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J. Draft PEIR Notification and Public Hearing Materials Appendix J Appendix J. Draft PEIR Notification and Public Hearing Materials APPENDIX J Draft PEIR Notification and Public Hearing Materials SF Planning Department Case No. 2005.0159E J-1 PEIR on SFPUC Water System Improvement Program / 203287 APPENDIX J1 Public Hearing Summary Summary of WSIP Draft PEIR Notification and Public Hearings The San Francisco Planning Department published the Draft Program Environmental Impact Report (PEIR) on the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission’s Water System Improvement Program (WSIP) on June 29, 2007. The public comment period to review the Draft PEIR began on Friday, June 29, 2007 with submittal of the Draft PEIR to the State Clearinghouse and the issuance of the Notice of Availability (NOA). The Draft PEIR and NOA included notification of the public comment period and public hearings, and announced that public meetings were to be held on September 5, 6, 18, 19, and 20 and written comments were to be accepted to be through October 1, 2007. After the public hearing on September 20, the San Francisco Planning Department scheduled an additional public hearing for October 11 and extended the official public comment period to October 15, 2007. Notification of Release of Draft PEIR The San Francisco Planning Department notified agencies and the public in writing regarding about the availability of the Draft PEIR and the public hearing dates and locations. The notification provided details on the comment process. The following methods of notification were used: Mailing List. A mailing list was compiled, including over 1600 contacts for direct mail and 300 for e-mail, representing affected federal, state, regional, and local agencies; federal, state, regional, and local elected officials; regional and local interest groups; member agencies of the Bay Area Water Supply and Conservation Agency (BAWSCA); other potentially affected water and irrigation districts; SFPUC Community Advisory Committee members; information repositories; media contacts; and individuals who attended the scoping and other past meetings on the WSIP PEIR. Draft PEIR and NOA. On June 29th, printed copies of the Draft PEIR were distributed to 70 state and local agencies, and 15 hardcopies of the Draft PEIR Summary, 15 CDs containing the full Draft PEIR, and one hardcopy of the Notice of Completion were delivered to the State Clearinghouse. Copies of the Draft PEIR or CDs of the draft document were also sent to 365 additional organizations and individuals. In addition, a Notice of Availability (NOA) of the draft document was distributed via first-class mail to the entire mailing list. SF Planning Department Case No. 2005.0159E J1-1 PEIR on SFPUC Water System Improvement Program / 203287 Appendix J1 Public Hearing Summary Meeting Notification. Notice of the initial five public hearings was provided to individuals and the general public through the following means: Direct mail of the NOA and notice of public hearings • On 6/29/07 the NOA, including notice of public hearings, was sent by first class mail to a contact list of approximately 1,627 entities (individuals or organizations). • On 8/27/07 a post card follow up notice of the public hearings and comment period was sent by first class mail to an expanded contact list of approximately 1,751 entities. E-mail notice of NOA • On 6/29-30/07 an electronic NOA and notice of public hearings was emailed to a list of 818 e-mails. • On 8/24/07 a follow-up email notice of the public hearings and public comment period was sent to an expanded e-mail list of 1,124. • On 10/8-9/07 an additional follow-up email notice of the public hearings and public comment period was sent to the e-mail list of 1,124 noticing the extended comment period and additional public hearing. Legal Notices Notices of the public hearings and information on how to obtain a copy of the Draft PEIR and provide public comment were placed and run in the legal classified section of the following newspapers on the following dates: • Modesto Bee, 6/29/07 and 7/13/07 • San Francisco Chronicle, 6/29/07 • Sonora Union Democrat, 7/2/07 • San Mateo County Times 6/29/07 • Stockton Record, 7/3/07 Display Ads Display ads with information about the public meetings and information on how to obtain a copy of the Draft PEIR and provide public comment were placed and run in the following newspapers on the following dates: • Modesto Bee, 8/27/07 • San Mateo County Times, 9/7/07 • Sonoma Union Democrat, 8/27/07 • SF Examiner, 9/10/07 • Stockton Record, 9/10/07 Website The SFPUC updated the WSIP PEIR webpage on sfwater.org (http://PEIR.sfwater.org) to include the NOA and notice of public hearings, and similar information was posted on the Planning Department’s website at www.sfgov.org/site/planning/mea. SF Planning Department Case No. 2005.0159E J1-2 PEIR on SFPUC Water System Improvement Program / 203287 Appendix J1 Public Hearing Summary Information Repositories Printed copies of the Draft PEIR and associated reference materials (in some cases as noted below), as well as the NOA and notice of the public hearings were posted in the following locations: • Alameda County/City of Fremont Library (copy of Draft PEIR and associated reference materials) • San Francisco Main Library (copy of Draft PEIR and associated reference materials) • Stockton – San Joaquin County Public Library (copy of Draft PEIR and associated reference materials) • City of San Mateo Main Library (copy of Draft PEIR and associated reference materials) • San Jose – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library (copy of Draft PEIR and associated reference materials) • Modesto Library (copy of Draft PEIR and associated reference materials) • San Francisco Planning Department (copy of Draft PEIR only is available) • San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, by appointment (copy of Draft PEIR and associated reference materials) • Tuolumne County Library (copy of Draft PEIR and associated reference materials) In addition, a copy of the Draft PEIR was posted to www.sfgov.org/planning/mea on June 29th and a link on the http:PEIR.sfwater.org Web site directed viewers to the www.sfgov.org Web site for document review. Table J-1 presents a breakdown of the categories of recipients who were on the mailing list: TABLE J-1 NUMBER OF RECIPIENTS ON MAILING LIST FOR DRAFT PEIR AND NOA Number of Recipients of Public Hearing Notices Number of Number of (NOA, E-notice Recipients of Public Recipients of and/or Postcard Hearing Notices and Category Draft PEIR notice) Draft PEIR Federal Agencies/Elected Officials 25 70 95 State and Regional Agencies/Elected Officials 42 118 160 Local Agencies/Elected Officials 66 566 632 Water Agencies/Irrigation Districts 85 238 323 Special Interest and Environmental Groups 79 256 335 Businesses or other Organizations 64 83 147 Media, Libraries, and Individuals 76 166 242 TOTAL 437a 1,497b 1,934 a Received either printed copy or CD b Received at least one notice (printed copy NOA, email notice, or postcard notice) SF Planning Department Case No. 2005.0159E J1-3 PEIR on SFPUC Water System Improvement Program / 203287 Appendix J1 Public Hearing Summary Public Hearings on Draft PEIR The San Francisco Planning Department held public hearings at five locations along or near the SFPUC’s regional water system during September 2007 and one public hearing in San Francisco in October 2007. The locations and dates of the meetings, and approximate number of attendees, are noted below. 1. Sonora: Wednesday, September 5, 2007 (Sonora Opera House) Approximately 92 attendees based on sign-in sheets, including: • Government agencies: Tuolumne County CAO’s Office, Office of Congressman George Radanovich, Tuolumne County Board of Supervisors, Tuolumne Utilities District, • Water agencies: Turlock Irrigation District, Bay Area Water Supply and Conservation Agency (BAWSCA) • Environmental interests: Restore Hetch Hetchy, Tuolumne River Trust, Sierra Club, Stanislaus National Forest, California Native Plant Society, Review Trust, Land Trust, Audubon, Central Sierra Environmental Resource Center • Commercial interests: Condor Earth Tech., Arta River Trips, • Other interests: Bramlette Consulting, RHN, CSCN, Tuolumne County Farm Bureau • Media: Clarke Broadcasting, KVMV, Star 92.7, 93.5 KKBN • Public Citizens 25 total speakers (21 unique speakers since some speakers spoke more than once): • Stan Kellog, Tuolumne County Farm Bureau • Dolores Boutin, Tuolumne River Trust, Sierra Club, Save the Bay • Cynthia King, Tuolumne River Trust • Fred Boutin • Nicole Sandkulla, Bay Area Water Supply and Conservation Agency • Bob Hackamack, Restore Hetch Hetchy • Jerry Cadagan • Galen Weston, Tuolumne River Trust • Darryl Bramlette, Bramlette Consulting • Ellie Owen • Patricia Elliott • Jimmy Gado • Pete Kampa, Tuolumne Utilities District • Jon Sturtevant • Ron Pickup • Doris Grinn • Jim Grinnell • Noah Hughes • Robert Gelman • Joseph Day, Tuolumne Utilities District SF Planning Department Case No. 2005.0159E J1-4 PEIR on SFPUC Water System Improvement Program / 203287 Appendix J1 Public Hearing Summary 2. Modesto: Thursday, September 6, 2007 (Thomas Downey High School Cafeteria) Approximately 54 attendees based on sign-in sheet, including: • Government agencies: Tuolumne River Regional Park, Stanislaus County, Stanislaus County Department of Environmental Resources, Waterford River Park, National Resource Conservation Service (NRCS), • Water agencies: Turlock Irrigation District, Bay Area Water Supply and Conservation Agency (BAWSCA), California Department of Water Resources, Oakdale Irrigation
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