Siphon Assessments in Anaheim, Newport Beach, and Orange, Project PS25-01
Summary
SCH Number
2026091238
Public Agency
Orange County Sanitation District
Document Title
Siphon Assessments in Anaheim, Newport Beach, and Orange, Project PS25-01
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
9/29/2026
Document Description
A planning study will be performed to assess seven OC San’s inverted siphons.
Contact Information
Name
Andrew Brown
Agency Name
Orange County Sanitation District
Job Title
Engineering Supervisor
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Anaheim, Newport Beach, Orange
Counties
Orange
Regions
Southern California
Cross Streets
Orangethorpe Ave between N Glenview Ave and N Holbrooke Ave in Anaheim
Other Location Info
E Orangewood Ave between S State College Blvd and S Dupont Dr in Anaheim,
Fifth Ave between Heliotrope Ave and Larkspur Ave in Newport Beach,
Old Newport Blvd and Coast Hwy W in Newport Beach,
W Taft Ave between N Leslie Way and N Neville St in Orange,
Through the Santa Ana River Channel next to Theo Lacy Jail in Orange,
Though the River View Golf Course and Santa Ana River Channel in Orange
Other Information
Orange County Sanitation District
Headquarters
18480 Bandilier Circle
Fountain Valley, CA 92708
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
CEQA Guidelines: Class 6 § 15306
Reasons for Exemption
The project will be collecting basic data and is exempt from CEQA under the Class 6 categorical exemptions set forth in California Code of Regulations section 15306. Section 15306 (Class 6) exempts from CEQA “basic data collection, research, experimental management, and resource evaluation activities which do not result in a serious or major disturbance to an environmental resource. …”
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
CEQA Guidelines § 15262
Reasons for Exemption
The project will analyze and make recommendations and be used as a planning tool for possible future action. The district, as lead agency, has therefore determined that the proposed Siphon Assessments Study is exempt from CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15306 [Information Collection] and 15262 [Feasibility and Planning Studies].
County Clerk
Orange
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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