Reinstatement of the Minor Capital Projects Program
Summary
SCH Number
2004108385
Public Agency
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
Document Title
Reinstatement of the Minor Capital Projects Program
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
10/25/2004
Document Description
The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (Metropolitan) previously appropriated approximately $3 million on an annual basis under the Program, authorizing the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to move forward with capital projects consisting of less than $250,000. These projects were located throughout Metropolitan's conveyance, treatment, and distribution systems, and were primarily implemented to make necessary repairs, modifications, or upgrades to individual items such as a pump, valve, structural components, plumbing or electrical equipment, HVAC systems, etc. The program was subsequently eliminated in order to restructure the Capital Investment Plan (CIP) to provide more visibility to the scope of the entire annual capital program and budget. Since that time, staff has initiated a rigorous evaluation process to ensure every project in the new CIP is aligned with the CEO's Business Plan and Metropolitan's overarching goals of reliability and quality. Metropolitan, therefore, has approved the reinstatement of the Minor Capital Projects Program in order to more efficiently implement capital projects costing less than $250,000.
Contact Information
Name
Laura J. Simonek
Agency Name
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Counties
Los Angeles
Other Location Info
Metropolitan's service area
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Sections 15306, 15378(b)(2) and
Reasons for Exemption
Sections cont'd: 15378(b)(4)
The proposed action involves carrying out future studies and environmental analyses for proposed projects that consist of basic data collection and resource evaluation activities, which do not result in a seriour or major disturbance to an environmental resource. This may be strictly for information gathering purposes, or as part of a study leading to an action, which a public agency has not yet approved, adopted or funded. In addition, the proposed action is not subject to CEQA because it involves continuing administrative activities, such as general policy and procedure making. Also, the proposed action is not subject to CEQA because it involves other government fiscal activities, which do not involve any commitment to any specific project, which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment.
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