Brightline West High-Speed Rail Project
Summary
- SCH Number
- 2021030234
- Public Agency
- California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Lahontan Victorville Region 6 (RWQCB)
- Document Title
- Brightline West High-Speed Rail Project
- Document Type
- NOE - Notice of Exemption
- Received
- Posted
- 3/9/2021
- Document Description
- The purpose of the Project is to construct a high-speed rail from Apple Valley to Las Vegas, Nevada. In California, the track alignment will be entirely within the center median right-of-way of Interstate 15. This WQC authorizes permanent and temporary impacts to waters of the United States where the rail alignment crosses the Mojave River at two locations, one location in Barstow (Mojave River) and one location west of Baker (Mojave River Overflow).
- Contact Information
-
Tiffany Steinert
Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board
Lead/Public Agency
15095 Amargosa Road, Bldg 2, Ste. 210
Victorville, CA 92394
Phone : (760) 241-6583
tiffany.steinert@waterboards.ca.gov -
Adrian Share
DesertXpress Enterprises, LLC dba Brightline West
Project Applicant
6700 Via Austi Parkway #200
Las Vegas, NV 89119
Phone : (760) 111-1111
ashare@brightlinewest.com
Location
- Cities
- Barstow
- Counties
- San Bernardino
- Other Location Info
- Barstow Lat/Long 34.8962, -116.9945; Baker Lat/Lon 35.1002, -116.2709
Notice of Exemption
- Exempt Status
- Other
- Type, Section or Code
- Sec. 21080(b)(10)
- Reasons for Exemption
- The Water Board finds that the Project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to Public Resources Code, Division 13, Section 21080(b)(10), which provides that CEQA does not apply to “[a] project for the institution or increase of passenger or commuter services on rail or highway rights-of-way already in use, including modernization of existing stations and parking facilities."
Attachments
- Notice of Exemption
- NOE - Brightline West High Speed Train PDF 183 K
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