Visalia Water Reclamation Facility Digester No. 9 Project
Summary
SCH Number
2026040136
Public Agency
City of Visalia
Document Title
Visalia Water Reclamation Facility Digester No. 9 Project
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
4/2/2026
Document Description
The project would include improvements to the City’s existing Water Reclamation Facility (WRF), including construction of a new fixed cover anaerobic digester (Digester No. 9) to provide necessary redundancy to the digestion system if the existing Digester No. 8 needs to come offline for routine maintenance. The structure would be 116 feet in diameter (approximately 10,568 square feet [sf]) with a tank volume of approximately 297,700 cubic feet (cf). The tank would include 73,980 cf of sludge storage volume and 184,950 cf of sludge digestion volume. The design of the associated structures to support Digester No. 9 would match the design of Digester No. 8 and would include pumps, valves, heat exchangers, and a 384-sf electrical building.
Contact Information
Name
Rehana Cale
Agency Name
City of Visalia
Job Title
Senior Project Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Visalia
Counties
Tulare
Regions
Citywide
Cross Streets
Avenue 288 and Road 68
Zip
93277
Total Acres
314
Parcel #
118-020-031; 188-020-032; 188-020-036
State Highways
99, 198
Railways
Union & Southern Pacific
Airports
Visalia Municipal Airport
Schools
Sycamore Valley Academy
Waterways
Mill Creek, Packwood Creek
Township
19S
Range
24E
Section
6
Base
MDB&M
Other Location Info
Project Location Specific: 7579 Ave 288, Visalia, CA 93277
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Sec. 15301(e), Sec. 15303(d), Sec. 15304(a)
Reasons for Exemption
The project would include minor alterations to an existing public facility, new construction of small structures, sewage and electrical utility extensions of reasonable length, and minor alterations to land (grading on land with less than 10 percent slope). At current sludge flows, the digestion system is below capacity with the largest digester (Digester No. 8). The purpose of the project is to provide necessary redundancy to the digestion system if Digester No. 8 needs to come offline for routine maintenance. The project is categorically exempt from environmental review under CEQA as noted in Title 14 – California Code of Regulations, Chapter 3 – Guidelines for Implementation of CEQA, Article 19 – Categorical Exemptions, Sections 15301(e), 15303(d), and 15304(a). See the Categorical Exemption Report for more information.
County Clerk
Tulare
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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