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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPublic Comments 2021-02-24Public Comments BOD agenda Item No. 8 Bay Bridge Pump Station Replacement Project 5-67 02/24/2021 12:00 p.m. From:noreply@granicusideas.com To:OCSanClerk; Knapp, Tina; Lore, Kelly Subject:EXTERNAL: New eComment for BOARD OF DIRECTORS on 2021-02-24 6:00 PM Date:Monday, February 22, 2021 10:18:44 AM Warning: This email originated from outside OC San. Do not click links or openattachments unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message. SpeakUpNew eComment for BOARD OF DIRECTORS on2021-02-24 6:00 PM Guest User submitted a new eComment. Meeting: BOARD OF DIRECTORS on 2021-02-24 6:00 PM Item: 8. 2021-1483 BAY BRIDGE PUMP STATION REPLACEMENT, PROJECT NO. 5-67 eComment: Oppose View and Analyze eComments This email was sent from https://granicusideas.com. Unsubscribe from future mailings From:noreply@granicusideas.com To:OCSanClerk; Knapp, Tina; Lore, Kelly Subject:EXTERNAL: New eComment for BOARD OF DIRECTORS on 2021-02-24 6:00 PM Date:Monday, February 22, 2021 11:30:04 AM Warning: This email originated from outside OC San. Do not click links or openattachments unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message. SpeakUpNew eComment for BOARD OF DIRECTORS on2021-02-24 6:00 PM Margo O'Connor submitted a new eComment. Meeting: BOARD OF DIRECTORS on 2021-02-24 6:00 PM Item: 8. 2021-1483 BAY BRIDGE PUMP STATION REPLACEMENT, PROJECT NO. 5-67 eComment: On Monday, I emailed a letter for the Board to OCSanClerk@ocsd.com. It included my answers to "responses to comments" in the EIR, re my letter 9/8/20. I remain concerned that soil erosion responses are not specific as to which practices will be employed or how impacts will be monitored. I feel that noise and glare responses minimize the probable impact on Linda Isle. As the closest community to the Force Mains Project site, I am disappointed that impacts have not been sufficiently considered. View and Analyze eComments This email was sent from https://granicusideas.com. Unsubscribe from future mailings From:Margo O"Connor To:OCSanClerk Subject:EXTERNAL: OCSD District Board Meeting 2/24/21 ITEM #8 Bay Bridge Pump Station & Force Mains Date:Tuesday, February 23, 2021 7:14:40 AM Warning: This email originated from outside OC San. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message. Please confirm that this email to the OCSD District Board, regarding their meeting on 2/24/21 was received and submitted to the Board members. February 20, 2021 To: The Orange County Sanitation District Board Re: 2021 Final EIR Bay Bridge Pump Station and Force Mains Project First of all, I acknowledge that upgrading 50 year old infrastructures is important. However, I feel that resulting projects must address potential impacts to surrounding communities. As the closest community to the Force Mains Project site, I am disappointed that such impacts to Linda Isle have not been sufficiently considered. I would like to refer to the “Responses to Comments” in the Final EIR, regarding the concerns I stated in my comment letter, dated September 8, 2020. (11-2) The responder states that the "Back Bay Landing EIR considers the environmental effects of the Back Bay Landing Project, which includes the existing pump station facility”. However, the construction of the Force Mains takes place South of the Back Bay Landing. The environmental effects of this construction on Linda Isle have not been studied. The BBLP EIR is irrelevant as it does not cover All Areas of impact of the Force Mains. (11-2) The responder agrees that “24 hour per day construction hours of operation for two months…would expose sensitive receptors to temporary elevated noise levels”. Since Linda Isle bedrooms face the water and are directly across from the construction area, this elevated noise level 24 hours a day, would not only deprive residents of the peaceful enjoyment of their homes during the day, but also deprive them of restful sleep all night long, for Two Months! GLARE: The responder states that “light and glare impacts associated with construction activities would likely be limited to nighttime lighting”. That means that for the duration of the construction, there would be continuous light and glare impacts all night long. SOIL EROSION: The responder refers to their response to another commenter that an SWPPP would be developed which “would include best management practices to minimize soil erosion and siltation (underwater) on- and off- site". Possible examples are given. However, the EIR does not state which specific practices will be used for this project nor exactly how possible soil erosion and siltation impacts will be monitored. (11-2) The responder states that a Balboa Marina West Project Study stated no “significant or unavoidable impacts” regarding Noise and Glare. However, the City of Newport Beach Staff Report concluded in its Noise Study that the project would probably be disturbing to nearby Linda Isle homes. Additional meaningful measures were required. (11-3 & 11-4) The responder repeats comments regarding soil erosion, siltation, noise and glare. My concern is that the soil erosion responses are not specific as to which practices will actually be employed or how the possible impacts will be monitored. Also, I feel that the Noise and Glare responses minimize the probable impact on Linda Isle. Respectfully, Margo O’Connor 90 Linda Isle