Permanent Cease of Operation of the Eastside Canal
Summary
SCH Number
2025100282
Public Agency
Placer County Water Agency
Document Title
Permanent Cease of Operation of the Eastside Canal
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
10/7/2025
Document Description
PCWA will permanently cease operation of the Eastside Canal. The canal has been out of service since October 15. 2024. The untreated water supply to the Eastside Canal will remain off permanently and the untreated water accounts of the 23 customers will be closed. The gunite and unlined sections from the southern end of the pipeline to Rachel Lane will remain to serve as local drainage conveyance. Piped crossings at Mandarin Court, Taylor Road, and along the Doupnik Family Leasing LLC property will be placed out of service. Piped canal sections from Rachel Lane to CTO 110+86 will be placed out of service. Piped canal sections from CTO 110+86 to the termination of the pipeline at the northern end of the canal will be placed out of service. In total, 16,976 LF of pipe will be placed out of service.
Contact Information
Name
Heather Trejo
Agency Name
Placer County Water Agency
Job Title
Environmental Scientist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Address
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Loomis
Counties
Placer
Regions
Citywide, Unincorporated
Cross Streets
Rippey Road, Brace Road, Rachel Lane, Mandarin Ct, Taylor Rd
State Highways
I-80
Other Location Info
The Eastside Canal is an untreated (raw) water conveyance system approximately 3.7 miles in length. The canal consists mainly of underground pipe and a couple of short segments of open ditch canal which travels through the Town of Loomis in western Placer County. Located within the Rocklin, California United States (U.S.) Geological Survey 7.5-minute topographic quadrangle. The northern end of the Eastside Canal begins near PCWA's storage yard on Rippey Road, just north of Del Oro High School, and is supplied by the Red Ravine Canal. From there, the canal winds through neighborhoods, backyards, and commercial properties. The canal eventually terminates on Sierra College's property adjacent to 1-80, south of Sierra College Boulevard. The canal crosses underneath 1-80 three times: at Horseshoe Bar
Road, at Sierra College Boulevard, and at Boot Barn's property, south of Sierra College Boulevard.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Other
Type, Section or Code
Guidelines Article 5, Section 15061(b)(3))
Reasons for Exemption
The project will not result in any physical change in the environment. PCWA has not delivered water through the canal for nearly a year. PCWA will permanently cease operation of the canal with no further modification. It can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that permanently ceasing operation of the canal will have a significant effect on the environment. (Guidelines Article 5, Section 15061(b)(3)).
County Clerk
Placer
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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