Well 1A– Water Supply Permit Amendment
Summary
SCH Number
2025080019
Public Agency
State Water Resources Control Board
Document Title
Well 1A– Water Supply Permit Amendment
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
8/1/2025
Document Description
The Applicant proposes to operate a replacement well (Well 1A) at the existing Well 1 and Reverse Osmosis Plant site. The new well replaced failing Well 1, which has been destroyed. In addition, two other abandoned wells were properly destroyed because they presented a contamination risk to the groundwater.
Contact Information
Name
Wei Chang
Agency Name
State Water Resources Control Board
Job Title
District Engineer
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
CHARLES THOMPSON
Agency Name
National Park Service - Death Valley
Job Title
Chief of Maintenance
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
unincorporated Stovepipe Wells
Counties
Inyo
Regions
Countywide
Cross Streets
South of the intersection of Cottonwood Canyon Rd. and Highway 190
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 1: California Code of Regulations, title 14, division 6, chapter 3, article 19, section 15301
Reasons for Exemption
The Project is exempt because it involves minor modification of an existing facility and includes the replacement of an existing well that will be located on the same site as the well replaced. None of the exceptions listed in section 15300.2 of the CEQA Guidelines would apply to the proposed Project.
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 2: California Code of Regulations, title 14, division 6, chapter 3, article 19, section 15302
Reasons for Exemption
The Project is exempt because it involves minor modification of an existing facility and includes the replacement of an existing well that will be located on the same site as the well replaced. None of the exceptions listed in section 15300.2 of the CEQA Guidelines would apply to the proposed Project.
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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