2.
Response
to
Comments
2.9
Individual
Responses
to
Comments
from
Organizations
The
statement
that
groundwater
is
not
used
as
a
potable
water
supply
and
is
not
proposed
for
use
by
Baylands
development
does
not
imply
that
groundwater
is
not
contaminated
or
in
need
of
remediation.
Groundwater
remediation
will
be
undertaken
under
the
regulatory
authority
of
the
RWQCB.
Figure
4.H-2
is
intended
to
identify
watershed
boundaries
in
the
vicinity
of
the
Baylands,
and
is
not
intended
to
identify
any
agency’s
General
Plan
designations.
Figure
4.H-2,
Watershed
Boundaries,
includes
a
legend
at
the
bottom
of
the
figure,
which
lists
the
approximate
boundaries
of
the
watersheds
next
to
the
corresponding
number
that
is
shown
on
the
map.
Marshes
and
other
surface
water
features
are
not
shown
on
this
figure;
the
figure
was
intended
to
indicate
watershed
boundaries.
The
boundaries
are
described
by
their
common
names,
as
described
in
the
City
of
Brisbane’s
Storm
Drainage
Master
Plan
(included
as
reference
RBF
Consulting,
2003
in
the
Draft
EIR).
The
last
paragraph
on
page
4.H-2
is
revised
to
read
as
follows:
The
City
of
Brisbane
Storm
Drainage
Master
Plan
divides
the
drainage
area
tributary
to
the
12-foot-by-12-foot
culvert
under
US
Highway
101
into
six
watersheds
that
are
further
subdivided
as
part
of
the
detailed
analysis
in
that
plan
(RBF,
2003).
Land
uses
within
the
watersheds
include
undeveloped
and
open
space
areas,
single-family
residential,
retail,
government,
and
manufacturing
districts.
Figure
4.H-2
illustrates
existing
land
uses
and
the
subwatershed
boundaries
from
the
City’s
Storm
Drainage
Master
Plan.
Mitigation
Measure
4.H-1a
requires
site-specific
development
to
demonstrate
compliance
with
the
provisions
of
Brisbane’s
Municipal
Regional
Stormwater
Permit
Order
No.
2011
-0083.
Mitigation
Measure
4.H-1c
requires
site-specific
development
to
implement
a
Stormwater
Management
plan
consistent
with
the
most
recent
NPDES
C.3
requirements.
Thus,
compliance
with
discharge
permits
and
prohibition
of
discharges
of
contaminated
stormwater
to
the
Bay
is
mandatory,
not
voluntary.
The
Levinson
marsh
is
often
referred
to
as
the
Levinson
“overflow”
area
in
hydrologic
reports.
Identification
of
the
area
in
hydrologic
reports
and
the
Levinson
“overflow”
are
a
has
no
bearing
on
that
site’s
biological
resources
functions.
The
title
“Levinson
Overflow
Area”
was
used
to
describe
this
water
feature
in
the
City
of
Brisbane’s
Storm
Drainage
Master
Plan
prepared
in
2003,
which
was
included
as
a
reference
in
the
Draft
EIR.
This
comment
does
not
raise
substantive
issues
regarding
the
adequacy
of
the
analyses
and
conclusions
contained
in
the
Draft
EIR,
and
although
no
further
response
is
required
under
CEQA,
the
Baylands
EIR
will
use
the
term
“Levinson
Overflow
Area”
onl
y
in
reference
to
its
flood
management
function
described
in
the
City’s
2003
Storm
Drainage
Master
Plan.
Brisbane
Baylands
Final
EIR
2.9.1-92
May
2015