California Environmental Quality Act – Notice of Exemption
The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires an environmental review to evaluate projects for potential impacts on the environment. Environmental documents are written to identify any potential adverse environmental effects of proposed actions, assess their significance, and propose measures to eliminate or mitigate significant impacts. This posting will provide public notices and documents related to the environmental review process and information regarding the filing of Notices of Exemption (NOE).
PROJECT TITLE:
Oat Mountain Microwave Station Fuel Tank Replacement Project
PROJECT LOCATION:
Palo Sola Truck Road
Chatsworth, CA 91311
SUPERVISORIAL DISTRICT:
Fifth District
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
The proposed Project will replace the existing fuel tank located at the ISD Oat Mountain Microwave Station inside the Southern California Gas Company Aliso Canyon facility. The above-ground tank, which has reached the end of its service life, provides fuel to the emergency generator in the event of a loss of commercial power. The microwave station is key to County communications, and a new fire-rated fuel tank would help to ensure the continued site operation in the event of the loss of commercial power.
PROJECT APPLICANT: County of Los Angeles Internal Services Department
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Quintin Haynes
County of Los Angeles
Internal Services Department
1100 North Eastern Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90063
(323) 267-2103
qhaynes@isd.lacounty.gov
EXEMPT STATUS:
Categorically Exempt
TYPE, SECTION OR CODE:
State CEQA Guidelines Sections 15301(1)(4), 15302 (c), and Section15303 (e), of the State CEQA Guidelines and Classes 1(h)(4), 2(e), and 3(b) of the County’s Environmental Document Reporting Procedures and Guidelines, Appendix G.
REASONS FOR EXEMPTION:
The scope of work consists of replacing an existing fuel tank. Therefore, the work is within certain classes of projects that have been determined not to have a significant effect on the environment because it includes repairs and minor alterations to existing public facilities with negligible or no expansion of use, replacement of features with the same purpose and capacity, placement of small equipment and accessory structures, and installation of equipment at existing facilities.
In addition, based on the records of the proposed Project, it will comply with all applicable regulations, it is not in a sensitive environment and there are no cumulative impacts, unusual circumstances, damage to scenic highways, listing on hazardous waste site lists compiled pursuant to Government Code section 65962.5, or indications that it may cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of a historic resource that would make the exemptions inapplicable.