NOTICE OF EXEMPTION PLEASE POST FOR 30 DAYS
FROM: City of Fresno Department of Public Utilities—Utilities Planning & Engineering 747 R. Street, 2nd Floor
Fresno, California 93721
TO: X Fresno County Clerk
2220 Tulare Street – First Floor Lobby
Fresno, California 93721
Office of Planning & Research
P.O. Box 3044, Room 212
Sacramento, California 95812-3044
Project Title: Wellhead Treatment Improvements at Pump Station 347 Project Location: 2220 N. Armstrong Ave, Fresno, CA 93727; Located on N. Armstrong Avenue between E. Clinton Avenue and E. McKinley (APN:574-22-219T)
Project Location – city: City of Fresno Project Location- county: County of Fresno
Description of Nature, Purpose and Beneficiaries of Project : Wellhead treatment improvements at existing Pump Station 347 including construction and installation of an Iron and Manganese Filtration System and associated improvements.
Beneficiaries of the project would be: City of Fresno Department of Public Utilities
747 R. Street, 2
nd Floor
Fresno, CA 93721
Name of Public Agency Approving Project: City of Fresno Name of Person or Agency Carrying Out Project: Michelle Starner, Engineer II Department of Public Utilities
747 R. Street, 2
nd Floor
Fresno, CA 93721
Exempt Status: (check one)
Ministerial - PRC § 21080(b)(1); CEQA Guidelines §15268 Declared Emergency - PRC § 21080(b)(3); CEQA Guidelines §15269(a) Emergency Project - PRC § 21080(b)(4); CEQA Guidelines §15269(b) and (c) Categorical Exemption –CEQA Guidelines §15302/Class 2(c) Statutory Exemption – PRC §______________________
Other _____________________
Reasons why project is exempt:
The nature of the Wellhead Treatment Improvement at P ump Station 347 has been determined to be exempt as it falls under Section 15302/Class 2 (Replacing or reconstruction of existing structures and facilities) of the CEQA Guidelines. The work solely entails the reconstruction of an existing wellhead Notice of Exemption
water treatment facility and appurtenances, involving no expansion of capacity. None of the exceptions to Categorical Exemptions set forth in the CEQA Guidelines, Section 15300.2 apply.
Section 15302/Class 2 (Replacement or Reconstruction) of the CEQA Guidelines exempts from the provisions of CEQA, projects consisting 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. Examples including but are not limited to: Replacement or reconstruction of existing utility systems and/or facilities involving negligible or no expansion of capacity.
Lead Agency Contact Person: Michelle Starner Full telephone no. (559) 470-4538
Signature: _____________________________________ Date: ______________________
Printed Name and Title: Michelle Starner, Engineer II
Department of Public Utilities—Utilities Planning & Engineering Signed by Lead Agency Signed by applicant
If filed/signed by applicant:
Attach certified document of exemption finding (check if attached)