TD1418565 Joshua Drive Deteriorated Pole Replacement Project
Summary
SCH Number
2023010498
Public Agency
California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Colorado River Basin Region 7
(RWQCB)
Document Title
TD1418565 Joshua Drive Deteriorated Pole Replacement Project
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
1/25/2023
Document Description
The Project involves the removal and replacement of one existing 75-foot wood pole (Pole 1883368E) with an 80-foot wood pole with caisson (36-inch by 20-foot steel caisson). The existing pole does not have a caisson. The Pole can be accessed by driving overland approximately 175 feet through upland habitat northwest from a private residence with entry from Joshua Drive, using rubber-wheeled and tracked vehicles and equipment. The access route to the Pole will avoid the nearby Joshua Trees.
Contact Information
Name
Kai Dunn
Agency Name
Colorado River Basin Regional Water Quality Control Board
Job Title
Surface Water Protection Section Chief
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Yucca Valley
Counties
San Bernardino
Regions
Citywide, Countywide, Southern California
Cross Streets
one mile south of Twenty-nine Palms Highway, State Route 62
Total Acres
0.07016
State Highways
Twenty-nine Palms Highway, SR-62
Township
1S
Range
5E
Section
1
Other Location Info
The Project is located at a dry wash approximately 1.5 miles south of Yucca Valley in San Bernardino County, California. The survey area is approximately one mile south of Twenty-nine Palms Highway, State Route 62. The Project occurs in Section 1, Township 1 South, Range 5 East of the Yucca Valley South, US Geological Survey (USGS) 7.5-minute quadrangle map. The overland travel will occur along previously disturbed overland travel routes.
Pole 1883368E (Existing Pole) 34.105521°; -116.422774° W
New Pole 34.105486° N; -116.422775° W
Yucca Valley South: Township 1S; Range 5E; Section 1
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Section 15301
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).
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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