Reach 5 PG&E Utility Power Pole Lightning Arrester and Grounding Rod Installation
Summary
SCH Number
2023110443
Public Agency
California Department of Water Resources
(DWR)
Document Title
Reach 5 PG&E Utility Power Pole Lightning Arrester and Grounding Rod Installation
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
11/16/2023
Document Description
PG&E requested encroachment permission to work on an existing power pole in the Department of Water Resources right of way. Work involves replacing a damaged lightning arrester and installing a new grounding rod to an existing power pole. Installation of the lightning arrester and grounding rod will occur concurrently. Prior to working on the power pole, its existing electrical equipment will be deenergized.
Using hand tools, the damaged lightning arrester will be removed from the power pole. The new arrester will then be mounted to the power pole and attached to the electrical equipment. To install the grounding rod, an approximate 1-foot-radius by 7-foot-deep hole will be made at the base of the power pole. Then, the grounding rod will be placed in the hole and connected to the existing electrical equipment on the power pole; the wiring used to connect the grounding rod to the power pole will be fastened to the power pole. Once all connections are checked, the hole will be backfilled and compacted. The final step of this work will be to reenergize the electrical equipment.
Contact Information
Name
Cody Nelson
Agency Name
California Department of Water Resources
Job Title
Planner Scheduler/UC Supervisor
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Counties
Fresno
Regions
Southern California
Cross Streets
Approximately 0.53 miles west of the intersection of the California Aqueduct and State Route 145
State Highways
SR 145
Waterways
California Aqueduct
Other Location Info
Work will occur on the right side (R) of Reach 5 of the California Aqueduct (Aqueduct), on an existing PG&E utility power pole. The pole is in the vicinity of Aqueduct milepost 142.60R and all work will occur in the Department of Water Resources’ right of way. The work site is about 0.53 miles west of the intersection of the Aqueduct and State Route 145.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15301 (Existing Facilities); 15305(b) Minor Alterations in Land Use Limitations – Issuance of Minor Encroachment Permits
Reasons for Exemption
Work involves repairing a damaged lightning arrester and installing a new grounding rod to an existing power pole. Work will result in no expansion of existing or former use, will occur in areas with an average slope of less than 20 percent, and will not result in any changes in land use or density. Department of Water Resources will issue an encroachment permit for this work. Categorical Exemption 15301 (Existing Facilities) and Categorical Exemption 15305(b) (Minor Alterations in Land Use Limitations – Issuance of Minor Encroachment Permits) apply.
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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