Highway 86 Water Transmission Main Phase 3 and 4 Project
Summary
SCH Number
2025050494
Lead Agency
Coachella Valley Water District
(CVWD)
Document Title
Highway 86 Water Transmission Main Phase 3 and 4 Project
Document Type
MND - Mitigated Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
Present Land Use: Existing roadway and Highway 86 right-of-way (ROW).
Zoning: Existing roadway and Highway 86 ROW;
Unincorporated Riverside County: Specific Plan (S-P), Controlled Development Area (W-2);
Unincorporated Imperial County: Light Commercial Area (C-1), Medium Commercial
Area (C-2), Light Industrial Area (M-1), Medium Industrial Area (M-2), Native American
Cultural Area (NAT_AMER), Low Density Residential Area (R-1), Medium Density
Residential Area (R-3), Manufactures Home Area/Subdivisions (R-4), Open Space/
Residential (S-1), Open Space/Preservation (S-2), Open Space/Preservation-Pre-
Existing Allowed/restricted (S-2-PE).
General Plan Designation: Existing roadway and Highway 86 right-of-way (ROW);
Unincorporated Riverside County: Commercial Retail (CR), Commercial Tourist (CT),
High Density Residential (HDR), Highest Density Residential (HHDR), Medium High
Density Residential (MHDR), Mixed Use Area (MUA), Indian Lands, Water (W);
Unincorporated Imperial County: Recreation/Open Space, Urban Area, Specific Plan
Area (SPA).
Document Description
CVWD proposes improvements to the domestic water distribution system serving the communities in the vicinity of Oasis and Salton City, in Riverside County and Imperial County. The proposed Project entails the replacement of approximately 14.5 miles of existing 16-inch and 18-inch diameter asbestos cement pipe (ACP) and ductile iron pipe (DIP) domestic water transmission mains with approximately 15.4 miles of 24-inch diameter DIP water transmission main to serve the communities of Salton Sea Beach, Desert Shores, Salton City, and unincorporated areas in Riverside and Imperial Counties on the west side of the Salton Sea, hereinafter referred to as the Pipeline. Approximately 13 miles of the Pipeline, would be located within Caltrans Right of Way (ROW); approximately two (2) miles of the Pipeline would be located within existing street ROW or newly obtained utility easements across private property outside of Caltrans ROW.
The proposed Pipeline would connect to the existing water distribution system via connection to an existing 30-inch diameter DIP west of Highway 86 at the intersection of Lincoln Street/84th Avenue in Riverside County. The Pipeline Alignment would follow 84th Avenue east for approximately one mile before turning southward where it would run roughly parallel to southbound Highway 86 in Caltrans ROW. Near Postmile 61, approximately one mile south of the Red Earth Casino, the Pipeline Alignment turns east for approximately 0.75, then continues south along Lesser Drive. The Pipeline would then intersect and run parallel to southbound Highway 86 for approximately 3 miles to Golden Avenue where the Pipeline would turn west and terminate at CVWD's existing Reservoir No. 1092 at the end of Diamond Avenue in Salton City in Imperial County. The proposed Pipeline would connect to existing water mains in Service Road and Golden Avenue.
Contact Information
Name
William Patterson
Agency Name
Coachella Valley Water District
Job Title
Environmental Supervisor
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Name
Cheryl DeGano
Agency Name
Albert A. Webb Associates
Job Title
Environmental Services Practice Area Leader
Contact Types
Consulting Firm
Phone
Location
Cities
Oasis and Salton City
Counties
Imperial, Riverside
Regions
Countywide
Cross Streets
84th Street, Johnson Street, Lesser Drive, Golden Avenue, Diamond Avenue
Zip
92275
Total Acres
9856
Parcel #
Right-of-Way
State Highways
SR-86
Railways
N/A
Airports
N/A
Schools
Sea View Elementary School, West Shores High School
Waterways
Salton Sea
Township
Var
Range
Var
Section
Var
Base
SBBM
Other Location Info
Assessor Parcel Numbers: Right-Of-Way (ROW)
Section / Township / Range:
Township 8 South, Range 9 East, Sections 31, 32, and 33
Township 9 South, Range 9 East, Sections 4, 5, 9, 21, 22, 27, 34, 35, and 36
Township 10 South, Range 9 East, Sections 1, 2, 11, 12, 13, 16, and 25
Township 10 South, Range 10 East, Sections 18, 19, and 30
Schools:
Sea View Elementary School, 2467 Sea Shore Avenue, Salton City, CA 92275
West Shores High School, 2381 Shore Hawk, Salton City, CA 92275
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Coachella Valley Mountains Conservancy (CVMC), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Inland Deserts Region 6 (CDFW), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), California Department of Transportation, District 11 (DOT), California Department of Transportation, District 8 (DOT), California Department of Transportation, Division of Aeronautics (DOT), California Department of Transportation, Division of Transportation Planning (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Energy Commission, California Fish and Game Commission (CDFGC), California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES), California Highway Patrol (CHP), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Natural Resources Agency, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Colorado River Basin Region 7 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), California Transportation Commission (CATC), Colorado River Board, Department of General Services (DGS), Office of Historic Preservation, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, District 20, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, District 26, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights, State Water Resources Control Board, Divison of Financial Assistance
Development Types
Water Facilities (Pipeline Replacement)(Type Pipeline Replace, MGD 2.16)
Local Actions
Water Pipeline
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Energy, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Growth Inducement, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mandatory Findings of Significance, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Schools/Universities, Septic System, Sewer Capacity, Solid Waste, Transportation, Tribal Cultural Resources, Utilities/Service Systems, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire, GHG
Public Review Period Start
Public Review Period End
Attachments
Draft Environmental Document [Draft IS, NOI_NOA_Public notices, OPR Summary Form, Appx,]
Notice of Completion [NOC] Transmittal form
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