[Nov 1]
Notice of Preparation of a Draft Environmental Impact Report and Public Scoping Session for the Anderson Valley Community Services District Wastewater Collection, Treatment and Disposal Project and Drinking Water System Project
Date: October 10, 2018
To: State Clearinghouse, Mendocino County Clerk, Responsible Agencies, Trustee Agencies, Federal Agencies, and Interested Parties
Contact and where to submit comments:
Joy Andrews, General Manager
Anderson Valley Community Services District
P.O. Box 398
Boonville, CA 95415
(707) 895-2075
water.avcsd@gmail.com
NOP Public Comment Period: October 10, 2018, to November 9, 2018
Public Scoping Meeting:
November 1, 2018, 7:00 p.m.
Mendocino County Fairgrounds, Dining Hall
14400 Highway 128
Boonville, CA
Purpose of the Notice of Preparation
Consistent with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the Anderson Valley Community Services District (AVCSD) is the Lead Agency and is in the process of preparing a Draft Environmental Impact Report (Draft EIR) for the potential development of: 1) a wastewater collection, treatment and disposal system for portions of the Boonville community and 2) a community drinking water system for portions of the Boonville community. The proposed projects are located along Highway 128 in Anderson Valley, Mendocino County. Additional project information can be found at the following website: http://www.avcsd.org/watersewer.php.
An EIR is a public, informational document used in the planning and decision making process to assess a project’s potential environmental effects related to the planning, construction, and operation of a project. An EIR also identifies ways (mitigation measures) to reduce or avoid possible environmental impacts and discloses significant environmental impacts that cannot be avoided, growth-inducing impacts, and significant cumulative impacts of past, present and reasonably foreseeable future projects. An EIR must also identify a range of reasonable alternatives that meet the basic objective of the project and identify the environmentally superior alternative. The EIR for the project will be prepared in accordance with the provisions of the CEQA and the State CEQA Guidelines.
This Notice of Preparation (NOP) is a request for comments from the public and public agencies regarding the scope and content of the environmental information to be included in the project’s EIR. Public agencies are invited to submit comments that are germane to each agency’s statutory responsibilities relative to the proposed project.
Project Location
The project location includes a portion of the rural unincorporated community of Boonville in Anderson Valley, Mendocino County.
Public Scoping Session
In order to assist the public and public agencies in evaluating the project, a Scoping Session will be held on November 1, 2018, at 7:00 p.m. at the Mendocino County Fairgrounds, Dining Hall, 14400 Highway 128, Boonville. Staff from the AVCSD and AVCSD’s consultant will attend the session to receive public input, answer questions about the proposed project and provide available information. Information obtained in the scoping session will be used to further develop the scope and content of the EIR.
Public Comment Period for the NOP
The public comment period for the NOP will close at 5:00 p.m. on November 9, 2018. The public will also have the opportunity to comment on the Draft EIR after it is published and will receive a Notice of Availability once it is available. Please send written comments to Joy Andrews, General Manager, Anderson Valley Community Services District, P.O. Box 398, Boonville, CA 95415 or by email to water.avcsd@gmail.com. If you have any questions about this NOP, please contact Joy Andrews, (707) 895-2075.
Proposed Project
The project is intended to provide wastewater service to central Boonville to eliminate continued use of septic systems in that area and water service to provide safe drinking water to residents within the service areas. The full NOP and project description are available at: http://avcsd.org/docs/NOP.PDF or the Anderson Valley Community Services District office.
Potential Environmental Impacts
The potential for environmental impacts will need to be identified and evaluated before the proposed project or potential alternatives are approved. AVCSD has elected to proceed directly to preparing a Draft EIR and not prepare an initial study, as allowed by the CEQA Guidelines (14 CCR 15063).
The EIR for the project will provide a clear statement of the environmental impacts associated with the construction and operation of each project alternative considered by the decision makers, responsible and trustee agencies under CEQA, and the public. Specific areas of analysis will include: Aesthetics; Air Quality; Agriculture and Forest Resources; Biological Resources; Cultural and Paleontological Resources; Geology and Soils; Greenhouse Gas Emissions; Hazards and Hazardous Materials; Hydrology and Water Quality; Land Use and Planning; Noise; Population and Housing; Public Services/Utilities; Recreation; Tribal Cultural Resources and, Transportation/Traffic.
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