Jack London Square Webster Street Outfall Pipe Replacement
Summary
SCH Number
2025100368
Public Agency
California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Francisco Bay Region 2
(RWQCB)
Document Title
Jack London Square Webster Street Outfall Pipe Replacement
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
10/8/2025
Document Description
The Permittee will conduct maintenance and repair work along the damaged Jack London Square Webster Street outfall pipeline in the City of Oakland, Alameda County (37.793167, -122.275083). Maintenance activities include replacing the damaged steel corrugated pipe with a new steel corrugated pipe and installing metal pipe joint bands and stakes to support the new pipe. The 160-foot-long and 54-inch-wide damaged pipe will be replaced with a new 160-foot-long and 52-inch-wide pipe. The metal pipe joint bands will be installed every 20 feet and anchored to concrete with 6- to 8-inch metal stakes for structural support. Metal pipe joint bands include a layer of rubber between the pipe and joint band and will require no sealant. The metal stakes will be anchored into concrete and require no backfilling. Materials used will include the corrugated steel pipe, rubber liners for the pipe joint band, pipe joint bands and metal stakes, and will be installed by hand using portable carpentry hand tools. There will be no discharge of material or pollutants into San Francisco Bay (Bay).
Contact Information
Name
Nathaniel Goetz
Agency Name
California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Francisco Bay Region 2
Job Title
Water Resource Control Engineer
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Address
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Oakland
Counties
Alameda
Regions
San Francisco Bay Area
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Section 15301, Class 1 - Existing Facilities
Reasons for Exemption
The Project will involve de minimus permanent and temporary impacts to waters of the State. The metal stakes will be anchored into existing concrete and require no backfilling of material. There will be no discharge of new fill and excavation material associated with the Project. Appropriate and effective best management practices (BMPs) will be implemented to minimize sediment transport of construction-related material into Oakland Inner Harbor.