Draft Environmental Impact Report - East Bay Municipal Utility District

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Estates Reservoir Replacement Draft Environmental Impact ReportIntroduction30-day review/comment period expired on September 15, 2008. An agency meeting forthe Project was held at EBMUD Administration Center and Business Office in Oaklandon August 27, 2008. The purpose of the meeting was to present the Project to interestedparties and resource, trustee and local agencies, and to solicit input as to the scope andcontent of this document. No comments were submitted by close of the NOP period.The NOP is attached as Appendix B.1.2.2 Resources Not Further Evaluated in This EIRSection 15128 of the CEQA Guidelines addresses Effects Not Found To Be Significant."An EIR shall contain a statement indicating the reasons that various possible significanteffects were found not to be significant and were therefore not discussed in detail inthe EIR. Such statement may be contained in an attached copy of an initial study."Section 15083 Early Public Consultation“(a) Scoping has been helpful to agencies in identifying the range of actions, alternatives,mitigation measures, and significant effects to be analyzed in depth in an EIR and ineliminating from detailed study issues found not to be important.”Pursuant to Section 15128 and 15083 (a) of the CEQA Guidelines, this EIR shall analyzeonly those effects identified as potentially significant in the Initial Study prepared for thisProject. These effects include: Aesthetics; Biological Resources; Cultural Resources;Noise; Air Quality; Geology/Soils and Transportation/Traffic. In addition, to meet staterequirements to consider greenhouse gas contributions to potential climate change, ananalysis of the Project’s greenhouses gas emissions and potential to contribute to globalwarming is included in this EIR.Effects found to not be significant and excluded from this EIR include, Hazard/Hazardous Materials; Public Services; Utilities/Service Systems; Agricultural Resources;Recreation; Population/Housing; and Land Use/Planning.The Initial Study prepared for this Project is included in this EIR as Appendix C.1.2.3 Draft EIRThis Draft EIR will be made available to local, state, and federal agencies and tointerested organizations and individuals who may want to review and comment on thereport. Notice of the Availability of this Draft EIR will also be sent directly to everyagency, person, or organization that commented on the NOP (none) or requested to beinformed of project activities during the five public outreach meetings.The publication of the Draft EIR typically marks the beginning of a mandatory 45-daypublic review period. However, EBMUD will be providing a 60-day review period.sb09_001.doc 1-2 7/22/2009
Estates Reservoir Replacement Draft Environmental Impact ReportIntroductionDuring the 60-day review period, written comments should be mailed or handdelivered to:Gwen Alie, Associate PlannerEast Bay Municipal Utility District375 Eleventh Street (Mail Slot 701)Oakland, CA 94607-4240galie@ebmud.com1.2.4 Final EIRWritten and oral comments received on this Draft EIR will be addressed in a Response toComments document that together with this Draft EIR, will constitute the Final EIR. TheResponse to Comments document will also stipulate any changes to the Draft EIRresulting from public and agency input.The EBMUD Board of Directors will consider certification of the Final EIR at a regularlyscheduled Board meeting in December 2009 or January 2010, adopting findingsconcerning its feasibility and environmental merits based on the contents of this EIR andthe administrative record. Upon certification, EBMUD may proceed with projectapproval actions, including design and construction of the Project.CEQA requires that the lead agency neither approve nor implement a project withoutdetermining whether the project’s significant environmental effects have been reduced toa less than significant level, essentially "eliminating, avoiding, or substantially lessening"the expected impacts. If the lead agency approves the project with any residualsignificant adverse impacts that cannot be mitigated to a less than significant level, theagency must state the reasons for its action in writing. This Statement of OverridingConsiderations must be included in the record of project approval.1.2.5 Mitigation Monitoring and ReportingState law requires lead agencies to adopt a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program(MMRP) for those changes to the project that have been adopted or made a condition ofproject approval in order to mitigate or avoid significant effects on the environment. TheCEQA Guidelines do not require that the specific reporting or monitoring program beincluded in the EIR. However, throughout this EIR, proposed mitigation measures havebeen clearly identified and presented in language that will facilitate establishment of amonitoring program. Furthermore, comments received during the public review periodon the mitigation measures and their implementation will also be considered for inclusionin the MMRP. All adopted measures will be included in a mitigation monitoring andreporting program for EBMUD to verify compliance through the project Design,Construction and Maintenance phases.sb09_001.doc 1-3 7/22/2009
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