Lake Piru Early Warning System Installation
Summary
SCH Number
2025101428
Public Agency
United Water Conservation District
Document Title
Lake Piru Early Warning System Installation
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
10/29/2025
Document Description
United Water Conservation District (United) proposes to install a new siren to address a coverage gap in the existing emergency alarm systems at Lake Piru (Project). This new safety device will be located on the western shore of Lake Piru, near United’s existing Water Treatment Facility (34.473026, -118.757202), and will alert boaters on the lake and campers and visitors at the Lake Piru Recreation Area of an imminent emergency. The device will be equipped with a rotating speaker with four active speaker cells, capable of reproducing six standard warning tones and an audible range of 6,100 feet (1.2 miles) at 70 decibels (dB) and 12,200 feet (2.3 miles) at 60 dB. An excavator will be used to dig an 8-foot-deep hole to install a 60-foot pole. The hole will be backfilled with the native excavated soil and the Project will be completed in one day.
Contact Information
Name
Adrian Quiroz
Agency Name
United Water Conservation District
Job Title
Senior Engineer
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Piru
Counties
Ventura
Regions
Countywide, Unincorporated
Cross Streets
Piru Canyon Road
Zip
93040
Waterways
Lake Piru Reservoir
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 1, Section 15301
Reasons for Exemption
The Project is categorically exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines (Cal. Code Regs., tit. 14, § 15000 et seq.) Section 15301 Existing Facilities (Class 1).
The Section 15301 Existing Facilities exemption applies to the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing, or minor alteration of existing facilities of both investor and publicly owned utilities used to provide electric power, natural gas, sewerage or other public utility services if the project involves negligible or no expansion of existing or former use. Examples include the addition of safety or health protection devices for use during construction of or in conjunction with existing structures, facilities, or mechanical equipment, or topographical features including navigational devices.
County Clerk
Ventura
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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