Statewide Monitoring Network Modernization Project – Big Meadows Weather Station
Summary
SCH Number
2023090170
Public Agency
California Department of Water Resources
(DWR)
Document Title
Statewide Monitoring Network Modernization Project – Big Meadows Weather Station
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
9/11/2023
Document Description
The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) proposes to replace an existing weather station at Big Meadow with a new, tower-style weather station. This project would be part of a multi-year effort to update or replace worn, dilapidated, and unsafe weather stations within the Statewide Monitoring Network that DWR operates in coordination with various state, federal, and institutional agencies. Construction shall occur during the snow-free summer months and take approximately 2 weeks to complete.
The proposed project is California Environmental Quality Act exempt via categorical exemption 15302 (CEQA Sect. 15302: Replacement or Reconstruction of Existing Structures and Facilities). The existing weather station shall be replaced with a new weather station and shall result in negligible or no expansion of capacity and area or the infrastructure.
Contact Information
Name
Clayton Guiraud
Agency Name
California Department of Water Resources
Job Title
Senior Engineer Project Management (Specialist)
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Counties
Tulare
Regions
Northern California
State Highways
Generals Hwy
Waterways
Big Meadows Creek
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Section 15302 (Replacement or Reconstruction of Existing Structures and Facilities)
Reasons for Exemption
This proposed project involves replacing or reconstructing an existing structure and facility that shall have negligible or no expansion of the capacity and area.
County Clerk
Tulare
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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