California Aqueduct MP 106.35L Westlands Water District Transformer Replacement and Relocation
Summary
SCH Number
2025090630
Public Agency
California Department of Water Resources
(DWR)
Document Title
California Aqueduct MP 106.35L Westlands Water District Transformer Replacement and Relocation
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
9/15/2025
Document Description
Westlands Water District (WWD) has requested encroachment permission to replace and relocate a failing overhead transformer located in its turnout in the Department of Water Resources right of way. The transformer is currently installed on an overhead wooden pedestal supported by two wooden utility poles; the transformer, pedestal, and utility poles will be removed, and a new ground-mounted transformer will be installed.
After the existing transformer is de-energized by Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), a WWD contractor will remove it and dispose of it offsite. Once the transformer is removed, the pedestal and the supporting utility poles will also be removed and disposed of offsite. An approximately 6-foot long by 6-foot wide by 6-inch deep area will be graded and leveled and a prefabricated 6-foot by 6-foot concrete pad will be placed on the graded area. A new transformer will be installed on top of the concrete pad by the WWD contractor, and PG&E will connect and energize the transformer.
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
Alejandro Garcia
Agency Name
Westlands Water District
Job Title
Maintenance Scheduler
Contact Types
Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Counties
Fresno
Regions
Southern California
Cross Streets
Approximately 200 feet NW of Brannon Ave Bridge and California Aqueduct intersection.
State Highways
Interstate 5
Waterways
California Aqueduct
Other Location Info
Work will occur at an existing Westlands Water District turnout in Reach 4 of the California Aqueduct (Aqueduct). The turnout is on the left side of the Aqueduct in the Department of Water Resources right of way at Aqueduct milepost 106.35, approximately 200 feet northwest of the intersection of the Brannon Avenue Bridge 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
Westlands Water District requests encroachment permission to replace and relocate a failing overhead transformer and supporting structures located in its turnout in the Department of Water Resources (DWR) right of way. The 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; DWR, as the Responsible Agency, will issue an encroachment permit for this work. Categorical Exemption 15305 (b) (Minor Alterations in Land Use Limitations - Issuance of minor encroachment permits) applies.
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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