TD1496827/TD1645008/TD1645009/TD1645010 Lytle Creek Green Mountain Rd Deteriorated Pole Replacement Project (Streambed Alteration Agreement EPIMS-SBR-21338-R6)
Summary
SCH Number
2021100353
Public Agency
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Inland Deserts Region 6
(CDFW)
Document Title
TD1496827/TD1645008/TD1645009/TD1645010 Lytle Creek Green Mountain Rd Deteriorated Pole Replacement Project (Streambed Alteration Agreement EPIMS-SBR-21338-R6)
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
10/20/2021
Document Description
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has executed Streambed Alteration
Agreement EPIMS-SBR-21338-R6, pursuant to section 1602 of the Fish and Game Code to the project Applicant,
Southern California Edison (SCE). The proposed project involves removing and replacing fourteen (14)
deteriorated wood poles (Pole numbers 1825504E, 1825503E, 1825803E, 1825502E, 4538175E, 4538186E,
4538191E, 4538196E, 4538198E, 1706051E, 1825495E, 1706052E, 1825518E, and 4451260E) with new wood
poles. The new poles will be set by hand, truck, or crane. Poles 1825504E, 4538186E, and 1825518E are roadside
poles that will be set by truck. Poles 1825503E, 1825803E,1825502E, and 4538175E, 4538191E, 4538196E,
4538198E, 1706051E, 1825495E, and 1706052E will require overland driving along existing dirt road. A rubber
wheeled tracked mini excavator will perform the digging and a truck will set the pole and pull the wire through the
pole. The tracked mini excavator and truck will travel along the access routes. Vegetation along route will be
crushed but not removed. Pole 4451260E will be dug and set by truck from Green Mountain Rd. The new holes for
poles set by crane will be dug by machine auger and the holes for poles set by truck will be dug by truck mounted
auger within a three-foot radius of the existing pole location. Truck-set poles include a 25-ft work area buffer
around each pole for staging of vehicles and equipment. Standard excavation depths range between 6 and 10 feet
with a diameter of 2 to 3 feet and the area of soil disturbance (i.e., excavation, side casting and backfill) will be
limited to a 10-foot buffer around each pole. With the exception of pole 4538198E, the area of soil disturbance (i.e.,
excavation, side casting and backfill) will be limited to a 10-foot buffer around each pole. The pole set by crane
(Pole 4451260E) will have a truncated 25-foot work area buffer for general work activities and staging of
equipment. The remaining poles to be set by hand or helicopter include a 10-ft work area and soil disturbance
buffer. The western-most edge of the 10-foot work area buffer for Pole 4538198E will be truncated to avoid
impacts to an adjacent drainage. Truck-set poles will be reached from Lytle Creek Road and the crane-set pole will
be accessed from Green Mountain Road.
Contact Information
Name
Brandy Wood
Agency Name
Fish and Wildlife, Region 6
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Lytle Creek
Counties
San Bernardino
Regions
Southern California
Other Location Info
The project is located within the Lytle Creek wash adjacent to Lytle Creek Road, approximately
3.4 miles west of Interstate 15, and south of the community of Lytle Creek in San Bernardino County, California.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 1 § 15301 (b), Existing Facilities
Reasons for Exemption
The project is limited to the removal and replacement of deteriorated wood
poles
County Clerk
San Bernardino
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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