HomeMy WebLinkAbout6 CEQA 2009 District Pipeline Agenda Item # 6
rflity District
TRUCKEE DONNER
ACTION
To: Board of Directors
From: Neil Kaufman
Date: January 07, 2009
Subject: Approval of the CEQA Mitigated ment 2009 Projectclaration for the
District Pipeline Replace
1. WHY THIS MATTER IS BEFORE THE BOARD
The District is proposing construction of the District
strihe t Pipeline
requirlacement -ed to complete an
09
project. Prior to starting construction activities,
environmental review of the proposed project in compliance with CEQA.
2. HISTORY
garding the
In 2005 and 2006, the Water Departmenhe need tt made o pursue a pipeline d presentations ereplacement
condition of existing water pipelines and t P
a COP in 2006 and dedicated a portion of
program. The District subsequently issued
those funds for the pipeline replacement program. Pipeline art of this constrprograuction projects have
been undertaken during 2006, 2007 and as P
On September 17, 2008, the Board approved a contract with Inland Ecosystems to
perform the CEQA Initial Study. On November 19, 2008, the Board approved the
CEQA Initial Study and directed that it be circulated. On December 17, 2008, the
Board held a public hearing to receive comments on the CEQA initial study.
The November 19, 2008, Board Memorandum described the planned 2009 pipeline
construction as covering about 17,400 feet of pipeline in the Tahoe Donner area. A
number of the pipeline alignments involve replacement of the existing pipe with a new
pipe of the same size and are Categorically Exempt from review under CEQA. Other
existing pipelines are too small and required upsizing. These pipelines are discussed
in the CEQA document under consideration.
3. NEW INFORMATION
The 30 day public review period is complete. The District did not receive any
comments regarding the project and there is no new information regarding the CEQA
review at this time.
Since November 19, 2008, the following changes have been made to the planned
2009 construction project.
1) It was determined that the total project would be broken into three separate
construction contracts for bidding purposes.
2) About 580 feet of joint trench along Skislope Way was added to the project
at the request of the Electric Department. The water pipe will be installed in
a joint trench along with electric
conduits.
Donner Lake
conduits are needed to as part of the Electric Department's
Circuit No. 3 project. These pipeline and conduit installations were covered
under two separate CEQA reviews performed in late 2007. The Water
Department had originally planned to construct this pipe in 2010 and had no
objection to accelerating the project by one year to accommodate the
Electric Department.
3) In the Fall of 2008, the District advertised for bids to perform the West Reed
Avenue Piping Modification project. One bid was received and was
rejected as too expensive. This work is categorically exempt under CEQA
and will be included in one of the construction contracts.
4) The Water Department's 2009 budge Donner View tank s test includes the tion of This work is
valve stations at the Innsbruck and
categorically exempt under CEQA and will be included in one of the
construction contracts.
The current scope of the planned 2009 pipeline construction is in Figure 1. The
current project schedule is given below:
November 19, 2008 - Board Approval of CEQA Initial Study
December 17, 2008 - Public Hearing on CEQA Initial Study
January 7, 2009 - Adoption of Final CEQA Document
January 2009 - Begin Advertising for Bids
February 24, 2009 -Open Bids
March 4, 2009 - Award Construction Contracts
May 1, 2009 - Begin Construction
Attachments:
Figure 1
Final Mitigated Negative Declaration
4. FISCAL IMPACT
pproval of the Initial Study. Funding of the
There is no direct cost associated with a
CEQA preparation was addressed when the contract with Inland Ecosystems was
approved. Additional funding is not needed.
5. RECOMMENDATION
llowing actions regarding the environmental
Recommend that the Board take the fo
review for the 2009 Pipeline Replacement Project.
1. Adopt the Final Mitigated Negative Declaration
2. Approve the project for purposes of CEQA
3. Approve the Mitigated Monitoring Plan
4. Authorize the filing of the Notice of Determination with the Office of the Nevada
County Clerk and the Governor's Office of Planning and Research
5. Adopt the De Minimis Impact Finding and authorize the filing of the Certificate
of Fee Exemption with the Nevada County Clerk
6. Adopt a finding that the draft documents as circulated and the negative
I ration reflect the District's independent judgment
is ael D. Holley
Ed aylor
General Manager
Water Utility Manager