FEIS - Tahoe Regional Planning Agency
FEIS - Tahoe Regional Planning Agency
FEIS - Tahoe Regional Planning Agency
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RESPONSE TO COMMENTS ON THE DEIS<br />
B o u l d e r B a y C o m m u n i t y E n h a n c e m e n t P r o g r a m P r o j e c t E I S<br />
the project area as an emergency shelter and/or staging area. Please see response to<br />
comment 93-q for additional response on emergency vehicle access and roadway<br />
adequacy.<br />
Comment 134-b: Comment Summary - Does not believe the project is economically viable.<br />
This is not a comment on the content or adequacy of the DEIS. This information is<br />
passed on to the Project proponent and decision maker(s) for consideration. No<br />
further response to this comment in relation to the DEIS is warranted.<br />
Comment Letter 137 – Bosche, John, North <strong>Tahoe</strong> Preservation Alliance, 01/26/2010<br />
Comment 137-a: Comment Summary - All comments are primarily related to Alternative C.<br />
Comment noted.<br />
Comment 137-b: Comment Summary - HYDRO-5 page 4.3-17: DEIS fails to recognize runoff from<br />
Biltmore floods properties in the neighborhood between Harbor and Speedboat<br />
Avenues.<br />
The Brockway Erosion Control Project (approved by Placer County) directly<br />
addresses existing stormwater runoff in these areas. The Boulder Bay Project has<br />
estimated the runoff volumes from the project area and proposed stormwater<br />
treatment systems designed to prohibit runoff from leaving the project area and<br />
impacting these areas down gradient. Alternatives C and D will eliminate this long<br />
standing problem by completing a public private EIP with Placer County, Washoe<br />
County, the US Forest Service, NDOT and CALTRANS. The elimination of this<br />
problem is part of the "above and beyond" benefits of the Project as defined by the<br />
CEP. The correct "benchmark" is analyzed, as denoted in the "as measured by"<br />
column in Table 4.3-4. No FEMA 100-year flood zones are mapped within the<br />
project area. The EIS evaluates the potential impact of stormwater runoff in impact<br />
HYDRO-3.<br />
Alternatives A, B and E will capture, convey and infiltrate the 20yr/1hr storm runoff<br />
volume in stormwater treatment systems designed to that capacity. Alternatives C<br />
and D will capture, convey, and infiltrate up to the 100yr/1hr stormwater runoff<br />
volume. The Project will disconnect the project area plus portions of Washoe County<br />
and NDOT ROWs from the downstream drainage structures and effectively eliminate<br />
the "pass through discharge” from the project area that has contributed to historic<br />
interstate flow and flooding issues in California. The remaining runoff volumes will<br />
be addressed by Caltrans and NDOT through current and planned projects.<br />
Comment 137-c: Comment Summary - HYDRO-5 should consider impact of storms on off-site<br />
properties.<br />
Impact HYDRO-3 considers the potential impacts from the TRPA 20yr/1hr design<br />
storm as required by TRPA codified regulations. The Project, as a TRPA CEP<br />
project, also considers the potential impacts from the 50yr/1hr and the 100yr/1hr<br />
storm events for CEP Alternatives C and D. The Project will capture, convey and<br />
infiltrate total runoff volumes from the project area and portions of Washoe County<br />
and NDOT roadways and ROWs, thus minimizing potential impacts to downstream<br />
properties. The connection between the Boulder Bay Project in Crystal Bay, Nevada<br />
and the Meyer's Landfill in South Lake <strong>Tahoe</strong>, California is unclear. Please see the<br />
supplemental water quality analysis added in Appendix AB in which sediment and<br />
nutrient loading for Existing Conditions, Existing Conditions with 20yr/1hr<br />
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