Briones Trench Soils Removal
Summary
SCH Number
2024030870
Public Agency
East Bay Municipal Utility District
(EBMUD)
Document Title
Briones Trench Soils Removal
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
3/22/2024
Document Description
Excavate and remove approximately 200,000 cubic yards of soil from East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) owned and operated Briones trench soils stockpile site in unincorporated Contra Costa County north of the City of Orinda. See Attachment A for more details.
Contact Information
Name
Casey J. LeBlanc
Agency Name
East Bay Municipal Utility District
Job Title
Senior Civil Engineer
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Unincorporated, North of Orinda
Counties
Contra Costa
Regions
San Francisco Bay Area
Cross Streets
Oursan Trail at Bear Creek Road
Zip
94563
Total Acres
About 7*
Parcel #
267050002
State Highways
N/A
Railways
N/A
Airports
N/A
Schools
Wagner Ranch Elementary
Waterways
Briones Reservoir, to the east, and San Pablo Reservoir, to the west. San Pablo Creek
Township
01N
Range
03W
Section
20
Base
Briones
Other Location Info
Add'l waterways: Bear Creek, Lauterwasser Creek; Base: Briones Valley
Other Information
Total acres: About 7 (stockpile only)
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
CCR Tit. 14 Sec. 15301 and CCR Tit. 14 Sec 15304
Reasons for Exemption
The project is exempt from the requirements of CEQA under CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 because it consists of the excavation and removal of approximately 200,000 cubic of yards of trench soils from an EBMUD-owned and operated, existing trench soils storage site. The removal of this temporarily stockpiled soil is part of the ongoing operation and maintenance of the existing EBMUD facility and does not involve any expansion of or change in use for the site. The project is also exempt under Guideline 15304 because the project involves alterations of land without removing healthy, mature, scenic trees. While the project is within an environmental resource of critical concern as defined in Section 15300.0 (a), the project will occur on existing all-weather roads currently used by trucks similar to those used in the project, and it will not impact species habitat areas. The project is also within the boundary of the EBMUD Low Effect East Bay Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) and will implement avoidance & minimization measure consistent with the HCP. The project does not involve any unusual circumstances due to its location or other features and will have no significant environmental effects relative to cumulative impacts of successive projects or impacts from hazardous waste or impacts to historical resources, and thus is not subject to the exceptions in Section 15300.2(b) of the CEQA Guidelines.
County Clerk
Contra Costa
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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