CITY OF FRESNO
CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
THE PROJECT DESCRIBED HEREIN IS DETEMINED TO BE CATEGORICALLY
EXEMPT FROM THE PREPARATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENTS
PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 19 OF THE STATE CEQA GUIDELINES.
CONTACT: Sarah Aguila
City of Fresno – Department of Public Utilities
2101 G Street, Building A
Fresno, CA 93706
Phone: 559-621-1615
Email: sarah.a
[email protected]
PROJECT TITLE: Re-bid of Access Structure Rehabilitation in Jensen Avenue from Fruit Avenue to Cherry Avenue
PROJECT LOCATIONS: Jensen Avenue between Fruit and Cherry Avenues
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The purpose of the project is to rehabilitate existing sewer access structures, the removal and replacement
of failing coating and installa tion of polymer concrete inserts, including all associated facilities, appurtenances, and incidentals.
The Project is exempt under Section 15302(c)&(d)/Class 2 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines.
The proposed project is consistent with the Class 2 exemption. All sewer facilities involved in the Project are publicly owned utilities. The Project is necessary to correct sewer access structures structural deficiencies with in the area, which invo lves restoration or rehabilitation of deteriorat ed or damaged structures, in or der to meet public health standards for sewer conveyance facilities, as is consistent with a Section 15302(c) exemption.
None of the exceptions to Categorical Exemptions set forth in the CEQA Guidelines, Section 15300.2, apply:
(a) Location The Project is not located in a sensitive environment or an environmental resource of hazardous or critical
concern as designated by federal, state, or local
a
gencies.
(b) Cumulative Impact The Project will not have a cumulative negative impact over time that is si gnificant. A well is
rehabilitated once every 10 or more years and the
impacts are beneficial to the operation of the well and surrounding aquifer.
(c) Significant Effect The Project will not have a significant effect on the environment due to unusual circumstances. The well
rehabilitations are routine maintenance following
industr
y standards.
(d) Scenic Highways The Project will not result in damage to scenic resources, including but not limited to, trees, historic buildings, rock outcroppings, or similar resources,
within a highway official ly designated as a state
scenic highway. The Project is not located near
scenic hi
ghways.
(e) Hazardous Waste Sites The Project is not located on a hazardous waste site which is included on any list compiled pursuant to
Section 65962.5 of the Government Code.
(f) Historical Resources The Project will not cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of a historical resource.
The Project is limited to rehabilitation of public water suppl
y wells, which are not historical resources.
Furthermore, the proposed proj ect is not expected to have a significant effect on the environment. Accordingly, a categorical exemption, as noted above, has been prepared for the project.
Date:
May 26, 2022
Prepared by: Sarah Aguila