HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 1978-06-21COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT NO.2
OF ORANGE COUNTY,CALIFORNIA
MINUTES OF ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING
June 21,1978 -7:30 p.m.
Brea City Hall
401 S.Brea Boulevard
Brea,California
Pursuant to adjournment of the regular meeting held June 14,1978,the
Board of Directors of County Sanitation District No.2 of Orange County,
California,met in an adjourned regular meeting at the above hour and date,
at the Brea City Hall.
The Chairman called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m.The roll was called,
and the Secretary pro tern reported a quorum present.
DIRECTORS PRESENT:Henry Wedaa (Chairman),Donald Holt,
Sam Cooper,Vernon Evans,Beth Graham)
Bernard Houston,Bob Perry,Roger Stanton
and Louis Velasquez
DIRECTORS ABSENT:Ralph Clark,John Seymour and Don Smith
STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT:Fred A.Harper,General Manager and
Secretary pro tern,Dennis Reid and Ray
Young
OTHERS PRESENT:Director David Ortiz
Appointment of Secretary Moved,seconded and duly carried:
pro tern
That Fred A.Harper be,and is hereby,
appointed Secretary pro tern in the absence of J.Wayne Sylvester,District’s
Secretary.
Hearing re Draft EIR on This being the time and place fixed for
Carbon Canyon Facilities public hearing on the Draft EIR on the
Plan Carbon Canyon Facilities Plan,the Chairman
declared the hearing open at 7:35 p.m.
Receive and file actions Moved,seconded and duly carried:
to date re Draft EIR
That the statement of actions to
date re Environmental Impact Report for Carbon Canyon Facilities Plan
be,and is hereby,received and ordered filed.
Receive and file written Moved,seconded and duly carried:
comments re Draft EIR
That the written comments received
relative to the Draft EIR on Carbon Canyon Facilities Plan be,and
are hereby,received and ordered filed as follows:
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City of Brea
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7/07/77 EI~
State of California,State Water Resources
Control Board,Division of Water Quality 7/08/77
State of California,State Water Resources
Control Board,Division of Water Quality 8/04/77
City of Brea 10/14/77
City of God,Saint Joseph’s Hill of Hope 1/09/78
Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority 1/09/78
County of Orange,Environmental Management
Agency,Advance Planning Division 1/12/78
Don McBride Company 1/26/78
State of California,State Water Resources
Control Board,Division of Water Quality 1/30/78
County of San Bernardino,Environmental
Improvement Agency 2/15/78
Southern California Association of Governments 3/08/78
State of California,Department of parks
and Recreation 4/20/78
State of California,Department of Fish
and Game 4/27/78
State of California,State Water Resources
Control Board,Division of Water Quality 4/27/78
State of California,Department of
Transportation 4/28/78
Discussion re Dennis Reid,District?s Senior
Draft EIR Engineer,referred Directors to the
staff report on the Carbon Canyon
Facilities Plan and Draft BIR,dated June 15,1978,and reviewed same
as follows:
The Carbon Canyon drainage area was identified in the Regional
Water Quality Control Board’s (RWQCB)Basin Plan as an area
that was experiencing problems with the existing sewerage
disposal systems and did not meet the water quality objec
tives for the Santa Ana River Basin.The area was placed
on the Grant Funded Project list by the RWQCB and on August
11,1976,Sanitation District No.2 filed a grant application
with the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB)and
Federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)and entered
into a joint agreement to conduct the study,as lead agency,
with the City of Brea and Chino Basin Municipal Water District.
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The Facilities Plan Report investigates the feasibility of
sewerage service for the Carbon Canyon area,and the
Environmental Impact Report the resultant impacts.Four
alternatives are discussed,with No.1 being the recommended
alternative by the Facilities Plan consultant.
1.Sewering to County Sanitation District No.2 of
Orange County system -$3.1 million capital cost.
2.Construction of local treatment plants -$3.4
million capital cost.
3.Upgrade existing treatment and disposal systems -
$1.1 million capital cost.
4.No project
The RWQCB has documented that the present sewage systems and
their operation are deficient in nature and generally recog
nized as a temporary solution until the problem of total waste
disposal is solved in the study area.
The consultant’s recommendation includes serving an area in
the City of Brea which is outside District No.2 and an area
in San Bernardino County.The District No.2 adopted Master
Plan at this point has no provision for serving the area outside
the county line and it would require Board action to do such.
Since the project has been out for public review,a number of
important factors now make Alternative No.3 the most feasible.
The factors are:
The S1~1RCB found insufficient justification for the
lower reaches of the project below Carbon Canyon
Dam to serve the existing population and considered
it growth-inducing.
The SCAG Executive Committee ruled that the upper
portion of the project (San Bernardino County)was
inconsistent with regional growth forecast policies.
The project funding eligibility based on E-O popula
tion forecast was estimated to be 2,500 people.
Actual estimates for the Facilities Plan are about
10,000 people.If State and Federal funding were
received,there would be severe growth restrictions.
To solve the problem at the local level,it is recommended that
Sanitation District No.2 build the Carbon Canyon Dam Interceptor
to the Dam and amend the Master Plan to take over the pump station
above the Dam and build a new one.Brea would retain the park
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sewer system and build a line to connect the ponds and take
them out of service.At present,Brea has a connection from
the ponds via a line to the park system to handle overflows.
A monthly fee will have to be levied against the homeowners
for sewer service,or a contract entered into with the City,
or the area must annex (which would cost about $140,000).
This could be handled by an assessment district which is
apparently already in the formative stage.
The District can proceed and build its amended Master Plan
Facilities now.Before Brea builds its link from the park
and ponds it must annex those areas that the ponds serve.
Estimated cost to Brea for annexation and construction is
$400,000.Brea will have to resolve this cost issue with
the property owners.
It is the staff’s recommendation at this time to conclude
the public hearing process on the EIR and have the District’s
consultant finalize the EIR.(This will require an amendment
to the contract because the recommended alternative modifications
require additional work).The Facilities Plan and EIR would
then be submitted to the EPA and SWRCB for the District to
receive full payment for the Step I Grant work.
Oral Comments re The Chair then recognized the
Draft EIR following persons,who addressed the (J~
Board regarding the Draft LIR:Mr.
Ron White,4061 Germander,Irvine,California,representing Heritage
Development,who requested a clerification of the recommended Alterna
tive 3,and stated that his firm was in favor of the formation of an
assessment district to provide the local system;and Mr.Milo Keith
of Keith and Associates,1525 South Grand Avenue,Santa Ana,California,
Brea’s City Engineer,who offered to answer any questions on behalf of
the City.
Close Public Hearing The Board then entered into a general
discussion concerning the alternatives
for serving the Carbon Canyon area,following which the Chairman declared
the hearing closed at 7:50 p.m.
Directing staff and con Moved,seconded and duly carried:
sulting engineer to prepare
Final EIR re Carbon Canyon That the staff and consulting engineer be,
Facilities Plan and are hereby,directed to prepare the
Final Environmental Impact Report on
Carbon Canyon Facilities Plan.
Approving Amendment No.1 Moved,seconded and duly carried:
to agreement with ECOS for
preparation of Final EIR on That the Board of Directors hereby adopts
Carbon Canyon Facilities Plan Resolution No.78-123-2,approving (J~
Amendment No.1 to agreement with ECOS
Management Criteria for preparation of Final Environmental Impact Report on
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Carbon Canyon Facilities Plan,ona per diem fee basis for a maximum amount
not to exceed $2,000.00.A certified copy of this resolution is attached
hereto and made a part of these minutes.
Adjournment Moved,seconded and duly carried:
That this-meeting of the Board of Directors
-of County Sanitation District No.2 be adjourned to 6:00 p.m.,June 22,1978.
The Chairman then declared the meeting so adjourned at 7:55 p.m.,June 21,
1978.
Chairman of the Board of Directors
County Sanitation District No.2
-of Orange County,California
Secretary of the Board of Directors
County Sanitation District No.2
of Orange County1 California
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