Monitoring Wells T989, T987, T986, T988
Summary
SCH Number
2023010574
Public Agency
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
Document Title
Monitoring Wells T989, T987, T986, T988
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
1/27/2023
Document Description
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) is proposing to install four monitoring wells in Bishop, CA and south of Diaz Lake, CA. T986 will be located north of Highway 395 and west of Brockman Lane. T987 will be located northeast of the Alabama Hills and east of Highway 395. T988 will be located southwest of Bishop, CA, west of Schober Lake. T989 will be located east of the Alabama Hills, and northwest of Owens Lake. These monitoring wells will be used to monitor groundwater elevations in the underlying aquifers. The exact depth of each well will be determined after reviewing the lithological and geophysical logs obtained from pilot boreholes. The screen and casing of each monitoring well will be a 3-inch diameter polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipe. The work area will be approximately 100 ft by 100ft, and laydown will be restricted to existing compacted roads and turnouts.
Contact Information
Name
Marshall Styers
Agency Name
Los Angeles Department of Power and Water
Job Title
Environmental Specialist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Location
Cities
Bishop
Counties
Inyo
Regions
Countywide
Zip
93514
State Highways
US 395
Schools
Jill Kinmont Boothe School, Bishop Elementary School
Waterways
Owens River
Township
06S
Range
32E
Section
35
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Section 15306, Class 6
Reasons for Exemption
In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act, this project is Categorically Exempt from CEQA review pursuant to Section 15306, Class 6, consists of basic data collection, research, experimental management, and resource evaluation activities that do not result in a serious or major disturbance to an environmental resource. These may be strictly for information gathering purposes, or as part of a study leading to an action which a public agency has not yet approved, adopted, or funded. The proposed project meets the requirements of this exemption; therefore, no further CEQA review is required.
County Clerk
Inyo
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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