SOUTH COAST AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT VOLUME I: DRAFT FINAL SUBSEQUENT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT FOR THE SUNSHINE GAS PRODUCERS RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECT SCH No. 92041053 May 2011April 2012 Executive Officer Barry Wallerstein, D.Env. Deputy Executive Officer, Planning, Rule Development, and Area Sources Elaine Chang, DrPH Assistant Deputy Executive Officer, Planning, Rule Development, and Area Sources Laki Tisopulos, Ph.D, P.E. Planning and Rules Manager, CEQA and Toxics Susan Nakamura Prepared by: ARCADIS U.S., Inc. Reviewed by: Jeffrey Inabinet – Air Quality Specialist Steve Smith, Ph.D. – Program Supervisor Barbara Baird – District Counsel Veera Tyagi – Senior Deputy District Counsel Lauren Nevitt – Deputy District Counsel II THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK SOUTH COAST AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT GOVERNING BOARD CHAIRMAN: WILLIAM A. BURKE, Ed.D. Speaker of the Assembly Appointee VICE CHAIRMAN: DENNIS YATES Mayor, City of Chino Cities Representative, San Bernardino County MEMBERS: MICHAEL D. ANTONOVICH Supervisor, Fifth District Los Angeles County Representative JOHN BENOIT Supervisor, Fourth District Riverside County MICHAEL CACCIOTTI Councilmember, City of South Pasadena Cities Representative, Los Angeles County, Eastern Region SHAWN NELSON Supervisor, Fourth District Orange County Representative JANE W. CARNEY Senate Rules Committee Appointee JOSIE GONZALES Supervisor, Fifth District San Bernardino County Representative RONALD O. LOVERIDGE Mayor, City of Riverside Cities Representative, Riverside County JOSEPH K. LYOU, Ph.D. Governor's Appointee JUDITH MITCHELL Councilmember, Rolling Hills Estates Cities Representative, Los Angeles County, Western Region JAN PERRY Councilmember, Ninth District City of Los Angeles Representative MIGUEL A. PULIDO Mayor, City of Santa Ana Cities Representative, Orange County EXECUTIVE OFFICER: BARRY R. WALLERSTEIN, D.Env. THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK TABLE OF CONTENTS Final SEIR TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 INTRODUCTION AND EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................... 1-1 1.1 INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................................... 1-1 1.2 PURPOSE/LEGAL REQUIREMENTS ............................................................................................................. 1-3 1.2.1 PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS AND PREVIOUS DOCUMENTS ........................................................... 1-3 1.2.2 INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE ................................................................................................ 1-4 1.3 SCOPE AND CONTENT ............................................................................................................................... 1-5 1.4 RESPONSIBLE AGENCIES........................................................................................................................... 1-6 1.5 INTENDED USES OF THE FINAL SEIR ........................................................................................................ 1-7 1.6 AREAS OF CONTROVERSY ........................................................................................................................ 1-7 1.7 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – CHAPTER 2: PROJECT DESCRIPTION .................................................................. 1-9 1.7.1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................. 1-10 1.7.2 PROJECT OBJECTIVES.................................................................................................................. 1-10 1.7.3 PROJECT LOCATION ..................................................................................................................... 1-10 1.7.4 LAND USE AND ZONING ............................................................................................................... 1-11 1.7.5 SITE BACKGROUND ...................................................................................................................... 1-11 1.7.6 PROPOSED PROJECT .................................................................................................................... 1-11 1.7.7 CONSTRUCTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT ............................................................................... 1-12 1.7.8 OPERATION OF PROPOSED PROJECT ....................................................................................... 1-12 1.7.9 PERMITS AND COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS......................................................................... 1-13 1.8 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – CHAPTER 3: ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING ......................................................... 1-13 1.8.1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................. 1-13 1.8.2 AIR QUALITY .................................................................................................................................. 1-13 1.8.3 CULTURAL RESOURCES ............................................................................................................... 1-13 1.8.4 ENERGY ........................................................................................................................................... 1-14 1.8.5 GEOLOGY AND SOILS ................................................................................................................... 1-14 1.8.6 HYDROLOGY AND WATER QUALITY ........................................................................................... 1-15 1.8.7 NOISE .............................................................................................................................................. 1-15 1.9 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – CHAPTER 4: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES ........... 1-16 1.9.1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................. 1-16 1.9.2 AIR QUALITY .................................................................................................................................. 1-16 1.9.3 CULTURAL RESOURCES ............................................................................................................... 1-18 1.9.4 ENERGY ........................................................................................................................................... 1-19 1.9.5 GEOLOGY AND SOILS ................................................................................................................... 1-19 1.9.6 HYDROLOGY AND WATER QUALITY ........................................................................................... 1-20 1.9.7 NOISE .............................................................................................................................................. 1-21 1.10 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – CHAPTER 5: CUMULATIVE IMPACTS ................................................................ 1-22 1.10.1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................. 1-22 1.10.2 POTENTIALLY RELATED PROJECTS ........................................................................................... 1-22 1.10.3 AIR QUALITY .................................................................................................................................. 1-23 1.10.4 CULTURAL RESOURCES ............................................................................................................... 1-26 1.10.5 ENERGY ........................................................................................................................................... 1-27 1.10.6 GEOLOGY AND SOILS ................................................................................................................... 1-28 1.10.7 HYDROLOGY AND WATER QUALITY ........................................................................................... 1-28 1.10.8 NOISE .............................................................................................................................................. 1-29 1.11 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – CHAPTER 6: PROJECT ALTERNATIVES ................................................................. 1-30 1.11.1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................. 1-30 1.11.2 ALTERNATIVES REJECTED AS INFEASIBLE .............................................................................. 1-30 1.11.3 DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT ALTERNATIVES ............................................................................ 1-31 1.11.4 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS FROM PROJECT ALTERNATIVES ............................................... 1-31 1.12 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – CHAPTERS 7 AND 8: REFERENCES, ACRONYMS AND GLOSSARY ..................... 1-32 2.0 PROJECT DESCRIPTION ........................................................................................................................ 2-1 2.1 INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................................... 2-1 Final SEIR TOC-1 April 2012 SUNSHINE GAS PRODUCERS RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECT 2.2 PROJECT OBJECTIVES ............................................................................................................................... 2-4 2.3 PROJECT LOCATION 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