TD1662943 Shepherd Pole Replacement Project (Streambed Alteration Agreement No. EPIMSKER-33258-R4)
Summary
SCH Number
2024050676
Public Agency
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4
(CDFW)
Document Title
TD1662943 Shepherd Pole Replacement Project (Streambed Alteration Agreement No. EPIMSKER-33258-R4)
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
5/15/2024
Document Description
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has executed an Amendment to Lake and
Streambed Alteration Agreement No. EPIMS-KER-33258-R4, issued to Southern California Edison.
The Agreement authorizes the removal of one 40-foot-tall, 10-inch diameter wood utility pole (Pole 2253962E) and
replacement with a new 45-foot-tall, 13.7-inch diameter composite pole. The pole location will be accessed on foot
from Highway 178. The Amendment changes the method of pole installation to include placement by helicopter and
to allow installation of a sonotube around the new pole.
Contact Information
Name
Benessa Galvan
Agency Name
California Department of Fish and Wildlife Region 4
Job Title
Senior Environmental Scientist (Specialist)
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Hazem Gabr
Agency Name
Southern California Edison Company
Job Title
General Manager
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Lake Isabella
Counties
Kern
Regions
Countywide
Cross Streets
Highway 178 & Kernville Road
Parcel #
485-080-28-00
State Highways
178
Waterways
Kern River
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 1(b); California Code of Regulations, title 14, section 15301
Reasons for Exemption
The Project includes a change in methods to maintain an existing facility of a
publicly-owned utility used to provide electric power, natural gas, sewerage, or other public utility services and
increase permanent impacts with no expansion of use. The Project will not have significant environmental impacts if
it is completed under the protective features of Streambed Alteration Agreement No. EPIMS-KER-33258-R4.
County Clerk
Kern
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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