2.
Response
to
Comment
2.4
Master
Responses
to
Comments
on
page
4.B-42),
including
Recology
expansion,
and
also
concluded
at
no
significant
effects
on
existing
sensitive
land
uses
would
result.
The
Recology
facility
receives
and
temporarily
holds
solid
waste
within
an
enclosed
building.
The
facility
employs
a
misting
system
with
a
chemical
product
for
odor
control.
As
noted
on
Draft
EIR
page
4.B-9,
BAAQMD
was
contacted
to
review
the
odor
complaint
history
of
the
Recology
facility
and
other
potential
sources
of
odor
within
the
Baylands.
According
to
BAAQMD
records,
no
odor
complaints
were
received
within
the
3
years
prior
to
public
release
of
the
Draft
EIR.
BAAQMD
was
contacted
to
update
the
odor
complaint
history
of
the
Recology
facility
from
2011
through
2014.
There
were
no
odor
complaints
received
regarding
the
Recology
facility
in
2011
or
2012.
During
2013
and
2014,
there
were
16
registered
odor
complaints,
the
majority
of
which
occurred
between
June
and
October
2013.
Of
the
16
complaints
received,
only
one
was
confirmed
by
BAAQMD
on
August
29,
2013.
No
notices
of
violation
were
issued
by
the
BAAQMD
during
this
period.
BAAQMD
considers
a
substantial
number
of
odor
complaints,
specifically,
more
than
five
confirmed
complaints
per
year
averaged
over
the
past
three
years
as
the
indication
of
an
odor
impact.
As
there
has
been
only
one
confirmed
complaint
over
the
past
three
years,
the
updated
odor
impact
is
not
considered
significant.
The
proposed
modernization
and
expansion
of
the
existing
Recology
facility
would
entail
organics
processing
and
anaerobic
digestion.
Consequently,
depending
on
the
proximity
of
these
organics
handling
facilities,
and
the
degree
to
which
they
are
within
an
enclosed
building
and
implement
odor
control
strategies,
objectionable
odors
could
affect
a
substantial
number
of
people.
However,
Recology
has
noted
that
organics
throughput
would
not
be
increased
as
the
result
of
proposed
modernization
and
expansion.
As
a
result,
the
Draft
EIR
concluded
that
there
would
be
no
increase
in
odorous
sources
from
the
Recology
facility
(see
Draft
EIR
page
4.B-46).
In
addition,
the
Draft
EIR
notes
on
page
4.B-46
that
BAAQMD
maintains
several
rules
regarding
odors
such
as
Regulation
(Public
Nuisance)
and
Regulation
7
(Odorous
Substances)
that
Recology
is
required
to
meet.
Hazards
and
Hazardous
Materials
Existing
hazardous
materials
conditions
related
to
the
Recology
site
are
addressed
in
the
Draft
EIR
on
pages
4.G-54
and
4.G-55.
The
Draft
EIR
notes
that
multiple
investigations
and
removal
actions
occurred
at
the
Recology
site
between
1986
and
1999,
and
that
since
February
1988,
the
site
has
been
in
the
verification
monitoring
stage
(monitoring
to
ensure
the
successful
implementation
of
previous
cleanup
actions).
Data
from
the
most
recent
remedial
investigation
report
indicate
that
groundwater
concentrations
of
total
petroleum
hydrocarbons
in
the
form
of
gasoline,
diesel,
and
motor
oil
at
the
site
exceed
the
groundwater
environmental
screening
levels.
Petroleum
hydrocarbons
were
released
to
soil
and
groundwater
at
the
Recology
site
from
underground
storage
tanks
and
dispensers.
Site
investigation
and
remediation
activities
commenced
at
the
Recology
site
in
August
2000,
and
two
extraction
wells
were
installed
to
remove
free-floating
petroleum
product.
On
March
22,
2011,
one
extraction
well
had
a
sheen,
and
the
other
extraction
well
had
no
observable
floating
petroleum
product.
Results
of
2011
groundwater
analyses
indicate
that
groundwater
in
the
former
underground
storage
tank
area
is
affected
primarily
by
petroleum
hydrocarbons
(see
Draft
EIR
Table
4.G-6).
Brisbane
Baylands
Final
EIR
2.4-64
May
2015