Upper Feeder Santa Ana River Crossing, Emergency Expansion Joint Replacement Activities
Summary
SCH Number
2022070242
Public Agency
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
Document Title
Upper Feeder Santa Ana River Crossing, Emergency Expansion Joint Replacement Activities
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
7/14/2022
Document Description
Metropolitan’s Upper Feeder pipeline conveys untreated water from Lake Mathews in the City of Riverside to the Eagle Rock Control Facility in the City of Los Angeles. The water is treated at the F.E. Weymouth Water Treatment Plant in the City of La Verne and distributed to its member agencies within Metropolitan’s service area. On April 13, 2022, a leak was discovered in the expansion joint at the Upper Feeder pipeline. Inspections of the expansion joint concluded the joint is compromised and needs immediate repair. The project consists of emergency repair activities to the Upper Feeder expansion joint at the Santa Ana River Bridge crossing. The activities include shutting down and dewatering the Upper Feeder, replacing the expansion joint, and realigning the pipeline back onto the rubber isolators.
Contact Information
Name
Brenda S. Marines
Agency Name
The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
Job Title
Environmental Specialist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Riverside
Counties
Riverside
Regions
Southern California
Other Location Info
Metropolitan’s Upper Feeder pipeline, at the Santa Ana River Bridge crossing (near Station 433+31), within City of Riverside
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Emergency Project
Type, Section or Code
Public Resource Code Sec. 21080(b)(2); State CEQA Guidelines Sec. 15269(b)
Reasons for Exemption
The proposed project consists of emergency repairs to publicly or privately-owned service facilities necessary to maintain service essential to the public health, safety, or welfare.
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Statutory Exemption, State CEQA Guidelines Sec. 15282(k)
Reasons for Exemption
The proposed project involves the installation of new pipeline or maintenance, repair, restoration, removal, or demolition of an existing pipeline as long as the project does not exceed one mile in length, as set forth in Section 21080.21 of the Public Resources Code.
County Clerk
Riverside
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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