Cable Replacement S281201 FDR Project (Old Auburn Road)
Summary
SCH Number
2026010134
Public Agency
Sacramento Municipal Utility District
Document Title
Cable Replacement S281201 FDR Project (Old Auburn Road)
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
1/7/2026
Document Description
SMUD is proposing to install approximately 500 feet of 12kV utility cable within conduit below a tributary of Cripple Creek (stream). The project would employ the use of Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD), a method intended to reduce environmental impacts through the avoidance of surface disturbance in sensitive habitats. The launch and receiving bore pits for the HDD under the stream will be located within upland habitats that are categorized as residential or urban land use. The pits, located within the sidewalk along the north side of Old Auburn Road, are each more than 100’ from the water’s edge, and would each measure no more than 25 square feet in area. All HDD activities will occur at a minimum depth of approximately 60 inches below the ground surface level and at least 10 feet below the bed, bank, and channel of the stream. Project equipment and staging will be restricted to urban, upland habitats and will not encroach upon the banks of the stream. The HDD activity is anticipated to be completed by May 2026, after the California Department of Fish and Wildlife Streambed Alteration Agreement is obtained. The HDD activity is anticipated to take no longer than five days.
Contact Information
Name
Ranie Shreckengost
Agency Name
SMUD
Job Title
Environmental Specialist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Citrus Heights
Counties
Sacramento
Regions
Countywide, Northern California
Cross Streets
Fair Oaks Boulevard and Old Auburn Road
Parcel #
APN 21602100520000
Waterways
Cripple Creek
Other Location Info
The project site is located in a residential area at the intersection of Fair Oaks Boulevard and Old Auburn Road, Citrus Heights, California.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Categorical Exemption (CEQA PRC §21080(b)(9), 21084; CEQA Guidelines §15302, Replacement or Reconstruction
Reasons for Exemption
Under CEQA Guidelines § 15062, a lead agency must identify the rationale for making the determination that a project is exempt under CEQA. SMUD has determined that the Cable Replacement S281201 FDR Project is exempt under CEQA Guidelines § 15302, Replacement or Reconstruction, which reads, “Class 2 consists of replacement or reconstruction of existing structures and facilities where the new structure will be located on the same site as the structure replaced and will have substantially the same purpose and capacity as the structure replaced…” The Project involves the replacement of existing 12 kV lines in the same location with no expansion of service and therefore is considered exempt in accordance with CEQA Guidelines §15302.
County Clerk
Sacramento
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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