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SECTION 13 State Agency Comments and Responses 13.1 State Agency The following comment letters were received from state agencies on the West Basin Municipal Water District (West Basin) Ocean Water Desalination Project (Project) Draft Environmental Impact Report (Draft EIR). The comment letters are grouped together and are followed by all responses as indicated in Table 13-1. TABLE 13-1 LIST OF DRAFT EIR COMMENT LETTERS: STATE AGENCY Letter Page Response Page Letter Code Commenting Party Number Number CALT California Department of Transportation 13-3 13-59 CCC California Coastal Commission 13-4 13-60 CDFW California Department of Fish and Wildlife 13-19 13-91 CEC California Energy Commission 13-29 13-102 DTSC California Department of Toxic Substances Control 13-34 13-106 LARWQCB Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board 13-35 13-107 NAHC Native American Heritage Commission 13-46 13-137 SLC California State Lands Commission 13-51 13-138 West Basin Ocean Water Desalination Project 13-1 ESA / 170766 Final Environmental Impact Report October 2019 13. State Agency Comments and Responses This page is intentionally blank. 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