City of Fullerton Main Plant PFAS Water Treatment Plant Project
Summary
SCH Number
2025061063
Public Agency
Orange County Water District
Document Title
City of Fullerton Main Plant PFAS Water Treatment Plant Project
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
6/23/2025
Document Description
The Project consists of the installation of a small treatment plant at an existing groundwater production well site for the treatment of PFAS contaminants. The PFAS treatment plant and associated on-site conveyance piping has been sized to treat flows from City of Fullerton wells 5, 6, 7A, and 8. Additional eight granular activated carbon (GAC) vessels will be installed to treat the water produced from the existing wells. The proposed Project would occur within areas that were previously disturbed by well, treatment plant and pipeline installations at the same site.
Contact Information
Name
Shawn Nevill
Agency Name
Orange County Water District
Job Title
Principal Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Anaheim, Fullerton
Counties
Orange
Regions
Citywide
Cross Streets
La Palma Avenue/North Citron Street
Zip
92705
Total Acres
1
Parcel #
038-05-15
State Highways
SR-91
Railways
BNSF
Airports
N/A
Schools
Horace Mann Elementary
Waterways
Carbon Canyon Creek
Township
30S
Range
2W
Section
11
Base
San Bern
Other Location Info
The proposed treatment system will be located at 627 La Palma Avenue in the City of Anaheim, California. The land is owned by the City of Fullerton and was previously developed to install the existing Wells 3A, 5, 6, 7A and 8, granular activated carbon vessels for the removal of PFAS contaminants, discharge piping, communication equipment, electrical equipment, and storm drainage piping. The existing site also contains a small PFAS treatment plant installed to treat flows from Well 3A. The coordinates for the site are 33.84761012075985, -117.91131981307915.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 3, Section 15303
Reasons for Exemption
The proposed project falls under the Exemption for New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures (Class 3) because it consists of the construction and operation of a small treatment plant at a previously disturbed site representing the development of limited numbers of new, small facilities or structures.
County Clerk
Orange
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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