2.
Response
to
Comments
2.9
Individual
Responses
to
Comments
from
Organizations
Based
on
widely
accepted
literature
from
the
Intergovernmental
Panel
on
Climate
Change,
California
Climate
Change
Center,
BCDC,
examples
of
plausible
low,
medium,
and
high
estimates
of
climate-induced
sea
level
rise
likely
to
occur
within
the
Bay
are
provided.
As
stated
on
Draft
EIR
page
4.H-8,
according
to
maps
compiled
by
BCDC,
an
increase
of
16
inches
(medium
rate
of
sea
level
rise)
would
not
affect
the
Baylands
Project
Site
outside
of
Brisbane
Lagoon.
However,
a
projected
sea
level
rise
of
55
inches
(high
rate
of
sea
level
rise)
would
inundate
areas
near
the
Roundhouse
and
along
Visitacion
Creek
under
current
topographic
conditions,
as
shown
in
Draft
EIR
Figure
4.H-4
.
While
a
substantial
amount
of
scientific
research
has
focused
on
the
effects
of
global
climate
change
in
relation
to
the
melting
of
polar
ice
caps
and
resulting
seal
level
rise,
far
less
research
has
been
undertaken
regarding
changes
in
weather
patterns
within
specific
locations.
Thus,
any
projections
regarding
how
the
frequency
and
intensity
of
storm
events
within
the
Bay
Area
will
change
over
the
ensuing
decades
would
be
speculative,
and
is
therefore
not
required
by
CEQA.
See
regarding
subsidence
in
relation
to
flood
management.
See
for
discussion
of
the
Title
27
landfill
closure
review
and
approval
process
and
15
for
discuss
of
the
adequacy
of
existing
studies
for
use
in
the
Draft
EIR.
T
he
term
“clean
soil”
refers
to
the
20
to
30
foot
layer
of
soil
used
as
cover
over
the
landfill
to
prevent
human
contact
with
refuse
from
residential,
commercial,
industrial
activities
including
shipyard
waste,
construction
rubble,
tires
and
sewage.
It
is
a
common
term
used
in
the
construction
industry
to
denote
soils
that
are
free
of
rubble
and
construction
debris.
The
page
referenced
in
this
comment
discusses
the
effects
of
sea
level
rise
in
relation
to
flooding
within
the
Baylands
Project
site.
See
for
discussion
of
sea
level
rise
in
relation
to
site
remediation.
The
comment’s
discussion
of
mobilized
contaminants
is
therefore
unclear.
Effects
of
sea
level
rise
have
been
addressed
in
the
Draft
EIR
in
Section
4.H,
Surface
Water
Hydrology
and
Water
Quality
.
All
landfill
closure
and
remediation
activities
are
required
to
be
designed
in
such
a
manner
as
to
not
create
new
exposure
pathways
from
mobilized
contaminants
that
could
endanger
public
health.
Specific
requirements
for
site
remediation
and
landfill
closure
will
be
determined
and
enforced
by
the
RWQBC
and
DTSC.
See
for
discussion
of
the
remediation
review
and
approval
process.
As
discussed
in
that
master
response,
site
remediation
and
Title
27
landfill
closure
will
consider
potential
exposure
pathways
related
to
the
former
landfill,
and
any
other
portions
of
the
site
where
contamination
is
determined
to
exist;
the
land
uses
determined
by
the
City
to
be
appropriate
within
Brisbane
Baylands
Final
EIR
2.9.3-89
May
2015