DRAFT INITIAL STUDY/ MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION AVALON K-12 HVAC, ADA, CONTAMINATED SOIL REMOVAL AND NEW SYNTHETIC TURF FIELD PROJECT Avalon, CA (Los Angeles County) Prepared for: LONG BEACH UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Facilities Development and Planning Branch 2425 Webster Avenue Long Beach, CA 90810 Prepared by: CHAMBERS GROUP, INC. 5 Hutton Centre Drive, Suite 750 Santa Ana, California 92707 (949) 261-5414 July 2020 Avalon K-12 HVAC, ADA, Contaminated Soil Removal, & Synthetic Turf Field Project Draft IS/MND Avalon, California TABLE OF CONTENTS Page SECTION 1.0 – PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING ............................................... 1 1.1 PROJECT PURPOSE ........................................................................................................................ 1 1.2 PROJECT LOCATION AND SITE CHARACTERISTICS ........................................................................ 1 1.2.1 Project Site ....................................................................................................................... 1 1.3 PROJECT BACKGROUND................................................................................................................ 1 1.4 PROJECT GOALS AND OBJECTIVES ................................................................................................ 2 1.5 PROJECT DESCRIPTION ................................................................................................................. 3 1.5.1 HVAC, ADA, and New Synthetic Turf Field ....................................................................... 3 1.5.2 Building Materials Abatement, Delineated and New Discovered Contaminated Soil Removal ........................................................................................................................................ 4 1.5.3 Project Schedule .............................................................................................................. 5 1.6 REQUIRED PERMITS AND APPROVALS.......................................................................................... 9 1.6.1 Responsible Agencies ....................................................................................................... 9 1.6.2 Reviewing Agencies .......................................................................................................... 9 SECTION 2.0 – ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION ........................................................................... 10 2.1 ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS POTENTIALLY AFFECTED: .............................................................. 10 2.2 DETERMINATION ........................................................................................................................ 10 SECTION 3.0 – EVALUATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS.............................................................. 11 SECTION 4.0 – CHECKLIST OF ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ..................................................................... 13 4.1 AESTHETICS ................................................................................................................................. 13 4.1.1 Environmental Setting ................................................................................................... 13 4.1.2 Impact Analysis .............................................................................................................. 13 4.2 AGRICULTURE & FORESTRY RESOURCES .................................................................................... 15 4.2.1 Environmental Setting ................................................................................................... 15 4.2.2 Impact Analysis .............................................................................................................. 16 4.3 AIR QUALITY ................................................................................................................................ 17 4.3.1 Environmental Setting ................................................................................................... 17 4.3.2 Impact Analysis .............................................................................................................. 20 4.4 BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES ............................................................................................................ 27 4.4.1 Environmental Setting ................................................................................................... 27 4.4.2 Impact Analysis .............................................................................................................. 27 4.5 CULTURAL RESOURCES ............................................................................................................... 29 4.5.1 Environmental Setting ................................................................................................... 29 4.6 ENERGY ....................................................................................................................................... 32 4.7 GEOLOGY AND SOILS .................................................................................................................. 33 4.7.1 Environmental Setting ................................................................................................... 34 Chambers Group, Inc. ii 21131 Avalon K-12 HVAC, ADA, Contaminated Soil Removal, & Synthetic Turf Field Project Draft IS/MND Avalon, California 4.7.2 Evaluation ...................................................................................................................... 35 4.8 GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS ................................................................................................... 37 4.8.1 Environmental Setting ................................................................................................... 37 4.8.2 Impact Analysis .............................................................................................................. 37 4.9 HAZARDS AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS.................................................................................... 40 4.9.1 Environmental Setting ................................................................................................... 41 4.9.2 Impact Analysis .............................................................................................................. 41 4.10 HYDROLOGY AND WATER QUALITY ............................................................................................ 45 4.10.1 Impact Analysis .............................................................................................................. 45 4.11 LAND USE AND PLANNING ......................................................................................................... 48 4.11.1 Impact Analysis .............................................................................................................. 48 4.12 MINERAL RESOURCES ................................................................................................................. 48 4.12.1 Environmental Setting ................................................................................................... 49 4.12.2 Impact Analysis .............................................................................................................. 49 4.13 NOISE .......................................................................................................................................... 49 4.13.1 Environmental Setting ................................................................................................... 50 4.13.2 Impact Analysis .............................................................................................................. 51 4.14 POPULATION AND HOUSING ...................................................................................................... 56 4.14.1 Environmental Setting ................................................................................................... 56 4.14.2 Impact Analysis .............................................................................................................. 56 4.15 PUBLIC SERVICES......................................................................................................................... 57 4.15.1 Environmental Setting ................................................................................................... 57 4.15.2 Impact Analysis .............................................................................................................. 57 4.16 RECREATION ............................................................................................................................... 59 4.16.1 Environmental Setting ................................................................................................... 59 4.16.2 Impact Analysis .............................................................................................................. 59 4.17 TRANSPORTATION ...................................................................................................................... 60 4.17.1 Environmental Setting ................................................................................................... 60 4.17.2 Impact Analysis .............................................................................................................. 60 4.18 TRIBAL CULTURAL RESOURCES ................................................................................................... 62 4.18.1 Impact Analysis 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