Minor Alteration No. WA2022089 – Temporary Relocation of a Power Line Over Littlejohns Creek Project
Summary
SCH Number
2026021044
Public Agency
Central Valley Flood Protection Board
Document Title
Minor Alteration No. WA2022089 – Temporary Relocation of a Power Line Over Littlejohns Creek Project
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
2/27/2026
Document Description
To temporarily relocate and then restore a power line that crosses over Littlejohns Creek to accommodate the construction of the San Joaquin County Escalon-Bellota Road Bridge Project that was authorized under Board Permit No. 19516. The project consists of drilling each hole a minimum of eight-foot-deep, (2) installing the poles and backfilling the holes with concrete grout, (3) removing the two existing poles and the conductor span on the west side of the bridge that crosses over Littlejohns Creek, (4) backfilling the two existing holes with native soil, and (5) installing the temporary conductor shoefly through the five poles with a minimum 25 feet of overhead clearance. After the San Joaquin County Escalon-Bellota Road Bridge Project is completed, the project will: (6) install new poles in the same location as the previously removed pole adjacent to the south bank of Littlejohns Creek, (7) reposition the temporary conductor span that was installed with the temporary shoefly over Littlejohns Creek and connect to the existing power line, (8) remove the three temporary poles on the east side of Escalon-Bellota Road, and (9) backfill the holes with native soil and restoring the project site to pre-project conditions.
Contact Information
Name
Jordan Robbins
Agency Name
Central Valley Flood Protection Board
Job Title
Senior Environmental Scientist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Joshua Duey
Agency Name
Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E)
Job Title
Land Planner, Environmental
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Unincorporated
Counties
San Joaquin
Regions
Northern California
Waterways
Littlejohns Creek
Other Location Info
The project is located just south of the Town of Farmington, where Escalon-Bellota Road crosses over Littlejohns Creek in San Joaquin County at approximate coordinates 37.92515°N, 121.00026°W.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15304
Reasons for Exemption
The Board has determined that the project is exempt from CEQA under the Class 4, Minor Alterations to Land categorical exemption (CEQA California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Section 15304), because the activity consists of minor public or private alterations in the condition of land, water, and/or vegetation which do not involve removal of healthy, mature, scenic trees except for forestry or agricultural purposes. Further, none of the exceptions to the exemption in CEQA California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Section 15300.2 apply.
County Clerk
San Joaquin
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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