El Centro Generating Station Unit 2 Fire Protection Project (No. 200127)
Summary
- SCH Number
- 2020090438
- Lead Agency
- Imperial Irrigation District
- Document Title
- El Centro Generating Station Unit 2 Fire Protection Project (No. 200127)
- Document Type
- NOE - Notice of Exemption
- Received
- Posted
- 9/23/2020
- Project Applicant
- Imperial Irrigation District
- Present Land Use
- Industrial
- Document Description
- The Unit 2 steam turbine-generator is located on the top floor of the El Centro Generating Station building and currently does not have fire protection to eliminate a potential lubricating oil fire. Unit 2 STG is a critical source of energy for the IID resource portfolio. llD property insurance underwriters have identified as a worst case scenario a building fire caused by the ignition of lubricating oil in the Unit 2 steam turbine-generator, potentially incurring in extensive damage to the turbine-generator, adjacent equipment and the ECGS building itself, resulting in substantial replacement costs. Consequently, with the goal of maximizing the long-term reliability of the Unit 2 STG, a fire suppression system with automatic fire detection activation will be installed. The automatic sprinkler system will discharge sufficient water to protect the building, equipment and eliminate long outages required to repair or replace damage caused by the fire, ensuring generation continuity at the ECGS.
- Contact Information
-
Donald Vargas
Imperial Irrigation District
P.O. Box 937
Imperial, CA 92243
Phone : (760) 482-3609
dvargas@iid.com
Location
- Cities
- El Centro
- Counties
- Imperial
- Regions
- Countywide
- Cross Streets
- 485 E. Villa Avenue, El Centro, CA
- Zip
- 92243
Notice of Exemption
- Exempt Status
- Categorical Exemption
- Type, Section or Code
- Sec.15303 (Class 3)
- Reasons for Exemption
- The project is exempt under Section 15303, titled “New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures”, also known as a Class 3 exemption, it entails the construction and location of limited numbers of new, small facilities or structures; installation of small new equipment and facilities in small structures; and the conversion of existing small structures from one use to another where only minor modifications are made in the exterior of the structure.
Attachments
- Environmental Document
- El Centro Generating Station Unit 2 Fire Protection (Project No PDF 293 K
- Notice of Exemption
- NOE - eSignature PDF 208 K
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