Commission
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Name
Agency Name
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E)
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Location
Cities
Ripon
Counties
San Joaquin, Stanislaus
Regions
Northern California
Waterways
Stanislaus River
Other Location Info
Sovereign land in the Stanislaus River, near Ripon, San Joaquin and Stanislaus Counties.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
CLASS 1, EXISTING FACILITIES (Cal. Code Regs., tit. 2, § 2905, subd. (a)(2))
Reasons for Exemption
Approval to remove and abandon-in-place portions of the above-mentioned structure(s) will cause only a minor physical change in the environment and will not change existing activities in the area. There is no reasonable possibility that the activity will have a significant effect on the environment due to unusual circumstances. Therefore, the project will not have a significant effect on the environment and the above categorical exemption(s) apply(ies).
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
CLASS 4, MINOR ALTERATION TO LAND (Cal. Code Regs., tit. 2, § 2905, subd. (d)(3))
Reasons for Exemption
Approval to remove and abandon-in-place portions of the above-mentioned structure(s) will cause only a minor physical change in the environment and will not change existing activities in the area. There is no reasonable possibility that the activity will have a significant effect on the environment due to unusual circumstances. Therefore, the project will not have a significant effect on the environment and the above categorical exemption(s) apply(ies).
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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