Volume I | ||||||
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1. | Introduction | |||||
1.1 | Project Location | 1-1 | ||||
1.2 | Project Overview | 1-2 | ||||
1.3 | Format of the Final EIR | 1-4 | ||||
1.4 | Use of the Final EIR in Agency Decision Making | 1-5 | ||||
1.5 | Public Participation in Environmental Review | 1-6 | ||||
1.6 | Consultation with Other Agencies | 1-8 | ||||
1.7 | CEQA Requirements Regarding EIR Comments and Responses | 1-8 | ||||
1.8 | Availability of Reference Materials | 1-9 | ||||
2. | Responses to Comments | |||||
2.1 | List of Agencies Who Received the Draft EIR or Notice of Availability | 2.1-1 | ||||
2.1.1 | Federal Agencies | 2.1-1 | ||||
2.1.2 | State Agencies | 2.1-1 | ||||
2.1.3 | Regional Agencies | 2.1-2 | ||||
2.1.4 | Special Districts | 2.1-2 | ||||
2.1.5 | Municipalities | 2.1-2 | ||||
2.2 | List of Comment Letters Received on the Draft EIR | 2.2-1 | ||||
2.2.1 | State Agencies | 2.2-1 | ||||
2.2.2 | Regional Agencies | 2.2-1 | ||||
2.2.3 | Special Districts | 2.2-1 | ||||
2.2.4 | Municipalities | 2.2-1 | ||||
2.2.5 | Organizations | 2.2-1 | ||||
2.2.6 | Individuals | 2.2-2 | ||||
2.3 | Introduction to Responses to Comments | 2.3-1 | ||||
2.4 | Master Responses | 2.4-1 | ||||
2.4.1 | Master Response 1: Program EIR vs. Project EIR | 2.4-1 | ||||
2.4.2 | Master Response 2: Role of “Feasibility” in CEQA | 2.4-8 | ||||
2.4.3 | Master Response 3: Monitoring and Enforcement of Mitigation Measures; Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program | 2.4-9 | ||||
2.4.4 | Master Response 4: Relative Roles of the CEQA and Planning Review Processes | 2.4-12 | ||||
2.4.5 | Master Response 5: Compliance with the Law as Mitigation | 2.4-14 | ||||
2.4.6 | Master Response 6: “Significant Unavoidable” Impacts and “Unacceptable” Impacts | 2.4-17 | ||||
2.4.7 | Master Response 7: Use of 2010 as the Existing Setting Baseline | 2.4-19 | ||||
2.4.8 | Master Response 8, Biological Resources: Level of Detail in the Biological Resources Analysis | 2.4-21 | ||||
2.4.9 | Master Response 9, Biological Resources: Identification of Wetlands | 2.4-24 | ||||
2.4.10 | Master Response 10, Biological Resources: Analysis of Previous Actions That May Have Affected Wetlands | 2.4-33 | ||||
2.4.11 | Master Response 11, Cultural Resources: Significance of Historic and Archaeological Resources that May Be Found Onsite | 2.4-34 | ||||
2.4.12 | Master Response 12, Geology, Soils, and Seismicity: Adequacy of the Characterization of Seismic Hazards within the Baylands | 2.4-35 | ||||
2.4.13 | Master Response 13, Hazards and Hazardous Materials: Review Process and Responsibilities for Site Remediation and Title 27 Landfill Closure | 2.4-36 | ||||
2.4.14 | Master Response 14, Hazards and Hazardous Materials: Risk- Based Remediation Standards | 2.4-42 | ||||
2.4.15 | Master Response 15, Hazards and Hazardous Materials: Adequacy of the Waste Characterization Used in the Draft EIR | 2.4-44 | ||||
2.4.16 | Master Response 16, Hazards and Hazardous Materials: Liability in Relation to Potential Hazards; Indemnification of the City from Possible Future Loss of Property of Use | 2.4-45 | ||||
2.4.17 | Master Response 17, Hazards and Hazardous Materials: Potential for Cross-Contamination and Cumulative Effects of Multiple Toxins | 2.4-46 | ||||
2.4.18 | Master Response 18, Land Use: Is a Public Vote Required to Amend the Brisbane General Plan? | 2.4-46 | ||||
2.4.19 | Master Response 19, Land Use: Environmental Impacts and Land Use Compatibility in Relation to Specific Locations | 2.4-47 | ||||
2.4.20 | Master Response 20, Land Use: Environmental Impacts and Land Use Compatibility in Relation to the Proposed Recology Expansion | 2.4-62 | ||||
2.4.21 | Master Response 21, Public Services and Utilities: Responsibility for Construction and Maintenance of Public Facilities and Infrastructure Needed for Baylands Development | 2.4-68 | ||||
2.4.22 | Master Response 22, Traffic and Circulation: Land Use Growth and Related Traffic Volume Used to Forecast Baseline Traffic under Cumulative Conditions | 2.4-69 | ||||
2.4.23 | Master Response 23, Traffic and Circulation: Impacts of the Proposed Project on US Highway 101 Mainline Segments under both Existing and Cumulative Conditions | 2.4-70 | ||||
2.4.24 | Master Response 24, Traffic and Circulation: Applicability of Using TDM Measures to Mitigate Impacts Caused to C/CAG’s CMP Network | 2.4-71 | ||||
2.4.25 | Master Response 25, Traffic and Circulation: Jobs and Housing Linkage; Calculation of Internal Capture in Project Trip Generation | 2.4-71 | ||||
2.4.26 | Master Response 26, Traffic and Circulation: Closely Spaced Intersections -- Consideration of Queue Spillback from Other Road Facilities at Study Intersections | 2.4-74 | ||||
2.4.27 | Master Response 27, Traffic and Circulation: Inclusion of New Development in Existing Baseline (No Project) Traffic Volume | 2.4-75 | ||||
2.4.28 | Master Response 28, Traffic and Circulation: Location of the Bayshore Caltrain Station Assumed in the Draft EIR | 2.4-76 | ||||
2.4.29 | Master Response 29, Water Supply: Assured Water Supply for Proposed Baylands Development and the Need for Future Engineering Design and CEQA Documentation for Specific Methods and Facilities for Water Delivery | 2.4-77 | ||||
2.4.30 | Master Response 30, Windsurfing: Significance Criteria for Analysis of Windsurfing Impacts | 2.4-90 | ||||
2.4.31 | Master Response 31, Windsurfing: Use of a Wind Tunnel in Analyzing Wind Impacts | 2.4-93 | ||||
2.4.32 | Master Response 32, Windsurfing: Windsurfing Area at the Candlestick Point State Recreation Area | 2.4-95 | ||||
2.4.33 | Master Response 33, Windsurfing: Alternative Analysis Methodology | 2.4-97 | ||||
2.4.34 | Master Response 34, Windsurfing: Adequacy of the Project Description Used in Analyzing Impacts of Windsurfing | 2.4-103 | ||||
2.4.35 | Master Response 35, Alternatives: Comparison of All Scenarios and Alternatives | 2.4-107 | ||||
2.5 | Individual Responses to Comments from State Agencies | |||||
2.5.1 | Caltrans | 2.5.1-1 | ||||
2.5.2 | California High Speed Rail Authority | 2.5.2-1 | ||||
2.5.3 | California Public Utilities Commission | 2.5.3-1 | ||||
2.5.4 | State Lands Commission | 2.5.4-1 | ||||
2.6 | Individual Responses to Comments from Regional Agencies | |||||
2.6.1 | Bay Area Water Supply and Conservation Agency (BAWSCA) | 2.6.1-1 | ||||
2.6.2 | Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board (Caltrain) | 2.6.2-1 | ||||
2.6.3 | City/County Association of Governments of San Mateo County (CCAG) | 2.6.3-1 | ||||
2.7 | Individual Responses to Comments from Special Districts | |||||
2.7.1 | Bayshore Sanitary District | 2.7.1-1 | ||||
2.7.2 | Modesto Irrigation District | 2.7.2-1 | ||||
2.7.3 | Oakdale Irrigation District | 2.7.3-1 | ||||
2.8 | Individual Responses to Comments from Municipalities | |||||
2.8.1 | Brisbane Parks and Recreation Commission | 2.8.1-1 | ||||
2.8.2 | City of Daly City | 2.8.2-1 | ||||
2.8.3 | City and County of San Francisco | 2.8.3-1 | ||||
2.8.3.1 Office of the Mayor | 2.8.3-1 | |||||
2.8.3.2 Office of Community Investment and Infrastructure | 2.8.3-6 | |||||
2.8.3.3 Planning Department | 2.8.3-8 | |||||
2.8.3.4 San Francisco County Transportation Authority | 2.8.3-15 | |||||
2.8.3.5 San Francisco International Airport | 2.8.3-17 | |||||
2.8.3.6 San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency | 2.8.3-18 | |||||
2.8.3.7 San Francisco Public Utilities Commission | 2.8.3-25 | |||||
2.9 | Individual Responses to Comments from Organizations | |||||
2.9.1 | Brisbane Baylands Community Advisory Group | 2.9.1-1 | ||||
2.9.2 | Brisbane Citizens Committee | 2.9.2-1 | ||||
2.9.3 | Brisbane Open Space and Ecology Committee | 2.9.3-1 | ||||
2.9.4 | Candlestick Preservation Association | 2.9.4-1 | ||||
2.9.5 | Greenbelt Alliance | 2.9.5-1 | ||||
2.9.6 | Housing Leadership Council of San Mateo County | 2.9.6-1 | ||||
2.9.7 | Recology San Francisco | 2.9.7-1 | ||||
2.9.8 | San Bruno Mountain Watch | 2.9.8-1 | ||||
2.9.9 | San Francisco Baykeeper | 2.9.9-1 | ||||
2.9.10 | San Francisco Boardsailing Association | 2.9.10-1 | ||||
2.9.11 | San Francisco Bay Trail | 2.9.11-1 | ||||
2.9.12 | San Mateo County Economic Development Association | 2.9.12-1 | ||||
2.9.13 | SPUR | 2.9.13-1 | ||||
2.9.14 | Tuolumne River Trust | 2.9.14-1 | ||||
2.9.15 | Universal Paragon Corporation | 2.9.15-1 | ||||
2.10 | Individual Responses to Comments from Individuals | |||||
2.10.1 | Anonymous | 2.10.1-1 | ||||
2.10.2 | Linda Dettmer | 2.10.2-1 | ||||
2.10.3 | Dana Dilworth | 2.10.3-1 | ||||
2.10.4 | John Dumbacher | 2.10.4-1 | ||||
2.10.5 | Mary Gutekanst | 2.10.5-1 | ||||
2.10.6 | Ken Hanson | 2.10.6-1 | ||||
2.10.7 | Cris Hart | |||||
2.10.8 | Clara Johnson | 2.10.8-1 | ||||
2.10.9 | Steven Johnson | 2.10.9-1 | ||||
2.10.10 | Roland Lebrun | 2.10.10-1 | ||||
2.10.11 | Ross Libenson | 2.10.11-1 | ||||
2.10.12 | Fran Martin | 2.10.12-1 | ||||
2.10.13 | Carole Nelson | 2.10.13-1 | ||||
2.10.14 | Allisa Perrucci | 2.10.14-1 | ||||
2.10.15 | Allan Ridley and Helen McKenna-Ridley | 2.10.15-1 | ||||
2.10.16 | Linda Salmon | 2.10.16-1 | ||||
2.10.17 | Dan Siskind | 2.10.17-1 | ||||
2.10.18 | Tony Verreos | 2.10.18-1 | ||||
2.10.19 | Speakers at October 2013 Public Meetings | 2.10.19-1 | ||||
2.10.19.1 Michele Salmon | 2.10.19-1 | |||||
2.10.19.2 Dana Dilworth | 2.10-19-19 | |||||
2.10.19.3 Prem Lal | 2.10-19-22 | |||||
2.10.19.4 Dennis Busse | 2.10-19-23 | |||||
2.10.19.5 Ken McIntire | 2.10-19-24 | |||||
2.10.19.6 Kenji Nishijima | 2.10-19-25 | |||||
2.10.19.7 Fran Martin | 2.10-19-26 | |||||
3. | Revisions to the Text of the Draft EIR | 3-1 | ||||
3.1 | Table of Contents | 3-2 | ||||
3.2 | Introduction | 3-9 | ||||
3.3 | Executive Summary | 3-12 | ||||
3.4 | Project Description | 3-12 | ||||
3.5 | Environmental Settings, Impacts, and Mitigation Measures | 3-35 | ||||
Aesthetics and Visual Resources | 3-35 | |||||
Air Quality | 3-41 | |||||
Biological Resources | 3-43 | |||||
Cultural Resources | 3-75 | |||||
Geology, Soils, and Seismicity | 3-78 | |||||
Greenhouse Gas Emissions | 3-79 | |||||
Hazards and Hazardous Materials | 3-85 | |||||
Surface Water Hydrology and Water Quality | 3-91 | |||||
Land Use and Planning Policy | 3-96 | |||||
Noise | 3-99 | |||||
Population and Housing | 3-106 | |||||
Public Services | 3-107 | |||||
Recreational Resources | 3-108 | |||||
Traffic and Circulation | 3-114 | |||||
Utilities, Services Systems, and Water Supply | 3-136 | |||||
Energy Resources | 3-139 | |||||
3.6 | Alternatives | 3-142 | ||||
3.7 | Impact Overview, Growth Inducement, and Cumulative | 3-211 | ||||
3.8 | Sustainability | 3-217 | ||||
3.9 | Report Preparers | 3-218 | ||||
3.10 | Glossary | 3-218 | ||||
3.11 | Appendicies | 3-243 | ||||
Volume II | ||||||
4. | Mitigation Monitoring, and Reporting Program (CEQA §21081.6, CEQA Guidelines §15097) |
4-1 | ||||
4.1 | Introduction | 4-1 | ||||
4.2 | Monitoring Procedures and Reporting Requirements | 4-2 | ||||
4.2.1 | Types of Mitigation Monitoring Activities | 4-2 | ||||
4.2.2 | Identification of Mitigation Monitoring Roles and Responsibilities | 4-3 | ||||
4.2.3 | Procedural Guidelines | 4-3 | ||||
4.2.4 | Actions in Case of Noncompliance | 4-4 | ||||
4.3 | Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Matrix | 4-5 | ||||
Volume III | ||||||
5. | Comments on the Draft EIR | 5-1 | ||||
(Comment Letters and Meeting Transcripts) |
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State Agencies | ||||||
Caltrans | 5-3 | |||||
California High Speed Rail Authority | 5-6 | |||||
California Public Utilities Commision | 5-7 | |||||
State Lands Commision | 5-11 | |||||
Regional Agencies | ||||||
Bay Area Water Supply and Conservation Agency | 5-25 | |||||
Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board (Caltrain) | 5-27 | |||||
City/County Association of Governments of San Mateo County, including San Mateo County Airport Land Use Commission |
5-31 | |||||
Special Districts |
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Bayshore Sanitary District | 5-39 | |||||
Modesto Irrigation District | 5-42 | |||||
Oakdale Irrigation District | 5-48 | |||||
Municipalities |
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City of Brisbane | 5-50 | |||||
City of Daly City | 5-51 | |||||
City and County of San Francisco: |
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Office of the Mayor | 5-53 | |||||
Office of Community Investment and Infrastructure | 5-55 | |||||
Planning Department | 5-57 | |||||
San Francisco County Transportation Authority | 5-61 | |||||
San Francisco International Airport | 5-62 | |||||
San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency | 5-64 | |||||
San Francisco Public Utilities Commission | 5-76 | |||||
Organizations |
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Brisbane Baylands Community Advisory Group | 5-86 | |||||
Brisbane Citizens Committee | 5-154 | |||||
Brisbane Open Space and Ecology Committee | 5-304 | |||||
Candlestick Preservation Association | 5-365 | |||||
Greenbelt Alliance | 5-482 | |||||
Housing Leadership Council of San Mateo County | 5-485 | |||||
Recology San Francisco | 5-486 | |||||
San Bruno Mountain Watch | 5-500 | |||||
San Francisco Baykeeper | 5-504 | |||||
San Francisco Boardsailing Association | 5-508 | |||||
San Francisco Bay Trail | 5-514 | |||||
San Mateo County Economic Development Association | 5-516 | |||||
SPUR | 5-517 | |||||
Tuolumne River Trust | 5-521 | |||||
Universal Paragon Corporation | 5-525 | |||||
Individuals |
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Anonymous | 5-536 | |||||
Linda Dettmer | 5-539 | |||||
Dana Dilworth | 5-547 | |||||
John Dumbacher | 5-555 | |||||
Mary Gutekanst | 5-561 | |||||
Ken Hanson | 5-563 | |||||
Cris Hart | 5-566 | |||||
Clara Johnson | 5-569 | |||||
Steven Johnson | 5-573 | |||||
Roland Lebrun | 5-598 | |||||
Ross Libenson | 5-602 | |||||
Fran Martin | 5-603 | |||||
Carole Nelson | 5-605 | |||||
Allisa Perrucci | 5-609 | |||||
Allan Ridley and Helen McKenna-Ridley | 5-610 | |||||
Linda Salmon | 5-613 | |||||
Dan Siskind | 5-617 | |||||
Tony Verreos | 5-618 | |||||
Speakers at October 2013 Public Meetings: Dennis Busse, Dana Dilworth, Prem Lall, Fran Martin, Ken McIntire, Kenji Nishijima, Michele Salmon |
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List of Figures |
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4.C-1 | Vegetation and Habitat Types (Revised) | 2.4-27, 3-45 | ||||
2.4-1 | 20-Year Wetlands Analysis (New) | 2.4-31 | ||||
3-4 | Former Railyard Site Over Time (Revised) | 3-15 | ||||
3-5 | Former Landfill Site and Former Railyard Site (Remediation Areas) (Revised) | 3-17 | ||||
3-6 | Existing Roadways (Revised) | 3-18 | ||||
3-7 | Site Ownership and Easements (Revised) | 3-19 | ||||
3-8 | General Plan Land Use Designations (Revised) | 3-20 | ||||
3-9 | Zoning Map (Revised) | 3-21 | ||||
3-10 | Developer-Sponsored Plan (DSP) Proposed Land Use Plan (Revised) | 3-23 | ||||
3-11 | Developer-Sponsored Plan-Entertainment Variant (DSP-V) Proposed Land Use Plan (Revised) | 3-23 | ||||
3-12 | Community Proposed Plan (CPP) Proposed Land Use Plan (Revised) | 3-27 | ||||
3-13 | Community Proposed Plan Recology Expansion Variant (CPP-V) Proposed Land Use Plan (Revised) | 3-27 | ||||
3-14 | Community Proposed Plan Recology Expansion Variant (CPP-V) Proposed Site Plan (Revised) | 3-29 | ||||
3-15 | Proposed Lumberyard Relocation (Revised) | 3-30 | ||||
3-16 | DSP and DSP-V District Plan (Revised) | 3-31 | ||||
4.H-1 | Existing Drainage Facilities (Revised) | 3-92 | ||||
4.H-3 | 100-Year Flood Zones (Revised) | 3-93 | ||||
4.J-2 | Existing and Proposed Sensitive Receptor Locations (Revised) | 3-100 | ||||
4.M-1 | Parks Serving Brisbane (Revised) | 3-110 | ||||
4.N-9 | Bayshore Intermodal Station Access Study (Alternative 1) (Revised) | 3-118 | ||||
4.N-10 | Bayshore Intermodal Station Access Study (Alternative 2) (Revised) | 3-119 | ||||
4.N-11 | DSP/DSP-V Project Site Road Network Improvements (Revised) | 3-120 | ||||
4.N-12 | CPP Conceptual Road Network Improvements (Revised) | 3-121 | ||||
4.N-13 | CPP-V Conceptual Road Network Improvements (Revised) | 3-121 | ||||
4.N-14 | DSP/DSP-V Proposed Transit Circulation (Revised) | 3-123 | ||||
4.N-15 | CPP/CPP-V Proposed Transit Circulation (Revised) | 3-124 | ||||
4.N-16 | Proposed DSP/DSP-V and Presumed CPP/CPP-V Project Site Pedestrian and Bicycle Circulation (Revised) |
3-125 | ||||
4.O-1 | City of Brisbane Existing Water Distribution System (Revised) | 3-137 | ||||
List of New or Revised Tables |
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1-1 | Project Components Analyzed in the Brisbane Baylands EIR | 1-4 | ||||
UPC 1-3.1 | Project Daily Person Trip Generation – Enhanced Transit | 2.9.15-13 | ||||
UPC 1-3.2 | Project Peak Hour Vehicle Trip Generation – Enhanced Transit | 2.9.15-14 | ||||
UPC 1-3.3 | Project Person and Vehicle Trips by Mode | |||||
UPC 1-3.4 | Mode Share By Origin/Destination | 2.9.15-15 | ||||
UPC 1-3.5A | AM and PM Peak Period Transit Trip Assignment by Transit Operator and Corridor |
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UPC 1-3.5B | Off-Peak Transit Trip Assignment by Transit Operator and Corridor | 2.9.15-16 | ||||
UPC 1.3.5C | Daily Transit Trip Assignment by Transit Operator and Corridor | 2.9.15-17 | ||||
UPC 1.3-6 | Daily Transit Trip Assignment by Transit Operator and Corridor | 2.9.15-17 | ||||
UPC 1-3.7 | Transit Trip Assignment (PM Peak Hour Trips) | 2.9.15-18 | ||||
UPC 1-3.7B | Transit Trip Distribution (Daily Trips) | 2.9.15-19 | ||||
UPC 1-3.8 | Intersection Level of Service – Cumulative Without Project and Cumulative With Project Enhanced Transit Conditions – Weekday AM Peak Hour |
2.9.15-21 | ||||
UPC 1-3.9 | Intersection Level of Service – Cumulative Without Project and Cumulative With Project Enhanced Transit Conditions – Weekday PM Peak Hour |
2.9.15-23 | ||||
UPC 1-3.10 | US-101 Mainline Segment Level of Service – Cumulative Without Project and Cumulative With Project Conditions |
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UPC 1-3.11 | Cumulative Without Project and With Enhanced Transit Regional Train Transit Screenlines |
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UPC 1-3.11B | Cumulative Without Project and With Enhanced Transit Caltrain Screenlines |
2.9.15-28 | ||||
UPC 1-3.12 | Enhanced Transit Contribution to San Francisco Transit Screenlines | 2.9.15-29 | ||||
4.C-2 | Average Monthly Catch (Fish per Hectare) of Longfin Smelt (All Life Stages Combined) at CDFW South Bay Otter Trawl Stations, 2001-2011 (Revised) |
3-51 | ||||
4.C-3 | Average Monthly Catch (Fish per Hectare) of Longfin Smelt (all Life Stages Combined) at CDFW South Bay Otter Trawl Stations, 1980-1986 (Revised) |
3-51 | ||||
4.C-1 | Special-Status Potentially Occurring within the Proposed Site (Revised) | 3-63 | ||||
4.D-1 | Historical Significance of Resources within or Adjacent to Project Site (Revised) | |||||
4.F-2 | Estimated Emissions of Greenhouse Gases (Year 20402035) from Operation of the CPP and CPP-V Scenarios (Revised) |
3-82 | ||||
4.J-9 | Construction Hours Allowed by Mitigation Measure 4.J-4A (New) | 3-104 | ||||
4.M-1 | Parks Serving Brisbane (Revised) | 3-108 | ||||
4.M-2 | Recreational Facilities in Brisbane (Revised) | 3-109 | ||||
4.O-6 | Annual Wastewater Flows for Bayshore Sanitary District, 2007-2011 | 3-136 | ||||
5-8 | Comparison of Impacts for Project Site Scenarios and Alternatives (New) |
3-145 | ||||
6-1 | Significant Unavoidable (SU) Impacts by Project Development Scenario (Revised) |
3-211 | ||||