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Orange County Sanitation District Biosolids Master Plan Project No Draft ORANGE COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT BIOSOLIDS MASTER PLAN PROJECT NO. PS15-01 Program Environmental Impact Report State Clearinghouse Number 2017071026 Prepared for February 2018 Orange County Sanitation District Draft ORANGE COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT BIOSOLIDS MASTER PLAN PROJECT NO. PS15-01 Program Environmental Impact Report State Clearinghouse Number 2017071026 Prepared for February 2018 Orange County Sanitation District 626 Wilshire Boulevard Suite 1100 Los Angeles, CA 90017 213.599.4300 www.esassoc.com Bend Oakland San Francisco Camarillo Orlando Santa Monica Delray Beach Pasadena Sarasota Destin Petaluma Seattle Irvine Portland Sunrise Los Angeles Sacramento Tampa Miami San Diego 150626 OUR COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABILITY | ESA helps a variety of public and private sector clients plan and prepare for climate change and emerging regulations that limit GHG emissions. ESA is a registered assessor with the California Climate Action Registry, a Climate Leader, and founding reporter for the Climate Registry. ESA is also a corporate member of the U.S. Green Building Council and the Business Council on Climate Change (BC3). Internally, ESA has adopted a Sustainability Vision and Policy Statement and a plan to reduce waste and energy within our operations. This document was produced using recycled paper. TABLE OF CONTENTS OCSD Biosolids Master Plan Draft Environmental Impact Report Page Executive Summary ...........................................................................................................S-1 Chapter 1: Introduction ..................................................................................................... 1-1 1.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................ 1-1 1.2 Purpose of the Environmental Impact Report .................................................... 1-1 1.3 CEQA Environmental Review Process .............................................................. 1-2 1.4 Approach to this PEIR ....................................................................................... 1-6 1.5 PEIR Organization ............................................................................................. 1-6 Chapter 2: Project Description ......................................................................................... 2-1 2.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................ 2-1 2.2 Project Location ................................................................................................. 2-1 2.3 Program Background ......................................................................................... 2-4 2.4 Program Objectives ........................................................................................... 2-6 2.5 Existing Biosolids Facility Overview ................................................................... 2-6 2.6 Project Description ........................................................................................... 2-12 2.7 Program Implementation ................................................................................. 2-23 2.8 Required Approvals ......................................................................................... 2-32 Chapter 3: Environmental Setting, Impacts, and Mitigation Measures ......................... 3-1 3.0 Scope of the Environmental Impact Analysis ..................................................... 3-1 3.1 Aesthetics ....................................................................................................... 3.1-1 3.2 Air Quality ....................................................................................................... 3.2-1 3.3 Biological Resources ...................................................................................... 3.3-1 3.4 Cultural Resources ......................................................................................... 3.4-1 3.5 Geology, Soils, and Seismicity ....................................................................... 3.5-1 3.6 Greenhouse Gas Emissions ........................................................................... 3.6-1 3.7 Hazardous and Hazardous Materials .............................................................. 3.7-1 3.8 Hydrology and Water Quality .......................................................................... 3.8-1 3.9 Land Use and Planning .................................................................................. 3.9-1 3.10 Noise ............................................................................................................ 3.10-1 3.11 Transportation and Transportation................................................................ 3.11-1 3.12 Tribal Cultural Resources ............................................................................. 3.12-1 3.13 Utilities, Service Systems and Energy .......................................................... 3.13-1 OCSD Biosolids Master Plan i ESA / 150626 Program Environmental Impact Report February 2018 Table of Contents Page Chapter 4: Other CEQA Considerations .......................................................................... 4-1 4.1 Effects That Were Found Not to Be Significant ................................................. 4-1 4.2 Significant and Unavoidable Adverse Environmental Impacts ........................... 4-9 4.3 Significant Irreversible Environmental Changes ................................................ 4-9 4.4 Growth-Inducing Impacts ................................................................................. 4-10 4.5 References ...................................................................................................... 4-14 Chapter 5: Alternatives Analysis ...................................................................................... 5-1 5.1 Overview of Alternatives Analysis ...................................................................... 5-1 5.2 Proposed Program Summary ............................................................................ 5-2 5.3 Development of Alternatives .............................................................................. 5-3 5.4 Summary Comparison of Environmental Issues Between Alternatives and Proposed Program ............................................................................................. 5-8 5.5 Summary Comparison of Alternatives Meeting the Program Objectives ......... 5-10 5.6 Impact Analysis for Program Alternatives ........................................................ 5-11 5.7 Environmentally Superior Alternative ............................................................... 5-21 Chapter 6: Report Preparation .......................................................................................... 6-1 Appendices A. Notice of Preparation (NOP), Initial Study, Scoping Materials and NOP Comments B. Air Quality and Greenhouse Gas Data C. Biological Resources Data D. Cultural and Historical Data and Reports E. Noise Data F. Orange County Sanitation District Biosolids Master Plan List of Figures 2-1 Program Location ................................................................................................. 2-2 2-2 Program Area ....................................................................................................... 2-3 2-3 Plant 2 Existing Biosolids Facilities ....................................................................... 2-7 2-4 Potential Grading Areas for Plant No. 1 .............................................................. 2-15 2-5 Proposed Grading Areas for Plant No. 2 ............................................................ 2-16 3.1-1 Viewpoint Location Map ..................................................................................... 3.1-4 3.1-2 Viewpoints 1 and 2, Existing Site Photos ........................................................... 3.1-5 3.1-3 Viewpoints 3 and 4, Existing Site Photos ........................................................... 3.1-7 3.1-4 Viewpoints 5 and 6, Existing Site Photos ........................................................... 3.1-8 3.1-5 Viewpoints 7 and 8, Existing Site Photos ........................................................... 3.1-9 3.1-6 Viewpoints 9 and 10, Existing Site Photos ....................................................... 3.1-11 3.1-7 Viewpoint 1, P2-501 Perimeter Screening Simulation ..................................... 3.1-17 3.1-8 Viewpoint 2, P2-501 Perimeter Screening Simulation ..................................... 3.1-18 3.2-1 Air Districts with End Users .............................................................................. 3.2-15 3.5-1 OCSD Plant No. 2 Faults ................................................................................... 3.5-3 3.5-2 Liquefaction Hazard Areas ................................................................................. 3.5-5 3.8-1 Flood Zones ....................................................................................................... 3.8-4 3.10-1 Decibel Scale and Common Noise Sources .................................................... 3.10-3 3.11-1 Major Roadways within Program Vicinity ......................................................... 3.11-2 OCSD Biosolids Master Plan ii ESA / 150626 Program Environmental Impact Report February 2018 Table of Contents Page List of Tables ES-1 OCSD BMP Projects .......................................................................................... 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