East County Advanced Water Purification Project Final Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration SCH# 2018091029
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Attachment 1 East County Advanced Water Purification Project Final Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration SCH# 2018091029 December 2018 Prepared for: Padre Dam Municipal Water District 9300 Fanita Parkway Santee, CA 92071 Prepared by: HELIX Environmental Planning, Inc. 7578 El Cajon Boulevard La Mesa, CA 91942 East County Advanced Water Purification Project Final Initial Study/ Mitigated Negative Declaration SCH# 2018091029 Prepared for: Padre Dam Municipal Water District 9300 Fanita Parkway Santee, CA 92071 Prepared by: HELIX Environmental Planning, Inc. 7578 El Cajon Boulevard La Mesa, CA 91942 December 2018 | KJC-24.1 TABLE OF CONTENTS Section Page FOREWORD ................................................................................................................................................ F-1 1.0 PROJECT INFORMATION .................................................................................................................. 1 2.0 PROJECT DESCRIPTION ..................................................................................................................... 3 3.0 EVALUATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ............................................................................... 18 I. Aesthetics .......................................................................................................................... 19 II. Agriculture and Forest Resources ..................................................................................... 23 III. Air Quality ......................................................................................................................... 24 IV. Biological Resources ......................................................................................................... 32 V. Cultural Resources ............................................................................................................ 49 VI. Geology and Soils .............................................................................................................. 56 VII. Greenhouse Gas Emissions ............................................................................................... 63 VIII. Hazards and Hazardous Materials .................................................................................... 66 IX. Hydrology and Water Quality ........................................................................................... 71 X. Land Use and Planning ...................................................................................................... 81 XI. Mineral Resources ............................................................................................................ 83 XII. Noise ................................................................................................................................. 84 XIII. Population and Housing .................................................................................................. 103 XIV. Public Services................................................................................................................. 104 XV. Recreation ....................................................................................................................... 105 XVI. Transportation / Traffic ................................................................................................... 106 XVII. Tribal Cultural Resources ................................................................................................ 116 XVIII. Utilities and Service Systems .......................................................................................... 117 XIX. Mandatory Findings of Significance ................................................................................ 120 4.0 SUPPORTING INFORMATION SOURCES ....................................................................................... 124 i TABLE OF CONTENTS (cont.) LIST OF APPENDICES A Project Information Summary Tables B Air Quality/Greenhouse Gas Emissions Technical Report* C Biological Resources Technical Letter* D Cultural Resources Inventory and Assessment* E Hazardous Materials List* F Acoustical Analysis Report* G Construction Traffic Analysis* H NOI and Proof of Publication I Responses to Comments J Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program *Appendices are available for review on Padre Dam Municipal Water District’s website at: https://www.padredam.org/99/Public-Notices LIST OF FIGURES No. Title Follows Page 1 Regional Location ............................................................................................................................. 4 2 Project Location ............................................................................................................................... 6 3 Construction Techniques ................................................................................................................. 6 4 Ray Stoyer WRF Conceptual Site Plan .............................................................................................. 6 5 AWP Pipeline to Inlet, Lake Jennings Inlet, and Air Dispersion System ........................................... 8 6 Proposed Dechlorination Facility ..................................................................................................... 8 7a Conceptual View of Lake Jennings Inlet Water Feature .................................................................. 8 7b Conceptual View of Lake Jennings Inlet ........................................................................................... 8 8 Conceptual View of Aeration Building and Generator .................................................................... 8 9 EMG Force Main, Pump Station, and Residuals Bypass System ...................................................... 8 10 Construction Traffic Volumes ...................................................................................................... 112 11 Near-term Baseline Traffic Volumes ............................................................................................ 112 12 Near-term Baseline + Construction Traffic Volumes ................................................................... 112 ii TABLE OF CONTENTS (cont.) LIST OF TABLES No. Title Page 1 Participating Agencies for the East County Advanced Water Purification Project .......................... 4 2 Construction Schedule and Equipment ......................................................................................... 10 3 Anticipated Regulatory Permits and Approvals ............................................................................. 17 4 Maximum Daily Construction Emissions ........................................................................................ 26 5 Maximum Daily Operational Emissions ......................................................................................... 28 6 Impacts to Vegetation Communities within the Disturbance Area ............................................... 39 7 Historical Resources within the Project Area ................................................................................ 52 8 Archaeological Resources within the Project Area ........................................................................ 53 9 Estimated Construction GHG Emissions ........................................................................................ 64 10 Total Estimated Operational GHG Emissions ................................................................................. 65 11 Hazardous Materials Sites within 50 Feet of the Project Site........................................................ 69 12 City of Santee Property Line Noise Limits ...................................................................................... 86 13 City of San Diego Noise Limits ....................................................................................................... 87 14 County of San Diego Municipal Code Exterior Sound Level Limits ................................................ 88 15 County of San Diego Maximum Sound Levels (Impulsive)............................................................. 89 16 SHERF Noise Control Features ..................................................................................................... 100 17 Acoustic Louver Octave Band Transmission Loss - AWTP Facility ............................................... 101 18 Allowable Increases on Congested Intersections ........................................................................ 109 19 Existing Traffic Volumes ............................................................................................................... 110 iii ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS AAR Acoustical Analysis Report ADT average daily trips APE Area of Potential Effect AQIA Air Quality Impact Analysis ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials AWP Advanced Water Purification AWTP Advanced Water Treatment Plant BACT best available control technology BMPs best management practices CalEEMod California Emissions Estimator Model Cal-OSHA California Division of Occupational Safety and Health Caltrans California Department of Transportation CAPCOA California Air Pollution Control Officers Association CARB California Air Resources Board CBC California Building Code CCR California Code of Regulations CDFW California Department of Fish and Wildlife CEQA California Environmental Quality Act CFCs Chlorofluorocarbons CFMP Comprehensive Facilities Master Plan CGS California Geological Society CH4 Methane CLOMR Conditional Letter of Map Revision