California Aqueduct Milepost 158.45R Westlands Water District Pipe Tee Installation
Summary
SCH Number
2023080151
Public Agency
California Department of Water Resources
(DWR)
Document Title
California Aqueduct Milepost 158.45R Westlands Water District Pipe Tee Installation
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
8/7/2023
Document Description
Westlands Water District (WWD) has requested permission to encroach in the Department of Water Resources right-of-way to install a water meter and truck filling pipe tee (pipe tee). WWD will excavate an area up to four feet long by four feet wide and two feet deep to expose the existing buried water pipeline. A steel pipe tee and a water meter will be installed on the existing water line. The water meter and a portion of the pipe tee will be above ground; hoses will be able to connect to the above ground portion of the pipe tee for filling water trucks. Once the pipe tee and water meter are installed, WWD will backfill and compact the excavated area and will return the area to the original grade. The open end of the pipe tee will be capped when not in use.
Contact Information
Name
Jake Grace
Agency Name
California Department of Water Resources
Job Title
Planner Scheduler/UC Supervisor
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Counties
Fresno
Regions
Southern California
Cross Streets
Approximately 30 feet east of S. Madera Avenue and 65 feet north of W. Gale Avenue.
Waterways
California Aqueduct
Other Location Info
The work will occur on the right side of the California Aqueduct at milepost 158.45 approximately 30 feet east of S. Madera Avenue and 65 feet north of W. Gale Avenue and is approximately 2.34 miles southeast of the City of Huron.
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 (WWD) requests encroachment permission to install a water meter and pipe tee to an existing waterline in the Department of Water Resources right-of-way. Department of Water Resources, as the Responsible Agency, will issue an encroachment permit to WWD. 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 to this project.
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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