2020 Coastal Outage
Summary
- SCH Number
- 2020060656
- Lead Agency
- Water Resources, Department of (California Department of Water Resources)
- Document Title
- 2020 Coastal Outage
- Document Type
- NOE - Notice of Exemption
- Received
- Posted
- 6/30/2020
- Project Applicant
- Department of Water Resources, San Joaquin Field Division
- Present Land Use
- State Water Project Coastal Branch Right-of-Way and Private Cattle Grazing Land
- Document Description
- The Department of Water Resources (DWR) San Joaquin Field Division (SJFD) performs yearly maintenance to the State Water Project (SWP). This requires that specific portions of the California Aqueduct (CAAQ) coastal branch be shut down and emptied of all water, so that SJFD personnel can safely perform the various maintenance activities (electrical, mechanical, corrosion protection, inspection). This work, known as the 2020 Coastal Outage, will require the dewatering of the Devil's Den Pumping Plant Forebay(DEPP), the Bluestone Pumping Plant Forebay(BLPP), and Polonio Pumping Plant forebay(POPP). Water from BLPP and POPP will be discharged into an adjacent natural drainages. Water from DEPP will be discharged into a nearby sediment basin. The 2019 Coastal Outage will begin on October 5, 2020 and end November 25, 2020. Dewatering activities will begin will take approximately 10-14 days to complete. The project benefits public and private lands that depend on the California Aqueduct water delivery.
- Contact Information
-
Juan Arellano
Department of Water Resources - San Joaquin Field Division
4201 Sabodan St.
Bakersfield, CA 93313
Phone : (661) 858-5664
juanluiz.arellano@water.ca.gov
Location
- Cities
- Lost Hills
- Counties
- Kern San Luis Obispo
- Regions
- Unincorporated
- Cross Streets
- Kecks Rd.
- State Highways
- Hwy 46
Notice of Exemption
- Exempt Status
- Categorical Exemption
- Type, Section or Code
- 15301 (b)
- Reasons for Exemption
- This project consists of maintenance activities that support the function of the California Aqueduct and water delivery within the State Water Project.
Attachments
- Notice of Exemption
- NOE-2020 Coastal Outage PDF 678 K
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