Permit No. 11540-1 – Existing Pump, Well, and Pipeline Upgrades Project
Summary
SCH Number
2025120267
Public Agency
Central Valley Flood Protection Board
Document Title
Permit No. 11540-1 – Existing Pump, Well, and Pipeline Upgrades Project
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
12/8/2025
Document Description
To authorize an existing power pole, well, pump, three sand media filters, and footing pad that are associated with a six-inch steel irrigation pipe that is currently permitted under Permit No. 11540 and 11540-A, and to construct a timber-framed shade structure and up to six raptor perches and barn owl boxes. This permit supplements and, where in conflict, supersedes Permit No. 11540 and Permit No. 11540-A that were issued to Wilearlee Walnuts in 1976.
Contact Information
Name
Jordan Robbins
Agency Name
Central Valley Flood Protection Board
Job Title
Senior Environmental Scientist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Dayna Winchell
Agency Name
Westervelt Ecological Services
Job Title
Senior Conservation Planner
Contact Types
Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Colusa
Counties
Colusa
Regions
Northern California
Parcel #
012-170-032
Waterways
Sacramento River, Butte Basin
Township
17N
Range
1W
Section
6
Base
MDB&M
Other Location Info
The project is located on the landside of the left bank levee of the Sacramento River, within and on the west edge of the Butte Basin, along River Road, approximately 12 miles north of the City of Colusa. More specifically, the property is within Section 6 of Township 17 North, Range 1 West, Mount Diablo Base and Meridian and is within the Moulton Weir U.S. Geological Survey 7.5-minute quadrangle. It is identified as
Assessor’s Parcel Number 012-170-032, Sacramento River and Butte Basin, Colusa County (39.356603°, -122.008859°).
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
CEQA California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Sections 15301 & 15303
Reasons for Exemption
The Board has determined that the project is exempt from CEQA under the 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, or minor alteration of existing 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 exempt from CEQA under the Class 3, New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures categorical exemption (CEQA California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Section 15303), because the activity consists of construction and location of limited numbers of new, small facilities or structures, and installation of small new equipment and facilities in small structures. Further, none of the exceptions to the exemption in CEQA California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Section 15300.2 apply. The Board has determined that an application to change the name of the permittee does not have the potential to result in either a direct physical change in the environment or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment, and
thus, is not a “project” for purposes of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA Public Resources Code Section 21065; CEQA California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Section 15378(a)).
County Clerk
Colusa
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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