Line 5000 Phase 2 Validation Digs Project
Summary
SCH Number
2022030523
Public Agency
California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Colorado River Basin Region 7
(RWQCB)
Document Title
Line 5000 Phase 2 Validation Digs Project
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
3/18/2022
Document Description
The Project involves the inspection, repair, and/or replacement of Line 5000 natural gas pipeline, between SoCalGas’s Blythe Compressor Station and Cactus City Compressor Station within eastern Desert Center in Riverside County. SoCalGas needs to inspect, repair, and/or replace a section of Line 5000 where two anomalies were identified during an internal inspection. Project work will take place within an existing SoCalGas Right-Of-Way (ROW).
Contact Information
Name
Kai Dunn
Agency Name
Colorado River Basin Regional Water Quality Control Board
Job Title
Senior Water Resources Control Engineer
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Desert Center
Counties
Riverside
Regions
Citywide, Countywide, Southern California
Cross Streets
0.5 miles south of Interstate 10, and 4.75 miles southeast of Rice Road
Total Acres
0.06
Township
5S
Range
16E
Section
30/33
Other Location Info
The Project is located at two dig site locations within eastern Desert Center, 0.5 miles south of Interstate 10, and 4.75 miles southeast of Rice Road on Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land between SoCalGas’s Blythe Compressor Station and Cactus City Compressor Station in Riverside County.
Dig 1 - AG2021S1P2E1 33.694764° N -115.318571° W
Dig 2 - AG2021S1P2E2 33.703754° N -115.354037° W
Corn Springs 5S 16E 30/33
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Section 15301, 15302, and 15304
Reasons for Exemption
The proposed project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act in accordance with California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Section 15301 (Existing Facilities), Section 15302 (Replacement and Reconstruction), and Section 15304 (Minor Alterations to Land).
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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