Regional Water Supply Project (RWSP)

Gary King, P.E., Engineering ManagerTodd Jordan, P.E., Project Engineer

Meeting Agenda1. Meeting Purpose2. Project Overview3. California Environmental

Quality Act (CEQA) Overview/Environmental Impact Report (EIR) Scoping

4. Comments

1. Meeting PurposeCEQA public

disclosure process1st Step = Notice of

Preparation (NOP)Goal: seek public

agency and stakeholder input on scope of the Environmental Impact Report

2. Project OverviewBackgroundPurpose and

ObjectivesNevada Irrigation

District (NID) Service Area

Proposed ProjectComponents

Parker Dam is not part of this project

Project Background2003 – 2005 Siting Study2008 – 2012 Planning and

Predesign, including Environmental Constraints Analysis

Project Purpose & ObjectivesProject Purpose

Provide treated water to the portion of the City of Lincoln which is within the Nevada Irrigation District (NID) boundary using NID water on NID lands.

Primary ObjectivesSupply potable water.Provide raw water storage for unexpected fluctuation,

variations in water quality, and water supply emergencies.Provide potable water storage to accommodate

anticipated diurnal demand fluctuations, fire protection, and emergencies.

Construct potable water facilities that meet or exceed California Department of Public Health (CDPH) drinking water standards.

Increase operational flexibility, redundancy, capacity and reliability.

Increase the reliability of the City’s treated water supply.

NID Service Area

NID Service Area In Placer County

Project Overview Proposed Linear Infrastructure

Project OverviewProposed Water Treatment Plant

Project OverviewProposed Raw Water Storage Reservoir

California Environmental Quality Act

OverviewProcessSchedulePublic NoticingNotice of

Preparation/EIR Scoping

CEQA OverviewCEQA is triggered by Discretionary Action of Public Agency (i.e. RWSP is subject to Approval by NID Board)Lead Agency = Nevada Irrigation

District Some of the Responsible Agencies are:

City of Lincoln, Placer County, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, California Air Resources Board, Regional Water Quality Control Board, Placer County, City of Lincoln and among many others.

CEQA ProcessPublic Participation is Encouraged (3 key Public Review Periods)

Notice of Preparation = 30 day public review period – August 15-September 19, 2014. All written comments must be received by

September 19, 2014 at 5pm.Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) = 45

day public review period and public hearing – Estimated to be June-July, 2015

Final EIR = 10 day public review period and public hearing – Estimated to be October, 2015

Public NoticingCEQA Requires one of the following for Public Noticing:

NID completed all three for this Notice of Preparation

Publish, Post, orDirect Mailing

CEQA Guidelines §15087

Published – 3 journals NID website

(www.nidwater.com)Posted Notices at:

Nevada Irrigation District Offices Nevada County Clerk Placer County Clerk Lincoln City Hall Nevada County

Library (both locations) Placer County Library (Auburn) City of Lincoln Library (Lincoln)

Direct Mailing to: 380 stakeholders

Notice of Preparation (NOP)EIR ScopingThe purpose of scoping is to help ensure comprehensive and

focused EIR with a firm basis for the decision-making process.NOP determine focus and content of EIR

Range of actions, alternatives, environmental effects, and mitigation measures

Allows elimination of issues if not pertinent to the final decision

Bring together and address: public concernsaffected agencies, other interested parties.

Public/Agency ID of Significant issues

EIR ScopeTo Include Assessments of: Aesthetic and Visual

Resources;Agriculture;Air Quality;Biological Aquatic and

Fisheries Resources;Biological Terrestrial

Resources;Cultural Resources;Geology and Soils;Greenhouse Gas

Emissions;

Hazardous Waste and Materials;

Hydrology and Water Quality;

Land Use;Noise;Population and Housing;Public Services and

Utilities;Recreation; andTransportation and Traffic.

Selection of AlternativesCEQA Guidelines §15126.6 -- Alternatives

should:Feasibly meet basic objectives of projectAvoid/substantially lessen significant effects

“Rule of Reason”Consider:

site suitability, economic viability, availability of infrastructure, General Plan consistency, etc.

Potential Project AlternativesAlternatives under consideration:

Alternatives w/in the ProjectAlternative Pipeline AlignmentsAlternate Raw Water Reservoir SiteAlternate WTP Site

Alternatives to the ProjectNo Project or Project DenialPCWA/Ophir Alternative Bear River Pump Station

Alternatives within the Project

PCWA/Ophir Alternative

Bear River Pump Station Alternative

Comments and Questions?Comments and Inputs WelcomeTo capture the intent and purpose of your

comments please complete a comment card or write NID at:

Lisa Francis Tassone, Board Secretary Nevada Irrigation District,

1036 West Main Street, Grass Valley, CA 95945E-mail: info@nidregionalwatersupply.org

Project website: NIDregionalwatersupply.org NID website: www.nidwater.com

Project Components

Valley View WTP Site

Metering Station

Backup Water Supply

Big Hill Reservoir

Hydropower Site (typ)

Cross River Penstock

Raw Water Pipeline

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Treated Water Pipeline

Treated Water Demand continued