Minor Alteration No. WA2022090 – Frontier Temporary Utility Line Relocation, Littlejohns Creek Project
Summary
SCH Number
2026021047
Public Agency
Central Valley Flood Protection Board
Document Title
Minor Alteration No. WA2022090 – Frontier Temporary Utility Line Relocation, Littlejohns Creek Project
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
2/27/2026
Document Description
To temporarily relocate and then restore an overhead electrical line that crosses over Littlejohns Creek as a part of the Escalon-Bellota Road Bridge Replacement project permitted under Permit 19516. The project includes removing the overhead line that crosses over the creek, installing a temporary shoofly with a minimum 21-foot vertical clearance from the top of bank, removing the temporary shoofly, and reinstalling the overhead line back to the original alignment. No work will occur in the creek channel.
Contact Information
Name
Jordan Robbins
Agency Name
Central Valley Flood Protection Board
Job Title
Senior Environmental Scientist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Patrick Skeeters
Agency Name
Frontier Communications
Job Title
Network Engineer III
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
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 the creek in San Joaquin County at approximate coordinates 37.92539°N, 121.00009°W.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15302
Reasons for Exemption
The project is exempt from CEQA under the Class 2, Replacement or Reconstruction categorical exemption (CEQA California Code of Regulations, Title 14, 15302), because the activity consists of replacement and reconstruction of an existing structure in the same site and will have substantially the same purpose and capacity as the replaced structure.
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15304
Reasons for Exemption
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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