Montezuma Trenching and Cable Repair
Summary
SCH Number
2026110012
Public Agency
California Department of Water Resources
(DWR)
Document Title
Montezuma Trenching and Cable Repair
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
11/2/2026
Document Description
DWR will be excavating a small trench at the Montezuma Flashboard Yard near the Suisun Marsh Salinity Control Gate (SMSCG) for the installation of fiber optic cable. The flashboard yard is a part of the SMSCG and used to store flashboards when not in-use and other equipment used by DWR. The copper cable that currently runs between the SMSCG and RRDS through the flashboard yard is degraded and will be replaced with fiber optic cable using the existing conduit. Conduit may be replaced with new conduit where needed. The trench will be dug using shovels and picks or a gas powered, handheld trencher. The trench will be approximately 10 feet in length with a depth of up to 24 inches, and a width of 6 inches. Spoils from excavation will be temporarily staged within the flashboard yard. Once the fiber optic cable is installed the trench will be backfilled with the previously excavated material, and the surface of the yard will be restored to its original state.
Contact Information
Name
Samuel Malone
Agency Name
California Department of Water Resources
Job Title
Environmental Scientist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
David Gill
Agency Name
California Department of Water Resources
Job Title
Assistant Telecommunication Engineer
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Suisun City
Counties
Solano
Regions
San Francisco Bay Area
Cross Streets
Grizzly Island Road
Zip
94585
Waterways
Montezuma Slough
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Section No. 15304(f)
Reasons for Exemption
The proposed project involves trenching and backfilling of the trench in an area that is already developed. This project will not result in any change of land use. Because there is no possibility that this project will have a significant impact on the environment, the project should be exempt under section 15304(f) minor alterations to land exemption for trenching and backfilling where the surface is restored.
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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