Palm Desert Operations Switchboard Upgrade
Summary
SCH Number
2024110508
Public Agency
Coachella Valley Water District
(CVWD)
Document Title
Palm Desert Operations Switchboard Upgrade
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
11/15/2024
Document Description
The Palm Desert Operations Switchboard Upgrade project (Project) consists of removing and replacing a switchboard supplying power to the Coachella Valley Water District’s (CVWD) Operation’s Building and Service Station. The old switchgear will be replaced with a new switchboard with upgraded circuit breaker protection with ground fault protection, an integrated automatic transfer switch, generator refurbishment, a manual transfer switch, and provisions for CVWD electric vehicle charging.
The generator refurbishment will be done by a certified Caterpillar repair company and will provide updated electrical control devices, engine heater, new coolant, new engine water/coolant thermostat, and associated hoses and belts. This will not change the emissions or brake horsepower of the engine. The work done on the generator engine will not require a new permit from the South Coast Air Quality Management District.
The project is anticipated to take place over the course of 1 month. No road closures or ground disturbance activities will take place, all work will take place on CVWD property. CVWD property site is located in rural residential areas and is not within a conservation area of the Coachella Valley Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan (CVMSHCP).
Contact Information
Name
Luis De Arco
Agency Name
Coachella Valley Water District
Job Title
Senior Engineer
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Palm Desert
Counties
Riverside
Regions
Unincorporated
Other Location Info
CVWDs Operation’s Building and Service Station are located in the Operation’s Building Parking Lot at 75-525 Hovley Lane East, Palm Desert located in Riverside, CA.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
State CEQA Guidelines: §15301 and §15302
Reasons for Exemption
State CEQA Guidelines §15301 (Existing Facilities) allows for the repair and maintenance of existing public structures and facilities involving negligible or no expansion of use.
State CEQA Guidelines §15302 (Replacement or Reconstruction) Class 2 consists of replacement or reconstruction of existing structures and facilities where the new structure will be located on the same site as the structure replaced and will have substantially the same purpose and capacity as the structure replaced, including the replacement or reconstruction of existing utility systems and/or facilities involving negligible or no expansion of capacity.
County Clerk
Riverside
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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