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CITY OF FRESNO
CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT NO. WC00018-P089A, WC00018-P150, WC00018- P176
THE PROJECT DESCRIBED HEREIN IS DETERMINED TO BE CATEGORICALLY
EXEMPT FROM THE PREPARATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENTS
PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 19 OF THE STATE CEQA GUIDELINES
CONTACT: Justin Chan, Licensed Professional Engineer
City of Fresno – Capital Projects Department
747 R Street, 2nd Floor
Fresno, CA 93721
Phone: 559-621-8867
Email: [email protected]
PROJECT TITLE: Booster Pump Replacements at
Pump Station 89A, 150, 176
PROJECT LOCATIONS: P89A, P150, P176
(City of Fresno Council District 6)
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Wellhead treatment improvements at existing Pump Station 89A, 150, and 176 including construction of an
aeration tank (P89A only), replacement of a booster
pump, interconnecting piping, and associated electrical and instrumentation lines to improve the system's
performance, efficiency, and water quality.
This project is exempt under Section 15301 Class 1 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines. None of the exceptions to Categorical Exemptions set forth in the CEQA Guidelines, Section 15300.2 apply to this project.
Class 1 exemptions, for projects pertaining to Existing Facilities, consist of the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing, or minor alteration of existing public or private structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographi cal features, involving negligible or no expansion of existing or former use. Examples include, but are not limited to, existing facilities of publicly owned utilities used to provide electric power, natural gas, sewage, or other public utility services.
Pump Stations 89A, 150 and 176 are all existing p otable water facilit ies that supply drinking water to the City of Fresno municipal water system supporting residential, commercial, and fire protection demands. The proposed improvements include construction of an aeration tank (P89A only) and replacement of a booster pump, interconnecting piping, and associated electrical and instrumentation lines within the existing sites. The improvements will not expand the existing facility’s operational purpose or scale, and
are required to improve pump station’s overall performance, efficiency, and water quality.