California Aqueduct Milepost 151.18R Westlands Water District Water Pipeline Repair
Summary
SCH Number
2023080030
Public Agency
California Department of Water Resources
(DWR)
Document Title
California Aqueduct Milepost 151.18R Westlands Water District Water Pipeline Repair
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
8/1/2023
Document Description
Westlands Water District (WWD) requested an encroachment permit to excavate and repair a damaged and leaking water pipeline located in the Department of Water Resources’ right-of-way. The leak is in a buried 20-foot section of 45-inch reinforced plastic mortar (RPM) water pipeline. Water to the pipeline will be temporarily shut off and excess water from the leaking pipeline will be pumped from the excavated area into the adjacent orchard. WWD will use a backhoe and excavator to locate the leak and excavate an approximately 50-foot long by 30-foot wide and 9-foot deep area (up to approximately 500 cubic yards of soil will be excavated). The excavated soil will be stockpiled next to the excavated area. WWD will then replace the damaged section of pipeline with a new section of RPM pipeline. The area will then be backfilled to the original elevation using the stockpile of excavated soil.
Contact Information
Name
Jake Grace
Agency Name
California Department of Water Resources
Job Title
Planner/Scheduler and UC Supervisor
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Counties
Fresno
Regions
Southern California
Cross Streets
0.64 miles northwest of the intersection of Lassen Ave and the California Aqueduct.
State Highways
California State Route 269
Waterways
California Aqueduct
Other Location Info
MP 151.18 is located in the Department of Water Resources' right-of-way on the right side of the California Aqueduct at Westlands Water District’s 22R headworks (turnout), 0.64 miles northwest of the intersection of Lassen Avenue and the California Aqueduct in Fresno County.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15305(b) Minor Alterations in Land Use Limitations – Issuance of Minor Encroachment Permits
Reasons for Exemption
Westlands Water District requests encroachment permission from the Department of Water Resources (DWR) to remove and replace a section of water pipeline located in DWR right-of-way. DWR, as the Responsible Agency, will issue an encroachment permit to Westlands Water District. Work will occur in areas with an average slope of less than 20 percent and no changes in land use or density will occur; Categorical Exemption 15305 (b) (Minor Alterations in Land Use Limitations - Issuance of Minor Encroachment Permits) applies.
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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