MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION CHEVRON LONG WHARF MAINTENANCE AND EFFICIENCY PROJECT Recirculated October 2016 CEQA Lead Agency: California State Lands Commission 100 Howe Avenue, Suite 100 South Sacramento, CA 95825 Applicant: Chevron Products Company 841 Chevron Way Richmond, CA 94802 MISSION STATEMENT The California State Lands Commission provides the people of California with effective stewardship of the lands, waterways, and resources entrusted to its care through preservation, restoration, enhancement, responsible economic development, and the promotion of public access. CEQA DOCUMENT WEBSITE www.slc.ca.gov/Info/CEQA.html Geographic Location (Lease PRC 8818): Latitude: N121.411788 Longitude: 37.923881 NAD83 Datum Cover photo: Aerial Photo of Chevron Long Wharf (Image © 2016 Google) TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF TABLES .......................................................................................................... iv LIST OF FIGURES.......................................................................................................... v LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS ............................................................ vi GLOSSARY OF TERMS FREQUENTLY USED IN DOCUMENT ................................ ix EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .......................................................................................... ES-1 1.0 PROJECT AND AGENCY INFORMATION ............................................................. 1 1.1 PROJECT TITLE............................................................................................. 1 1.2 LEAD AGENCY AND PROJECT SPONSOR.................................................. 1 1.3 PROJECT LOCATION .................................................................................... 1 1.4 ORGANIZATION OF MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION..................... 1 1.5 PROJECT BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES............................................. 3 1.6 PUBLIC REVIEW AND COMMENT ................................................................ 5 1.7 APPROVALS AND REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS .................................. 5 2.0 PROJECT DESCRIPTION .................................................................................... 2-1 2.1 PROJECT OVERVIEW ................................................................................ 2-1 2.2 PROJECT ELEMENTS ................................................................................ 2-7 2.2.1 Overall Project Modifications............................................................ 2-7 2.2.2 Berth 1 Modifications........................................................................ 2-8 2.2.3 Berth 2 Modifications........................................................................ 2-9 2.2.4 Berth 3 Modifications...................................................................... 2-10 2.2.5 Berth 4 Modifications...................................................................... 2-11 2.3 SITE ACCESS, TRAFFIC, EQUIPMENT, & SCHEDULE ..........................2-12 2.3.1 Equipment...................................................................................... 2-12 2.3.2 Schedule ........................................................................................ 2-12 2.4 STANDARD IMPLEMENTATION MEASURES.......................................... 2-13 3.0 ENVIRONMENTAL CHECKLIST AND ANALYSIS .............................................. 3-1 3.1 AESTHETICS............................................................................................... 3-3 3.1.1 Environmental Setting ...................................................................... 3-3 3.1.2 Regulatory Setting............................................................................ 3-3 3.1.3 Impact Analysis ................................................................................ 3-4 3.1.4 Mitigation Summary ......................................................................... 3-6 3.2 AGRICULTURE AND FOREST RESOURCES............................................ 3-7 3.2.1 Environmental Setting ...................................................................... 3-7 3.2.2 Regulatory Setting............................................................................ 3-7 3.2.3 Impact Analysis ................................................................................ 3-8 3.2.4 Mitigation Summary ......................................................................... 3-8 3.3 AIR QUALITY............................................................................................... 3-9 October 2016 i Chevron Long Wharf Maintenance and Efficiency Project MND Table of Contents 3.3.1 Environmental Setting ...................................................................... 3-9 3.3.2 Regulatory Setting.......................................................................... 3-14 3.3.3 Impact Analysis .............................................................................. 3-20 3.3.4 Mitigation Summary ....................................................................... 3-30 3.4 BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES...................................................................... 3-31 3.4.1 Environmental Setting .................................................................... 3-31 3.4.2 Regulatory Setting.......................................................................... 3-36 3.4.3 Impact Analysis .............................................................................. 3-36 3.4.4 Mitigation Summary ....................................................................... 3-53 3.5 CULTURAL AND PALEONTOLOGICAL RESOURCES ............................ 3-54 3.5.1 Environmental Setting .................................................................... 3-54 3.5.2 Regulatory Setting.......................................................................... 3-55 3.5.3 Impact Analysis .............................................................................. 3-55 3.5.4 Mitigation Summary ....................................................................... 3-56 3.6 GEOLOGY AND SOILS ............................................................................. 3-57 3.6.1 Environmental Setting .................................................................... 3-57 3.6.2 Regulatory Setting.......................................................................... 3-58 3.6.3 Impact Analysis .............................................................................. 3-59 3.6.4 Mitigation Summary ....................................................................... 3-60 3.7 GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS ............................................................ 3-61 3.7.1 Environmental Setting .................................................................... 3-61 3.7.2 Regulatory Setting.......................................................................... 3-63 3.7.3 Impact Analysis .............................................................................. 3-63 3.7.4 Mitigation Summary ....................................................................... 3-66 3.8 HAZARDS AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS............................................. 3-67 3.8.1 Environmental Setting .................................................................... 3-67 3.8.2 Regulatory Setting.......................................................................... 3-68 3.8.3 Impact Analysis .............................................................................. 3-68 3.8.4 Mitigation Summary ....................................................................... 3-70 3.9 HYDROLOGY AND WATER QUALITY...................................................... 3-71 3.9.1 Environmental Setting .................................................................... 3-71 3.9.2 Regulatory Setting.......................................................................... 3-72 3.9.3 Impact Analysis .............................................................................. 3-73 3.9.4 Mitigation Summary ....................................................................... 3-76 3.10 LAND USE AND PLANNING ..................................................................... 3-77 3.10.1 Environmental Setting .................................................................... 3-77 3.10.2 Regulatory Setting.......................................................................... 3-77 3.10.3 Impact Analysis .............................................................................. 3-78 3.10.4 Mitigation Summary ....................................................................... 3-78 3.11 MINERAL RESOURCES............................................................................ 3-79 Chevron Long Wharf Maintenance ii October 2016 and Efficiency Project MND Table of Contents 3.11.1 Environmental Setting .................................................................... 3-79 3.11.2 Regulatory Setting.......................................................................... 3-79 3.11.3 Impact Analysis .............................................................................. 3-79 3.11.4 Mitigation Summary ....................................................................... 3-80 3.12 NOISE 3-81 3.12.1 Environmental Setting .................................................................... 3-81 3.12.2 Regulatory Setting.......................................................................... 3-86 3.12.3 Impact Analysis .............................................................................. 3-86 3.12.4 Mitigation Summary ......................................................................