Booth Road Drainage Realignment
Summary
SCH Number
2026030206
Public Agency
Placer County
Document Title
Booth Road Drainage Realignment
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
3/5/2026
Document Description
This project is located near 1765 Booth Road in an industrial zone, adjacent to the Dry Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant. This project consists of regrading an existing stormwater drainage swale to redirect stormwater and the removal and replacement of an existing culvert. The existing drainage swale on the north side of Booth Road allows a portion of the stormwater runoff to flow west to the nearby wastewater treatment plant’s emergency storage basin which then must be treated prior to release into Dry Creek. The planned project will reduce unintended stormwater discharge into the emergency storage basin by ensuring that all stormwater runoff flows east along Booth Road to the existing culvert which flows south under Booth Road and connects with the existing drainage swales that lead to Dry Creek. The project will regrade approximately 300 feet of the drainage swale on the north side of Booth Road to ensure consistent west to east flow. The existing 10-inch culvert under Booth Road is nearing the end of its useful life and will be removed and replaced with a 12-inch diameter culvert to accommodate the flows. The new culvert will turn 90 degrees to run east under Booth Road for approximately 60 feet before turning south onto the 1765 Booth Rd property and connecting to a new underground pipe that will run for approximately 450 feet under a gravel parking lot before connecting to an existing open vegetated swale that flows south to Dry Creek. Trenching will occur to install the new underground pipe and the open trench will be backfilled with native soil and compact to prevent settling. The surface will be graded to match existing contours and finished with a top layer of crushed rock to match the original conditions. The project site was previously disturbed from the original construction of the roadway, shoulders, and existing constructed drainage swales and is located within an industrial area. The project boundary will be approximately 400 feet from Dry Creek, and all work will occur outside of the Dry Creek channel and riparian corridor. All necessary permits and approvals for the work will be obtained prior to commencement of work and all standard BMPs will be implemented to prevent stormwater runoff from the site during construction.
Contact Information
Name
Corinne Heisler
Agency Name
Placer County
Job Title
Environmental Resources Specialist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Name
Robin Mahoney
Agency Name
Placer County
Job Title
Environmental Engineering Program Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
unincorporated area
Counties
Placer
Regions
Northern California, Unincorporated
Cross Streets
Booth Road
Zip
95747
Parcel #
473-040-022-000, 473-040-033-000, 473-080-006-000
State Highways
I-80
Railways
Union Pacific
Schools
Creekview Ranch School
Waterways
Dry Creek
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15301(c), 15302(c), 15304(a)(f)
Reasons for Exemption
This project is exempt from further CEQA review pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15301(c) Existing Facilities, Section 15302(c) Replacement or Reconstruction, and Sections 15304(a)(f) Minor Alterations to Land. Section 15301(c) specifically refers to minor alterations of existing streets and gutters which do not result in an expansion of the existing use. Section 15302(c) specifically refers to the replacement or reconstruction of existing utility systems and/or facilities involving negligible or no expansion of capacity. Section 15304(a) specifically refers to grading on land with a slope of less than 10 percent. Section 15304(f) specifically includes minor trenching and backfilling where the surface is restored. The project is the regrading, replacement, and realignment of existing stormwater drainage infrastructure with no increase in physical capacity of the system.
County Clerk
Placer
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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