TD714076 Mill Creek Station Grid Reliability and Maintenance Pole Replacement Project (Notification of Streambed Alteration, No., EPIMS-INY- 63064-R6)
Summary
SCH Number
2026030711
Public Agency
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Inland Deserts Region 6
(CDFW)
Document Title
TD714076 Mill Creek Station Grid Reliability and Maintenance Pole Replacement Project (Notification of Streambed Alteration, No., EPIMS-INY- 63064-R6)
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
3/17/2026
Document Description
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has executed Streambed Alteration Agreement EPIMS Notification No., EPIMS-INY- 63064-R6, pursuant to Section 1602 of the Fish and Game Code to Southern California Edison.
The Project is limited to the removal of a wooden H-frame transmission structure
comprising of Pole 4100891E and Pole 4100892E, and the installation of a new
wooden H-frame poles consisting of two wooden poles.
Project activities described above are anticipated to temporarily impact 0.206-
acre, and permanently impact less than 0.001-acre, of resources subject to Fish
and Game Code Section 1602.
Contact Information
Name
Victoria Parsons
Agency Name
Southern California Edison
Job Title
Senior Manager
Contact Types
Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Email
Name
Jhenevieve Cabasa
Agency Name
Fish and Wildlife, Region 6
Job Title
Senior Environmental Scientist (Specialist)
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Counties
Inyo
Regions
Southern California
Other Location Info
Located along Horton Creek, tributary to the Owens River, on lands owned by the Los Angeles Department of Water approximately 80 feet south of an unnamed dirt road along the CasaDiablo-Control-Sherwin 115 kilovolt (kV) circuit, and approximately 640 feet northeast of US Route 395.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
California Code of Regulations, Title 14, section 15301 Existing Facilities
Reasons for Exemption
On January 29, 2026, the State Water Resources Control Board, the Lead Agency, determined that the Project is categorically exempt pursuant to California Code of Regulations, Title 14, section 15301 Existing Facilities. The Lead Agency determined that the Project meets certain qualifying criteria for the exemption. Pursuant to Public Resources Code section 21080.1(a), the Lead Agency is responsible for determining whether the Project is exempt from CEQA and that determination shall be final and conclusive on all persons, including Responsible Agencies. As a result, CDFW, acting as a Responsible Agency, is bound by the Lead Agency’s determination that the Project is exempt from CEQA.
County Clerk
Inyo
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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