Permit No. 20067 – Souza Replacement RCP Pipe Project
Summary
SCH Number
2026050665
Public Agency
Central Valley Flood Protection Board
Document Title
Permit No. 20067 – Souza Replacement RCP Pipe Project
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
5/15/2026
Document Description
To authorize an existing 15-inch corrugated metal pipe (CMP) irrigation pipe through the levee, a 15-inch slide gate in a 36-inch CMP manhole riser on waterward slope with a security cover and to remove and replace approximately 400 feet of 15-inch reinforced concrete pipe below grade on the waterside berm and a flap gate on the south bank of the Stanislaus River. The 15-inch pipe was previously authorized in USACE Operations and Maintenance Manual Unit No. 4, San Joaquin & Stanislaus Tributary project, Page 5; and USACE As-Builts Drawing No. 07-04-1666, Sheet No. 55.4 (station 34+00).
Contact Information
Name
Jennifer Calles
Agency Name
Central Valley Flood Protection Board
Job Title
Senior Environmental Scientist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Counties
Stanislaus
Regions
Northern California
Other Location Info
The project is located at Levee Mile 0.57 of Reclamation District 2031, Elliot Unit No.1 on the Stanislaus River southwest of Ripon, CA., at 37.7033°N 121.1598°W, Stanislaus River, Stanislaus County.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15301
Reasons for Exemption
The project is exempt from CEQA under the Class 1, Existing Facilities categorical exemption (California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Section 15301), because the activity 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 use. No expansion of existing or former use will occur.
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15302
Reasons for Exemption
The project is also exempt from CEQA under the Class 2, Replacement or Reconstruction categorical exemption (California Code of Regulations, Title 14, 15302), because the activity consists of replacement and reconstruction of an existing structure in the same site and will have substantially the same purpose and capacity as the replaced structure.
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15304
Reasons for Exemption
Finally, the project is exempt from CEQA under the Class 4, Minor Alterations to Land categorical exemption (California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Section 15304), because the activity consists of minor public or private alterations in the condition of land, water, and/or vegetation which do not involve removal of healthy, mature, scenic trees except for forestry or agricultural purposes. Further, none of the exceptions to the exemption in California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Section 15300.2 apply.
County Clerk
Stanislaus
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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