Tipton Community Services District Well No. 6 Equipping and Distribution System Connection Project
Summary
SCH Number
2026090725
Public Agency
Tulare County
Document Title
Tipton Community Services District Well No. 6 Equipping and Distribution System Connection Project
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
9/17/2026
Document Description
The proposed Project consists of equipping a previously drilled well with a pump and associated appurtenances and connecting the well to the Tipton Community Services District's existing water distribution system. Work will include installation of a 75-horsepower well pump equipped with a variable-frequency drive (VFD) and related
appurtenances, construction of approximately 30 feet of piping to connect the well to the existing distribution system, and minor trenching and backfilling as necessary. Construction is expected to take approximately 20 working days. Once completed, the
previously drilled well will be available to supply water through the District's existing municipal water system. The Project would improve the reliability and redundancy of the District’s existing water system and would not expand the District’s service area or
provide water for a specific development project.
No new well drilling is proposed. The Project would occur at the site of an existing, previously drilled municipal well and would involve a limited area of temporary ground disturbance. Disturbed surfaces would be restored following installation. The Project would not affect a designated sensitive environmental resource, scenic highway, hazardous-waste site identified pursuant to Government Code section 65962.5, or historical resource. There are no unusual circumstances associated with the project that would create a reasonable possibility of a significant environmental effect, and the project would not contribute to a significant cumulative impact from successive projects of the same type in the same place. Therefore, none of the exceptions in CEQA Guidelines section 15300.2 applies.
Contact Information
Name
Denise England
Agency Name
Tipton Community Services District
Job Title
Property Owner
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Name
Denise England
Agency Name
County of Tulare, Resource Management Agency
Job Title
Grants and Resource Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
unincorporated area, Tipton
Counties
Tulare
Regions
Southern California, Unincorporated
Cross Streets
Graham Road and Jayne Avenue
Parcel #
230-160-069
Other Location Info
northwest of the intersection of Graham Road and Jayne Avenue, in
the unincorporated community of Tipton, California
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
CEQA Guidelines Class 3, Section 15303(d); and Class 4, Section 15304(f)
Reasons for Exemption
CEQA Guidelines Section 15303 (Class 3) applies to the construction and location of limited numbers of new, small facilities or structures and the installation of small new equipment and facilities in small structures; subsection (d) includes water mains and other utility extensions of reasonable length. The Project will equip an already drilled well with a pump and associated appurtenances and connect the well to the District's existing water distribution system. To the extent the connection requires trenching, Section 15304(f) (Class 4) also applies because the work consists of minor trenching and backfilling where disturbed surfaces will be restored. No new well drilling is proposed. The County has determined the project categorically exempt from CEQA and finds that none of the exceptions in CEQA Guidelines Section 15300.2 apply.
County Clerk
Tulare
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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