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Sauers Engineering, Ine.
Civil & Environmental Engineers 435 Coyote Street
Nevada City,CA 95959
(530) 265-8021
December 28, 1999
Mr. Tony Lashbrook
Town of Truckee
1 1570 Donner Pass Road
Truckee, CA 96161-4947
SUBJECT: TRUCKEE DONNER PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT—BROCKWAY WELL
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
Dear Tony,
Thank you for your comments on the proposed negative declaration and initial study for the
Truckee Donner Public Utility District's Brockway Well project. The following are responses
to each of the issues in your December 22, 1999 letter to Peter Holzmeister.
1. Land Use Planning- Based on your comments, the District will not pursue a special use
permit for the project, but will facilitate the certificate of compliance for the remaining
church parcel.
2. Aesthetics - Following the construction of the Highway 267 Bypass, existing Highway
267 adjacent to the project site will be reconstructed into a cul-de-sac. We do not
anticipate much traffic using this dead-end section of the road. The project site is
screened from Highway 267 by an existing embankment. The project site is also
screened by trees surrounding the site. The District will evaluate the need for additional
landscape screening following construction of the station.
The design and construction of the pump station will be typical of recent District pump
stations. Exterior materials will include split face masonry with metal roofing. Colors
will be earth tones to blend with the building's surroundings.
3. General Comments - Until the construction of the cul-de-sac is complete, District
vehicles will access the project site using the existing church driveway and dirt road
which goes to the site. Considering the frequency and timing of District site visits
compared to church uses of the same access, this is not considered a potential adverse
impact. Following construction of the cul-de-sac, the District will have an access
driveway directly from the cul-de-sac to the project site. Project plans call for on-site
parking for District vehicles.
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Keith Knibb
cc: Ed Taylor, TDPUD
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CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME
CERTIFICATE OF FEE EXEMPTION
De Minimis Impact Finding
Project Title/Location, Name and Address of Project Proponent (including county):
Brockway Well, Highway 267 near Joerger Dr, Truckee, Nevada County.
Truckee Donner Public Utility District
P.O. Box 309
Truckee, Nevada County, CA 96160-0309
Project Description:
Acquisition of property for and construction of a new production well, well pump station,
and pipeline.
Findings of Exemption:
An initial study has been conducted by the Truckee Donner Public Utility District so as
to evaluate the potential for adverse environmental impact.
When considering the record as a whole there is no evidence before the Truckee Donner
Public Utility District that the proposed project will have potential for an adverse effect
on wildlife resources or the habitat upon which the wildlife depends.
The Truckee Donner Public Utility District has, on the basis of substantial evidence,
rebutted the presumption of adverse effect contained in Section 753.5 (d) of Title 14,
Code of California Regulations.
Certification:
I hereby certify that the Truckee Donner Public Utility District has made the above
findings of fact and that based upon the initial study and hearing record the project will
not individually or cumulatively have an adverse effect on wildlife resources, as defined
in Section 711.2 of the Fish and Game Code.
Peter L. Holzmeister
Title: General Manager
Lead Agency: _Truckee Donner PUD
Date: