2026 Coastal Cathodic Protection Survey

The California Department of Water Resources will conduct its annual cathodic protection survey from Devil’s Den Pumping Plant to the California Coastal Water Authority in early February 2026, with work expected to begin on February 1 and conclude within approximately two days. A crew of two DWR staff members will use handheld survey equipment to assess vault locations along the State Water Project’s infrastructure, traveling via standard pickup trucks on established paved and dirt farm roads spanning Kern, Kings, and San Luis Obispo Counties. The purpose of this routine maintenance activity is to monitor the integrity of the California Aqueduct and ensure the effectiveness of the cathodic protection system against corrosion, with deliverables including time-stamped readings and GPS-coordinated data from all inspection points. The project is classified as ministerial and categorically exempt from environmental review under California Public Resources Code Sections 21080(b)(1) and 15268, eliminating the need for further CEQA analysis. No formal contract value, pricing structure, or line item details are provided, and the work is conducted directly by DWR personnel without external contractor involvement. The sole point of contact for the activity is Elizabeth Maldonado, Senior Environmental Scientist (Specialist), reachable via phone and email, though her official role as a contracting officer representative or technical officer is not explicitly confirmed. No federal acquisition regulation clauses, FAR provisions, packaging, marking, or preservation requirements are included in the documentation, and there are no solicitation numbers, contract types, or award evaluation factors specified. The exemption notice must be submitted as a certified document but no other attachments or formal proposal formats are detailed. There are no specifications for invoicing methods, accounting codes, payment offices, or unique entity identifiers, as this is an internal state operation conducted under statutory exemption rather than a competitively awarded federal contract. Performance locations are defined along the DEPP to CCWA corridor, with no delivery or shipment terms, and no special personnel qualifications, security clearances, or organizational conflict of interest provisions apply.