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: Patricia Diep, Project Manager
City of Fresno – Capital Projects Department
747 R Street, 2nd Floor
Fresno, CA 93721
Phone: 559-621-8836
Email: [email protected]
PROJECT TITLE: Digester Centrifugal Pump Replacement
PROJECT LOCATIONS: Regional Wastewater Reclamation Facility 5607 W. Jensen Ave.
Fresno, CA 93706
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: To furnish and install of seven (7) replacement digester centrifugal pumps.
The Project is exempt under Section 15302/Class 2 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines.
Under Section 15302/Class 2, projects are exempt from CEQA requirements when they consist of the replacement or reconstruction of existing structures and facilities where the new structure will be located on the same site as the structure replaced and will have substantially the same purpose and capacity as the structure replaced.
The Project described herein represents the recommended replacement of the seven existing digester centrifugal pump s at the Regional Wastewater Reclamation Facility (RWRF) that are no longer supported by the original manufacture or aftermarket supplies and for which Department of Public Utilities staff can no longer purchase replacements parts when the pumps are out of service. As such, replacement of the digester centrifugal pumps is exempt under Section 15302/Class 2.
The Project will not expand the use of the existing facility, nor will it relocate any existing facilities or structures.
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
agencies. The work is entirely located at the RWRF.
(b) Cumulative Impact The Project will not have a cumulative negative impact over time that is significant. The Project
merely entails replacement work at an existing
facility.
(c) Significant Effect The Project will not have a significant effect on the environment due to unusual circumstances. All work
will be limited to an existing facility at the RWRF.
(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 officially designated as a state
scenic highway. The Project is not located near
scenic highways.
(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 existing facilities at the RWRF are not
considered historical resources.
Furthermore, the proposed project 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: March 13, 2024
Prepared by: Patricia Diep