DOCKETED Docket Number: 16-AFC-01C Project Title: Stanton Energy Reliability Center - Compliance TN #: 226417 PAL-3, Paleontological Resources Mitigation and Monitoring Program Document Title: (PRMMP) Description: N/A Filer: Marichka Haws Organization: California Energy Commission Submitter Role: Commission Staff Submission Date: 1/31/2019 11:24:15 AM Docketed Date: 1/31/2019 STATE OF CALIFORNIA – NATURAL RESOURCES AGENCY GAVIN NEWSOM, Governor CALIFORNIA ENERGY COMMISSION 1516 NINTH STREET SACRAMENTO, CA 95814-5512 www.energy.ca.gov January 14, 2019 Greg Lamberg Compliance Manager W Power 650 Bercut Drive, Suite A Sacramento, CA 95811 SUBJECT: Stanton Energy Reliability Center (16-AFC-01C), PAL-3, Paleontological Resources Mitigation and Monitoring Program (PRMMP) Dear Mr. Lamberg, In accordance with PAL-3, the CPM has reviewed and approved the Paleontological Resources Mitigation and Monitoring Plan (PRMMP). If you have any questions or concerns, please contact John Heiser, Compliance Project Manager, at (916) 653-8236, or by fax to (916) 654-3882, or via e-mail at [email protected]. Sincerely, John Heiser Compliance Office Manager Siting, Transmission, & Environmental Protection Division CONDITION OF CERTIFICATION PAL- 3 Stanton Energy Reliability Center (16-AFC-01) Paleontological Resources Mitigation and Monitoring Plan Prepared for California Energy Commission November 2018 Orange County Office 27001 La Paz Road, Suite 230 Mission Viejo, CA 92691 The undersigned is the primary author of this document: Dr. W. Geoffrey Spaulding Paleo West Archaeology Accepted by Stanton Energy Reliability Center, LLC Kara Miles President, Stanton Energy Reliability Center, LLC Contents Section Page Acronyms and Abbreviations ............................................................................................................... v Purpose and Background .................................................................................................................. 1-1 1.1 Project Location and Description ..................................................................................... 1-1 Project Implementation Schedule ..................................................................................................... 2-1 Geology and Paleontological Sensitivity ............................................................................................ 3-1 3.1 Disturbed Sediment/Artificial Fill ..................................................................................... 3-1 3.2 Quaternary Alluvial Deposits ........................................................................................... 3-1 3.3 Paleontological Sensitivity ............................................................................................... 3-1 Laws, Ordinances, Regulations, and Standards .................................................................................. 4-1 4.1 Federal Laws, Ordinances, Regulations, and Standards .................................................. 4-1 4.2 State Laws, Ordinances, Regulations, and Standards ...................................................... 4-1 4.3 Local Laws, Ordinances, Regulations, and Standards ...................................................... 4-2 4.4 Professional Standards .................................................................................................... 4-2 Monitoring and Mitigation Procedures ............................................................................................. 5-1 5.1 Responsibilities ................................................................................................................ 5-1 5.2 Project Protocol ............................................................................................................... 5-2 5.3 Construction Monitoring ................................................................................................. 5-4 5.3.1 Where Monitoring Will Occur ............................................................................. 5-4 5.3.2 Sampling: When and How Much ........................................................................ 5-4 5.4 Fossil Discovery Procedures ............................................................................................. 5-5 5.4.1 Discovery of Fossils during Construction ............................................................ 5-5 5.4.2 Avoidance of Fossil Discovery and Sampling Sites during Construction............. 5-6 5.5 Recovery of Discovered Paleontological Resources ........................................................ 5-6 5.6 Laboratory Procedures and Fossil Preparation ................................................................ 5-7 5.6.1 Microfossil Screen Washing and Picking ............................................................. 5-7 5.6.2 Macrofossil Preparation for Curation ................................................................. 5-8 5.6.3 Cataloguing and Identification ............................................................................ 5-8 5.7 Permanent Curation ........................................................................................................ 5-8 Final Report ...................................................................................................................................... 6-1 References ........................................................................................................................................ 7-1 Figures Figure 1.1 Site Location Map ........................................................................................................ 1-2 Tables Table 2.1. Major Project Milestones ............................................................................................ 2-1 Appendices Appendix A: Paleontological Resources Conditions of Certification Appendix B: Society of Vertebrate Paleontology Guidelines iii Acronyms and Abbreviations bgs below ground surface CEC California Energy Commission CEQA California Environmental Quality Act COC Condition of Certification CPM Compliance Project Manager CTG combustion turbine generator DAR Daily Activity Report DOI U.S. Department of the Interior EPA U.S. Environmental Protection Agency GE General Electric International, Inc. LORS Laws, ordinances, regulations, and standards MCR Monthly Compliance Report MW megawatt(s) PFYC Potential Fossil Yield Classification System PRM Paleontological Resources Monitor PRMMP Paleontological Resources Monitoring and Mitigation Plan Project Stanton Energy Reliability Center PRPA The Paleontological Resources Preservation Act PRR Paleontological Resources Report PRS Paleontological Resources Specialist SCE Southern California Edison SERC Stanton Energy Reliability Center STG steam turbine generator SVP Society of Vertebrate Paleontology WEAP Worker Environmental Awareness Program v SECTION 1 Purpose and Background Stanton Energy Reliability Center, LLC (SERC) has prepared this Paleontological Resources Monitoring and Mitigation Plan (PRMMP) for the Stanton Energy Reliability Center (SERC) in the City of Stanton, Orange County, California. This PRMMP has been prepared in accordance with Condition of Certification (COC) PAL-3 in the California Energy Commission’s (CEC) SERC Final Decision.1 The purpose of this PRMMP is to identify mitigation, monitoring, and compliance measures related to paleontological resources to ensure compliance with COC PAL-3 (see Appendix A). SERC agrees with and, when approved by CEC, will implement this PRMMP to satisfy the requirements of PAL-3. This PRMMP has been developed in accordance with the guidelines of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology (SVP) (SVP, 2010) and with those requirements identified in Section 3, Laws, Ordinances, Regulations, and Standards (LORS). This PRMMP has been prepared to address all ground disturbing activities associated with the SERC, including remediation, construction and operation. 1.1 Project Location and Description The SERC will be constructed at 10711 Dale Avenue in Stanton, Orange County, California (Figure 1) The project site is within an area zoned industrial, and it is located on two parcels with an approximate 3.98 combined acreage. It is on the Los Angeles coastal plain, approximately 68 feet above mean sea level. The proposed project site is bounded to the north by a vacant lot that serves as a Southern California Edison (SCE) transmission line right-of-way and commercial/light industrial uses; to the east by Dale Avenue and the SCE Barre Peaker power plant and, beyond that, SCE Barre Substation; to the south by Union Pacific Railroad tracks and a commercial storage facility; and to the west by the City of Stanton Corporation Yard. 1 [INSERT hyperlink to SERC Final Decision] 1-1 PROJECT MAP VICINITY MAP Santa Kern Barbara San Bernardino Ventura Los Angeles W Malvern Ave MAP Riverside LOCATION Orange San Imperial Diego |ÿ72 |ÿ91 Artesia Fwy |ÿ91 ¨¦§5 Katella Ave La Palma Ave Santa Ana Fwy |ÿ39 Lincoln Ave Beach Blvd EuclidSt BrockhurstSt ¨¦§5 Valley View St View Valley |ÿ72 Katella Ave HarborBlvd Chapman Ave 22 |ÿ Garden Grove Blvd Garden Grove Fwy |ÿ22 405 GoldenwestSt ¨¦§ |ÿ39 EuclidSt HarborBlvd BrockhurstSt Bolsa Ave W 1st Street Source: Esri World Imagery LEGEND Generator Tie-Line Natural Gas Pipeline Route 0 0.5 1 Project Site Miles $ Figure 1 Project Location - SERC and offsite Linears Stanton Energy Reliability Center AFC Stanton, California \\BROOKSIDEFILES\GIS_SHARE\ENBG\00_PROJ\S\SERC\MAPFILES\REPORT\2018\FIG_1 3-1_PROJECTLOCATION_P.MXD SLAW3