Bella Vista Water District Oak Knolls Road Water Main Replacement Project
Summary
SCH Number
2025041430
Public Agency
Bella Vista Water District
Document Title
Bella Vista Water District Oak Knolls Road Water Main Replacement Project
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
4/30/2025
Document Description
The Bella Vista Water District (BVWD) water system provides potable water to residents and businesses in the community of Bella Vista and the surrounding areas. The project includes replacing/realigning a ~1,400-foot segment of existing water main on privately-owned property adjacent to and west of Oak Knolls Road. The ~1,400-foot segment of existing water main would be abandoned in place.
Improvements include the installation of ~1,430 feet of new 8-inch-diameter water main extending from Olympia Way, north along Oak Knolls Road for ~710 feet, then west along privately-owned property for ~720 feet to tie into an existing water main. The pipe would be installed under one intermittent stream via horizonal directional drilling (HDD). Installation for the remaining alignment would be via open-cut trenching.
The purpose of the proposed project is to replace aging BVWD water system infrastructure and provide safe and reliable water to customers. Paved roads that are disturbed during construction would be re-paved at completion of the improvements, and other temporarily disturbed areas would be restored as necessary; no mature trees would be removed.
Contact Information
Name
David Coxey
Agency Name
Bella Vista Water District
Job Title
General Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Unincorporated community of Bella Vista
Counties
Shasta
Regions
Unincorporated
Cross Streets
Oak Knolls Rd, Olympia Way Rd
Zip
96008
Total Acres
7.7
Parcel #
305-250-001, 305-300-016, and 305-300-017
State Highways
299
Schools
Bella Vista Elementary
Waterways
Yank Creek, Little Cow Creek, Dry Creek, unnamed streams
Township
32N
Range
3W
Section
5, 8
Base
MDM
Other Location Info
USGS Bella Vista 7.5-minute quadrangle
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 2, §15302 (Replacement or Reconstruction) and Class 4, §15304 (Minor Alterations to Land)
Reasons for Exemption
Class 2 covers replacement or reconstruction of existing utility systems and/or facilities involving negligible or no expansion of capacity. Class 4 applies to minor alternations to the condition of land (e.g., clearing, trenching, and backfilling) that do not involve the removal of healthy, mature, scenic trees, provided that the surface is restored following construction. The project is consistent with the categorical exemptions noted above because work would consist of replacement of existing water main involving no expansion of capacity. Although vegetation clearing may occur to accommodate the proposed improvements, no healthy, mature, scenic trees would be removed, and the ground surface would be restored following installation of the improvements. The proposed project would not have a significant effect on the environment due to unusual circumstances; would not result in damage to scenic resources within a scenic highway; is not located on a hazardous waste site pursuant to §65962.5 of the Government Code; would not cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of a historical resource; and would not result in cumulative impacts.
County Clerk
Shasta
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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