Terminal Four Wharf, Warehouse, and Pile Removal Project Draft IS/MND
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Draft TERMINAL FOUR WHARF, WAREHOUSE, AND PILE REMOVAL PROJECT Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration Prepared for March 2020 California State Coastal Conservancy Draft TERMINAL FOUR WHARF, WAREHOUSE, AND PILE REMOVAL PROJECT Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration Prepared for March 2020 California State Coastal Conservancy 180 Grand Avenue Suite 1050 Oakland, CA 94612 510.839.5066 esassoc.com Bend Orlando San Jose Camarillo Pasadena Santa Monica Delray Beach Petaluma Sarasota Destin Portland Seattle Irvine Sacramento Tampa Los Angeles San Diego Oakland San Francisco 201700638 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. 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TABLE OF CONTENTS Terminal Four Wharf, Warehouse, and Piling Removal Project – Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration Page Chapter 1, Introduction ...................................................................................................... 1-1 1.1 Purpose of This Document .................................................................................. 1-1 1.2 Organization of This Document ........................................................................... 1-2 Chapter 2, Project Description .......................................................................................... 2-1 2.1 Project Purpose, Need, and Objectives ............................................................... 2-1 2.2 Project Location and Ownership .......................................................................... 2-3 2.3 Overview of Project Site ...................................................................................... 2-3 2.4 Construction Activities ......................................................................................... 2-7 2.5 Construction Best Management Practices and Other Environmental Protection Measures ........................................................................................ 2-18 2.6 Operation and Maintenance .............................................................................. 2-25 2.7 Required Permits and Approvals ....................................................................... 2-26 Chapter 3, Initial Study ...................................................................................................... 3-1 3.1 Environmental Factors Potentially Affected ......................................................... 3-1 3.2 Environmental Checklist ...................................................................................... 3-3 3.2.1 Aesthetics .............................................................................................. 3-3 3.2.2 Agriculture and Forestry Resources ...................................................... 3-6 3.2.3 Air Quality .............................................................................................. 3-8 3.2.4 Biological Resources ........................................................................... 3-13 3.2.5 Cultural Resources .............................................................................. 3-35 3.2.6 Energy ................................................................................................. 3-45 3.2.7 Geology and Soils ............................................................................... 3-46 3.2.8 Greenhouse Gas Emissions ................................................................ 3-49 3.2.9 Hazards and Hazardous Materials ...................................................... 3-51 3.2.10 Hydrology and Water Quality ............................................................... 3-55 3.2.11 Land Use and Planning ....................................................................... 3-58 3.2.12 Mineral Resources............................................................................... 3-59 3.2.13 Noise ................................................................................................... 3-60 3.2.14 Population and Housing ...................................................................... 3-63 3.2.15 Public Services .................................................................................... 3-64 3.2.16 Recreation ........................................................................................... 3-65 3.2.17 Transportation ..................................................................................... 3-66 3.2.18 Tribal Cultural Resources .................................................................... 3-69 3.2.19 Utilities and Service Systems .............................................................. 3-71 3.2.20 Wildfire ................................................................................................ 3-74 3.2.21 Mandatory Findings of Significance ..................................................... 3-75 Terminal Four Wharf, Warehouse, and Piling Removal Project i ESA / 201700638 Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration March 2020 Table of Contents Page Appendices A. Photographs: Existing Conditions at Terminal Four Wharf ............................................A-1 B. Air Quality Supporting Information .................................................................................B-1 C. Supplemental Material for Biological Resources ........................................................... C-1 List of Figures Figure 2-1 Project Site Location ........................................................................................ 2-4 Figure 2-2 Project Site, Access and Staging ..................................................................... 2-5 Figure 2-3 Demolition and Pile Removal Areas ................................................................. 2-8 Figure 2-4 Enhanced Rock Slope Protection Design Grading and Typical Cross Section ........................................................................................................ 2-14 Figure 2-5a Enhanced Rock Slope Protection Design Plan – Living Crown and Toe Treatment ............................................................................................ 2-15 Figure 2-5b Enhanced Rock Slope Protection Design Plan – Living Crown and Toe Treatment ............................................................................................ 2-16 Figure 2-6 Construction Schedule ................................................................................... 2-18 List of Tables Table 2-1 Selected Site Characteristics ........................................................................... 2-6 Table 2-2 Construction Equipment ................................................................................... 2-9 Table 2-3 Daily Truck Trips by Construction Activity ........................................................ 2-9 Table 3-1 Debris Removal Activities Emissions ............................................................. 3-10 Table 3-2 Potentially Jurisdictional Wetlands and Waters of the U.S. and the State in the Wetland Delineation Study Area .............................................. 3-32 Table 3-3 Removal and Addition of Fill to Tidal Waters (within 7.59 ft NAVD88) in the Project Area ...................................................................................... 3-33 Table 3-4 Landfill Classification and Capacity ................................................................ 3-72 Terminal Four Wharf, Warehouse, and Piling Removal Project ii ESA / 201700638 Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration March 2020 CHAPTER 1 Introduction 1.1 Purpose of This Document The primary purpose of this document is to present decision makers and the public with information concerning the environmental consequences of implementing the Terminal Four Wharf, Warehouse, and Piling Removal Project (project) proposed at Point San Pablo Terminal Four (Terminal Four or project site). A detailed description of the project is provided in Chapter 2 of this document. This draft Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND) has been prepared by the California State Coastal Conservancy (SCC) in accordance with the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)1 and the CEQA Guidelines.2 The SCC serves as the lead agency for development of this document (i.e., the public agency with principal responsibility for approving the project) and is also the applicant proposing to carry out the project. An Initial Study (IS) is prepared by a lead agency to determine whether a project may have a significant effect on the environment and is used to determine the type of CEQA document to be prepared. In accordance with State CEQA Guidelines Section 15070, a lead agency shall prepare a mitigated negative declaration (MND) when the IS identifies potentially significant effects but revisions are made to the project that would avoid or mitigate the effects to a point where clearly no significant impacts would occur. This IS/MND is being circulated for public and agency review. Written comments on the Draft IS/MND may be submitted by 5:00 p.m. on April 9, 2020 to: Marilyn Latta State