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: Installation of a 16-inch Water Main in Polk Avenue from Gettysburg Avenue to Acacia Avenue
PROJECT LOCATIONS: Polk Avenue between Gettysburg and Acacia Avenues
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The purpose of the project is to replace the existing 14-inch Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) DR25 water main with
a 16-inch ductile iron water main, as well as associated fire h
ydrants, valves, and service transfers
The Project is exempt under Secti on 15302(c)/Class 2 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines.
The proposed project is consis tent with the Class 2 exemption. This Project entails the replacement of an existing water main and associated existing fire hydrants, valves, and services. All water facilities involved in the Project are publicly owned utilities. The Project is necessary to prevent further expensive failures from occurring, ensure consistent levels of service, and meet public heal th standards for water facilitie s. This Project entails a negligible 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 water main is
replaced once ever y 60 or more years and the
impacts are beneficial to t he operation of the water
system
(c) Significant Effect The Project will not have a significant effect on the environment due to unusual circumstances. The
water main replacement is to maintain 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 water main replacement,
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 16, 2023
Prepared by: Sarah Aguila