California Aqueduct Reach 7 Kings County Sign Removal and Replacement
Summary
SCH Number
2025071250
Public Agency
California Department of Water Resources
(DWR)
Document Title
California Aqueduct Reach 7 Kings County Sign Removal and Replacement
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
7/30/2025
Document Description
Kings County requests encroachment permission to remove damaged object marker signs in the Department of Water Resources right of way and to replace them with similar signs. One sign will be removed and replaced on the right side (R) of California Aqueduct (Aqueduct) milepost (MP) 167.36; another sign will be removed and replaced on the left side (L) of the Aqueduct at MP 169.40. To perform the work, hand tools will be used to excavate around the post of each damaged sign until the signs are removed. The removed signs will be disposed of at an appropriate offsite location. An auger will then be used to increase the size of each excavation to an approximately four feet deep and one foot in diameter area. The new signs will be placed into the excavations, and the excavations around the signs will be backfilled and compacted.
Contact Information
Name
Mark McDaniel
Agency Name
California Department of Water Resources
Job Title
Planner Scheduler/UC Supervisor
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Patrico Villegas
Agency Name
Kings County
Job Title
Project Engineer
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Counties
Kings
Regions
Southern California
Cross Streets
Intersections of Plymouth Ave and California Aqueduct and 30th and Aqueduct.
State Highways
Interstate 5
Waterways
California Aqueduct, Kings River, Tulare Lake Bed
Other Location Info
Work will occur in Reach 7 of the California Aqueduct (Aqueduct) in the Department of Water Resources right of way. Work will occur on the right side (R) of the Aqueduct at milepost (MP) 167.36 and on the left side (L) of the Aqueduct at MP 169.40. MP 167.36R is at the intersection of Plymouth Avenue and the Aqueduct; MP 169.40L is at the intersection of 30th Avenue and the Aqueduct.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15305(b) Minor Alterations in Land Use Limitations – Issuance of Minor Encroachment Permits
Reasons for Exemption
Kings County requests encroachment permission to remove and replace existing signs in the Department of Water Resources (DWR) right of way. DWR, as the Responsible Agency, will issue an encroachment permit for this work. Work will take place in areas with an average slope of less than 20 percent and will not result in any changes in land use or density; Categorical Exemption 15305 (b) (Minor Alterations in Land Use Limitations - Issuance of minor encroachment permits) applies
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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