California Aqueduct Reach 4 Verizon Fiber Optic Lines Repair
Summary
SCH Number
2024010780
Public Agency
California Department of Water Resources
(DWR)
Document Title
California Aqueduct Reach 4 Verizon Fiber Optic Lines Repair
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
1/25/2024
Document Description
Existing Verizon fiber optic communication lines are used to remotely operate existing California State Water Project (SWP) infrastructure. A portion of this line in California Aqueduct (Aqueduct) Reach 4 (between Check 14 and Check 15) is damaged. Failure to immediately repair the existing line could cause loss of the ability to remotely monitor and control SWP infrastructure.
Currently scheduled repairs will occur on the right side (R) of the Aqueduct at milepost (MP) 98.48R, MP 99.81R, and MP 100.23R, but repairs may be made anywhere between Aqueduct Checks 14 and 15. At each repair site, an approximately 8-foot-long, by 6-foot-wide, by 6-foot-deep excavation will be made. Once the excavation is made, the line will be located and assessed for damage. The damaged lines will be repaired by splicing new fiber optic material into them in an on-site Verizon splice-lab trailer. The repaired lines will be reinstalled in the excavation, and each excavation will be backfilled and compacted to original contours.
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
1.41 miles SE of the Aqueduct and W Nees Ave and 0.25 miles NE of Aqueduct and S Fairfax
State Highways
Interstate 5
Waterways
California Aqueduct
Other Location Info
Repairs will be made in the California Aqueduct (Aqueduct) right of way in Reach 4. Work will occur between Aqueduct Check 14 at milepost (MP) 95.06 and Check 15 at MP 108.50. Work is scheduled to begin on the right (R) side of the Aqueduct at MP 98.48R, MP 99.81R, and MP 100.23R; however, repairs may occur at other locations between Aqueduct Check 14 and Check 15. Check 14 is located about 1.41 miles southeast of the intersection of the Aqueduct and West Nees Avenue; Check 15 is located about 0.25 miles northwest of the intersection of the Aqueduct and South Fairfax Avenue.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15301 (Existing Facilities)
Reasons for Exemption
Verizon will repair its existing fiber optic lines located in the Department of Water Resources right of way. The fiber optic lines enable remote monitoring and control of existing State Water Project (SWP) infrastructure; repair of the lines will not expand existing or former use of the fiber optic lines or of the SWP infrastructure. Categorical Exemption 15301 (Existing Facilities) applies.
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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