2.
Response
to
Comments
2.9
Individual
Responses
to
Comments
from
Organizations
A
discussion
of
the
potential
for
landslide
hazards
at
Icehouse
Hill
is
provided
on
Draft
EIR
page
4.E-23.
No
landslide
hazards
other
than
one
on
the
west
side
of
the
hill,
which
has
already
been
identified
by
the
City,
have
been
identified
for
the
entire
Baylands
area.
No
improvements
under
any
of
the
development
scenarios
would
be
located
at
the
base
of
Tulare
Hill
located
west
of
the
lagoon
and
outside
of
the
Baylands
Project
Site.
The
site-specific
geotechnical
evaluations
required
by
Mitigation
Measure
4.E-2a
would
include
an
assessment
of
the
potential
for
corrosive
soils.
All
proposed
improvements
on
the
Baylands
Project
Site,
including
the
high
school,
would
be
required
by
Mitigation
Measure
4.E-2a
to
receive
a
site-specific
geotechnical
evaluation
to
determine
the
geotechnical
hazards
present
and
provide
recommendations
for
site
preparation
and
foundation
design
to
minimize
the
effects
of
these
hazards.
Because
the
Draft
EIR
addresses
the
physical
impacts
of
proposed
development
within
the
Baylands,
and
the
Kinder
Morgan
Tank
Farm
is
within
the
Project
site,
EIR
mitigation
measures
EIR
mitigation
measures
do
not
apply
to
the
Kinder
Morgan
tank
farm.
CEQA
requires
the
EIR
to
evaluate
the
physical
environmental
changes
that
would
result
from
implementation
of
the
proposed
development
program
described
in
Chapter
3,
Project
Description
.
Discussion
of
sea
level
rise
and
related
flooding
impacts
within
the
Baylands
Project
site
is
provided
in
Section
4.H,
Hydrology
and
Water
Quality
.
Mitigation
measures
within
that
section
require
that
new
development
be
protected
from
flooding
hazards,
including
100
years
of
projected
sea
level
rise.
As
stated
on
Draft
EIR
page
4.E-48,
“all
metals
in
contact
with
corrosive
soil
would
be
designed
based
on
the
results
of
the
soil
corrosivity
testing
and
subsequent
recommendations
of
the
manufacturer
or
a
corrosion
engineer.
The
City
Engineer
would
approve
all
final
design
and
engineering
plans
prior
to
any
construction.”
Typically,
conservative
assumptions
are
made
regarding
moisture
content
and
the
potential
for
fluctuating
groundwater
conditions.
As
a
result,
the
effects
of
sea
level
rise
will
be
accounted
for
in
the
design
of
any
metals
placed
below
ground
surface.
See
13
for
discussion
of
the
remediation
review
and
approval
process
and
5
for
discussion
regarding
compliance
with
the
law
as
mitigation
under
CEQA.
The
RWQCB
and
DTSC,
as
the
responsible
regulatory
authorities
for
site
remediation
and
Title
27
landfill
closure,
are
obligated
to
prevent
the
spread
of
hazardous
waste
and
leachate
in
accordance
with
risk-based
cleanup
goals
designed
to
protect
human
health
and
environment.
Because
sea
level
rise
can
be
reasonably
Brisbane
Baylands
Final
EIR
2.9.3-53
May
2015