2.
Response
to
Comments
2.9
Individual
Responses
to
Comments
from
Organizations
San
Francisco
Bay
Area
Air
Basin
(SFBAAB)
in
terms
of
the
associated
impact
on
public
health.
A
large
body
of
scientific
evidence
indicates
that
both
long-term
and
short-term
exposure
to
PM
2.5
can
cause
a
wide
range
of
health
effects
(e.g.,
aggravating
asthma
and
bronchitis,
causing
visits
to
the
hospital
for
respiratory
and
cardio-vascular
symptoms,
and
contributing
to
heart
attacks
and
deaths).
BAAQMD
recommends
characterizing
potential
localized
health
effects
from
exposure
to
PM
2.5
emissions
through
comparison
to
applicable
concentration
thresholds.
The
text
on
page
4.B-18
correctly
refers
to
Table
that
identifies
the
Project
components
analyzed
in
the
Draft
EIR.
As
shown
in
Final
EIR
Chapter
3.0,
the
first
bullet
under
Mitigation
Measure
4.B-1
on
page
4.B-21
regarding
fugitive
dust
has
been
revised
to
require
watering
of
construction
sites
as
needed,
but
no
less
than
two
times
per
day
on
days
with
no
precipitation.
Construction-related
emissions
presented
in
Draft
EIR
include
diesel
truck
emissions
associated
with
transport
of
soil
for
grading
and
remediation.
Additionally
construction
emissions
in
the
Draft
EIR
include
22,000
cubic
yards
of
soil
excavation
of
contaminated
soil
at
UPC
Paragraph
3
of
Draft
EIR
page
4.B-23
alludes
to
the
updating
of
emission
factors,
not
air
quality
standards.
As
new
regulations
of
the
U.S.
EPA
and
CARB
are
promulgated
air
emissions
from
vehicle
and
construction
equipment
fleets
decrease
over
time
as
older
vehicles
and
equipment
are
replaced
with
cleaner
operating
vehicles
and
equipment.
The
analysis
contained
in
the
Draft
EIR
is
a
programmatic
level
assessment
based
on
the
available
detail
contained
in
the
Project
Site
development
scenarios
and
currently
available
modeling.
Once
the
City
receives
a
site-specific
development
proposal,
that
project
would
be
subject
to
environmental
review
under
CEQA
using
updated
data
points,
if
appropriate
at
that
time.
Please
refer
to
1
for
discussion
of
the
differences
between
program-level
and
project-level
analysis
under
CEQA.
Cumulative
air
quality
impacts
are
assessed
on
pages
6-17
through
6-20
of
the
Draft
EIR.
Emissions
from
the
landfill
(which
are
from
the
existing
landfill
gas
collection
system)
are
an
existing
source
that
would
be
replaced
or
renovated
as
part
of
Project
Site
development.
As
stated
on
page
4.G-79
of
the
Draft
EIR,
final
remedial
actions
Brisbane
Baylands
Final
EIR
2.9.3-33
May
2015