D R A F T BERTHS 195-200A, WWL VEHICLE SERVICES AMERICAS, INC. PROJECT I N I T I A L S T U D Y / M I T I G A T E D N E G A T I V E D E C L A R A T I O N Prepared For: The Los Angeles Harbor Department Environmental Management Division 425 S. Palos Verdes St. San Pedro, CA 90731 May 2012 Berths 195-200A, WWL Vehicle Services Americas, Inc. Project Draft Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration Prepared for: Los Angeles City Harbor Department Environmental Management Division 425 S. Palos Verdes St. San Pedro, CA 90731 Prepared by: AECOM 1420 Kettner Boulevard, Suite 500 San Diego, CA 92101 May 2012 Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................... 1-1 1.1 CEQA Process ........................................................................................................................ 1-1 1.2 Document Format ................................................................................................................... 1-3 2.0 PROJECT BACKGROUND ......................................................................................................... 2-1 2.1 Project Location ..................................................................................................................... 2-1 2.1.1 Regional Setting ..................................................................................................................... 2-1 2.1.2 Project Setting ........................................................................................................................ 2-3 2.2 Project Background and Objectives ..................................................................................... 2-11 2.2.1 Project Background .............................................................................................................. 2-11 2.2.2 Project Goal ......................................................................................................................... 2-11 2.2.3 Project Objectives ................................................................................................................ 2-11 2.3 Project Description ............................................................................................................... 2-12 2.3.1 Project Elements .................................................................................................................. 2-12 2.4 Construction and Operation Activities ................................................................................. 2-19 2.4.1 Construction ......................................................................................................................... 2-19 2.4.2 Operation ............................................................................................................................. 2-21 2.5 Potential Responsible Agencies, Trustees, and City of Los Angeles Departments .............. 2-24 2.6 Anticipated Project Permits and Approvals ......................................................................... 2-25 3.0 INITIAL STUDY CHECKLIST ................................................................................................... 3-1 3.1 Environmental Factors Potentially Affected .......................................................................... 3-4 3.2 Determination ......................................................................................................................... 3-5 4.0 IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES ............................................................................ 4-1 4.1 Aesthetics ............................................................................................................................... 4-1 4.2 Agriculture and Forestry Resources ....................................................................................... 4-5 4.3 Air Quality .............................................................................................................................. 4-7 4.4 Biological Resources ............................................................................................................ 4-24 4.5 Cultural Resources ............................................................................................................... 4-28 4.6 Geology and Soils ................................................................................................................ 4-36 4.7 Greenhouse Gas Emissions .................................................................................................. 4-41 4.8 Hazards and Hazardous Materials ........................................................................................ 4-46 4.9 Hydrology and Water Quality .............................................................................................. 4-56 4.10 Land Use and Planning ......................................................................................................... 4-63 4.11 Mineral Resources ................................................................................................................ 4-65 4.12 Noise ..................................................................................................................................... 4-66 4.13 Population and Housing ....................................................................................................... 4-75 4.14 Public Services ..................................................................................................................... 4-76 4.15 Recreation ............................................................................................................................. 4-79 4.16 Transportation and Traffic .................................................................................................... 4-80 4.17 Utilities and Service Systems ............................................................................................... 4-86 4.18 Mandatory Findings of Significance .................................................................................... 4-89 5.0 MITIGATION MONITORING AND REPORTING PLAN ..................................................... 5-1 Page i Berths 195-200A, WWL Vehicle Services Americas, Inc. Project Draft IS/MND 5/15/12 Los Angeles Harbor Department Table of Contents 6.0 PROPOSED FINDING .................................................................................................................. 6-1 7.0 PREPARERS AND CONTRIBUTORS ....................................................................................... 7-1 8.0 ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ...................................................................................... 8-1 9.0 REFERENCES ............................................................................................................................... 9-1 APPENDICES Appendix A Air Quality Calculations – Daily Emissions LIST OF FIGURES Figure 2-2 Existing WWL Facility ...................................................................................................... 2-5 Figure 2-3 Land Use ............................................................................................................................ 2-7 Figure 2-4 Zoning ................................................................................................................................ 2-8 Figure 2-5 Proposed Project .............................................................................................................. 2-17 Figure 4.12-1 Unmitigated Pile Driving Noise Contours ....................................................................... 4-69 LIST OF TABLES Table 2-1 Summary of Project Components ..................................................................................... 2-15 Table 2-2 Summary of Construction Equipment ............................................................................... 2-19 Table 2-3 Construction Summary...................................................................................................... 2-21 Table 2-4 Project Activities Comparison .......................................................................................... 2-23 Table 4.3-1 SCAQMD Air Quality Significance Thresholds ............................................................... 4-11 Table 4.3-2 Construction Emissions Summary (Unmitigated) ............................................................. 4-13 Table 4.3-3 Construction Emissions Summary (Mitigated) ................................................................. 4-17 Table 4.3-4 Operational Emissions (Baseline 2011) ............................................................................ 4-18 Table 4.3-5 Operational Emissions (Proposed Project 2014) ............................................................... 4-19 Table 4.7-1 GHG Emissions ................................................................................................................. 4-43 Table 4.9-1 Sea Level Rise ................................................................................................................... 4-61 Page ii Berths 195-200A, WWL Vehicle Services Americas, Inc. Project Draft IS/MND 5/15/12 Los Angeles Harbor Department 1.0 Introduction BERTHS 195-200A WWL VEHICLE SERVICES AMERICAS, INC. PROJECT 1.0 INTRODUCTION The City of Los Angeles Harbor Department (LAHD) has prepared this Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND) to address the environmental effects of the Berths 195-200A WWL (WWL) Vehicle