Operation of New Tanks and Revised Full Water Supply Permit
Summary
SCH Number
2025080456
Public Agency
State Water Resources Control Board
Document Title
Operation of New Tanks and Revised Full Water Supply Permit
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
8/12/2025
Document Description
The Applicant proposes operating two new 1.5-million-gallon steel water storage reservoirs and a pump house built by the Navy and their existing public water system under a revised permit.
Contact Information
Name
Jesse Dhaliwal
Agency Name
State Water Resources Control Board
Job Title
District Engineer
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
MICHAEL BIZON
Agency Name
Department of the Navy
Job Title
EMD WATER COMPLIANCE
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Ridgecrest
Counties
Kern
Regions
Countywide
Cross Streets
North of Highway 178 between Snort Bypass Rd. and North Brady Street
Other Location Info
Water system is for China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station north
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 is the operation of an existing water system and two replacement water storage tanks with no change in use. 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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