WLA Veteran's Home Water Line
Summary
SCH Number
2024020634
Public Agency
Department of Veterans Affairs
Document Title
WLA Veteran's Home Water Line
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
2/16/2024
Document Description
The proposed project would issue an underground easement across an existing parking lot of the West Los Angeles Veterans Home (WLA Home) with an aboveground fire hydrant located above the proposed easement adjacent to the existing parking lot. The WLA Home is located adjacent to the USDVA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, West Los Angeles Campus (WLA-USDVA). USDVA desires to use this portion of the WLA Home property for the installation and maintenance of two (2) underground pipelines to separately carry potable and emergency standby water across the WLA Home property to veterans supportive housing projects located on WLA-USDVA. The easement would facilitate the connection of WLA-USDVA to connect affordable housing projects to public potable and emergency standby water sources. The first phase of the Project would be to excavate a portion of the WLA Home’s property adjacent to an existing CalVet parking lot for the installation of water line piping and a surface fire hydrant that would be located adjacent to an existing parking lot lane on the eastern side of the existing CalVet parking lot. During the first phase of this Project, the excavated area would be backfilled, and the surface remediated to prior existing condition. The second phase of the Project would be to trench from Nimitz Avenue, through the adjacent sidewalk, and through CalVet’s existing paved parking lot to install a water line. It would also include installation of water line piping, backfilling the trench, and remediating sidewalk and pavement damages to prior existing condition.
Contact Information
Name
Thomas Martin
Agency Name
CDVA
Job Title
Project Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant
Phone
Location
Cities
Los Angeles
Counties
Los Angeles
Regions
Southern California
Cross Streets
11500 Nimitz Avenue
Zip
90049-0047
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Section 15303 (d)
Reasons for Exemption
The exemption allows for the construction of a water main that supports the construction of Veteran's affordable housing projects. It can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment; the activity is not subject to CEQA. The project involves no expansion of use and will have a negligible effect on resources in the area.