San Pedro Ponds Pipeline Installation Project
Summary
SCH Number
2026081079
Public Agency
Santa Clara Valley Water District
Document Title
San Pedro Ponds Pipeline Installation Project
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
8/28/2026
Document Description
The San Pedro Ponds are used to percolate imported Central Valley Project water from San Luis Reservoir into the Llagas Groundwater Subbasin. The San Pedro Ponds are part of the Upper Llagas Recharge System, which includes in-stream recharge along Llagas Creek and the Madrone Channel.
The project would underground the existing 2,200 linear feet of 12-inch-diameter HDPE pipe, connect the San Pedro Ponds to the Madrone Channel by installing approximately 450 linear feet of new 12-inch-diameter HDPE pipeline and connecting it to an existing storm drain manhole, and install new energy dissipation vaults and 8-foot-wide by 8-foot-long rock slope protection outfall structures at Ponds 3 and 7 to protect the pond slopes from erosion.
The project is needed to maximize groundwater recharge at the San Pedro Ponds, provide a new storm drain connection between the San Pedro Ponds and Madrone Channel, and protect Ponds 3 and 7 from bank erosion at the outfall structures.
Contact Information
Name
Kelly White
Agency Name
Santa Clara Valley Water District (Valley Water)
Job Title
Environmental Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Morgan Hill
Counties
Santa Clara
Regions
San Francisco Bay Area
Cross Streets
Hill Road and San Pedro Avenue
Zip
95037
Total Acres
38.4 acres
Parcel #
817-19-024 and 817-19-042
State Highways
101
Waterways
Llagas Creek, Madrone Channel, Tennant Creek
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 1, Existing Facilities (CEQA Guidelines §15301) and Class 2, Replacement or Reconstruction (CEQA Guidelines §15302
Reasons for Exemption
The project involves minor alteration of an existing public facility with no expansion of existing or former use, and the replacement of an existing HDPE aboveground pipeline with an underground HDPE pipeline at the same site. None of the exceptions noted under the CEQA Guidelines §15300.2 that would prevent the project from being exempt apply.
County Clerk
Santa Clara
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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