Transcript SEWER AUTHORITY MID-COASTSIDE (SAM) WET WEATHER …

PUBLIC SCOPING MEETING
Draft Environmental Impact Report
for the
SEWER AUTHORITY MID-COASTSIDE (SAM)
WET WEATHER FLOW MANAGEMENT
PROJECT
August 28, 2007
Overview
• SAM Background
• Wet Weather Flow Management Project Overview and Project Details
• CEQA Process
• Summary of Analysis
• Next Steps
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SAM Background
• Sewer Authority Mid-Coastside (SAM) Serving
a Population of ~25,000
• SAM’s Regional System Includes:
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3 Main Pumping Stations
8-mile Wastewater Conveyance Line along Highway 1
Wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) in Half Moon Bay
Ocean Outfall
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SAM Background (Cont’d)
• 174 Sanitary Sewer Overflows Reported from
2000 to 2004
• USEPA Report to SAM; Increase Capacity
• SAM’s 2006 response to EPA report  Proposed
Wet Weather Flow Management Project
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Project Purpose and Objectives
• Prevent Untreated Sewage Overflows
• Contain Infiltration and Inflow during Storm Events
• Help Maintain Clean Beaches
• Efficiently Manage Wet Weather Flow through
System Conveyance &/or Storage Improvements
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Proposed Project
• PROJECT: Wet Weather
Flow Management Project
• LEAD AGENCY: Sewer
Authority Mid-Coastside
(SAM)
• LOCATION: Half Moon
Bay, California
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Wet Weather Flow Management
Project Components
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Two Options Being Considered
1. One underground 600,000-gallon tank
2. Approximately 8,850-foot underground pipeline
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Both options include improvements at the
existing Portola Pump Station in El Granada
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Project Area
Storage Tank Site at Portola
Pump Station
Coronado and Highway 1,
Facing South
Junction Box 2
Facing South on Highway 1
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CEQA - California Environmental
Quality Act
• Disclose Environmental
Impacts
• Reduce/Minimize
Environmental Impacts
• Disclose Agency
Decision Making
• Foster Inter-Agency
Coordination
• Include Public
Participation
Prepare an
Environmental
Impact Report
(EIR)
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CEQA Process
Notice of
Preparation
August 15 –
October 19,
2007
Comments
Draft EIR
May 2008
Comments
Final
EIR
Board
Certification
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Topics To Be Addressed in the EIR
• Hydrology/Water Quality
• Geology/Soils
• Biological Resources
• Cultural Resources
• Land Use/Recreation
• Agricultural Resources
• Air Quality
• Noise
• Traffic
• Hazardous Materials
• Visual Resources
• Public Services/Utilities
• Establish Measures to Mitigate Impacts
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Potential Project Impacts
• Construction-Related:
– Noise, Dust, Traffic, Erosion
– Best Management Practices (BMPs) will be
Implemented to Minimize Impacts
• Operation and Maintenance:
– Minimal Number of Staff
– Limited Impact to Traffic and Public Services
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Other Topics Required by CEQA
• Cumulative Analysis
• Growth-Inducing Effects
• Alternatives
– No Project
– Alternatives to the Project
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CEQA – Next Steps
• NOP Review Period – In progress
– Submit written comments to John F. Foley III at SAM
by October 19, 2007
• Preparation of the Draft EIR
• Publish Draft EIR: May 2008
• Incorporate Public and Agency comments
• Prepare Final EIR
• EIR Certification
• Project Approval
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Public Comments or Questions
John F. Foley III, Manager
Sewer Authority Mid-Coastside
1000 N. Cabrillo Highway
Half Moon Bay, CA 94019
email: [email protected]
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