Low Flow Channel
Summary
SCH Number
2025040394
Public Agency
City of Indian Wells
Document Title
Low Flow Channel
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
4/8/2025
Document Description
The low-flow channel that runs down the middle of the Whitewater River Channel was damaged during rain events in 2019 and 2023. The City has applied for grant monies to improve the low-flow channel by demolishing the existing concrete and building a replacement channel.
Contact Information
Name
Ken Seumalo
Agency Name
City of Indian Wells
Job Title
Public Works Directos
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Indian Wells
Counties
Riverside
Regions
Citywide
Zip
92201
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Emergency Project
Type, Section or Code
Sec. 21080(b)(4); 15269(b)(c)
Reasons for Exemption
The Whitewater River Channel serves as a flood control channel that traverses Indian Wells. An important maintenance feature of the channel is the concrete “low flow” channel. The low flow channel was damaged in the Feb. 2019 rain event and subsequently in the Tropical Storm Hilary in Aug. 2023 and the City has applied for grant monies to reconstruct and upgrade the storm water management system.
County Clerk
Riverside
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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