PUBLIC SCOPING MEETING Draft Environmental Impact Report for the
SEWER AUTHORITY MID-COASTSIDE (SAM) WET WEATHER FLOW MANAGEMENT
PROJECT August 28, 2007 Slide 2 2 Overview SAM Background Wet
Weather Flow Management Project - Overview and Project Details CEQA
Process Summary of Analysis Next Steps Slide 3 3 SAM Background
Sewer Authority Mid-Coastside (SAM) Serving a Population of ~25,000
SAMs Regional System Includes: 3 Main Pumping Stations 8-mile
Wastewater Conveyance Line along Highway 1 Wastewater treatment
plant (WWTP) in Half Moon Bay Ocean Outfall Slide 4 4 SAM
Background (Contd) 174 Sanitary Sewer Overflows Reported from 2000
to 2004 USEPA Report to SAM; Increase Capacity SAMs 2006 response
to EPA report Proposed Wet Weather Flow Management Project Slide 5
5 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 Slide 6 6 Proposed Project
PROJECT: Wet Weather Flow Management Project LEAD AGENCY: Sewer
Authority Mid-Coastside (SAM) LOCATION: Half Moon Bay, California
Slide 7 7 Wet Weather Flow Management Project Components Two
Options Being Considered 1. One underground 600,000-gallon tank 2.
Approximately 8,850-foot underground pipeline Both options include
improvements at the existing Portola Pump Station in El Granada
Slide 8 Project Area Slide 9 Storage Tank Site at Portola Pump
Station Slide 10 10 Coronado and Highway 1, Facing South Facing
South on Highway 1 Junction Box 2 Slide 11 11 Prepare an
Environmental Impact Report (EIR) CEQA - California Environmental
Quality Act Disclose Environmental Impacts Reduce/Minimize
Environmental Impacts Disclose Agency Decision Making Foster
Inter-Agency Coordination Include Public Participation Slide 12 12
Notice of Preparation August 15 October 19, 2007 Comments Draft EIR
May 2008 Final EIR Comments Board Certification CEQA Process Slide
13 13 Topics To Be Addressed in the EIR Hydrology/Water Quality
Geology/Soils Biological Resources Cultural Resources Land
Use/Recreation Agricultural Resources Establish Measures to
Mitigate Impacts Air Quality Noise Traffic Hazardous Materials
Visual Resources Public Services/Utilities Slide 14 14 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 Slide 15 15 Other Topics
Required by CEQA Cumulative Analysis Growth-Inducing Effects
Alternatives No Project Alternatives to the Project Slide 16 16
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 Slide 17 17 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]
