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Us Border Patrol San Diego Sector, Imperial Beach ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP PLAN FOR REPLACEMENT, OPERATION,AND MAINTENANCE OF TACTICAL INFRASTRUCTURE U.S. BORDER PATROL SAN DIEGO SECTOR, IMPERIAL BEACH DQG%URZQ)LHOGSTATION6, CALIFORNIA Department of Homeland Security U.S. Customs and Border Protection U.S. Border Patrol COVER SHEET ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP PLAN FOR REPLACEMENT, OPERATION, AND MAINTENANCE OF TACTICAL INFRASTRUCTURE U.S. BORDER PATROL SAN DIEGO SECTOR IMPERIAL BEACH AND BROWN FIELD STATIONS, CALIFORNIA Responsible Agencies: U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), U.S. Border Patrol (USBP). Parties Consulted: Department of the Interior (DOI) including the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS); U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE); United States Section, International Boundary and Water Commission (USIBWC); Tijuana National Estuarine Research Reserve (TNERR); California State Parks; California office of Historic Preservation; California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW); California Coastal Commission (CCC); Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC); San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board; County of San Diego; City of San Diego; City of Imperial Beach; and Metropolitan Transit System Railroad; and local tribes. Affected Location: United States/Mexico international border in San Diego County, California. Project Description: The Project replaces approximately 14 miles of primary pedestrian fence and other Border Infrastructure System (BIS) improvements along the southwestern border of the United States. The existing primary fence was installed in the 1990s and does not meet current operational needs; the purpose of the new taller and more substantial bollard-style wall is to improve operational control of the border. Project elements include design, site preparation and material delivery, fence removal and replacement, improvements to border security infrastructure, construction of an all-weather access road and lighting improvements. The new fence will be 18 to 30 feet high and the all-weather road will be constructed along the length of the new bollard-style wall. The Project Area1 will be generally limited to the 60-foot wide Roosevelt Reservation corridor that runs along the United States/Mexico border; however, some hardening of surface stream crossings will occur outside that boundary, as will two primary staging areas that are placed just outside the BIS area and infrastructure improvements that are required on the north levee of the Tijuana River. To ensure full assessment of Project activities, a larger Study Area2 was developed for natural and cultural resource impact analysis. Report Designation: Environmental Stewardship Plan (ESP). Abstract: CBP plans to construct, operate, and maintain approximately 14 miles of replacement pedestrian fence, an all-weather road, security infrastructure, and lighting improvements along the United States/Mexico international border in San Diego County, California. The Project Area lies within the USBP San Diego Sector. With the exception of a small portion that is managed by USIBWC and some staging 1 Definition of Project Area: Area in which permanent or temporary impacts may occur from Project construction activities. 2 Definition of Study Area: A variable-width area larger than and encompassing the Project Area, which generally extends from 60 feet wide to approximately 350 feet from the border, developed to thoroughly address all potential impacts within the context of the landscape. and access that will occur on state, county, and city roads, the Project Area is entirely under the administrative jurisdiction of CBP. Project activities will begin near the Pacific Ocean, continuing east along the border, and are divided into four primary segments: the Western, Central, and Eastern segments, and the northern levee of the Tijuana River from the border west to Dairy Mart Road. Construction materials will arrive at two primary staging areas and then be distributed to secondary staging areas in each of the four Project segments. This Environmental Stewardship Plan (ESP) evaluates potential environmental impacts associated with the Project. Protections and Best Management Practices (BMPs) for factors such as air quality, noise, geological resources, water use and quality, biological resources, cultural resources, and hazardous materials have been incorporated into the Project design. The public may obtain additional copies of the ESP from the Project Web site at www.BorderFencePlanning.com; by emailing [email protected]; or by written request to Mr. Loren Flossman, Program Manager, Secure Border Initiative (SBI) Tactical Infrastructure, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave, NW, Suite 7.2C, Washington, DC 20229, Tel: (877) 752-0420, Fax: (703) 752- 7754. ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP PLAN FOR REPLACEMENT, OPERATION, AND MAINTENANCE OF TACTICAL INFRASTRUCTURE U.S. BORDER PATROL SAN DIEGO SECTOR IMPERIAL BEACH AND BROWN FIELD STATIONS CALIFORNIA U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY U.S. Customs and Border Protection U.S. Border Patrol June 2018 ES-1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY BACKGROUND On August 2, 2017, the Secretary of Homeland Security, pursuant to Section 102(c) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act (IIRIRA) of 1996, as amended, issued a waver in order to ensure the expeditious construction of the Project. Although the Secretary’s waiver means that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) no longer has any specific legal obligations under the laws set aside by the waiver, the Department of Homeland Security and CBP recognize the importance of responsible environmental stewardship. To that end, CBP has prepared this Environmental Stewardship Plan (ESP), which analyzes the potential environmental impacts associated with construction of tactical infrastructure in the U.S. Border Patrol’s (USBP’s) San Diego Sector (Figures 2.1, Project Location and Segments and Figure 2.2, Project Study Area and Location References). The ESP also discusses CBP’s plans as to how it can mitigate potential environmental impacts. The ESP will guide CBP’s efforts going forward. As it moves forward with the Project described in this ESP, CBP will continue to work in a collaborative manner with local governments, state and Federal land managers, and the interested public to identify environmentally sensitive resources and develop appropriate best management practices (BMPs) to avoid or minimize adverse impacts resulting from the installation of tactical infrastructure. GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT The Project is being carried out pursuant to Section 102(a) of IIRIRA. Section 102(a) of IIRIRA provides that the Secretary shall take such actions as may be necessary to install additional physical barriers and roads (including the removal of obstacles to detection of illegal entrants) in the vicinity of the U.S border to deter illegal crossings. In section 102(b) of IIRIRA, Congress has called for the installation of additional fencing, barriers, roads, lighting, cameras, and sensors on the southwest border. Finally, in section 102(c) of IIRIRA, Congress granted to the Secretary the authority to waive all legal requirements as determined necessary to ensure the expeditious construction of barriers and roads authorized by section 102 of IIRIRA. In August of 2017, the Secretary issued a waiver covering, among other things, the replacement of approximately 14 miles of primary pedestrian barrier in the United States Border Patrol (USBP) San Diego Sector (the Project). The existing pedestrian fence no longer meets USBP’s operational needs; it will be replaced with a bollard wall that will improve both operational efficiency and safety for those USBP Agents who work in the area. The Secretary’s waiver means that CBP does not have any specific legal obligations under the laws that were included in the waiver, but just as was the case with past projects covered by a waiver, DHS and CBP recognize the importance of responsible environmental stewardship of our valuable natural and cultural resources. OUTREACH AND AGENCY COORDINATION CBP notified relevant Federal, state, and local agencies of the Project and requested input on environmental concerns such parties might have regarding the Project. CBP has coordinated with the Department of the Interior (DOI) including the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service San Diego Sector Fence Replacement Project Environmental Stewardship Plan June 2018 ES-2 (USFWS); U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE); United States Section, International Boundary and Water Commission (USIBWC); Tijuana National Estuarine Research Reserve (TNERR); California State Parks; California office of Historic Preservation; California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW); California Coastal Commission (CCC); Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC); San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board; County of San Diego; City of San Diego; City of Imperial Beach; Metropolitan Transit System Railroad; along with various Native American tribes. Although the Secretary issued the waiver, CBP has continued to work in a collaborative manner with federal, state, and local agencies, Native American tribes, and other stakeholders and has considered and incorporated agency comments into this ESP. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT DHS and CBP will remove and replace approximately 14 miles of primary pedestrian fence, construct an all-weather road, and install lighting improvements along the United States/Mexico
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