IS/MND for CVAG Whole Cottonseed Transload Facility Port of Stockton
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May 2020 Central Valley Ag Group Bulk Whole Cottonseed Transload Facility Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration for the Central Valley Ag Group Bulk Whole Cottonseed Transload Facility at the Port of Stockton Prepared for the Port of Stockton May 2020 Central Valley Ag Group Bulk Whole Cottonseed Transload Facility Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration for the Central Valley Ag Group Bulk Whole Cottonseed Transload Facility at the Port of Stockton Prepared for Prepared by Port of Stockton Anchor QEA, LLC 2201 West Washington Street 130 Battery Street, Suite 400 Stockton, California 95203 San Francisco, California 94111 Project Number: 160377-01.09 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 1 1.1 California Environmental Quality Act Process .......................................................................................... 1 1.2 Lead Responsible and Trustee Agencies .................................................................................................... 1 2 Project Description .................................................................................................................... 4 2.1 Project Location and Existing Setting .......................................................................................................... 4 2.1.1 Regional Setting ................................................................................................................................... 4 2.1.2 Project Setting ...................................................................................................................................... 4 2.2 Project Objectives ............................................................................................................................................... 6 2.3 Proposed Project Construction ...................................................................................................................... 6 2.3.1 Site Preparation .................................................................................................................................... 6 2.3.2 Site Improvements and Additions ................................................................................................ 6 2.4 Proposed Project Operations ......................................................................................................................... 8 3 Environmental Checklist ........................................................................................................... 9 3.1 Environmental Factors Potentially Affected ........................................................................................... 10 3.2 Determination .................................................................................................................................................... 10 3.3 Evaluation of Environmental Impacts ....................................................................................................... 11 3.3.1 Aesthetics ............................................................................................................................................ 12 3.3.2 Agricultural and Forestry Resources ......................................................................................... 17 3.3.3 Air Quality ............................................................................................................................................ 19 3.3.4 Biological Resources ........................................................................................................................ 25 3.3.5 Cultural Resources ........................................................................................................................... 30 3.3.6 Energy ................................................................................................................................................... 33 3.3.7 Geology and Soils............................................................................................................................. 36 3.3.8 Greenhouse Gas Emissions ........................................................................................................... 42 3.3.9 Hazards and Hazardous Materials ............................................................................................. 48 3.3.10 Hydrology and Water Quality ...................................................................................................... 54 3.3.11 Land Use and Planning ................................................................................................................... 58 3.3.12 Mineral Resources ............................................................................................................................ 59 3.3.13 Noise ..................................................................................................................................................... 60 3.3.14 Population and Housing ................................................................................................................ 65 3.3.15 Public Services ................................................................................................................................... 66 3.3.16 Recreation ........................................................................................................................................... 68 3.3.17 Transportation/Traffic ..................................................................................................................... 69 Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration i May 2020 3.3.18 Tribal Cultural Resources ............................................................................................................... 73 3.3.19 Utilities and Service Systems ........................................................................................................ 75 3.3.20 Wildfire ................................................................................................................................................. 79 3.3.21 Mandatory Findings of Significance .......................................................................................... 81 4 References ................................................................................................................................ 83 TABLES Table 1 Regulatory Agencies and Authority .................................................................................................... 3 Table 2 Proposed Project Throughput ............................................................................................................... 8 Table 3 San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District Significance Thresholds ..................... 21 Table 4 Annual Operational Emissions in San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District – Project (Tons per Year) ....................................................................................................................... 21 Table 5 Average Daily Operational Emissions On Site – Project (Pounds per Day) .................... 22 Table 6 Maximum Day Operational Emission in San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District............................................................................................................................................................ 22 Table 7 Operational Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Metric Tons per Year) ......................................... 46 Table 8 Project Vicinity Landfills ......................................................................................................................... 76 FIGURES Figure 1 Vicinity Map ................................................................................................................................................... 5 Figure 2 Site Plan ........................................................................................................................................................... 7 PHOTOGRAPHS Photograph 1 Aerial View of Undeveloped Proposed Project Site .................................................................. 13 Photograph 2 View from Project Site (Southwest Corner), Looking South.................................................. 14 Photograph 3 View from Project Site (Northeast Corner), Looking North ................................................... 15 APPENDICES Appendix A Special Status Species Potentially Present in the Project Area Appendix B CNPS List of Plant Species with the Potential to Occur in the Study Area Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration ii May 2020 ABBREVIATIONS AB Assembly Bill BMP best management practice BPS Best Performance Standard CAAQS California Ambient Air Quality Standards CARB California Air Resources Board CERS California Environmental Reporting System CEQA California Environmental Quality Act CFC chlorofluorocarbon CFR Code of Federal Regulations CH4 methane City City of Stockton CNEL community noise equivalent level CNPS California Native Plant Society CO carbon monoxide CO2 carbon dioxide CO2e CO2 equivalence CVAG Central Valley Ag Group dB decibel dBA A-weighted decibel Delta Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta DSP Development Standards Plan DTSC California Department of Toxic Substances Control EIR Environmental Impact Report EO Executive Order FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency FIRM Flood Insurance Rate Map FTA Federal Transit Administration GHG greenhouse gas GWP global warming potential