Bolinas Community Public Utility District
January 18, 2008
NOTICE OF CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION
TO:
County Clerk of Marin County
3501 Civic Center Drive, Room 247
San Rafael, California 94903
FROM: Bolinas Community
Public Utility District
270 Elm Road, P.O. Box 390
Bolinas, California 94924
Project Title: Water Treatment Facilities Improvements
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Control of Chlorine Disinfection Byproducts
Project Location: Woodrat Water Treatment Plant, 400 Mesa
Road, Bolinas, California, Marin County
Project Description: Improving existing water treatment
facilities for the domestic drinking water supply providing to the town of
Bolinas by the Bolinas Community Public Utility District (“BCPUD”).
The California Department of Public Health (“DPH”) is mandating that BCPUD
reduce the amount of disinfection byproducts in BCPUD’s treatment process
of drinking water. BCPUD will meet the DPH requirement by adding granular
activated carbon filers and coagulant feed equipment to BCPUD’s water treatment
plant.
Name of Lead Agency: Bolinas Community
Public Utility District
Reason for Categorical Exemption:
The project is categorically exempt under CEQA Article 19 Categorical Exemption
15301(b) – Existing Facilities. This project undertakes no expansion
of use by BCPUD in providing domestic drinking water to the town of Bolinas.
The project involves only minor alteration to existing mechanical equipment.
Agency Contact: Jennifer Blackman
General Manager
Bolinas Community
Public Utility District
Phone: (415)
868-1224