Minor Alteration No. WA2025003 – Butte-Esquon Electric Transmission Line Pole Replacement
Summary
SCH Number
2025100557
Public Agency
Central Valley Flood Protection Board
Document Title
Minor Alteration No. WA2025003 – Butte-Esquon Electric Transmission Line Pole Replacement
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
10/13/2025
Document Description
The project proposes to replace two existing electric transmission poles (Poles 003/69 and 003/70) with new poles. The existing poles will be removed, and new poles will be set in the same holes. Construction activities may involve vegetation trimming and removal around the pole to maintain the safety of the facility.
Contact Information
Name
Angela Nguyen-Tan
Agency Name
Central Valley Flood Protection Board
Job Title
Senior Environmental Scientist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Kyle Schneider
Agency Name
PG&E
Job Title
Land Planner
Contact Types
Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Chico
Counties
Butte
Regions
Northern California
Waterways
Butte Creek
Township
21N
Range
2E
Section
17
Other Location Info
The proposed project is located southeast of Chico at the Oroville-Chico Bridge over Butte Creek in Butte County.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 1 and Class 2 of CEQA CCR, Title 14, Sections 15301 and 15302
Reasons for Exemption
The project is exempt from CEQA under a Class 1, Existing Facilities categorical exemption (CEQA California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Section 15301), because the activity consists of the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing or minor alteration of existing public or private structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical features, involving negligible or no expansion of use. No expansion of existing or former use will occur. The project is also exempt from CEQA under a Class 2, Replacement or Reconstruction categorical exemption (CEQA California Code of Regulations, Title 14, 15302), because the activity consists of replacement and reconstruction of an existing structure in the same site and will have substantially the same purpose and capacity as the replaced structure. Further, none of the exceptions to the exemption in CEQA California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Section 15300.2 apply
County Clerk
Butte
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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