Permit No. 16311-1 – Gas Transmission Pipeline 700A Erosion Repair Project
Summary
SCH Number
2026030855
Public Agency
Central Valley Flood Protection Board
Document Title
Permit No. 16311-1 – Gas Transmission Pipeline 700A Erosion Repair Project
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
3/19/2026
Document Description
To authorize approximately 47 cubic yards of rip-rap along approximately 80 feet of the irrigation canal’s western bank completed in 2024. The repairs were needed to protect the 20-inch diameter natural gas pipe approved via Permit No. 16311 issued to SMUD.
Contact Information
Name
Jordan Robbins
Agency Name
Central Valley Flood Protection Board
Job Title
Senior Environmental Scientist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Ammon Rice
Agency Name
Sacramento Municipal Utility District
Job Title
Supervisor
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Location
Counties
Yolo
Regions
Northern California
Other Location Info
The project is located within the bank of an irrigation canal adjacent to SMUD’s gas pipeline 700A, west of West Sacramento, CA, in the Yolo Bypass, at 38.56179°N 121.58346°W, Yolo Bypass, Yolo County.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Section 15301 Existing Facilities
Reasons for Exemption
The Board has determined that the project is exempt from CEQA under the Class 1 Existing Facilities categorical exemption (CEQA California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Section 15301), because the activity consists of permitting existing municipal utilities. No expansion of existing or former use will occur. Further, none of the exceptions to the exemption in CEQA California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Section 15300.2 apply.
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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