Water Quality Research Facility
Summary
SCH Number
2024030491
Public Agency
East Bay Municipal Utility District
(EBMUD)
Document Title
Water Quality Research Facility
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
3/14/2024
Document Description
his project will construct a water quality research facility on the Walnut Creek Water Treatment Plant (WCWTP) grounds. This includes retrofitting the existing decant building, constructing another small building adjacent to the decant, and installing related equipment into these two buildings. In addition, a new pipeline will tie into the Mokelumne aqueducts just east of WCWTP and transport the water, through EBMUD owned land, to the facility. See Attachment A for additional information.
Contact Information
Name
Ryan J. Klemencic
Agency Name
East Bay Municipal Utility District
Job Title
Associate Civil Engineer
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Walnut Creek
Counties
Contra Costa
Regions
San Francisco Bay Area
Cross Streets
Larkey Lane/Alfred Avenue in Walnut Creek;
Zip
94597-49
Total Acres
50
Parcel #
175220-016
State Highways
680, 24
Railways
Bay Area Rapid Transit
Airports
N/A
Schools
Buena Vista Elementary School, Contra Costa Christian School
Waterways
Grayson Creek
Township
T01N
Range
R02W
Section
21
Base
WC
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15303
Reasons for Exemption
The project will be conducted in previously disturbed/developed areas. This project is exempt under15303 since it involves the construction and location of one small building not exceeding 4,000square feet of floor space, the conversion of a portion of an existing building where only minor exterior modifications will be made, and only small, new equipment will be installed inside the buildings. The project will also install a new pipeline on EBMUD property to transport water from EBMUD's to the new facility, approximately 1,700-ft in length.
County Clerk
Contra Costa
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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