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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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  1. PUBLIC SCOPING MEETING Draft Environmental Impact Reportfor theSEWER AUTHORITY MID-COASTSIDE (SAM) WET WEATHER FLOW MANAGEMENT PROJECTAugust 28, 2007

  2. Overview • SAM Background • Wet Weather Flow Management Project - Overview and Project Details • CEQA Process • Summary of Analysis • Next Steps

  3. SAM Background • Sewer Authority Mid-Coastside (SAM) Serving a Population of ~25,000 • SAM’s 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

  4. 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

  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

  6. Proposed Project • PROJECT: Wet Weather Flow Management Project • LEAD AGENCY: Sewer Authority Mid-Coastside (SAM) • LOCATION: Half Moon Bay, California

  7. Wet Weather Flow Management Project Components • Two Options Being Considered • One underground 600,000-gallon tank • Approximately 8,850-foot underground pipeline • Both options include improvements at the existing Portola Pump Station in El Granada

  8. Project Area

  9. Storage Tank Site at Portola Pump Station

  10. Coronado and Highway 1, Facing South Facing South on Highway 1 Junction Box 2

  11. 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)

  12. CEQA Process Notice of Preparation August 15 – October 19, 2007 Comments Draft EIR May 2008 Comments Final EIR Board Certification

  13. 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 Topics To Be Addressed in the EIR

  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

  15. Other Topics Required by CEQA • Cumulative Analysis • Growth-Inducing Effects • Alternatives • No Project • Alternatives to the Project

  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

  17. Public Comments or Questions John F. Foley III, Manager Sewer Authority Mid-Coastside 1000 N. Cabrillo Highway Half Moon Bay, CA 94019 email: jack@samcleanswater.org

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