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DRAFT INITIAL STUDY/ MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION for the FORT ORD VILLAGE LIFT STATION & FORCE MAIN REPLACEMENT PROJECT Prepared for: Prepared by: Marina Coast Water District Denise Duffy & Associates 11 Reservation Road 947 Cass Street, Suite 5 Marina, CA 93933-2099 Monterey, CA 93940 September 2019 This Page Intentionally Left Blank Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of Contents ....................................................................................................................................... i Figures ....................................................................................................................................................... ii Tables ........................................................................................................................................................ ii Appendices ................................................................................................................................................ ii 1. Background Information ................................................................................................................... 1 2. Project Summary ............................................................................................................................... 3 2.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 3 2.2 Project Background ................................................................................................................... 3 2.3 Project Location ........................................................................................................................ 4 2.4 Project Description .................................................................................................................... 9 2.5 Project Goals and Objectives .................................................................................................. 12 2.6 Project Approvals and Permits ................................................................................................ 12 3. Environmental Factors potentially Affected ................................................................................... 13 4. Determination ................................................................................................................................. 15 5. Environmental Evaluation ............................................................................................................... 17 5.1 Evaluation of Environmental Impacts ..................................................................................... 17 5.2 Environmental Setting and Impacts ........................................................................................ 18 5.2.1 Aesthetics ........................................................................................................................ 18 5.2.2 Agricultural and Forestry Resources ............................................................................... 19 5.2.3 Air Quality ...................................................................................................................... 21 5.2.4 Biological Resources ....................................................................................................... 25 5.2.5 Cultural Resources .......................................................................................................... 43 5.2.6 Energy ............................................................................................................................. 46 5.2.7 Geology and Soils ........................................................................................................... 47 5.2.8 Greenhouse Gas Emissions ............................................................................................. 51 5.2.9 Hazards and Hazardous Materials ................................................................................... 53 5.2.10 Hydrology and Water Quality ......................................................................................... 58 5.2.11 Land Use ......................................................................................................................... 61 5.2.12 Mineral Resources ........................................................................................................... 62 5.2.13 Noise ............................................................................................................................... 63 5.2.14 Population and Housing .................................................................................................. 66 5.2.15 Public Services ................................................................................................................ 67 5.2.16 Recreation ....................................................................................................................... 69 5.2.17 Transportation ................................................................................................................. 69 5.2.18 Tribal Cultural Resources ............................................................................................... 71 5.2.19 Utilities and Service Systems .......................................................................................... 72 Fort Ord Village Lift Station & i Draft IS/MND Force Main Replacement Project September 2019 Table of Contents 5.2.20 Wildfire ........................................................................................................................... 74 5.2.21 Mandatory Findings of Significance ............................................................................... 75 6. Document Preparation & References .............................................................................................. 77 FIGURES Figure 1. Regional Map ............................................................................................................................... 5 Figure 2. Project Location ............................................................................................................................ 6 Figure 3. Site Photos .................................................................................................................................... 7 Figure 4. Project Overview .......................................................................................................................... 8 Figure 5. Site Plan ...................................................................................................................................... 10 Figure 6. Vegetation Types Map ................................................................................................................ 27 Figure 7. Special-Status Plant Species Map ............................................................................................... 28 Figure 8. Smith’s Blue Butterfly Habitat Map ........................................................................................... 29 Figure 9. Sensitive Habitats Map ............................................................................................................... 30 TABLES Table 1. North Central Coast Air Basin Attainment Status Summary as of January 2015 ........................ 31 Table 2. Estimated Annual Energy Use of Proposed Project ..................................................................... 47 Table 3. Vibration Velocities for Construction Equipment ....................................................................... 66 APPENDICES A. Fort Ord Village Lift Station & Force Main Replacement Project Biological Resources Report Fort Ord Village Lift Station & ii Draft IS/MND Force Main Replacement Project September 2019 1. Background Information 1. BACKGROUND INFORMATION 1. Project Title: Fort Ord Village Lift Station and Force Main Replacement Project 2. Lead Agency/Project Proponent Name and Address: Marina Coast Water District (MCWD), 11 Reservation Road, Marina, CA 93933 3. Contact Person & Phone Number: Michael Wegley, MCWD District Engineer, (831) 883-5925 4 Project Location: The project is located in California within the City of Seaside, in Monterey County; unincorporated Monterey County; and Fort Ord Dunes State Park (FODSP). Specifically, the existing Fort Ord Village Lift Station is located on the west side of Highway 1, within the FODSP, in unincorporated Monterey County, on assessor parcel number (APN) 031-051-001-000. The proposed replacement lift station would be located along Monterey Road, east of Highway 1, on the edge of a City of Seaside percolation pond, next to the existing gravity sewer pipeline within APN 031-051-023-000. The existing force main would be accessed via an unpaved road along the pipeline easement, starting at the west end of Gigling Road within APNs 031-141-004-000 and 031-141-002-000. Staging areas for construction would be contained within APN 031-141-004- 000. The new sanitary sewer force main (SSFM) is proposed to go under existing roadways from the new pump station to the MCWD’s Sanitary Sewer Manhole (SSMH) C6. Specifically, the new SSFM would follow Monterey Road, then turn into the U.S. Army housing area at Bougainville Road, turn onto Buna Road, then Kiska Road, and finally turn onto Okinawa Road, where it would reconnect to the MCWD’s SSFM. 5. Project Summary: The existing Fort Ord Village Lift Station and Force Main have exceeded their service life and require replacement. The existing