O2 Pump Station Connection
Summary
SCH Number
2026040705
Public Agency
Coachella Valley Water District
(CVWD)
Document Title
O2 Pump Station Connection
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
4/15/2026
Document Description
The Coachella Valley Water District’s (CVWD) O2 Pump Station Connection Project (Project) will involve connecting the CVWD O2 Pump Station to the CVWD Oasis South Pump Station to alleviate potential capacity deficiencies to nearby irrigation customers. The Project is located on the corner of Polk Street and Ave 74 in Thermal, CA within Riverside County. The Project would require connecting approximately 160 linear feet of Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) pipe to the two existing pump stations.
Construction of the Project will include approximately seven feet of excavation to install 160 linear feet of PVC pipe. The Project is anticipated to begin in or around May 2026 and is expected to last approximately five calendar days. Surrounding land uses consist of open space, agriculture, and roadways. Project construction would result in approximately three days of service disruptions. A notice will be sent to customers five weeks prior to the start of the Project.
Contact Information
Name
Jose Raya
Agency Name
Coachella Valley Water District
Job Title
Engineer I
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Thermal
Counties
Riverside
Regions
Southern California
Cross Streets
Polk Street and Avenue 74
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
State CEQA Guidelines: §15301, §15303
Reasons for Exemption
State CEQA Guidelines §15301 (b) (Existing Facilities) consists of the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing, or minor alteration of existing public or private structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical features, involving negligible or no expansion of existing or former use. This includes existing facilities of both investor and publicly owned utilities used to provide electric power, natural gas, sewerage, or other public utility services.
State CEQA Guidelines §15303 (New Construction). This Class 3 exemption allows for the construction and location of limited numbers of new, small facilities or structures; installation of small new equipment and facilities in small structures; and the conversion of existing small structures from one use to another where only minor modifications are made in the exterior of the structure.
Exempt Status
Other
Type, Section or Code
State CEQA Guideline §15061(b)(3)
Reasons for Exemption
State CEQA Guidelines §15061(b)(3) (Review for Exemption) states an activity is covered by the common sense exemption where CEQA applies only to a project and where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility the activity may have a significant effect on the environment.
County Clerk
Riverside
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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