2.
Response
to
Comments
2.9
Individual
Responses
to
Comments
from
Organizations
“primarily
non
-
hazardous”
as
the
landfill
was
used
primarily
for
municipal
waste.
See
for
discussion
of
the
remediation
review
and
approval
process
and
for
discussion
regarding
the
adequacy
of
the
existing
waste
characterization
studies
for
use
in
the
Draft
EIR.
Discussion
regarding
existing
site
contamination
and
impacts
of
remediation
are
addressed
in
Draft
EIR
Section
4.G,
Hazards
and
Hazardous
Materials
.
See
and
for
discussion
of
site
remediation
and
the
adequacy
of
existing
waste
characterization
studies
for
use
in
the
Draft
EIR.
Dr.
Lee’s
report
was
reviewed
as
part
of
preparation
of
the
Brisbane
Baylands
EIR,
and
is
cited
in
the
references
for
the
document.
The
Draft
EIR
states,
“As
discussed
above,
the
Bay
margin
natural
topography
of
the
site
has
been
covered
by
rubble,
solid
waste,
and
soil
fill.
The
elevation
of
the
flat-lying
portion
of
the
Project
Site
ranges
from
approximately
10
to
50
feet
above
mean
sea
level
(msl),
with
the
majority
of
the
site
being
flat
or
gently
sloping
toward
the
Bay
(see
Figure
4.E-2).
Icehouse
Hill,
located
in
the
southwestern
portion
of
the
Project
Site,
rises
to
approximately
200
feet
with
steep
cuts
adjacent
to
the
existing
railroad
tracks
and
more
gently
sloping
cuts
along
Bayshore
Boulevard.”
(GeoSyntec
2012).
The
Draft
EIR
thus
indicates
the
varied
topography
of
the
Project
Site.
The
referenced
figure
does
not
purport
to
represent
the
site
topography
as
asserted
in
the
comment.
Rather,
Figure
4.E-5
depicts
contours
of
depth
to
bedrock
used
to
estimate
Old
Bay
Mud
thickness.
The
top
of
bedrock
in
relation
to
mean
sea
level
has
not
changed
appreciably
since
the
maps
used
to
create
Figure
4.E-5
were
prepared.
See
There
are
no
tables
in
the
Draft
EIR
with
this
numbering.
It
is
assumed
the
commenter
was
referring
to
Figures
4.E-9
and
4.E-10
,
which
were
developed
from
different
sources,
and
are
not
meant
to
be
directly
compared
with
one
another.
These
two
figures
graphically
represent
the
seismic
hazards
present
at
the
Baylands
Site
and
vicinity
as
discussed
in
the
text
of
the
document.
No
changes
to
the
document
are
required.
The
peak
ground
acceleration
values
shown
in
Table
4.E-4
are
shown
for
comparison
purposes
to
provide
the
reader
a
numerical
context
between
the
descriptive
scale
of
the
Modified
Mercalli
Scale
and
the
mathematically-derived
peak
ground
acceleration
values.
The
values
shown
in
Table
4.E-5
are
the
calculated
values
produced
for
the
Baylands
area.
Brisbane
Baylands
Final
EIR
2.9.3-52
May
2015