HomeMy WebLinkAboutOCSD 12-02RESOLUTION NO. OCSD 12-02
CERTIFYING THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT FOR
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE OUTFALL LAND SECTION AND OCEAN
OUTFALL BOOSTER PUMP STATION PIPING REHABILITATION;
MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL
EFFECTS OF ALTERNATIVE 2 IDENTIFIED IN THE FINAL
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT; ADOPTING A STATEMENT OF
OVERRIDING CONSIDERATIONS; ADOPTING A MITIGATION
MONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM; AND APPROVING THE
OUTFALL LAND SECTION AND OCEAN OUTFALL BOOSTER PUMP
STATION PIPING REHABILITATION PROJECT (ALTERNATIVE 2)
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Orange County Sanitation District (OCSD or
Sanitation District), is considering the approval of the Outfall Land Section and Ocean Outfall
Booster Pump Station Piping Rehabilitation, which consists of the inspection, condition
assessment and rehabilitation of the ocean outfall system from Surge Tower 2, within the
boundaries of Treatment Plant No.2 (Plant 2), across the edge of the Talbert Marsh, to the
junction box (Beach Box) located at Huntington State Beach in the City of Huntington Beach (the
Project); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970 (Public
Resources Code sections 21000 et. seq. (CEQA), as amended, and the CEQA Guidelines (Cal.
Code Regs., Title 14, sections 15000 et.seq. ), Environmental Science Associates (ESA) under the
direction of the Sanitation District as the lead agency for the Project, prepared a Draft
Environmental Impact Report (the "Draft EIR") for the Project that assesses the significant
environmental impacts of the Project, identifies mitigation measures, and identifies alternatives to
the Project; and
WHEREAS, the Draft EIR analyzed in project level detail the environmental effects of two
different alternatives; and
WHEREAS, Alternative 1 would construct a temporary bypass structure downstream of the
Beach Box to convey effluent from the 78-inch diameter, one-mile outfall ("Short Outfall") to the
120-inch diameter, five-mile outfall ("Long Outfall") prior to discharge to the ocean enabling the
Long Outfall system to be taken out of service in year 2014, for inspection, condition assessment,
and rehabilitation without discharging effluent through the Short Outfall; and
WHEREAS, under Alternative 2, effluent would be discharged through the Short Outfall to
the ocean for four to six weeks in order to take the Long Outfall system out of service for the
required inspection, condition assessment and rehabilitation as soon as possible, starting in 2012;
and
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Sanitation District (Board) is presently
considering the certification of an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) pursuant to CEQA for the
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Outfall Land Section and Ocean Outfall Booster Pump Station Piping Rehabilitation; and
WHEREAS, the Sanitation District has identified Alternative 2, with implementation of
construction Options A or C, evaluated in the EIR as the recommended Project; and
WHEREAS, the Sanitation District has consulted with other public agencies and the
general public, and provided such agencies and the public with opportunities to provide written
and oral comments on the Project and the Draft EIR including a public review period of 45 days
which commenced on December 14, 2011 and ended on January 27, 2012; and
WHEREAS, on January 12, 2012, Sanitation District Staff held a duly-noticed public
hearing to provide a further opportunity for public agencies and the general public to comment
on the Draft EIR; and
WHEREAS, the Sanitation District has reviewed the comments received and responded to
the significant environmental concerns raised during the review and consultation process; and
WHEREAS, the comments and recommendations received on the Draft EIR, either in full
or in summary, together with the Sanitation District's responses to significant environmental
concerns raised in the review and consultation process, have been included in the Final EIR; and
WHEREAS, the Final EIR, including, the Draft EIR comments on the Draft EIR,
Responses to Comments Received on the Draft EIR, Agency Comment Initiated Changes,
Sanitation District Initiated Changes, and the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program
(Final EIR) has been presented to the Board for review and consideration, prior to the approval
of, and commitment to, the Project.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Board of Directors of Orange County Sanitation District,
DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DETERMINE, AND ORDER:
Section 1. The Final EIR has been completed in compliance with CEQA and the CEQA
Guidelines.
Section 2. The Board has reviewed and considered the information contained in the Draft
EIR as revised by the Final EIR prior to approval of, or commitment to, the Project.
Section 3.The Final EIR reflects the Sanitation District's independent judgment and analysis.
Section 4. The Board finds that changes or alterations have been required in, or incorporated
into, the proposed Project which avoid or substantially lessen certain significant
environmental effects of the Project, and adopts the Findings of Fact attached as Attachment
"A."
Section 5. The Board will implement the mitigation measures recommended in in the Final
EIR to reduce certain significant impacts of the Project to a less-than-significant level.
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Section 6. The Board adopts the Statement of Overriding Considerations attached as
Attachment "B" which identifies the specific benefits of the Project that outweigh the
Project's significant and unavoidable impacts, which are acceptable in light of the Project's
benefits.
Section 7. The Board adopts the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP)
attached as Attachment "C" to ensure that the mitigation measures identified in the Final EIR
are implemented.
Section 8. The Board approves the Outfall Land Section and Ocean Outfall Booster Pump
Station Piping Rehabilitation Project (Alternative 2) with construction options Option A or C.
Section 9. The record of proceedings on which the Board's decision is based is located at the
Sanitation District Administration Offices, 10844 Ellis Avenue, Fountain Valley, CA 92708.
The custodian of record of proceedings is the Clerk of the Board for the Sanitation District.
Section 10. The Board authorizes and directs Sanitation District Staffto file the Notice of
Determination and any other documents in accordance with the requirements of CEQA and
the Sanitation District's CEQA procedures.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting held February 22,2012
ATTEST:
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