California Code of Regulations › Title 23 - Waters › Division 2 - Department of Water Resources › Chapter 6 - Encroachments › Article 5 - Encroachment Permit Process › Section 610.1 - General Application Requirements

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a)
				  Every application for a permit authorizing an encroachment within the
				  Department's right-of-way shall be submitted on Department's DWR 33, (REV 1/15)
				  "Encroachment Permit Application", hereby incorporated by reference. The form
				  can be downloaded at the Department's website at
www.water.ca.gov
. All applications shall either
				  be typed or filled out legibly in ink. All applications shall be signed by the
				  person(s) responsible for compliance with the encroachment permit terms,
				  conditions, and financial liabilities.
(b) Construction and Work Plan Requirements
(1) The application shall be accompanied by a
				  minimum of two (2) hard-copy sets and one (1) electronic (PDF format) set of
				  calculations, specifications, and detailed construction and work plans showing
				  plan views, profiles, and sections of proposed work within the Department's
				  right-of-way. Hard-copy plan sets must be 24x36 inch.
(2) Every plan submitted, or resubmitted, for
				  department review and approval shall contain the original California registered
				  professional engineer's stamp and signature.
(3) Plans shall show an accurate and easily
				  recognizable boundary of the Department's right-of-way and a North Arrow. The
				  Department's right-of-way shall be clearly labeled with arrows pointing to the
				  boundaries, and shall include a scale and legend.
(4) Applicant's plans shall clearly show the
				  physical location of all proposed work, construction and associated activities
				  within the Department's right-of-way.
(5) All State Water Project facilities,
				  including, but not limited to, pipelines, appurtenances, canals, operating
				  roads, fences, communication and control cables, drainage structures, shall be
				  shown on the construction plans throughout the area of proposed construction
				  and work.
(6) The following note
				  shall be placed on each construction plan sheet where work will be performed
				  within the Department's right-of-way:
"A SEVEN (7) DAY ADVANCE NOTIFICATION IS REQUIRED PRIOR TO
					 STARTING WORK WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES RIGHT-OF-WAY. CONTACT
					 THE DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES, DIVISION OF ENGINEERING, ENCROACHMENT PERMIT
					 SECTION, SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA AT (800) 600-4397. THE APPROPRIATE DEPARTMENT
					 FIELD DIVISION SHALL BE SIMULTANEOUSLY NOTIFIED BY THE PERMIT HOLDER.
MEASURES SHALL BE TAKEN BY THE CONTRACTOR TO PROTECT IN
					 PLACE ALL SWP FACILITIES AND APPURTENANCES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO
					 COMMUNICATION AND CONTROL CABLES AND CATHODIC PROTECTION TEST STATIONS. THE
					 PERMITTEE AND CONTRACTOR WILL BE LIABLE FOR ALL DAMAGES TO SWP FACILITIES AND
					 APPURTENANCES AS A RESULT OF THE CONSTRUCTION, AND FOR ANY OTHER DAMAGES OR
					 LOSSES SUFFERED BY DEPARTMENT OR ITS WATER CONTRACTORS, INCLUDING POWER,
					 IRRIGATION, MUNICIPAL AND INDUSTRIAL WATER SUPPLY, AND COMMUNICATION
					 LOSSES."
(7) If trench
				  excavation is a part of the proposed encroachment, the following note shall be
				  placed on each construction plan sheet where work will be performed within the
				  Department's right-of-way:
"ALL TRENCH EXCAVATION SHALL COMPLY WITH THE MOST CURRENT
					 OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION STANDARDS. TRENCH BACKFILL SHALL
					 BE PLACED IN NO GREATER THAN 4-INCH LIFTS IF HAND COMPACTED OR NO GREATER THAN
					 8-INCH LIFTS IF POWER COMPACTED. TRENCH BACKFILL WITHIN DEPARTMENT OF WATER
					 RESOURCES RIGHT-OF-WAY SHALL BE COMPACTED TO 95 PERCENT RELATIVE COMPACTION
					 (ASTM D1557-12)."
ASTM D1557-12 "Standard Test Methods for Laboratory
					 Compaction Characteristics of Soil Using Modified Effort" (REV 5/1/2012),
					 hereby incorporated by reference.
(8) The following note shall be placed on
				  each construction plan sheet that shows the Department's communication and
				  control cables where work will be performed within the Department's
				  right-of-way:
"COMMUNICATION AND CONTROL CABLES CONNECTED WITH THE
					 OPERATION OF THE STATE WATER PROJECT ARE BURIED ALONG EITHER OR BOTH SIDES OF
					 THE AQUEDUCT/PIPELINE WITHIN DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES RIGHT-OF-WAY, AS
					 APPROXIMATELY DEPICTED ON THIS PLAN. PRIOR TO ANY EXCAVATION IN THIS AREA, THE
					 CABLE(S) SHALL BE LOCATED AND EXPOSED BY POTHOLING IN THE PRESENCE OF A
					 DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES FIELD DIVISION REPRESENTATIVE. CALL AT LEAST
					 SEVEN (7) DAYS IN ADVANCE FOR AN APPOINTMENT. ALL EXCAVATIONS WITHIN THREE (3)
					 FEET OF THE CABLE(S) SHALL BE DONE USING HAND-HELD TOOLS
					 ONLY."
(9) The following
				  note shall be placed on each construction plan sheet where trench excavation
				  will be performed within the Department's right-of-way:
"ALL TRENCH EXCAVATION SHALL COMPLY WITH THE MOST CURRENT
					 OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION STANDARDS. TRENCH BACKFILL SHALL
					 BE PLACED IN NO GREATER THAN 4-INCH LIFTS IF HAND COMPACTED OR NO GREATER THAN
					 8-INCH LIFTS IF POWER COMPACTED. TRENCH BACKFILL WITHIN DEPARTMENT OF WATER
					 RESOURCES RIGHT-OF-WAY SHALL BE COMPACTED TO 95 PERCENT RELATIVE COMPACTION
					 (ASTM D1557-12)."
(10)
				  Embankments shall not be permitted within the Department's right-of-way where
				  the State Water Project underground pipeline exists, unless the Department
				  determines that the embankment does not pose a hazard to the integrity of the
				  pipeline or impedes pipeline maintenance.
(11) If an existing road embankment is to be
				  widened, the construction of the new section shall be consistent with the
				  original embankment.
(12) If
				  existing drainage features are to be modified during construction, detailed
				  construction plans showing the proposed drainage replacement/restoration shall
				  be submitted for review and approval by the Department.