Well E9A W Construction
Summary
SCH Number
2026100896
Public Agency
City of Exeter
Document Title
Well E9A W Construction
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
10/23/2026
Document Description
Project activities include drilling, casing, and screening a new groundwater
production well at the existing Well E9W site; developing and pump testing the well; equipping it with a pump, motor, and wellhead disinfection system; reconnecting existing electrical, piping, and SCADA infrastructure; abandoning in place the former Well E9W.
Contact Information
Name
Javier Andrade, PE
Agency Name
City of Exeter
Job Title
City Engineer
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Exeter
Counties
Tulare
Regions
Citywide, Southern California
Zip
93221
Other Location Info
The proposed Well E9AW will be constructed on the existing City-owned parcel at the former Well E9W site, located west of Albert Avenue and north of Visalia Road, in the central-western portion of the City of Exeter.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
14 CCR 15302 Class 02 (c): Replacement or Reconstruction
Reasons for Exemption
California Code of Regulations, Title 14 Section 15302 Class 2 exemptions apply to the replacement or reconstruction of existing structures and facilities where the new structure will be located on the same site as the structure replaced and will have substantially the same purpose and capacity as the structure replaced. Examples
include but are not limited to: (c) Replacement or reconstruction of existing utility systems and/or facilities involving negligible or no expansion of capacity.
The project involves the construction of a new groundwater production well, Well E9AW, to replace the former Well E9W, an existing public water supply well that was permanently removed from service after a casing collapse rendered it inoperable. The replacement well will be constructed on the same City-owned parcel as the
former well, offset only as necessary to avoid interference with the collapsed borehole, and will serve the same purpose as a groundwater production source for the City's existing public water system. The proposed production capacity of Well E9 AW is intended to restore the historical production capacity of the site, which
had declined as the former well aged. Since the project replaces an existing public utility facility on the same site, serves substantially the same purpose and capacity as the facility being replaced, and does not expand the City's existing water service area or overall water system capacity beyond the pre-existing condition, the project
is categorically exempt from environmental review pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section I 5302 Class 2: Replacement or Reconstruction.
County Clerk
Tulare
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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