Hallwood Irrigation Company (HIC) Teichert Pipeline Project

The Hallwood Irrigation Company Teichert Pipeline Project involves replacing a 7,800-foot-long open water conveyance ditch with a 42-inch diameter high-density polyethylene pipeline to reduce annual water seepage losses of approximately 1,370 acre-feet. The project is being carried out in unincorporated Yuba County, California, with the Yuba County Water Agency serving as the lead public agency and Hallwood Irrigation Company as the applicant. The initiative is exempt from full environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act through categorical exemptions for replacement of existing facilities (CEQA Section 15301), minor land alterations (Section 15302), and the common-sense exemption, as no significant environmental impact is anticipated. The project does not expand the facility’s capacity or trigger federal procurement requirements, and no federal acquisition regulation clauses, evaluation factors, contract type, award basis, or cost estimates are applicable or provided. The work is being administered locally, with inspections and acceptance occurring at the project site in Yuba County, supervised by the Yuba County Water Agency. Payment for administrative filing is processed via check to the Yuba County Clerk and Recorder’s Office in Marysville, and all submissions must be made in paper form, with no electronic filing options available. No federal identifiers, socioeconomic certifications, or contracting officer roles are designated, and the project lacks formal solicitation, pricing, or delivery schedule details typically found in federal contracts.