Fort Bragg Geotechnical Borings for Water Storage Project
Summary
SCH Number
2025070350
Public Agency
City of Fort Bragg
Document Title
Fort Bragg Geotechnical Borings for Water Storage Project
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
7/9/2025
Document Description
The proposed project involves exploratory geotechnical borings to inform the engineering design of the City’s Water Storage Reservoir Project. The borings would be conducted at various locations throughout the project site, including the proposed trailhead parking area, water storage reservoir area, pipeline alignment, and caretaker’s unit and storage building. Bore depths would range from 5 to 50 feet and would be up to 4.25 inches in diameter. All bore holes would be backfilled with grout and capped with native soil in accordance with California Well Standards. The project would use a low ground pressure track-mounted drill rig, and access would be provided via existing dirt roads, with minimal vegetation trimming and no grading required. All boring locations would be sited in previously disturbed areas. Prior to drilling, a qualified biologist would conduct a nesting bird survey and flag sensitive plant species for avoidance. The project would be designed to avoid sensitive natural resources, including Mendocino cypress forest, and would not result in a serious or major disturbance to the environment. The data collected would support the planning and design of future water infrastructure improvements that would benefit the City of Fort Bragg and its residents by enhancing water storage capacity and reliability.
Contact Information
Name
Diane O'Connor
Agency Name
City of Fort Bragg
Job Title
Assistant City Engineer
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project / Responsible Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Fort Bragg
Counties
Mendocino
Regions
Unincorporated
Cross Streets
Highway 20 and Summers Lane
Zip
95437
Total Acres
1
Parcel #
019-070-10, 019-070-11, 019-080-16, 019-080-23
State Highways
Highway 20
Railways
Mendocino Railway
Airports
none
Schools
Redwood Elementary, Fort Bragg Middle, Fort Bragg High, Dana Gra
Waterways
Noyo River, Newman Gulch, Hare Creek, Covington Gulch, Pudding Creek
Township
18N
Range
17W
Section
16
Base
MDM
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 6 Section 15306
Reasons for Exemption
The proposed project involves investigating with the use of exploratory geotechnical borings intended to inform the engineering design of the City’s Water Storage Reservoir Project. The proposed project would not result in a serious or major disturbance to an environmental resource. Therefore, the proposed project would meet the applicability requirements for a Class 6 CE pursuant to Section 15306 of the CEQA Guidelines.
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 6 Section 15306
Reasons for Exemption
The proposed project involves investigating with the use of exploratory geotechnical borings intended to inform the engineering design of the City’s Water Storage Reservoir Project. The proposed project would not result in a serious or major disturbance to an environmental resource. Therefore, the proposed project would meet the applicability requirements for a Class 6 CE pursuant to Section 15306 of the CEQA Guidelines.
County Clerk
Mendocino
Attachments
Final Document(s) [Approved_Certified draft environmental documents]
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