Terminal Island (Pier 400) Railyard Enhancement Project Draft Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration APP No. 171106-154 Prepared by: Los Angeles Harbor Department Environmental Management Division 425 South Palos Verdes Street San Pedro, California 90731 With assistance from: ICF August 2018 Los Angeles Harbor Department Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS Section Page DRAFT INITIAL STUDY/MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION .................................................. 1 1.0 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................ 1-1 1.1 CEQA Process ................................................................................................................. 1-1 1.2 Document Format ............................................................................................................ 1-3 2.0 PROJECT DESCRIPTION ........................................................................................................... 2-1 2.1 Project Location ............................................................................................................... 2-1 2.1.1 Regional Setting .................................................................................................. 2-1 2.1.2 Project Setting ..................................................................................................... 2-4 2.1.3 Land Use and Zoning .......................................................................................... 2-4 2.2 Project Background and Objectives ................................................................................. 2-5 2.2.1 Project Background............................................................................................. 2-5 2.2.2 Project Objectives ............................................................................................... 2-7 2.3 Project Description .......................................................................................................... 2-7 2.3.1 Project Elements ................................................................................................. 2-7 2.3.2 Construction ........................................................................................................ 2-9 2.3.3 Operation ............................................................................................................ 2-9 2.4 Project Permits and Approvals......................................................................................... 2-9 3.0 INITIAL STUDY CHECKLIST ................................................................................................... 3-1 3.1 Environmental Factors Potentially Affected .................................................................... 3-2 3.2 Determination (To Be Completed By The Lead Agency) ............................................... 3-3 4.0 IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES ............................................................................ 4-1 4.1 Aesthetics ......................................................................................................................... 4-1 4.2 Agriculture and Forestry Resources ................................................................................. 4-4 4.3 Air Quality ....................................................................................................................... 4-5 4.4 Biological Resources ..................................................................................................... 4-14 4.5 Cultural Resources ........................................................................................................ 4-32 4.6 Energy ............................................................................................................................ 4-33 4.7 Geology and Soils .......................................................................................................... 4-35 4.8 Greenhouse Gas Emissions ............................................................................................ 4-38 4.9 Hazards and Hazardous Materials ................................................................................. 4-42 4.10 Hydrology and Water Quality ........................................................................................ 4-45 4.11 Land Use and Planning .................................................................................................. 4-55 4.12 Mineral Resources ......................................................................................................... 4-56 4.13 Noise .............................................................................................................................. 4-57 4.14 Population and Housing ................................................................................................. 4-64 4.15 Public Services ............................................................................................................... 4-65 4.16 Recreation ...................................................................................................................... 4-67 Terminal Island (Pier 400) Railyard Enhancement Project Page i Draft Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration August 2018 Los Angeles Harbor Department Table of Contents 4.17 Transportation and Traffic ............................................................................................. 4-68 4.18 Tribal Cultural Resources .............................................................................................. 4-73 4.19 Utilities and Service Systems......................................................................................... 4-74 4.20 Mandatory Findings of Significance .............................................................................. 4-76 5.0 PROPOSED FINDING ................................................................................................................. 5-1 6.0 PREPARERS AND CONTRIBUTORS ....................................................................................... 6-1 7.0 ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ..................................................................................... 7-1 8.0 REFERENCES ............................................................................................................................. 8-1 Appendices A Air Quality Supporting Documentation B Pier 400 Railyard Train Volumes Terminal Island (Pier 400) Railyard Enhancement Project Page ii Draft Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration August 2018 Los Angeles Harbor Department Table of Contents Figures Figure 2-1 Regional Location Map ....................................................................................................... 2-2 Figure 2-2 Vicinity Map ....................................................................................................................... 2-3 Figure 2-3 Local Setting ....................................................................................................................... 2-5 Figure 2-4 National Rail Context .......................................................................................................... 2-6 Figure 2-5 Regional Rail Context ......................................................................................................... 2-6 Figure 2-6 Site Plan of Proposed Project .............................................................................................. 2-8 Figure 2-7 Rail Bridge Cross Section of Proposed Improvements ....................................................... 2-8 Figure 4.4-1 Pier Piling Biota, Rail Bridge (July 2018) ........................................................................ 4-15 Figure 4.8-1 GHG Emissions 2005–2015 .............................................................................................. 4-41 Figure 4.8-2 Actual GHG Emissions 2005–2015 and 2015–2050 GHG Compliance Trajectory ........ 4-42 Figure 4.10-1 Current Patterns in the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles Predicted by the WRAP Model (POLA and POLB 2009) ........................................................................... 4-46 Tables Table 4.3-1 SCAQMD Significance Thresholds for Daily Emissions and Ambient Pollutant Concentrations .................................................................................................................... 4-7 Table 4.3-2 Construction Emissions (pounds per day) ........................................................................... 4-9 Table 4.3-3 Peak Daily On-Site Construction Emissions ....................................................................... 4-9 Table 4.3-4 Daily Operational Emissions – Proposed Project (Pounds per Day) ................................ 4-11 Table 4.4-1 Managed Species Caught by Lampara Net, Otter Trawl, or Beach Seine Sampling in the Port Complex in 2013–2014 (MBC 2016) .................................................................. 4-18 Table 4.4-2 Threatened, Endangered, and Sensitive Marine Species with Potential to Occur in Project Area ....................................................................................................................... 4-21 Table 4.6-1 Fuel Use during Project Construction ............................................................................... 4-34 Table 4.6-2 Fuel Use during Project Operation .................................................................................... 4-34 Table 4.8-1 Estimated Project GHG Emissions (metric tons per year 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