El Centro Generating Station Unit 4 CEMS Replacement Project (No. 200331)
Summary
SCH Number
2025020685
Public Agency
Imperial Irrigation District
Document Title
El Centro Generating Station Unit 4 CEMS Replacement Project (No. 200331)
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
2/20/2025
Document Description
The project entails the replacement of the obsolete Continuous Emission Monitoring analyzers, which are obsolete and no longer supported by the manufacturer, for El Centro Generating Station Unit 4 turbine generator that measure nitrogen oxides, carbon dioxides and oxygen emission gasses used in critical compliance reporting to the Imperial County Air Pollution Control District and the United States Environmental Protection Agency. The project also includes programming changes in the Allen Bradley Programmable Logic Controller that controls the analyzer operation. If the analyzers should fail and parts or service is unavailable, Unit 4 could be forced to shut down operation within 72 hours.
Contact Information
Name
Donald Vargas
Agency Name
Imperial Irrigation District
Job Title
Environmental Compliance Administrator
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant
Address
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
El Centro
Counties
Imperial
Regions
Citywide, Countywide
Other Location Info
485 E. Villa Ave., El Centro, CA 92243
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15302 (Class 2)
Reasons for Exemption
The project is exempt under section 15302 “Replacement or Reconstruction” (Class 2 exemption) that covers the 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 as the structure replaced; including but not limited to the replacement or reconstruction of existing utility systems and/or facilities involving negligible or no expansion of capacity.
County Clerk
Imperial
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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