SCAQMD Permit Application for Abrasive Blaster
Summary
SCH Number
2026020181
Public Agency
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
Document Title
SCAQMD Permit Application for Abrasive Blaster
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
2/5/2026
Document Description
Metropolitan proposes to operate, maintain, and permit an existing portable abrasive blaster (Schmidt 1.5 CF) used to remove rough surfaces and to prepare the surfaces for coating, painting, or finishing. Metropolitan is required to obtain a “Permit to Operate Regulated Equipment” from the South Coast Air Quality Management District. The portable unit would be installed in the back of a utility truck to be used at various locations within Metropolitan’s service area for operations and maintenance activities. The portable unit would be housed at Metropolitan’s Soto Street Facility when not in operation. This unit would be permitted under SCAQMD Facility ID# 6432.
Contact Information
Name
Brenda Marines
Agency Name
The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
Job Title
Environmental Specialist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Location
Counties
Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino
Regions
Southern California
Other Location Info
Generally southern California within Metropolitan Water District service area.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 1, State CEQA Guidelines §15301
Reasons for Exemption
The proposed project consists of the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing, or minor alteration of existing public or private structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographic features, involving negligible or no expansion of use beyond that existing at the time of the lead agency’s determination.
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 3, State CEQA Guidelines §15303
Reasons for Exemption
The proposed project consists of construction and location of limited numbers of new, small facilities or structures; installation of small new equipment and facilities in small structures; and the conversion of existing small structures from one use to another where only minor modifications are made in the exterior of the structure.
County Clerk
Los Angeles
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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