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
1626 E Street
Fresno, CA 93706
Phone: 559-621-1615
Email: sarah.a
[email protected]
PROJECT TITLE: Access Structures Rehabilitation in Fruit Avenue from North Avenue to Jensen Avenue
PROJECT LOCATIONS: Fruit Avenue between North and Jensen Avenues PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The purpose of the project is to rehabilitate seven existing sewer access structures, which includes the
removal and replacement of failing coating and
installation of polymer concrete inserts, as well as all associated facilities, appurtenances, and incidentals.
The Project is exempt under Section 15301(d)/Class 1 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines.
The proposed project is consistent with the Class 1 exemption. All sewer facilities involved in the project are publicly owned utilities. The project is necessary to cor rect sewer access structures structural deficiencies with in the area, which invo lves restoration or rehabilitation of deteriorat ed or damaged structures, in order to meet public health standards for sewer conveyance facilities, as is consistent with a Section 15301(d) exemption. There is no expansion of capacity.
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 sewer access
structure is rehabilitated once every 10 or more years
and the impacts are beneficial to the operation of the
sewer system
(c) Significant Effect The Project will not have a significant effect on the environment due to unusual circumstances. The
sewer access structure r ehabilitations are routine
maintenance followin
g industry 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 sewer
access structures, 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:
April 21, 2023
Prepared by: Sarah Aguila