Public Review Draft PV PENINSULA WATER RELIABILITY PROJECT Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration Prepared for November 2017 City of Rolling Hills Estates Public Review Draft PV PENINSULA WATER RELIABILITY PROJECT Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration Prepared for November 2017 City of Rolling Hills Estates 4045 Palos Verdes Drive North Rolling Hills Estates, CA 90274 Contact: Jeannie Naughton, AICP 2121 Alton Parkway Suite 100 Irvine, CA 92606 949.753.7001 www.pcrnet.com Irvine Sacramento Los Angeles San Diego Oakland San Francisco Orlando Santa Monica Pasadena Seattle Petaluma Tampa Portland Woodland Hills DPCIB03.EP Table of Contents Page CITY OF ROLLING HILLS ESTATES INITIAL STUDY CHECKLIST ......................................................................... IS‐1 ATTACHMENT A ‐ PROJECT DESCRIPTION ................................................................................................................ A‐1 A. Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................................ A‐1 B. Project Location and Surrounding Uses .................................................................................................................. A‐1 C. Environmental Setting .................................................................................................................................................... A‐1 D. Land Use and Zoning Designations............................................................................................................................ A‐6 E. Description of the Proposed Project ......................................................................................................................... A‐6 F. Construction Approach and Schedule ................................................................................................................... A‐14 G. Necessary Approvals .................................................................................................................................................... A‐17 ATTACHMENT B ‐ EXPLANATION OF CHECKLIST DETERMINATIONS ............................................................. B‐1 I. Aesthetics ............................................................................................................................................................................. B‐1 II. Agriculture and forestry Resources .......................................................................................................................... B‐8 III. Air Quality ......................................................................................................................................................................... B‐10 IV. Biological Resources ..................................................................................................................................................... B‐21 V. Cultural Resources ........................................................................................................................................................ B‐57 VI. Geology and Soils ........................................................................................................................................................... B‐63 VII. Greenhouse Gas Emissions ........................................................................................................................................ B‐68 VIII. Hazards and Hazardous Materials .......................................................................................................................... B‐73 IX. Hydrology and Water Quality ................................................................................................................................... B‐78 X. Land Use and Planning ................................................................................................................................................ B‐82 XI. Mineral Resources ......................................................................................................................................................... B‐84 XII. Noise .................................................................................................................................................................................... B‐85 XIII. Population and Housing ........................................................................................................................................... B‐106 XIV. Public Services ............................................................................................................................................................. B‐107 XV. Recreation ...................................................................................................................................................................... B‐111 XVI. Transportation/Traffic ............................................................................................................................................. B‐112 XVII. Tribal Cultural Resources ........................................................................................................................................ B‐116 XVIII. Utilities and Service Systems ................................................................................................................................. B‐117 XIX. Mandatory Findings of Significance .................................................................................................................... B‐119 Appendices Appendix A – Air Quality Data Appendix B – Biological Resources Assessment Appendix C – Cultural Resources Assessment City of Rolling Hills Estates PV Peninsula Water Reliability Project ESA i Table of Contents (Continued) Page Appendix D – Preliminary Geotechnical Report Appendix E – Greenhouse Gas Data Appendix F‐1 – Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Appendix F‐2 – Envirostor Database Search Results Appendix G‐1 – Construction Noise Data Appendix G‐2 – Generator Noise Technical Memorandum Appendix H – Native American Consultation Materials Appendix I – Related Projects Data List of Figures Figure Page A‐1 Regional Location and Project Vicinity Map ........................................................................................................ A‐2 A‐2 Proposed Alignment and Surrounding Uses ........................................................................................................ A‐3 A‐3 Existing Water Distribution Facilities ..................................................................................................................... A‐5 A‐4 Proposed Water System Components .................................................................................................................... A‐7 A‐5 Typical Pipeline Segment ............................................................................................................................................. A‐8 A‐6 Pipeline Alignment ‐ Montecillo Drive to Ball Fields ........................................................................................ A‐9 A‐7 Pipeline Alignment ‐ SCBG to Crenshaw Boulevard ....................................................................................... A‐10 A‐8 Pipeline Alignment ‐ Crenshaw Boulevard to Crest Road ............................................................................ A‐11 A‐9 Pump Station Site Plan ................................................................................................................................................ A‐13 B‐1 Simulation 1 ‐ View Southwest from Crenshaw Boulevard ........................................................................... B‐4 B‐2 Simulation 2 ‐ View Northwest from Sunnyridge Road .................................................................................. B‐5 B‐3 Simulation 3 – View North from Southbound Crenshaw Boulevard ......................................................... B‐6 B‐4 USFWS Critical Habitat ................................................................................................................................................ B‐35 B‐5 Impacts to USFWS Critical Habitat ......................................................................................................................... B‐41 B‐6A Impacts to Plant Communities ................................................................................................................................. B‐45 B‐6B Impacts to Plant Communities ................................................................................................................................. B‐46 B‐7A Impacts to Jurisdictional Features ......................................................................................................................... B‐48 B‐7B Impacts to Jurisdictional Features ......................................................................................................................... B‐49 B‐7C Impacts to Jurisdictional Features ......................................................................................................................... B‐50 B‐7D Impacts to Jurisdictional Features ......................................................................................................................... B‐51 B‐8 Noise Measurement Location and Noise Sensitive Receivers .................................................................... B‐93 B‐9 Generator Noise