Flow Equalization & Resource Recovery Facility Levee Improvements & Bayfront Recycled Water Facility Project DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT SCH#2020050414 DECEMBER 2020 West Bay Sanitary District 500 Laurel Street | Menlo Park, CA 94025 This page intentionally left blank FERRF Levee Improvements and Bayfront RWF West Bay Sanitary District Draft Environmental Impact Report December 2020 Table of Contents i FERRF LEVEE IMPROVEMENTS AND BAYFRONT RECYCLED WATER FACILITY DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT VOLUME I - EIR TABLE OF CONTENTS EIR SUMMARY ........................................................................................................................... 1 S.1 Environmental Procedures .......................................................................................... 1 S.2 Type of EIR................................................................................................................. 2 S.3 Summary of Proposed Project .................................................................................... 2 S.4 Uses of this EIR .......................................................................................................... 3 S.5 Public Outreach ........................................................................................................... 4 S.6 Significant Impacts and Mitigation Measures ............................................................ 7 S.7 Alternatives to the Proposed Project ......................................................................... 23 Chapter 1 Introduction.............................................................................................................. 1-1 1.1 Project Overview ..................................................................................................... 1-1 1.2 Environmental Review Process ............................................................................... 1-2 1.3 Intended Uses of this EIR ........................................................................................ 1-3 1.4 Public Outreach ........................................................................................................ 1-4 Chapter 2 Project Description .................................................................................................. 2-1 2.1 Project Location and Site Description ..................................................................... 2-1 2.2 Project Components ............................................................................................... 2-18 2.3 Best Management Practices Included as Part of the Project .................................. 2-38 2.4 Project Objectives .................................................................................................. 2-45 2.5 Permits and Approvals Required by the Project .................................................... 2-46 2.6 Public and Agency Outreach ................................................................................. 2-47 2.7 References .............................................................................................................. 2-49 Chapter 3 Aesthetics .................................................................................................................. 3-1 3.1 Environmental Setting ............................................................................................. 3-1 3.2 Regulatory Setting ................................................................................................. 3-13 3.3 Project Impacts....................................................................................................... 3-15 3.4 Cumulative Impacts ............................................................................................... 3-22 3.5 Mitigation Measures .............................................................................................. 3-22 3.6 References .............................................................................................................. 3-23 Chapter 4 Air Quality ................................................................................................................ 4-1 4.1 Environmental Setting ............................................................................................. 4-1 4.2 Regulatory Setting ................................................................................................. 4-11 4.3 Project Impacts....................................................................................................... 4-14 4.4 Cumulative Impacts ............................................................................................... 4-25 4.5 Mitigation Measures .............................................................................................. 4-26 4.6 References .............................................................................................................. 4-26 FERRF Levee Improvements and Bayfront RWF West Bay Sanitary District Draft Environmental Impact Report December 2020 ii Table of Contents Chapter 5 Biological Resources ................................................................................................ 5-1 5.1 Environmental Setting ............................................................................................. 5-1 5.2 Regulatory Setting ................................................................................................. 5-13 5.3 Project Impacts....................................................................................................... 5-25 5.4 Cumulative Impacts ............................................................................................... 5-42 5.5 Mitigation Measures .............................................................................................. 5-44 5.6 References .............................................................................................................. 5-54 Chapter 6 Cultural, Historic, and Tribal Cultural Resources............................................... 6-1 6.1 Environmental Setting ............................................................................................. 6-1 6.2 Regulatory Setting ................................................................................................. 6-13 6.3 Project Impacts....................................................................................................... 6-19 6.4 Cumulative Impacts ............................................................................................... 6-23 6.5 Mitigation Measures .............................................................................................. 6-23 6.6 References .............................................................................................................. 6-25 Chapter 7 Geology and Soils ..................................................................................................... 7-1 7.1 Environmental Setting ............................................................................................. 7-1 7.2 Regulatory Setting ................................................................................................... 7-6 7.3 Project Impacts......................................................................................................... 7-8 7.4 Cumulative Impacts ............................................................................................... 7-11 7.5 Mitigation Measures .............................................................................................. 7-11 7.6 References .............................................................................................................. 7-13 Chapter 8 Hydrology and Water Quality ................................................................................ 8-1 8.1 Environmental Setting ............................................................................................. 8-1 8.2 Regulatory Setting ................................................................................................... 8-5 8.3 Project Impacts....................................................................................................... 8-10 8.4 Cumulative Impacts ............................................................................................... 8-19 8.5 Mitigation Measures .............................................................................................. 8-21 8.6 References .............................................................................................................. 8-21 Chapter 9 Land Use and Planning ........................................................................................... 9-1 9.1 Environmental Setting ............................................................................................. 9-1 9.2 Regulatory Setting ................................................................................................... 9-2 9.3 Project Impacts....................................................................................................... 9-28 9.4 Cumulative Impacts ............................................................................................... 9-31 9.5 Mitigation Measures .............................................................................................. 9-31 9.6 References .............................................................................................................. 9-31 Chapter 10 Noise and Vibration 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