FINAL Environmental Impact Report California State Clearinghouse No. 2005011071 Water Agency Honby Pipeline Project

June 2005 FINAL Environmental Impact Report California State Clearinghouse No. 2005011071 Castaic Lake Water Agency Honby Pipeline Project

Prepared for Castaic Lake Water Agency 27234 Bouquet Canyon Road Santa Clarita, California 91350

Prepared by June 2005

525 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, California 93101 TABLE OF CONTENTS

1.0 Introduction...... 1 Other CEQA Actions Related to this EIR...... 2 2.0 Public Comments...... 3 List of Commenting Individuals and Agencies ...... 3 3.0 Responses to Comments...... 41 4.0 Changes to the DEIR Text ...... 52 Table of Contents ...... i

CLWA – Honby Pipeline i Final EIR 1 1.0 INTRODUCTION

2 The Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) for the Castaic Lake Water Agency (CLWA) 3 Honby Pipeline Project contains two volumes. The first volume of the FEIR, incorporated 4 herein by reference, comprises the Draft EIR (DEIR), published in April 2005. The second 5 volume of the FEIR (this volume) contains public comments received on the DEIR during the 6 45-day public review period (April 26 to June 10, 2005), responses to the public comments, and 7 changes to the text of the DEIR.

8 BOTH VOLUMES OF THE EIR MUST BE READ TOGETHER. THE SECOND VOLUME 9 DOES NOT REPEAT THE INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THE FIRST VOLUME.

10 This second volume contains the following information:

11 Section 1—Introduction

12 Section 2—Public Comments contains the list of agencies and individuals that submitted 13 comment letters on the DEIR and copies of those letters. Each substantive comment is 14 numbered.

15 Section 3—Responses to Comments contains a matrix including each of the public comments 16 received and individual responses to those comments. The comments in the matrix were 17 excerpted directly from the comment letters.

18 Section 4—Changes to the Text of the EIR presents text changes since publication of the DEIR.

19 Copies of the second volume of the EIR and a notice of availability identifying the date of the 20 public hearing at which the CLWA Board of Directors is scheduled to consider certification of 21 the EIR were mailed to those who provided comments on the DEIR.

22 Copies of both volumes of the FEIR are available for review at CLWA or can be purchased by 23 contacting Michael Thompson, Senior Engineer, 27234 Bouquet Canyon Road, Santa Clarita, 24 California 93150-2173 or by calling (661) 297-1600. Both volumes of the FEIR also are available 25 for public review at the following local public libraries: 26 Los Angeles County Public Library, Newhall 27 22704 W. 9th Street 28 Newhall, CA 91321 29 30 Los Angeles County Public Library, Canyon Country Jo Anne Darcy Library 31 18601 Road 32 Canyon Country, CA 91351 33 34 Los Angeles County Public Library, Valencia 35 23743 West Valencia Boulevard 36 Valencia, CA 91355

CLWA – Honby Pipeline 1 Final EIR 1 OTHER CEQA ACTIONS RELATED TO THIS EIR

2 As required by Public Resources Code (PRC), Division 13, section 21092.5, CLWA will provide a 3 proposed written response to public agencies that commented on the DEIR at least 10 days 4 prior to certifying the FEIR. Those proposed responses are contained in Section 3 of this second 5 volume of the FEIR.

6 If the CLWA Board of Directors acts to certify the FEIR and approves the Project, a Notice of 7 Determination will be filed with Los Angeles County, Ventura County, and the California State 8 Clearinghouse.

CLWA – Honby Pipeline 2 Final EIR 1 2.0 PUBLIC COMMENTS

2 LIST OF COMMENTING INDIVIDUALS AND AGENCIES

3 The following individuals and agencies submitted comment letters on the DEIR during the 45- 4 day review period. The comment letters are presented on the following pages.

5 Ted M. Doniguian, Private Mini Storage Ltd. (PMS), letter dated April 29, 2005

6 David Edward, Ojai Oil Company (OOC), letter dated May 3, 2005

7 C. F. Raysbrook, Regional Manager, California Department of Fish and Game (CDFG), letter 8 dated May 23, 2005

9 Antal Szijj, Acting Chief, North Coast Section, Regulatory Branch, U.S. Army Corps of 10 Engineers, Los Angeles District (COE), letter dated June 1, 2005

11 Brian Wallace, Associate Regional Planner, Southern California Association of Governments 12 (SCAG), letter dated June 7, 2005

13 Bryan Moscardini, Park Project Coordinator, Los Angeles County Department of Parks and 14 Recreation (LADPR), June 9, 2005

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1 3.0 RESPONSES TO COMMENTS

2 This section includes excerpted comments from the letters included in section 2 and 3 corresponding responses in tabular format. The acronyms used to define the commenters are as 4 indicated in section 2.

CLWA – Honby Pipeline 41 Final EIR Matrix of Comments on DEIR and Responses CLWA – Honby Pipeline Project

Comments Received From:

Name Company Date Ted M. Doniguian Private Mini Storage Ltd. (PMS) 4/29/2005 David Edward Ojai Oil Company (OOC) 5/3/2005 C. F. Raysbrook California Department of Fish and Game (CDFG) 5/23/2005 Antal Szijj Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District (COE) 6/1/2005 Brian Wallace Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) 6/7/2005 Bryan Moscardini Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation (LADPR) 6/9/2005

Comments and Responses Matrix

Comment Commenter Comment Response No. Private Mini PMS-1 We would again like to point out to you, that the construction of As described in the Executive Summary of the DEIR, Storage the last 1,300 ft. of the pipeline (600 ft. along Ruether Avenue under “Areas of Known Controversy,” the project and 700 ft. along Santa Clara Street), would have a devastating description was clarified to address concerns expressed impact on our business, and also on most of our neighboring by businesses in response to the Notice of Preparation businesses. There are many entrances and a considerable regarding the routing of the pipeline in local streets. amount of traffic entering and leaving these businesses along Specific concerns involved loss of access to businesses these two sections of Ruether Ave. and Santa Clara St. during pipeline construction; impacts from noise, dust, and traffic congestion; and conflicts with a proposed It has also been brought to our attention that a new sewer sewer line in Ruether Avenue. In response to the pipeline extension will very shortly be installed in the 600 ft. concerns regarding loss of access to businesses, the section along Ruether Ave. that your are planning to put the project description was clarified to indicate that local water pipeline in. businesses would be contacted prior to construction to determine their hours of operation and that Instead of turning North and constructing the pipeline 600 ft. up construction would occur outside their normal business Ruether Ave., please consider continuing construction of the hours. The project description was further clarified to pipeline 700 ft. in an Easterly direction on Soledad St. to indicate that the pipeline trench would be covered each Furnivall Ave. At Furnival Ave. you would complete day at the end of the work day and streets would be construction of the pipeline in a 600 ft. Northerly direction to the patched with temporary asphalt or steel plates, thus Sand Canyon Pump Station. allowing continued vehicular access to businesses. Given the implementation of these measures, pipeline The main entrance to our facility is located along a relatively construction would not restrict access to businesses

CLWA – Honby Pipeline 42 Final EIR Comment Commenter Comment Response No. busy stretch of Santa Clara Street. The entrances to many of our during normal business hours, and impacts from dust, neighboring businesses are also located on both sides of Santa and traffic congestion would be avoided or would be Clara Street, and also on both sides of Ruether Avenue. minimal.

We provide only seldom used emergency entrances along In response to concerns regarding conflicts with the Furnival Avenue and Soledad Street. Only one neighboring proposed sewer line, the dimensions of existing and business has an entrance along the 600 Ft. Furnival. Ave. and 700 proposed utilities in Ruether Avenue were reviewed, Ft. Soledad St. stretches, of the pipeline route change we are and it was determined that there would be adequate suggesting. Please let us know if you have questions. space to accommodate both the proposed pipeline and the proposed sewer line without any service restrictions. The results of this analysis are shown in Appendix A of the DEIR.

In response to the Notice of Preparation, a number of commenters suggested routing the proposed pipeline north along Furnivall Avenue to Santa Clara Street, but this was determined to be technically infeasible because it would require reconfiguring the already constructed portions of the Sand Canyon pump station. Moreover, given the measures described above, pipeline construction would not restrict access to businesses during normal business hours, and impacts from dust, and traffic congestion would be avoided or would be minimal. Impacts to local businesses from construction noise are still considered significant because City of Santa Clarita noise standards would be exceeded, but in practice, they would be minimized since construction would occur after business hours. Should the pipeline be installed in other streets instead of following the proposed alignment, noise impacts would be transferred to those other streets. Ojai Oil Co. OOC-1 First, please let us confirm our new address. Our new address is Our mailing list has been updated with your new as per our letterhead. Our old address was: 2161 Ventura Blvd. address. Oxnard, CA 93036 Ojai Oil Co. OOC-2 Second, Ojai Oil Company does business as Golden State Self Please refer to response PMS-1. Also, please note that Storage on Oak Avenue and Soledad Street in Santa Clara. The construction in front of your business would last proposed route of the pipeline runs in part along Soledad Street. between 2 and 4 weeks, not many months as the CLWA – Honby Pipeline 43 Final EIR Comment Commenter Comment Response No. This pipeline would close off the only entrance to our property comment indicates. which is used by a couple of hundred tenants. We would be completely unable to operate our business throughout the construction period, which will be many months. Our long- standing commercial tenants, which are the backbone of our business, will simply move out and we may never be able to replace them. CDFG CDFG -1 1. Western Spadefoot (WS) – Table 3.2-2 of the DEIR states that The Honby pipeline project is within the Riverpark no suitable ponding habitat occurs for breeding WS but that WS project boundaries for much of its length east of Golden was observed in adjacent areas in 2004. Valley Road, including the Santa Clara River crossing. Focused surveys for western spadefoot were conducted in March 2004 for the Riverpark project by Compliance Biology (Impact Sciences, Draft Environmental Impact Report for the Riverpark Development Project, for the City of Santa Clarita Department of Building and Planning, 2004). Additional surveys for this species had been conducted for that project in the spring of 2003. The 2004 surveys found six rainpools on the project site with western spadefoot breeding in three of them. One of these pools is about 600 feet south of the Honby pipeline route, and the other two are over 2,800 feet away. CDFG CDFG -2 a. The 2004-2005 rainy season may have provided additional No surveys for western spadefoot were conducted for breeding pond habitat for WS within/near the project site. It the Honby pipeline project in the spring of 2005. The should be discussed in the FEIR if efforts were made to winter of 2004-2005 had above normal precipitation determine the presence of breeding pond habitat resulting from while the 2002-2003 winter was about average and the the most recent rainy season and if the project will impact these 2003-2004 winter was below average (based on rainfall areas. WS occupies habitat other than breeding ponds for much records from the Ventura County Watershed Protection of the year including upland habitat. The DEIR does not District). Higher than normal rainfall would have mention if WS are likely to be found within the proposed maintained water in the pools longer than in dry years pipeline foot print. The linear nature of the proposed project and could have kept water in small pools that normally increases the likelihood that WS may be taken during project do not contain water long enough for western implementation. spadefoot to complete their breeding cycle. However, higher rainfall would not create additional pools unless topographic depressions in soils with low permeability are present. No western spadefoot are expected to be

CLWA – Honby Pipeline 44 Final EIR Comment Commenter Comment Response No. present in the Phase 1 pipeline construction corridor (see Figure 2.1-1 in the EIR) through the Riverpark project site based on the 2004 survey results and the fact that most of the Phase 1 pipeline would be constructed within the extension of Newhall Ranch Road. The initial road grading would be completed prior to construction of the Honby pipeline project in that area. The remainder of the Phase 1 pipeline would cross areas to be graded as part of the Riverpark project and an undisturbed slope toward the existing . No breeding pool habitat was reported for that slope in the 2004 survey, and none is expected to be there even in very wet years.

The Phase 2 segment of the Honby pipeline traverses the Santa Clara River adjacent to the above-ground Los Angeles Aqueduct and then extends eastward to the Sand Canyon Pump Station (see Figure 2.1-1 in the DEIR). Whether the Santa Clara River crossing would contain western spadefoot can change over time as a result of deposition and scour caused by river flows that create depressions in which pools can form, but no suitable habitat was identified in the 2004 surveys. The sandy substrate of the river bed is very porous and is unlikely to hold water in pools once flow has stopped. Thus, potential pool habitats that may develop in wet years are not likely to persist or be present in normal to dry years. No pools suitable for western spadefoot breeding are expected to be present in or near the pipeline corridor on the south side of the Santa Clara River. Urban runoff from a V-ditch enters the river near the pipeline, but the water rapidly seeps into the ground. No pooling occurs. The parkway along the south side of the East Greenbrier Mobile Home Park is landscaped and regularly mowed, and it does not have depressions that would form pools in wet years. The remainder of the route is through a developed area with CLWA – Honby Pipeline 45 Final EIR Comment Commenter Comment Response No. no potential pool areas.

Western spadefoots generally disperse an unknown distance from breeding pools and spend the dry season in burrows. Based on the 2004 western spadefoot survey data and the location of the Honby pipeline relative to known breeding pool locations, individuals of the species are unlikely to be present within the pipeline construction corridor. The eastern portion of the Phase 1 pipeline (about 460 feet) outside the area to be graded as part of the Riverpark project is more than 1,400 feet from the closest know breeding pool. As spadefoots disperse away from the breeding pool, their abundance per unit area would decrease proportionately because the area in which an individual could be located increases with the square of the distance from the pool. Other portions of the pipeline corridor (particularly Phase 2) are not likely to support western spadefoots because no known breeding pools are nearby. CDFG CDFG -3 b. The DEIR fails to discuss cumulative impacts to WS Impacts of the Riverpark project were determined to be considering the proposed Riverpark development project in the significant for western spadefoot (Impact Sciences, Honby pipeline vicinity which will also result in adverse impacts Draft Environmental Impact Report for the Riverpark to WS and their habitat. Cumulative impacts to WS should be Development Project, for the City of Santa Clarita considered significant under CEQA unless mitigated below Department of Building and Planning, 2004). The significant levels. Honby pipeline project would cross through that project area after disturbances related to its implementation had occurred and thus would not increase the impacts to western spadefoot in that area. The only other location along the pipeline route where western spadefoot could potentially be present (i.e., areas that are not developed or landscaped) is the Santa Clara River. As discussed above in response CDFG-2, habitat for this species in or near the Honby pipeline project is unlikely to be present. Thus, the Honby pipeline project would not add to the significant impact of the Riverpark project. CLWA – Honby Pipeline 46 Final EIR Comment Commenter Comment Response No. CDFG CDFG -4 c. The DEIR does not propose specific mitigation measures for No unavoidable take of western spadefoot is potential unavoidable take of WS other than an incidental anticipated based on the information presented in mention of the removal of sedentary animals under the on-site response CDFG-2 above. To address the concerns monitoring section under Mitigation Measure BIO-1. Because expressed in this comment, however, a pre-construction the proposed project is to take place during the dry season when survey of the pipeline route through undeveloped areas WS are not active, it is unlikely that any meaningful salvage of (i.e., the Santa Clara River and its banks, excluding the WS will take place because they will be underground and not East Greenbrier Mobile Home Park landscaped readily visible to the biological monitor. parkway) would be conducted in the spring (March- April) to determine if any occupied breeding pools are d. The Department has observed that salvage of WS has been located in or near (within 500 to 1,000 feet of) the enhanced by wetting down the proposed work site prior to proposed construction corridor. If any such pools are conducting pre-construction surveys to bring WS out of identified, the following additional measures to avoid aestivation and to the surface where they can be more easily or minimize take of individuals would be implemented: detected/salvaged during the evening hours. Simulation of a rainfall event should be implemented as a mitigation measure A western spadefoot protection plan will be developed within WS habitat proposed for project disturbances. in coordination with the California Department of Fish and Game. It will include measures to salvage and relocate any individuals found in the work area. These measures may include watering the construction corridor in undisturbed areas within approximately 1,000 feet of identified breeding pools using a water truck followed by surveys by a qualified biologist in the evening. Any western spadefoots found would be captured and relocated. The number and duration of evening surveys as well as the relocation sites that are appropriate for the specific locations where the species was found will be set forth in the protection plan. CDFG CDFG -5 Protection of Native Birds – The DEIR appears to make no As noted above in CDFG-2, the portion of the Phase 1 mention of measures to avoid take of native birds during the Honby pipeline in Newhall Ranch Road would be nesting season which is when the project is proposed to occur. installed after the road was graded as part of the Riverpark project. The eastern part of Phase 2 is located a. The proposed project will result in the removal/disturbance in existing developed areas and also would have no of nesting habitat and therefore has the potential to directly breeding bird habitat. Therefore, no breeding bird impact a number of nesting native bird species. Migratory habitat would be removed as a result of constructing nongame native bird species are protected by international those portions of the pipeline. Vegetation clearing for treaty under the Federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) of pipeline construction through riparian scrub, river 1918 (50 C.F.R. Section 10.13). Sections 3503, 3503.5, and 3513 of wash vegetation, and Riversidian sage scrub would CLWA – Honby Pipeline 47 Final EIR Comment Commenter Comment Response No. the California Fish and Game Code prohibit take of all birds and remove potential migratory bird nesting habitat. This their active nests including raptors and other migratory would be a temporary effect because the habitat would nongame birds (as listed under the Federal MBTA). be restored after construction is complete (Mitigation Measure BIO-2 in the DEIR). CDFG CDFG -6 b. Proposed project activities (including disturbances to native Construction of the Phase 2 Honby pipeline across the and non-native vegetation, structures and substrates) should Santa Clara River would need to be completed in the take place outside of the breeding bird season which generally dry season for safety reasons, for compliance with runs from March 1-August 31 (as early as February 1 for raptors) Mitigation Measure BIO-3 (protection of unarmored to avoid take (including disturbances which would cause threespine stickleback and other sensitive aquatic abandonment of active nests containing eggs and/or young). species), and to meet expected permit requirements. Take means to hunt, pursue, catch, capture, or kill or attempt to This would result in work occurring in the river bed hunt, pursue, catch, capture or kill (Fish and Game Code Section during a portion of the breeding season for migratory 86). birds. The active part of the river channel has sparse river wash vegetation that is not expected to support c. If project activities cannot feasibly avoid the breeding bird bird nesting. Ground nesters, such as killdeer, however season, the Department recommends that beginning thirty days could nest in that area. The riparian scrub on both sides prior to the disturbance of suitable nesting habitat the project of the river and just west of Golden Valley Road could proponent should arrange for weekly bird surveys to detect any support breeding migratory birds such as yellow protected native birds in the habitat to be removed and any warbler, goldfinch, and bushtit. Riversidian sage scrub other such habitat within 300 feet of the construction work area is present on the slope at the eastern end of the Phase 1 (within 500 feet for raptors). The surveys should be conducted Honby pipeline corridor. This vegetation could by a qualified biologist with experience in conducting breeding support nesting by several migratory bird species such bird surveys. The surveys should continue on a weekly basis as California towhee and Bewick’s wren. Little or no with the last survey being conducted no more than three days nesting of native bird species is expected to occur in prior to the initiation of clearance/construction work. If a grassland and landscaped areas. Impacts to nesting protected native bird is found, the project proponent should birds would be less than significant because only delay all clearance/construction disturbance activities in suitable common species would be affected, if present, and few nesting habitat or within 300 feet of nesting habitat (within 500 individuals would be affected, which would not affect feet for raptor nesting habitat) until August 31 or continue the overall populations. Nonetheless, to address the surveys in order to locate any nests. If an active nest is located, concerns expressed in this comment, breeding bird clearing and construction within 300 feet of the next (within 500 surveys will be performed by a qualified biologist prior feet for raptor nests) shall be postponed until the nest is vacated to construction in accordance with the conditions of the and juveniles have fledged and when there is no evidence of a project Streambed Alteration Agreement from the second attempt at nesting. Department of Fish and Game. These conditions are likely to include nesting bird surveys within 300 feet of Limits of construction to avoid a nest should be established in construction activities (500 feet for raptors) at weekly the field with flagging and stakes or construction fencing. intervals for several weeks prior to the beginning of CLWA – Honby Pipeline 48 Final EIR Comment Commenter Comment Response No. Construction personnel should be instructed on the sensitivity of such activities. If an active nest is found, a buffer to the area. The project proponent should record the results of the protect the nest will be established in the field and recommended protective measures described above to document clearly marked to exclude construction activities until compliance with applicable State and federal laws pertaining to the young have fledged and when there is no evidence the protection of native birds. of a second attempt at nesting. All monitoring and survey results will be recorded. CDFG CDFG -7 2. Impacts to Riparian Resources – Section 3.2.2.1 of the DEIR The need for a Fish and Game Code Section 1600 titled, Regulatory Setting, fails to include Fish and Game Code Streambed Alteration Agreement is discussed in section Section 1600 et seq, pertaining to regulations regarding alteration 1.4 of the DEIR and was not repeated in section 3.2.2.1. of Department jurisdictional drainages. The DEIR states that the proposed project site includes 3.8 acres of CDFG jurisdiction and that the project will impact 4.8 acres of riparian, wetland, and stream vegetation.

a. The Department requires a Streambed Alteration Agreement (SAA), pursuant to Section 1600 et seq, of the Fish and Game Code, with the applicant prior to any direct or indirect impact to a lake or stream bed, bank or channel or associated riparian resources. The Department’s Issuance of a SAA may be a project that is subject to CEQA. To facilitate our issuance of the Agreement when CEQA applies, the Department as a responsible agency under CEQA may consider the local jurisdiction’s (lead agency) document for the project. To minimize additional requirements by the Department under CEQA the document should fully identify the potential impacts to stream and/or riparian resources to provide adequate avoidance, mitigation, monitoring and reporting commitments for issuance of the Agreement. It is recommended that the project proponent apply for a Streambed Alteration Agreement so that the Department may evaluate the site and confirm jurisdictional conclusions made in the DEIR. Early consultation is recommended, since modification of the proposed project may be required to avoid or reduce impacts to fish and wildlife resources. COE COE-1 In the above Draft Environmental Impact Report, your agency The EIR has been modified in response to this comment indicated that you would apply for a Nationwide Permit (refer to section 4) and now states that the U.S. Army Number 12 for the proposed utility line crossing to comply with Corps of Engineers has made a preliminary CLWA – Honby Pipeline 49 Final EIR Comment Commenter Comment Response No. Section 404 of the Clean Water Act. After reviewing the determination that the proposed pipeline is located in proposed project, the Corps has determined that the proposed the project area for the Natural River Management Plan utility line is located in the Natural River Management Plan (Permit No. 94-00504-BAH) and would be reviewed project area and impacts associated with these types of utility under the Natural River Management Plan verification lines projects have been previously analyzed in the Natural process. River Management Plan Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report (File Number 94- 00504-BAH). As a result, the Corps has determined it would be more appropriate for the project to be reviewed under the Natural River Management Plan verification process rather than the Nationwide Permit Program. Please reference the enclosed copy of the Natural River Management Plan permit for more information concerning the project verification process. SCAG SCAG-1 SCAG staff has evaluated your submission for consistency with Comment noted. the Regional Comprehensive Plan and Guide (RCPG) and the Regional Transportation Plan (RTP). The Draft EIR addresses SCAG’s policies and forecasts appropriately and has provided sufficient explanation of how the project helps meet and support regional goals. Based on the information provided in the DEIR we have no further comments. LADPR LADPR-1 The Notice of Availability for a DEIR for the Honby Pipeline The Santa Clara River Trail is a proposed 14.5 mile-long Project has been reviewed for potential impact on the facilities of multi-use trail, a portion of which would run along the this Department. The project may impact facilities under the northern side of the Santa Clara River in the project jurisdiction of this Department (County Trail System). The area. The trail is part of the Area pipeline project will traverse proposed County Trail #71 (Santa Plan, a component of the Los Angeles County General Clara River Trail). A construction detour for the trail will need Plan, for integrated trails. The City of Santa Clarita has to be provided, with path and scheduling to be approved by the adopted Los Angeles County’s plan for trails along the County. Santa Clara River, and the potentially affected portion of the trail is under the jurisdiction of the City (personal communication, Jeremy Bok, Planner, Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation, contacted June 13, 2005). As directed by the Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation, the City of Santa Clarita was contacted for further information regarding potential impacts to this trail. According to the City of Santa Clarita, construction of the trail is not likely to begin for one to two years (personal communication, CLWA – Honby Pipeline 50 Final EIR Comment Commenter Comment Response No. Joe Inch, Project Development Coordinator, City of Santa Clarita Parks Planning Division, contacted June 16, 2005). Honby pipeline construction is expected to be completed within one year, and construction would affect the north side of the Santa Clara River for only a limited amount of time. It is unlikely that the construction phases of the two projects would overlap. Once construction was completed along the north side of river, no impacts to trail access would occur because the pipeline would be buried. Impacts to the trail are not anticipated because the construction schedules of the two projects are not likely to overlap. Nonetheless, prior to the onset of construction in the vicinity of the proposed trail, CLWA would coordinate with the City of Santa Clarita to ensure that if the trail is in place, an appropriate detour would be provided.

CLWA – Honby Pipeline 51 Final EIR 1 4.0 CHANGES TO THE DEIR TEXT

2 Executive Summary and Chapter 1, Introduction

3 The following text from the DEIR page ES-7, lines 14-17 and page 1-4, lines 25-28 should be 4 deleted:

5 • Section 404 permits from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) for the pipeline and 6 associated construction activities (under section 12 of the Nationwide permit [NWP] for 7 Utility Line Discharges and section 33, which covers Temporary Construction, Access, 8 and Dewatering). 9 The above text should be replaced with the following:

10 • A permit pursuant to Section 404 of the Clean Water Act. The U.S. Army Corps of 11 Engineers has made a preliminary determination that the proposed utility line is located 12 in the project area for the Natural River Management Plan (Permit No. 94-00504-BAH) 13 and would be reviewed under the Natural River Management Plan verification process. 14 Executive Summary, Chapter 1, Introduction, Chapter 7, Alternatives, and Chapter 9, 15 References

16 The following citation from DEIR page ES-2, line 5, Page ES-22, line 6, Page 1-4, line 3, Page 7-1, 17 line 36, and Page 7-8, line 2 should be changed from :

18 • “CLWA 1988a” to “CLWA 1988”

19 Similarly, the following reference on Page 9-2, line 16 should be deleted:

20 • “ . 1988a. Capital Improvements Program.”

21 The following citation from DEIR page ES-8, line 13, Page 1-4, line 16, Page 1-5, line 26, Page 4- 22 15, line 31, Page 6-4, line 14, and Page 9-2, line 17 should be changed from :

23 • “CLWA 1988b” to “CLWA 1988”

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